PlayStation Premier in Japan (Disgaea 3, GT5, MGS, and more)

RC Cola · Jul 17, 2007

Sony is having an event in Japan that is sort of like the Gamer's Day event they had a little while back I believe. They're revealing some new games while also showing off some already announced games (GT5, White Knight Story, MGS, etc.).

First off, Nippon Ichi announced Disgaea 3 for the PS3:
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/805/805607p1.html

After years of sucking time away from PlayStation 2 owners, Nippon Ichi is finally moving on to the next generation. At Sony's PlayStation Premier event in Tokyo today, the third party publisher formally announced Disgaea 3 for the PlayStation 3.

Currently, we have just few details on the game, which is fully titled Makai Senki Disgaea 3. Once again a strategy RPG featuring a variety of selectabe units, the title appears to take place in a school setting. One screenshot shows a school backdrop with a menu prompting the player to change seats, go to your home room, or take part in graduation and entrance ceremonies.

The two screenshots we have suggest that Nippon Ichi hasn't quite abandoned its current set of visual tools in the move to the PS3. For a look at 2D sprites against 3D backdrops all presented in HD, check out the screens.

Disgaea 3 is set for Japanese release this winter.
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There are two screens in this PDF file:
http://ir.nikkei.co.jp/irftp/data/tdnr1/home/oracle/140/2007/2711045/27110450.pdf
IGN has the pics, but I get an error if I click on them (you can see thumbnails of them though).

LocoRoco is coming to the PSN:
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/805/805612p1.html

A cameo appearance as part of Sony's Home announcement earlier this year was confirmation enough for many, but today Sony finally made it official: LocoRoco is coming to your living room. Tentatively titled Buu Buu Cocoreccho! by LocoRoco, this PS3 sequel is set to be made available as a PlayStation Network download.

We have just a few details at this point, and none of them shed any real light on what we can expect from the game. Sony describes the game as "It's LocoRoco, but it's not -- a peculiar extra chapter." That, and a sentence with three different uses of the world play: "Even if you don't play it [as in control the game], the world and the LocoRoco will play [as in both playing amongst themselves and as in playing back like a video] on their own."

Whatever all that means, the PS3 version of LocoRoco is said to feature 200 LocoRoco characters in a new world. You'll be able to use the SixAxis for motion-based controls.

While release information was not announced, the game is listed by Sony as being 95% complete, so we don't expect the wait to be too long. For now, get a sampler through the first screenshot in our media section below.
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The creator of Katamari Damacy has another IP in development for the PS3, called Nobi Nobi Boy:
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/805/805606p1.html

Bandai Namco Games unleashed a big surprise at Sony's PlayStation Premier event today in Tokyo with the announcement of an all new game from Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi.

Titled Nobi Nobi Boy, all we have on this PlayStation 3 title are just a couple of pieces of artwork. The artwork and name ("Nobi" can mean "to stretch" in Japanese) suggests that the game will center around a flexible wormlike creature of some form.

We expect more details to surface shortly, so be sure and check back soon!
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Artwork at the link.

IGN doesn't have this story yet, but apparently the creator of the Yakuza games for the PS2 (mostly big in Japan, Sega is trying to push it in the Western world though) will be working on a new game called Valkyrie of the Battlefield.

Some screens from White Knight Story:

That last image is there to show how flexible the character creation system is. More at TGS.

A little bit of info for Gran Turismo 5 Prologue:
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/805/805611p1.html

Your next taste of Gran Turismo may come a bit earlier than expected. Following an impressive showing at E3 last week, Polyphony flew back to Tokyo in time for today's PlayStation Premier event where it announced that Gran Turismo 5 Prologue will be released to the Japanese market in October!

As for the content set to be included in Prologue, according to Sony's press materials, we can look forward to a variety of cars, including some set to debut at this October's Tokyo Motor Show. The game will also have online play.

The only question is cost. The game's pricing is listed as "TBA," which suggests that it might not end up being the free download that everyone was hoping for following last year's big demo gift.

More details on content and pricing should be arriving shortly, so be sure and check back here at IGNPS3. In the meanwhile, check out the two new screens we've added to our growing media collection
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IGN has some screens, but there is also a new trailer:
http://www.gran-turismo.com/jp/data/movie/20070717_ps_premiere/gt_ps_premiere_2007.wmv
http://www.gamersyde.com/news_4678_en.html (mirror with MP4 and screens).

I think this is supposed to be the event where Hideo Kojima demos MGS4. He referred to this event last week, during Sony's E3 conference. I haven't seen anything yet, but I guess we'll get more on that later? On a related note, MGS: Portable Ops is getting a special edition in Japan, with some new modes and characters.

