Muramasa rights picked up by Ignition, due in September

by Justin McElroy { Apr 21st 2009 at 1:10PM }

We love it when the wheels of progress turn quickly, but this is a bit much. Just a day after we learned that publisher XSEED had dropped the rights to Muramasa: The Demon Blade, Vanillaware's followup to the PS2's Odin Sphere, we hear from Ignition that it will be scooping the game up for a North American release on Wii in September.

Jeez, Ignition, you didn't even give us time to mount an elaborate, multi-pronged effort to take to the streets to save Murasama. Now what the hell are we going to do with all this poster board and puffy paint?

Gallery: Muramasa: Demon Blade

Tags: ignition-entertainment, muramasa, muramasa-the-demon-blade, vanillaware, xseed

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Insight @ Apr 21st 2009 1:16PM

I eat my words.

Hardy @ Apr 21st 2009 1:17PM

Go on the streets about Fatal Frame then? Or Disaster Day of Crisis? Or Fragile or....Nintendos inability to create a decent online experience with games or their DLC.

Foetoid @ Apr 21st 2009 11:54PM

Haven't you guys got Disaster yet? I've had the game for months (legit too).

Hardy @ Apr 22nd 2009 12:40AM

I can't get Disaster. It's not in NA. Only Europe and Japan.

I can't play them on my system.

Protodude @ Apr 21st 2009 1:21PM

September? Goddammit. Oh well, Klonoa, Punch-Out and The Conduit will keep me busy till then

8-bit.artist @ Apr 21st 2009 1:22PM

lame it got delayed, but ill take a delay over no localization 100% of the time.

eugaet @ Apr 21st 2009 1:29PM

Ah, was rooting for Atlus. Whatever, just so long as I can buy it.

Stix Remix @ Apr 21st 2009 3:40PM

Atlus would've been awesome.

jONEz @ Apr 21st 2009 1:46PM

Woot woot! I'm more excited for this summer's game lineup then I was last year. Punch-Out, Conduit, Muramasa, Wii Sports Resort, the only thing that could sweeten the deal even more is a really good balance board game! Or a new Zelda for Wii, but I imagine Nintendo will try to spread things out a little.

Yan @ Apr 21st 2009 4:06PM

Muramasa in the summer? blasphemy!

unless you're saying you want to get the japanese version this summer >_>

Snake Robot Podium @ Apr 21st 2009 2:28PM

Shane Bettenhausen strikes again?

samfish @ Apr 21st 2009 2:53PM

Ignition is kicking some serious butt lately. They've brought over so far that horribly translated DS visual novel (which I still give them kudos for doing) and that Docomodake cell phone game (which is another odd but commendable choice, IMO). I think they're also publishing KOF XII later this year.

I just hope they promote it properly. I don't expect Muramasa to be a huge seller, but it'd be nice to see a Vanillaware game do relatively well for once!

CorpHicks @ Apr 23rd 2009 5:09PM

Well if that didn't sound like some piss-poor attempt at some viral marketing... -_-

Door's over there please don't let it hit ya' on the way out.

wutdaheckman @ Apr 21st 2009 3:32PM

at least one publisher isn't afraid of making money.

I can't tell you how many games i'm expecting to buy for the wii.

certainly more than 360

zonic505 @ Apr 21st 2009 3:48PM

I figured. It wasn't even a day before we find out about the new publisher, though I'm kind of surprised that it's Ignition Entertainment rather than Atlus, who published the 2 VanillaWare games for the PS2. Ah well, all that matters is that the game is coming out here in the US (& in Sept., near my 18th birthday.)