Yumi's Odd Odyssey Casting Into North American Waters this 20th March

This is a definite buy for me, but $30 for download-only isn't happening. I'll jump at the first sale, though.

Gotta love that art. Someone is going to buy it hoping to see more of that and be reeeeeal disappointed...

I want to play this but not $30... Sigh. You are trying to build an audience outside Japan, you have to price it to sell on an impulse.... After you get the west hooked, then jack up the price.

Same with Senran Kagura Burst. You need to build an audience.

Both of these titles are mine as soon as they go on sale. But $30 is steep for a handheld series I never played before.

Ah I was looking forward to this game i like the quirky japanese games. Hopefully if the sales of Senran kagura was successful we will get a Europe release.

Natsume, you need a bait on the hook to catch these fishes. A demo could be the perfect way of doing it.

Yeah, $30 is a bit steep for a puzzle game. I like to support localization of niche games, but I'll wait for reviews and a sale for this one.

This game was already rated by the Australian Classification Board (attaining a G rating) under its original Japanese title Sayonara Umihara Kawase sometime last year, so a European release is almost a certainty.

It's not currently showing up in the ACB database (there are some classification entries that are inexplicably absent despite having been classified), but I distinctly remember seeing the classification entry for this when it was first classified.

She's got some pretty big cough eyes cough

After seeing some gameplay videos of the Super Famicom cult classic, it got me hooked. The price tag of Yumi's Odd Odyssey is rather salty for my taste buds, so I'd wait for a significant price drop and reviews before biting it.

I don't mind the $30 price tags for Senran Kagura and AA5 since I know what I'm getting into and they have plenty of hours of playability. However, I'm very unsure about Yumi, $30 is a bit hard to swallow for the type of game it is. I agree a demo might help in this case.

I really don't see the problem with the pricing. It's a full retail game at 75% of full retail price. I'm sure the price will drop fairly quickly, so hold off if you will, but the more people that do, the less likely games like this will get localized, so consider whether it's worth it to you to demonstrate a western market for these titles.

There's a couple of games I'd consider buying if the price was lower. It's ridiculous to see these games priced between AAA titles and proven indie titles like Trine 2.

@PrincessSugoi Agreed. A demo at the very least or a trailer to help distinguish the buy or not.

$30 seems fair to me. Nearly every Natsume game I have bought was $30.

Odd indeed.

This is the first of 5 3DS game articles in a row. Has anybody actually traded in their Wi U for a 3DS? Not seriously considering it, but yhe thought hss crossed my mind.

Sayonara Umihara still sounds so much better, like poetry.

For those who still havent' seen the trailer - from a Japan ND last year. It's in Japanese - except for "slow motion" but you can see it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEwan1E6Jrs

Nice casting pun Tim. Need to stop posting before I'm fully awake, which wont be for another hour yet.

I do it for less than $30

@ rjejr: The 3DS has a lot of great games now. Although I'm getting a Wii U when Mario Kart 8 is released.

I've been meaning to play the Super Famicom version. It looked like a fun little gem.

@element187
....and BINGO was his name oh!!!

Too expensive.
19,99 obamas would have been better.

"exclusively on the US 3DS eShop"

Ugh...
Also $30...

Don't really have the money (or space) to buy it, but it looks interesting, and the pricing is more than fair.

New, boxed 3DS games go for $40, so at only $30, it's digital only status has already given you a $10 discount.

$30 for download-only?

ehh.... I'll do it but I'm not happy. I would rather a real physical copy for that price...