Tag Archives: CyberConnect2

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 has shipped 1.2 million units worldwide, according to Namco Bandai via Siliconera. Shipment figures do not necessarily equate to sales, of course, but are a good indication of retailer expectations. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 fighter released in the US in early March, popping up in the NPD’s charts, before heading to Europe and arriving in Japan last week. I don’t know much about Naruto byt CyberConnect2 certainly make lovely-looking games.

Three new gameplay videos for Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 show off Yagura, Roshi and Yugito. Who are these people? I have no idea; I only know I could stare at CyberConnect2′s glorious cel-shaded style all day long.

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Kung Fu Hustle director Stephen Chow has said he isn’t responsible for alleged plagiarism of CyberConnect 2′s Asura’s Wrath in Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons. Kotaku reports Chow’s representatives told Chinese press that any similarities between the film’s effects and the Capcom-published brawler are the responsibility of a special effects company. Co-director Derek Kwok is known to have seen the game, though.

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 has received another new batch of hard-hitting screens this morning, courtesy of CyberConnect 2.

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The Will of Fire Lives On in this Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 trailer, apparently. Don’t take my word for it; look within.

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JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle will release in Japan August 29, Namco has announced alongside a limited edition call the Gold Experience Box. The contents include: the game, soundtrack, limited edition box, a Jotaro Kujo figurine, the Hayato Kawajiri notepad, a code to download Yoshikage Kira as a playable character, and a golden art plate which sports Giorno and Gold Experience illustrations from Hirohiko Araki. It will run you ¥16,980 on PS3. Thanks, Gematsu.

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 has received a new batch of screens from developer CyberConnect 2, showing off Naruto wearing Goku’s outfit from Dragonball Z, and several combat screens that show off the game’s new environmental hazards and arenas.

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Namco Bandai has completed a series of reveals and has now fully detailed pre-order bonus DLC for Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3. The final costume, featured on Facebook today, is Uchiha Itachi’s Anbu outfit. It joins Naruto’s samurai costume, Tsunade’s swimsuit, Sasuke’s Japanese kimono and Sakura’s school uniform as part of a pack to be released on console networks on March 8, the brawler’s European release date. More information is available directly from the publisher.

Thanks, AGB.

You’ll be able to use Naruto’s Tailed Beast form in Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3, according to screens in Jump magazine spotted by Siliconera. The feature had been confirmed for other characters and heavily teased for our hero, but CyberConnect2 had held off on admitting anything. Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 arrives in Japan in April, but we’ll have it in the US and Europe in early March, on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Asura’s Wrath studio CyberConnect2 has issued a new year’s greetings video on YouTube and along with it, the confirmation that it has at least three entirely new titles in development for 2013.

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According to Deculture (Spanish, via auto-translate) CyberConnect2 boss Hiroshi Matsuyama said in a livestreamed video interview that JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure will be released in Europe. Matsuyama said last month that Namco Bandai was considering a localisation, but apparently sounded more certain this time. The PlayStation 3 fighter is based on a venerable manga franchise and has swum back into western consciousness recently thanks to the re-release of a classic Capcom fighter.

Thanks, chibisake.

Ever chatty CyberConnect2 boss Hiroshi Matsuyama has confirmed the studio has plans for a new Solatorobo title.

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CyberConnect2′s explosively dramatic brawler Asura’s Wrath is now available via Xbox Live’s Games on Demand service, for $40. It has its fair share of critics, especially in the “interactive movie” and “too short” camps, but I personally had a blast with Asura’s Wrath’s over-the-top anime leanings; if this sort of thing delights rather than befuddles you, you may be on to a winner.

Thanks, Capcom Unity.

New fighters for JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle have been announced in the latest issue of Jump. Scans of Jolyne Kujo, the main heroine of Series 6 of the magna, and Hermes Costello, the inmate Jolyne meets in the Stone Ocean spin-off series, can be found over on Gematsu. The prison where the ladies met, Green Dolphin Street Prison, will be a battle stage in game where Joylne and Hermes will be able to use their Stands, strings and kiss stickers (seals in Japan), respectively. The game is a PS3 exclusive in Japan and releases next 2013.

A new entry in the massive .hack franchise is on the way, CyberConnect 2 boss Hiroshi Matsuyama confirmed at New York Comic Con.

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Look, no, I don’t understand Naruto, but there seems to be an army of him attacking a giant, flame-vomiting dog thing and I’m okay with this.

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Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 has received a new trailer from Namco Bandai. Developed by Cyberconnect 2, the game continues the story of Naruto and Sasuke’s diminishing friendship. The trailer focus on their most epic battles.

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A trailer for JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure All Star Battle has escaped from the Tokyo Game Show at last, showing off some pretty cool graphical touches inspired by the franchise’s manga origins.

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Namco has announced Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations has shipped in excess of one million units worldwide since its Japanese launch in February and worldwide launch in March 2012. Sales in North America and Europe reached over 420,000 in each region, and in Japan and Asia the titles has 60,000 sales to date. Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations for was released on PS3 and Xbox 360.

Namco has announced Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 will be released in North America in spring 2013.

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