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Looks Like Last Ranker Is Going International

From Siliconera - "Imageepoch and Capcom's tournament fighting RPG, Last Ranker, may be ranking on NPD sales charts.

Why? Capcom filed a trademark for Last Ranker in the U.S., a pretty good sign that Capcom is planning an international release. Unlike other publishers, Capcom doesn't haphazardly register trademarks.

Zig is the main character of Last Ranker. He's a fighter in a world of combatants aiming to be the top ranker in the world. The game is based on shounen tournaments which emphasize the relationships of the characters during combat."

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SpoonyRedMage5335d ago

Cool but Capcom why release this but not make a new Breath of Fire?:(

Baka-akaB5334d ago (Edited 5334d ago )

Bof 1-4 were already niche enough , but "Breath of fire V : dragon Quarter" screwed things up immensely .

Bof 3 sold well but hardly had concurrence on psx at it's release . it's psp re-release did only ok . Like the gba re release of Bof 1 and 2 .

The even more excellent and best BOF title yet , breath of fire IV performed admirably at it's time . And it should have been the new standard for the franchise ... yet notice or be it on DS or psp i doesnt even get a remake .

For the franchise's sake , and even if i loved Quarter (it was truly a gem) , it should have been a non BOF related game , or a distant enough spinoff .
It turned a decently performing niche serie , into oblivion .

Capcom probably dont believe it currently got enough fanbase and fan power to revive . It's not as big as disgaea , suikoden or tales , even in japan .

And with the exception of the oddity and piece of art that was BofV we havent seen one since the ps1 .

GameGambits5334d ago

Glad to see other people miss Breath of Fire as much as I do. I have the PSP port imported and BoF4 is still one of my personal favorite games of all time. I wasn't a fan of Dragon Quarter it just lacked that BoF feel as well making everything feel clostraphobic.

A revival to the series wouldn't be that big of a risk though in my opinion. The world is currently RPG deprived all around, so why not take this time to get your foot in the door with Breath of Fire.

Either way Last Ranker is loooking pretty solid and I'm glad Capcom is going to roll out a RPG for us here in the west. Hopefully it's better than what's happened for the most part this console gen.

Baka-akaB5334d ago

Well that's the thing , if the market is deprived of jrpg , they might as well try a new ip in a dry market ... rather than an old forgotten one that already failed the last decade it appeared (dont worry i'm kicking myself when writing that , given my love for the franchise)

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sinncross5335d ago

Weren't Capcom working on a new Monster Hunter for PSP? Would be insanely cool if they showed that off at TGS (maybe Sony's conference?)

But I am excited for this RPG. Looks like ti could be good!

PLAYSTATIONGENRATION5334d ago

will be announced after the american release so probably e 3...or even tgs next year and it will b on ps3...maybe 306 to..in wich i would love on both

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Capcom Readying Monster Hunter Portable 3rd Goods for TGS

Andriasang: vMonster Hunter Portable 3rd's release date was announced just today. But Capcom isn't waiting to get the marketing started. The company revealed today its lineup of goods sales for the Tokyo Game Show, and MHP3rd is featured heavily.

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Quagmire4989d ago

Im so sick and tired of this. 3+ Monster Hunters for PSP, Monster Hunter for Wii, and an MMO Monster Hunter for 360.

When will it be PS3's turn?!

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1UP Preview: Last Ranker - Capcom's New PSP JRPG

1UP writes: "Every hardcore Japanese gamer knew about The Last Ranker before its release early last month. It had been promoted in playable form for at least a year, hype was high, and finding the game on launch day was difficult for those without a pre-order. For most western gamers, however, Last Ranker is a small blip on a crowded radar, and after playing around with the Japanese release version it's not hard to see why. Last Ranker was designed from top to bottom to appeal to Japanese, male teens- the same demographic that has made the PSP and Capcom's own Monster Hunter series a success in Japan."

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PSP/DS RPG scans for Aug 13

Yakuza New Chapter, Last Ranker, Metal Max 3, Solarobo, Tales of Phanatsia narikiri Dungeon X, Shining Hearts, God Eater Burst, Patapon 3, Half-Minute Hero 2, Tales of the World Radiant Mythology 3, Fire Emblem Mystery of the Emblem, and Ys vs Sora no Kisei Alternative Saga.

Cloudberry5009d ago (Edited 5009d ago )

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Yakuza New Chapter: Black Panther new & returning characters.

Yurika, Chiaki, Sai no Hanaya (Kage in English), Sakaki (last) Tenma (first), Takenaka (last) Shouzou (first), & DJ Rikuoh.

The cut-scenes are in motion comic style a-la Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker, but the character design is more close to that manga style.

In my opinion, more color & details than Peace Walker western style, which both of them looked great.

Hopefully, we didn't have to wait 1 more year for the English release......... : /

If there would be an English release.

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Another scans of future new "Tales Of" for PS3.

http://heath.shikokusensei....

Right image.

Looks great.

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Aaaaaaaaarrrggghhh, Shining Hearts for PSP is also looked great.

Hope it would also released in English... >_>

PS: The character design reminds me of Taka Tony (T2), a hentai / porn manga artist.

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EDIIIIIIIIITTT :

I actually think that Shining Hearts character designer IS Taka Tony (T2).

RedPawn5008d ago

The Yakuza looks really cool.