Post by: Bishman on August 25, 2003, 02:50:19 AM
I really didn't know Namco was developing all these games for the Gamecube.
Post by: rpglover on August 25, 2003, 03:58:02 AM
i cant wait for these games to launch- especially their rpgs
Post by: jarob on August 25, 2003, 06:21:45 AM
Konga though...
Post by: Gup on August 25, 2003, 07:16:48 AM
Post by: Grey Ninja on August 25, 2003, 07:48:52 AM
Post by: Aretak on August 25, 2003, 09:08:51 AM
Definetly looking forward to StarFox 2, Tales Of Symphonia and Soul Calibur II though.
Post by: Grey Ninja on August 25, 2003, 09:13:37 AM
Post by: NintendoFanGirl on August 25, 2003, 02:35:28 PM
Post by: rpglover on August 25, 2003, 02:42:21 PM
personally i like that in the game- it looks plenty fun and hopefully it will turn out great
but i think the rpg's from namco look the best so far- the reviews tales has gotten so far have been amazing- dengeki was quoted in saying that the game "was how an rpg should be like"- and they gave the game 38/40!!!!
and baten kaitos is being made by 2 of my favorite rpg developers- monolith soft (of xeno fame) and tri-ace
i think namco is spoiling us nintendo gamers with too many good games- i cant wait to see them all
Post by: Berny on August 25, 2003, 05:45:16 PM
I love Namco and apparently they love me...er...Nintendo too. I want Tales more than ANYTHING. April 1 seems SO far away. At least I'll have an entire summer to finish it. I' also getting SC2 tomorrow. 
Post by: AgentSeven on August 25, 2003, 06:50:16 PM
As for I-Ninja, I think it looks great
Post by: PIAC on August 25, 2003, 09:27:33 PM
. Baten Kaitos and Tales of Symphonia im pre-ordering as soon as i possibly can, and i allready have Soul Calibur 2 pre-ordered. Namco have Cube love and it suits me just fine.
Post by: Grey Ninja on August 26, 2003, 05:38:33 AM
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Namco and Nintendo have a special relationship, from what I have heard. One formed upon mutual respect and mutual hatred of a certain rival company.
As for I-Ninja, I think it looks great
Namco is making up for shunning us in the N64 days.
Namco recently made up with Nintendo at long last after a long and bitter feud, and it seems that they are VERY good friends now. Namco is even one of the developers of the Triforce (GameCube arcade hardware).
Post by: Infernal Monkey on August 26, 2003, 02:35:43 PM
R: Evolution looks quite cool, though. A racing game with a storyline! Hurray! As for Tales, well, I made up my mind that it was going to be a must buy from the first screens I saw of it.
Oh yeah, i-Ninja looks funky!
Post by: mouse_clicker on August 26, 2003, 02:49:07 PM
Post by: Sirmorphix on August 26, 2003, 03:36:04 PM
Post by: Darc Requiem on August 26, 2003, 10:03:33 PM
Darc Requiem
Post by: Perfect Cell on August 27, 2003, 03:53:53 AM
Post by: rpglover on August 27, 2003, 04:37:30 AM
YES!!!- this has been my most wanted rpg ever since i saw it- i love the developers and i love the look of the game- i think i also read something about this too on cube.ign.com their latest mail bag had something like that
Post by: ThePerm on August 27, 2003, 02:51:21 PM
Post by: Grey Ninja on August 27, 2003, 07:45:38 PM
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I only wish Nintendo and Square were as close- as of yet they only have 1 Gamecube game in the works, and it's not due out here until next year.
How do you know what goes on inside of Square?
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Good news, Namco is also releasing Baten Kaitos next year in the US. Its seems that several third parties contacted Namco about bringing the game to US. Seeing the huge interest that BK was drawing Namco decided bring it over themselves. I'm already in debt, I guess I'll just have to add some more to the tally.
I was already sure of this, since it's quite possibly the biggest thing in RPGs since Chrono Trigger, but I am just very glad to hear that it's official. The game is by far my most anticipated game.
Post by: Gup on August 28, 2003, 03:46:10 AM
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Good news, Namco is also releasing Baten Kaitos next year in the US.
That's good to hear, another $80(Canadian) out of my wallet. But, I doubt it'll be a huge success here or Japan.
Post by: rpglover on August 28, 2003, 04:24:17 AM
i dont know about that- namco expects to ship and sell 500,000 copies of the game when released- they posted the same kind of figures with tales of symphonia- namco usually meets or beats their sale expectations so i hope the game is a hit- it should be with the developers they have for it
Post by: Bishman on August 31, 2003, 05:59:35 AM
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Post by: Mannypon on August 31, 2003, 05:23:14 PM
F*ck square lol , their but a shadow of their old self and only now since the merger with Enix have they taken a step back in the right direction IMO. Besides, since we have namco and Monolith contributin to nintendo, what more do we want. Zenogears was my fav square rpg since ff3 and crono trigger and we both know who was responsible for that game and now we that said developer on our side along with a few key heads from the crono trigger and cross team to boot. I wouldnt mind havin square back so they can supply these fluffer rpgs to hold us up till the true rpgs come out like ToS and BK(which the more I hear and see of it , the more I want it) As for BK not sellin well here or in japan, I found that hard to believe. Here in the US it might not sell as much as I would like but in japan its goin to sell like hotcakes just by word of mouth. They eat rpgs up in japan and who in their right minds will pass up that 5 star dish.
Post by: Darc Requiem on August 31, 2003, 11:26:12 PM
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Why do you think Namco is supporting the GC so much?
Well basically Namco got burned by the PS2 at launch. Their titles didn't sell as well as expected and they posted their first fiscal loss in ten years. They lost 55 million dollars and few months later announced the Gamecube as their target platform. Sony attempted some damage control and was able to "convince" Namco not to bring Tekken Tag Tournament and Tekken 4 to GC. By convince, I mean pay off : ) All the same Namco realized the danger of being confined to one platform and thats when they and Nintendo repaired their frost relationship and Namco announced about a half dozen exclusive GC titles. They've also sprinkled a few titles on X-box. All in all, there deal with Nintendo seems to be working out quite well for them.
Darc Requiem
Post by: Gup on September 01, 2003, 03:35:25 AM
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As for BK not sellin well here or in japan, I found that hard to believe. Here in the US it might not sell as much as I would like but in japan its goin to sell like hotcakes just by word of mouth. They eat rpgs up in japan and who in their right minds will pass up that 5 star dish.
Baten Kaitos isn't even in the top 30 Japanese most wanted games list. Five star dish??? There's no proof yet.
Post by: Mannypon on September 01, 2003, 09:52:11 AM
Post by: mouse_clicker on September 01, 2003, 09:56:53 AM
Post by: Gup on September 01, 2003, 10:13:09 AM
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