Players will take on the role of a mercenary named L'Arc to defend the Meridian Empire from an invasion of evil creatures. Once players have their party members together, they can summon friendly creatures to perform attacks while exploring an overworld filled with adventure and lots of dungeons to explore.
Arc Rise Fantasia will be released in the summer of 2010.
IGNITION ENTERTAINMENT AND MARVELOUS ENTERTAINMENT BRING ARC RISE FANTASIA EXCLUSIVELY TO Wii
Turn-Based RPG Gives Wii Owners The Power To Party-Up and Summon Deadly Creatures
Glendale, CA October 22, 2009 Ignition Entertainment Ltd., a UTV Enterprise, a worldwide publisher and developer of videogames and Marvelous Entertainment announced that Arc Rise Fantasia is releasing in Summer 2010 exclusively for the Nintendo Wii.
Arc Rise Fantasia, winner of the Best Wii RPG from IGN at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2009, is a new turn-based RPG with a beautiful, anime-inspired Japanese art style. Players will jump into the shoes of LArc, a calm and composed mercenary, who sets out to defend the Meridian Empire from an impending invasion of ferocious creatures. After assembling a party of friends, each with a unique set of abilities, players will embark on a perilous journey across an overworld filled with deadly enemies and treacherous dungeons. While strategically queuing up attacks, players can summon mystical creatures and work with their party members to execute massive attacks.
We are absolutely thrilled to bring Arc Rise Fantasia to a western audience, said Shane Bettenhausen, New Business Development Director of Ignition Entertainment. Its an ambitious Japanese role-playing game with deep gameplay, top-notch production values, and an unforgettable story line--Wii owners have been pining for a massive fantasy epic and their patience will definitely be rewarded.
In Arc Rise Fantasia weve implemented a fun and quick paced battle system to give gamers an enjoyable RPG experience, said Hiroyuki Kanemaru of Image Epoch. Ignition Entertainment has a great track record with bringing established Japanese experiences to new western audiences and were delighted to be able to team up with them to publish Arc Rise Fantasia.
Additional information about the game can be found at the games official website:www.arcrisefantasia.com, on Twitter: www.twitter.com/arcrisefantasia and on Facebook: www.facebook.com/arcrisefantasia
The only thing I can conclude is that XSEED got them very cheap, knowing they probably didn't have the resources, and then sold the rights to Ignition once they decided they couldn't localize those titles. Odds are they were able to charge more than they paid, as the games became more well-known since they secured them (in no small part due to the bump in awareness these titles got from back when XSEED announced then).
Well seeing that Muramasa pushed 30,000 units its first month looks like Xseed screwed up by selling the rights.
XSEED seems to have its hands full with many other titles. After their E3 presentation to us, I really wondered if they had the resources to localize and publish so many games. I would like to know the story of how Muramasa and now Arc Rise Fantasia were picked up by Ignition after being publicly announced by XSEED.
Well seeing that Muramasa pushed 30,000 units its first month looks like Xseed screwed up by selling the rights.
and 52,000 week one US (beating Dead Space Extraction)." http://www.mcvuk.com/features/561/Defries-Is-retail-duming-down
and 52,000 week one US (beating Dead Space Extraction)." http://www.mcvuk.com/features/561/Defries-Is-retail-duming-down
Is Ignition Entertainment a tiny company, or did they just announce this and only about to start translating? 8 months seems like a long time (even longer if they have already started localizing it).
If XSEED already had the rights then Ignition would have needed to par the IP holder so much money that they would be willing to not only refund XSEED, but also pay any contract fees.
Of course, XSEED could also be guilty of a cardinal sin: announcing things before the ink is dry.
Xseed Games is no longer involved with Arc Rise Fantasia. The decision from Marvelous Entertainment, Inc, to re-license the US release to another publisher was driven by Marvelous’ business decision to increase its overall profitability. Marvelous and Xseed have greatly enjoyed working together to deliver great titles to the US market, and look forward to continuing the opportunity with upcoming titles. - Ken Berry, Director of Publishing at Xseed
