by Jeff Mattas, Nov 21, 2011 4:45pm PST
Though it was only a month ago that Namco Bandai promised "a lot more support" for games in the Tales franchise, it announced today that it will be dissolving and absorbing its Tales Studio subsidiary. The studio recently released Tales of Xillia to critical and commercial success in Japan, making the move a bit confusing.
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by Andrew Yoon, Oct 12, 2011 2:00pm PDT
by Andrew Yoon, Oct 10, 2011 11:30am PDT
Namco Bandai's Tales of franchise is immensely popular in Japan, rivaling even the most final of fantasies. The latest release, Tales of Xillia, sold over 500,000 copies in its first month in Japan.
While the series enjoys the spotlight in Japan, things are quite different in America. Ever since the release of Tales of Vesperia on Xbox 360 in 2008, the series has been quiet, much to the chagrin of fans. Since then, Namco Bandai has skipped localization on the PS3 version of Vesperia, Tales of Hearts, Tales of Innocence, and Tales of Graces.
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