I guess it's not always about the almighty yen for money.
With Japan still feeling the effects of the tsunami and earthquake that hit the country on March 11, 2011, video game manufacturer Namco Bandai has delayed the release of one of its games that makes light of tsunami and earthquakes.
Namco Bandai is the producer of the One Piece video game series, and action-adventure platform 3D fighting game that first appeared in 2000.
The latest installation of the series: One Piece Unlimited Cruise SP was originally slated to hit the stores on April 7, 2011, but it has been delayed for the foreseeable future.
In the game, one of the characters--Edward 'Whitebeard' Newgate--can gain the power to summon earthquakes and tsunami when he eats a fruit called Gura Gura no Mi that turns him into "Quake Man" allowing him to cause earthquakes or vibrations.
Intended for the Nindento 3DS, Namco Bandai has ordered retailers to destroy any and all promotional materials related to the game,including a special DVD featuring a trailer.
The game will eventually be released, though Namco Bandai has gone on record as stating that the earthquake/tsunami attack will not be removed from the game.
Showing that some people have no class, some fans of the video game series are saying that Namco Bandai is being overly sensitive, and that they should release the game now.
Some fans need to get a life.
If you would like to see a trailer of the video game, click HERE.
Andrew Joseph
PS: Another blog will appear here in 12 hours - I had already typed it out and left it at work! D'uh!
With Japan still feeling the effects of the tsunami and earthquake that hit the country on March 11, 2011, video game manufacturer Namco Bandai has delayed the release of one of its games that makes light of tsunami and earthquakes.
Namco Bandai is the producer of the One Piece video game series, and action-adventure platform 3D fighting game that first appeared in 2000.
The latest installation of the series: One Piece Unlimited Cruise SP was originally slated to hit the stores on April 7, 2011, but it has been delayed for the foreseeable future.
In the game, one of the characters--Edward 'Whitebeard' Newgate--can gain the power to summon earthquakes and tsunami when he eats a fruit called Gura Gura no Mi that turns him into "Quake Man" allowing him to cause earthquakes or vibrations.
Intended for the Nindento 3DS, Namco Bandai has ordered retailers to destroy any and all promotional materials related to the game,including a special DVD featuring a trailer.
The game will eventually be released, though Namco Bandai has gone on record as stating that the earthquake/tsunami attack will not be removed from the game.
Showing that some people have no class, some fans of the video game series are saying that Namco Bandai is being overly sensitive, and that they should release the game now.
Some fans need to get a life.
If you would like to see a trailer of the video game, click HERE.
Andrew Joseph
PS: Another blog will appear here in 12 hours - I had already typed it out and left it at work! D'uh!
