XSEED no longer publishing Muramasa
by Xav de Matos 
{ Apr 20th 2009 at 10:00PM }
Muramasa was originally planned for release in North America as part of its US publishing agreement with Marvelous Entertainment US. According to NintendoEverything, XSEED states it still believes in the game and "will look forward to seeing it release in North America" -- as long as it isn't released by them, apparently. If you thought the wait was going to be long before... grab a Snickers bar, kids.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
a.a. @ Apr 20th 2009 10:08PM
This looks like the point for Atlus USA to step in.
zonic505 @ Apr 21st 2009 6:28AM
Agreed. Considering Atlus published the 2 VanillaWare games for the PS2 (Odin Sphere & GrimGrimoire), I wouldn't be surprised if they were the new publisher.
I would also like to state that IGN said that the game is STILL coming to the US, just under a different publisher & that we'll hear from them soon (i.e possibly later this week).
Gabriel Lamarre @ Apr 20th 2009 10:12PM
What?! ='(
I was really looking forward for that game...
Well, I really they can publish it somehow...
And yes, Atlus USA would be great! =D
Rob @ Apr 21st 2009 12:50AM
It would make sense, considering their run of games seems to be more Japanese in nature.
devilsei @ Apr 20th 2009 10:24PM
Wow, one game that actually would of made me considering getting a Wii, and it gets delayed like this. Odin Sphere was an amazingly deep and fun game, and still is. And with how they handled it, that game, I guarantee, will age amazingly well. If only you could get it in high def...
RagingStormX @ Apr 21st 2009 12:46AM
You took the words out of my mouth....was going to buy this game and borrow a friends Wii (I was thinking of buying one just for this game...but he suggested that I use his, cause no one else uses it), and now some bogus ass BS like this has to happen. Total weak sauce!!! I swear the gaming industry is semi-batshit-bonkers......on the account of folly like this.
Rob @ Apr 21st 2009 12:49AM
They still might find a publisher, there is always hope.
devilsei @ Apr 21st 2009 2:53AM
"According to NintendoEverything, XSEED states it still believes in the game and "will look forward to seeing it release in North America" -- as long as it isn't released by them, apparently."
True, XSeed obviously thinks so, but if they are so confident, I don't see why they couldn't be bothered with releasing a game they should know be eaten up by fans of Odin Sphere. Hell, I forgave them for the cheapo nigh-invincible mosnters in the city simply because of how great it was.
Like I said, this game made me consider getting a Wii simply because I know just how amazingly well-done OS was. It looks better than some PS3 games simply because of the beautifully drawn sprites. It would of been a great compliment on the Wii considering its graphically inferior to the PS3 and 360. Something it really needs.
mattrod288 @ Apr 20th 2009 11:16PM
Son of a... why. Why. I haven't touched my Wii in months, and now this.
EckhartD @ Apr 20th 2009 11:50PM
The waters of the Wii's blue ocean aren't too friendly to hardcore titles....Madworld, No More Heroes....they don't want their fingerprints on that one.....
Rob @ Apr 21st 2009 12:40AM
Actually they're still making Little Kings Story apparently.
Kia @ Apr 21st 2009 12:27AM
W..wait, what?! What the hell, XSEED?! Major points lost, guys. Huge, HUGE points lost. For their sake they'd better hope -someone- picks this up, and quick.
Rob @ Apr 21st 2009 12:34AM
Considering that Nintendo desperately wants to prove that hardcore games can work on the Wii, I would say they'll go to every publisher on Earth with huge sacks of money until one publishes it.
hpv @ Apr 21st 2009 3:53AM
No big loss if it plays like Odin Sphere. That game is TERRIBLE.
Insight @ Apr 21st 2009 7:06AM
Were we playing the same Odin Sphere?
hpv @ Apr 21st 2009 8:04PM
Yes, the difference is you like hideous controls and I don't.
RagingStormX @ Apr 21st 2009 12:50AM
Lets just pray Atlus and $quareEnix picks up this diamond that apparently is a lump of coal for XSEED....(who has now been giving the title of XSUCK!)
Fielding74 @ Apr 21st 2009 2:14AM
I just emailed XSEED. Here is the address: comments@xseedgames.com
I pleaded with them to reconsider. I also threatened to buy used copies of their titles :)
BPMOmega [gamertag] @ Apr 21st 2009 2:29AM
Sad face.
Insight @ Apr 21st 2009 7:05AM
Yo, this sucks.
At the same time, though, it only reinforces what I've been saying for months - that these recent sales numbers for core Nintendo titles are discouraging regardless of whether or not the original dev decides to claim that they met expectations.
KEENMACHlNE @ Apr 21st 2009 7:29AM
IGN already has an article confirming someone else has picked it up.
"XSEED Loses Muramasa: The Demon Blade
The publisher confirms that the stylish 2D action game has been picked up by another publisher."
http://wii.ign.com/articles/974/974308p1.html
Rob @ Apr 21st 2009 10:30AM
Yay!
Tim @ Apr 21st 2009 12:31PM
MMV should've done that co-publishing deal with Atlus U.S.A. instead; last I checked, the Luminous Arc series, Steal Princess, and Contact, to name a few, have been localized in the US by the latter.
Matias @ Apr 21st 2009 4:06PM
I hope they're still bringing arc rise fantasia and little king story.
I still love them though, they did a great job in rune factory frontier, good VA (though no dual audio) and they left the original japanese intro there, plus all the funny parts of the the script was perfectly translated.
Matias @ Apr 21st 2009 4:07PM
I hope they're still bringing arc rise fantasia and little king story.
I still love them though, they did a great job in rune factory frontier, good VA (though no dual audio) and they left the original japanese intro there, plus all the funny parts of the the script was perfectly translated.
Matias @ Apr 21st 2009 4:08PM
damn double, triple post >_>, please erase it.