This generation in particular has seen the rise of more games being released in a digital-only format, something that has more or less been a double edged sword. On one hand, this has enabled publishers to localise titles that would otherwise have been deemed too risky to release in western markets, but this also has no doubt led to many disappointed physical collectors. Enter Limited Run Games, a primarily Playstation-centric company that makes its business in distributing physical copies of digital games, obviously as a limited run. The company has been talking lately of future plans, and it seems that games for Nintendo platforms may be on the agenda.
A representative of the company was recently talking on NeoGAF about the next few games that are being considered, and had this to say:
We would love to go after things like,
The Atelier series (there are a bunch that never got physical!)
Yakuza 5
Fatal Frame
Phoenix Wright
Attack On Titan
So yeah let us know if you'd legit buy these titles.
Later on the rep mentions that he or she personally would like to see Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies in hard copy. Considering that Dual Destinies never released in any sort of physical form, and Fatal Frame V only released in physical form in Europe, there's certainly a market here. Of course, it would also likely cost more money, as outlined here:
The whole thing about us going after bigger games like Fatal Frame, Yakuza, etc, is that they wouldn't be part of the LRG line. We would just be paying to be the sole distributor basically. We would have to charge more than our normal price. For example Yakuza 5 would be $45-$60 and we would have to order at least 5,000 copies, but in some cases for other games we would order up to 10,000, maybe more.
What do you think? Would you like to see Dual Destinies or Fatal Frame V as physical copies? What other games would you like to see distributed in this way? Drop us a comment in the section below.
[source neogaf.com]
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I would love to support even a limited print run of games like Dual Destinies or Fatal Frame V.
Already bought Saturday Morning RPG and plan to get Futuridium and Soldner X-2.
Would definitely support any 3DS, Wii U, Vita or PS3 releases of games I want.
I've been saying publishers should do this for years via their own web stores and charging a premium price as it'd be aimed at collectors.
Numerous e-shop games I'd love to see get this treatment like a Shantae Collection and Freedom Planet.
Nice idea. If they'd done it a few years ago. :/
At least for Dual Destinies, yes please! Ace Attorney Trilogy would be an amazing prospect to consider, too.
$45-$60 is not expensive at all. It's basically retail price, depending on the game. I'd love to get a physical copy of Project Zero, the few copies of the LE that are still out in the wild go for sell-your-kidney-on-the-black-market-tier prices.
Eh. I already have Dual Destinies on my phone.
Forget Dual Destinies, try localizing The Great Ace Attorney then we'll talk.
I would like to see games priced in a uninformed way.
For example 'Steam World Heist' £15.00. What would that cost if it were boxed and sold in shops as a physical game?
Or is it not good enough for a physical release, maybe it just to short or not good enough to sell at full price. I don't know.
Nintendo sell their downloaded games at a higher price than you can buy a physical copy.
While games like 'Steam World Heist' have no value once they have been played. Over all downloads are not good value.
Dual Destinies or Fatal Frame V, don't mean much to me so I not bothered about these games, but for those that are, are these games good enough to get a physical release and what would a price point be.
I'd drop £30 on AA
I'd get a copy of dual destinies even though I have it digitally. Put 6 physically to.
A good idea would be to take preorders, and if it hits a certain amount to ship them. Obviously don't take the money until it ships.
I already have it but what about Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney? It's the only game that has not been released for Nintendo 3DS yet!
By Atelier games I assume they mean the Vita releases that were skipped? Unless they're talking about the New Atelier Rorona on 3DS we didn't get. All recent main series Atelier games have otherwise had a physical release on console here in the West.
I'd buy Dual Destinies from them.
Heck yes please!
How about an official English release of Miles Edgeworth 2?
Now I'm really dreaming
@TulipWaltz Wasn't Art Academy Atelier digital only in the US?
I always buy limited run stock so bring it on. Pre ordered fatal fame as soon as I could. Would love to see more.
Ya Id buy Fatal Frame physically.
You bet I would. Any major Nintendo owned property, I want physical.
I would support Dual Destinies and Fatal Frame. I've been holding out on Fatal Frame due to price and the file size.
Just bought Oddworld from Limited Run and would love more to work their way over. Phoenix Wright would be bought in a heartbeat , and most likely Fatal Frame as well. For Nintendo platform games, I would love to see Steamword, Super Mutant Mudds, and Shantea.
I'd gladly buy Fatal Frame V if it was released. Interesting news - fingers crossed that it actually goes somewhere.
I will defs buy fatal frame if this ever happens. I'd buy all of these actually.