Hopefully we'll get more throughout the day.

edit: A new Dynasty Warriors game for the PS3 was also announced, scheduled for release in the Fall. More will be shown at TGS.

Jodegam · Jul 17, 2007

Always appreciated! You rock!

RC Cola · Jul 17, 2007

Looks like there isn't any video or screens from the MGS4 demo. It sounded like a playthrough of the gameplay trailer they showed at TGS last year. There are some new details from Famitsu though:

▪ Can pretend to be dead by using Octocam
▪ Can crawl forward like a looper by getting the hip up and down
▪ Can take away enemy's weapons
▪ Can roll around sideways while lying down
▪ Can use an electric stun knife to stun an enemy
▪ Can hide from an enemy under a drum like a cardboard box. A drum is more tough and secure.
▪ Too much rolling in a drum makes Snake vomit
▪ Not to make him vomit, you can let him browse a magazine with sexy pics (with more pages than before). Pages can be flipped and you can use it against enemies too.
▪ The viewpoint can be switched to over-shoulder.
▪ The FPS viewpoint is also available. A crosshairs is controllable by SIXAXIS
▪ Hiding in a trash can for a too long time adds bad smell to Snake and enemies can sense it
▪ You can turn off Octocam by shaking SIXAXIS
▪ Snake uses SIXAXIS when he controls Metal Gear MKII
▪ Metal Gear MKII is in the stealth mode and it's hard for enemies to spot it
▪ Can throw a tornado bomb while lying face up.
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That is from metalgearsolid.org, which appears to be down at the moment (wonder why? ). Also, Metal Gear Online was announced, although not much is known about it (unclear whether it will be part of the game, or standalone game). More will be known next week.

Also, there is a slight correction I need to make in regards to something I posted earlier. The Yakuza guy isn't working on Valkyrie of the Battlefield, but he is working on two other games. Details at IGN:
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/805/805633p1.html

Sony brought out the third parties at the PlayStation Premier press conference in Tokyo today, and they responded with a bunch of big PS3 announcements. Sega was no different as legendary producer Toshihiro Nagoshi took the stage to announce a handful of new games.

First up was an original IP from key members of the Sakura Taisen development staff. Senjou no Valkyrie (roughly translated to English as Battle Field Valkyrie) is a new PlayStation 3 game that combines action, strategy and RPG elements. The focus of the game is on drama and visual style, with a new graphical technique, referred to by Nagoshi as "Canvas," giving the visuals the look of a water color painting. We'll get a closer look at the game at the Tokyo Game Show in September.

Next up was an update on Imabikisou, a sound novel from Chunsoft that was first unveiled a few months back. The big news at the event was a release date. Sega will publish the movie-heavy digital novel on 10/25.

Nagoshi closed off the event with hints on not one, but two PS3 games with which he's personally involved. How personally? Well, did we forget to mention that Nagoshi showed up at the event in robes and flanked by two geisha girls? This cosplay was actually a hint at Nagoshi's next game.

In development for the PS3 from the team that made Yakuza, Nagoshi described the game, whose name was not announced, as "my biggest production since I started working on consumer games." He expects it to exceed Yakuza in its ability to move players. An official unveiling will take place on September 14th, with a release planned for Spring.

As for the second game, Nagoshi was only able to say "I believe we'll be able to announce it in the not-so-distant future." We can't wait to see what he wears then.
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I think people are expecting the first game to be a next-gen Yakuza game.

Details on Tekken:
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/805/805665p1.html

With Virtua Fighter 5 going online on the Xbox 360, PS3 fighters must be wondering when they'll get a chance to experience a true next gen fighter via network play. Bandai Namco provided the answer at today's PlayStation Premier event in Tokyo.

According to Impress Watch, the company announced at the event that Tekken 6 will, like Tekken 5 Dark Resurrection Online, feature online combat. The online play will be just part of a variety of new modes that will feature in the home version.

And when will that home version arrive? The arcade version isn't due until later this year, but once that's out, PS3 owners will have to wait less than a year for the home version, Bandai Namco confirmed.
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Sony also announced some new PSN game (Ski game, Train simulator, and a Micro Machines/Stunt Racer type game) as well as some new PSP colors for Japan (not to mention the special edition PSP for FF7 Crisis Core). Bunch of minor stuff.

BTW, Koei started showing off tech demos for Dynasty Warriors about a year ago. If there are any DW fans, I can try to find links to those videos. They were pretty impressive actually, which is a bit surprising given Koei's efforts so far with next-gen games. Hopefully those demos were a good indication of what to expect from the new Dynasty Warriors game.

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