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| - The North American and European PlayStation 3 versions are published by Namco Bandai Games and include both English and Japanese voice tracks. Due to problems in translation of the magic book, there are no plans to localize the Nintendo DS version. Despite this, a collector's edition of the PlayStation 3 version that contains the translated book was released alongside the standard edition.
- Ni No Kuni is an RPG developed by Level-5 Studios. After all the comments calling both the animation and art style of the Professor Layton games "Ghibliesque", Level-5 decided to one-up the peanut gallery by actually teaming up with Studio Ghibli on the game. While the gameplay is designed by Level-5, all the character designs, lushly animated cutscenes, and even the soundtrack (composed by the legendary Joe Hisaishi) are all pure Ghibli. Needless to say, this has made a lot of people very excited about it from the get-go. Its Nintendo DS version was released in Japan on December 2010, with the Play Station 3 version released in 2011 in Japan (plus a cell-phone prequel). The American and European release is in early 2013.
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| - The North American and European PlayStation 3 versions are published by Namco Bandai Games and include both English and Japanese voice tracks. Due to problems in translation of the magic book, there are no plans to localize the Nintendo DS version. Despite this, a collector's edition of the PlayStation 3 version that contains the translated book was released alongside the standard edition.
- Ni No Kuni is an RPG developed by Level-5 Studios. After all the comments calling both the animation and art style of the Professor Layton games "Ghibliesque", Level-5 decided to one-up the peanut gallery by actually teaming up with Studio Ghibli on the game. While the gameplay is designed by Level-5, all the character designs, lushly animated cutscenes, and even the soundtrack (composed by the legendary Joe Hisaishi) are all pure Ghibli. Needless to say, this has made a lot of people very excited about it from the get-go. Its Nintendo DS version was released in Japan on December 2010, with the Play Station 3 version released in 2011 in Japan (plus a cell-phone prequel). The American and European release is in early 2013. Oliver is a young boy living a tiny, picturesque, slightly European-looking town. He lives with his mother Allie. He and his best friend have been working on making the best racing kart ever--it's already looking pretty snazzy. To try it out, Oliver sneaks out in the middle of the night for a test drive--unfortunately, he plunges straight into the river. His mother leaps in to save him and pulls him to the shore. The physical exertion is sadly too much for her, and she swiftly dies of a heart attack. Yes, it's that kind of game. The next morning, Oliver (not surprisingly) holes up in his room and begins to cry. His tears fall on a crude yet lovable doll his mother gave him, and set the spirit inside free! The spirit, named Shizuku, reveals to Oliver that he's from the "Another World"--a place closely linked to Oliver's town. There, an evil sorcerer has taken a sage named Alyssa hostage. Alyssa and Allie are linked, and if Alyssa is saved, then there's a chance Allie will be, too. Shizuku gives Oliver a magic book, and Oliver sets out into the world of Ni no Kuni in order to save his mother. Oh, and did we mention? By giving Oliver a spellbook, we mean giving the player a spellbook. As in, an actual 392-page spellbook that comes with the game. Level-Ghibli aren't cutting any corners.
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