Three New JRPGs Are Out Today
The deadest genre just continues to get deader as three—yes, three!—new Japanese role-playing games hit U.S. shores today.
Pandora's Tower Will Be Out This April. Here's The First U.S. Trailer.
Wii action-RPG Pandora's Tower will be out in North America this April, publisher Xseed said today. You can check out the first U.S. trailer above.
Pandora's Tower, The Third Operation Rainfall Game, Is Coming To America
Wow! Pandora's Tower is coming to the U.S. this spring, courtesy Xseed Games, the small publisher that brings all sorts of niche Japanese games to North America.
Does this RPG Carry Its Own Weight?
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Pretty Girl Eats “Disgusting Meat”
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Japanese Wii RPGs Get Fancy Reversible Covers
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As if to Lord it over American Wii owners, Europe is not only getting Japanese role-playing games The Last Story and Pandora's Tower, they're getting them with fancy reversible covers.
Nintendo of America, You Are Really Smart (Or Mean!)
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The games some American Wii owners have been pleading with Nintendo to release in the United States are finally being translated to English and released... in Europe.
Nintendo of America Hears You, Disgruntled Wii Owners! (But You're…
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Last week, Wii owners in North America desperate to play games like Xenoblade, The Last Story and Pandora's Tower, games already released in Japan, pleaded with Nintendo of America to bring those games stateside. Today, Nintendo has responded with a resounding, "Eh, probably not gonna happen."
How Badly Do You Want The Last Story, Pandora's Tower and Xenoblade for …
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Bad enough to write Nintendo a letter? On actual paper? That's what some passionate North American Nintendo fans have resorted to, pleading with paper and ink for Nintendo of America to bring more Wii games stateside, including The Last Story, Pandora's Tower and Xenoblade.
The Clever Art Of Stealing
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The quote "Good artists borrow, great artists steal" is often attributed to Pablo Picasso. There doesn't seem to be solid evidence that he actually said it, but the quote is often misinterpreted anyway.
This Game May Look Like Final Fantasy, But It Sure As Hell Isn't
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Okay, so the box art for Pandora's Tower is way to similar to Final Fantasy's art. But the upcoming Wii game's latest trailer is original enough to seem engaging. You know what sells it? Raw monster meat.
Is This Game Ripping Off Final Fantasy?
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Pandora's Tower, an upcoming Nintendo-published role-playing game, looks great. It also looks a lot like Final Fantasy.
No, This Isn't Box Art For A PS2 Game
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Mysterious Wii game Pandora's Tower gets box art and black box packaging - which Japanese netizens are saying looks PS2-esque. The Nintendo published title will be out in Japan on May 26. No word on Western release.
This Is What The Mysterious Pandora's Tower For Wii Looks Like
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Earlier this year, Nintendo of Japan unveiled Pandora's Tower, a new Wii game slated for an overseas release this spring. We didn't know much about the title beyond its use of classical piano music and large upper back tattoos. But now we have video of this high-speed action game.
Nintendo's New Wii Game Has Classy Music And A Large Back Tattoo
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Nintendo is making a new Wii game, and it's called Pandora's Tower. This is it.