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Title: Rondo of Blood Coming to VC as Import Title
Post by: NWR_Lindy on January 30, 2010, 05:31:03 PM
Konami's classic looks to be available soon, but only in Japanese.
 http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=20867

 SiliconEra recently talked to Konami regarding Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, which showed up on the ESRB's game rating list earlier this week.    


A representative confirmed to the website that the game is coming to the North American Virtual Console "shortly" as an import selection, and like other import titles it will not be translated into English.    


With this news, the only English translation of Castlevania: Rondo of Blood remains the version included in Konami's Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles for Sony's PSP.    


Thanks to NWR forum member BlackNMild2K1 for the news tip!

Title: Re: Rondo of Blood Coming to VC as Import Title
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on January 30, 2010, 06:10:06 PM
I'm excited to finally try this legendary game.
Title: Re: Rondo of Blood Coming to VC as Import Title
Post by: Halbred on January 30, 2010, 10:18:54 PM
It's really, really, really good. Very hard, though. Much tougher than Super Castlevania IV. What's interesting is that people say that the post-Symphony games are canibalizing assets from Symphony, but Symphony itself canibalizes assets from Rondo, so, yeah.
Title: Re: Rondo of Blood Coming to VC as Import Title
Post by: Morari on January 31, 2010, 03:07:22 PM
If an official English translation already exists, then why are they only releasing this as an import?
Title: Re: Rondo of Blood Coming to VC as Import Title
Post by: Halbred on January 31, 2010, 03:12:19 PM
Are you talking about Dracula X? It's not the same game.
Title: Re: Rondo of Blood Coming to VC as Import Title
Post by: vudu on January 31, 2010, 03:37:31 PM
Quote from: Morari on January 31, 2010, 03:07:22 PM
If an official English translation already exists, then why are they only releasing this as an import?
'Tis the nature of the Virtual Console.

It's the same reason why we got the inferior version of Castlevania III and why if they ever grace us with the original Contra we'll get the stripped down American version instead of the awesome Japanese version.
Title: Re: Rondo of Blood Coming to VC as Import Title
Post by: Stratos on January 31, 2010, 05:11:44 PM
How much text is in the game? I'll probably get it anyway but I don't see why they couldn't have added the English text from the US version. Do you think it's because they want an excuse to charge more?
Title: Re: Rondo of Blood Coming to VC as Import Title
Post by: greybrick on January 31, 2010, 05:34:14 PM
Ever since fourth or fifth grade when I beat Pokemon Silver in Japanese without a guide I have maintained the attitude that I could suffer through most Japanese games. I will give this one a try!
Title: Re: Rondo of Blood Coming to VC as Import Title
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on January 31, 2010, 05:35:36 PM
Quote from: Stratos on January 31, 2010, 05:11:44 PM
How much text is in the game? I'll probably get it anyway but I don't see why they couldn't have added the English text from the US version. Do you think it's because they want an excuse to charge more?

It wouldn't surprise me that if the import version sells well, they will release an English version afterwards to get people to double dip.
Title: Re: Rondo of Blood Coming to VC as Import Title
Post by: NWR_Lindy on January 31, 2010, 06:18:03 PM
Quote from: BlackNMild2k1 on January 31, 2010, 05:35:36 PM
It wouldn't surprise me that if the import version sells well, they will release an English version afterwards to get people to double dip.

Well-deserved cynicism FTW.
Title: Re: Rondo of Blood Coming to VC as Import Title
Post by: TJ Spyke on January 31, 2010, 07:32:15 PM
Quote from: Morari on January 31, 2010, 03:07:22 PM
If an official English translation already exists, then why are they only releasing this as an import?

Konami already explained this. The reason we haven't gotten the game before is because Nintendo doesn't allow import games on VC to be translated, they have to be their original language.

Hal, you can unlock this game on the Dracula X Chronicles disc, that is what he is talking about.
Title: Re: Rondo of Blood Coming to VC as Import Title
Post by: Halbred on January 31, 2010, 11:51:41 PM
I know you can. I'm the first one who pointed it out.
Title: Re: Rondo of Blood Coming to VC as Import Title
Post by: broodwars on February 01, 2010, 12:15:02 AM
Quote from: TJ Spyke on January 31, 2010, 07:32:15 PM
Quote from: Morari on January 31, 2010, 03:07:22 PM
If an official English translation already exists, then why are they only releasing this as an import?

Konami already explained this. The reason we haven't gotten the game before is because Nintendo doesn't allow import games on VC to be translated, they have to be their original language.

Well that's total B.S.  Typical Nintendo.
Title: Re: Rondo of Blood Coming to VC as Import Title
Post by: NWR_insanolord on February 01, 2010, 02:04:49 AM
I think it's part of a broader policy of not allowing the games to be altered in any way from their original state. Unless, of course, you're Nintendo and you want to remove ads from Wave Race 64 or let people export Pokemon Snap pictures to the Wii Message Board.

RFN said it could take Miyamoto or someone else within Nintendo to raise the file size limit for WiiWare; I'd argue that, more likely than not, Nintendo would let themselves break the rule and not let third parties do the same.