Maiden of Black Water is an excellent survival horror game that makes best use of the GamePad and, since it's 18GB, a physical copy could not hurt. I was lucky enough to find the Limited Edition.
Fatal Frame for Wii U and Dual Destinies would be instant buys for me.
Phoenix Wright would be great
@antipop621 Same here, I don't have the memory space for Fatal Frame. It makes more sense to me to pay $60 for a physical game than to pony up $300 for an external hard drive to play the game in question.
Where do I sign up for a physical copy of Phoenix Wright and Fatal Frame and who do I throw my money at??? I want these... no... i NEED these.
This is great for collectors. I'm not particularly one, but I've grown a nice collection of Wii U games, and wouldn't mind continuing that trend with fatal Frame.
if the price is right of course.
I totally would.
Fatal Frame for sure.
The only thing that has prevented me from picking up both Dual Destinies and Fatal Frame V is the fact that they're digital-only. I've played the demo for the former and the FTS chapters for the latter and enjoyed them both.
I also wouldn't mind seeing a physical release for the Ace Attorney Trilogy since I missed out on them back in the day.
So what regions are we talking about? Only NOA territories?
I'd absolutely get Dual Destinies, no doubt. If it's not TOO strongly higher priced anyways. Ace Attorney 6 would be nice too, because I have huuuuge doubts that Capcom is going to make it anything but digital-only again in the West.
More physical copies of Atelier would be a godsend as my 64 GB Vita memory card can't hold all these games. I have to hold off on buying them just because I have no room for them.
Fatal frame and yakuza would be day one buys in physical for me
I think these people saying "how about (x game that has never gotten a release)" need to realize what Limited Run Games is. They don't localize or make games. Their entire business model is printing limited physical copies of games that have never gotten a physical release. That's it. They don't do those other things.
Anyway... I've never bought one of their games because I don't care about the indies they've released so far. But I'd rebuy Dual Destinies (assuming the DLC still works with it). I'd also buy Atelier. The only reason I've never gotten into the Atelier games on Vita is because they're digital and Vita memory cards are so expensive.
I want more physical copies of Fatal Frame in Europe. Even for a limited edition, the number of copies issued was incredibly low. Same thing with Star Fox, by the way.
The article just quote Phoenix Wright, wouldnt they be more interested in bringing AA6 in physical form then a game most fans probably already own digitally already?
@DJ_Siniestro
$300 for an external hard drive lol. Thanks for the laugh.
Hell, I'm in for the 2 Fatal Frame Wii games as well!
Fatal Frame, please! I don't have the required hard drive space to download this game. 32 GB Wii U isn't enough for all the digital only games.
@Grumblevolcano That's the Art Academy series. I'm pretty sure they're talking about the Atelier (Rorona, Totori, etc.) series.
They're over 2 years late for Dual Destinies. I've already bought it.
They should look at doing AA6 really.
All Ace Attorney 3DS games, including AA6, please! bats eyes
I don't get why Nintendo made the Fatal Frame 5 limited edition a Europe exclusive. I'm not complaining, I got it (although it's called 'Project Zero 5' here), but I still don't understand.
@antipop621
Exactly! Who could touch that file size without an external?! I would buy it full retail if it became physical (would love to get into this series); fingers crossed!
I would definitely buy a physical release of phoenix wright
I can play fatal frame five, I'd rather the wii game that wasn't released in NA but was in Europe.
I would definitely buy Fatal Frame V, it not getting a physical release in North America never made sense to me, and so far I haven't been able to enjoy this game because of no physical release
I own Phoenix Wright Dual Destinies digitally but would still buy it physically to go on the shelf with my other Phoenix Wright games. As for Project Zero have a copy of that already.
Phoenix Wright is the only game that's worth distributing in physical copies. Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water and the 3ds Attack on Titan game both had potential, but sadly flopped. Yakuza and Atelier may have some success, but seem average.
I would legit buy Fatal Frame. Athe demo was fun and Crimson Butterfly is in GOAT territory, but that filesize was a nonstarter with Xenoblade Chronicles X around the corner and Splatoon and Mario Kart 8 getting played on the reg.
LOL, I would seriously buy ALL of those Nintendo games, plus Yakuza 5. I don't know anything about the Atelier games, but if they are JRPGs, I'll probably skip them as I never finish them.
I bought dual destinies during a bargain sale - a physical copy would be still tempting...
PLEASE release Yakuza 5!!!
I would love to see the physical releases of Yakuza 5, Ace Attorney Dual Destinies, Fatal Frame Maiden of Black Water snd the Atelier series ... I can't wait to make it happen!!!
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