In a recent interview with Level 5, Famitsu revealed that if the Western release of Ni no Kuni sells well for the PS3, Level 5 would consider making another collaboration with Studio Ghibli to make a sequel. More info after the break.
Via Andriasang:
He appears to be confident in the game’s chances for success, noting past success stories from Level-5. Dark Cloud, which Level-5 developed for Sony, sold 120,000 units in Japan, but topped a million total in worldwide sales. Dark Chronicle also did better outside of Japan. The Layton series, while a huge hit in Japan, was an even bigger hit overseas.
Namco Bandai is releasing the international version of PS3’s Ni no Kuni under the name Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, in first quarter 2013. The reason for the long wait, explained Hino, is that they’re taking time to ensure a proper translation. The game also has a lot of text, with over one million words.
The game’s localization is being headed up by Level-5’s localization director. According to Hino, the localization director is someone with long experience with localization. He did not work on the localization of the Layton series, though. This will be his first project for Level-5.
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