XSEED Will Release Rune Factory 4 as an eShop Title In Europe

Oh my god, YES!!! YEEEEEEEEESSSSSSS!!!!!!!

I'm so happy right now.

Nice one. Loved the games on the DS. Cool to see it on the 3DS. Day one purchase.

How can XSeed succeed where Marvelous AQL failed?

@RainbowGazelle
by not going bankrupt

I am so happy for you guys!

That better include Australia

Marvelous!!! I heard a few days ago about the USK rating be applied for but was still not sure on what was going on. I really believed RF4 was lost to us Europeans forever. Nice to see XSEED not confirming a release windows untill the certification process is complete.

But I want physical copy :/

Prepare Europe for the next few weeks of you not turning off your 3DS

such a good game

@ErnisDy
At this point, you shouldn't be complaining. The game was completely cancelled and told no hope of it happening.

@ErnisDy Get the game my friend. You won't regret it. I do hope they will drop the price a bit for download only. I think if they come out and drop the price 10 to 15 they would sell way more copies. I hope so for you guys. The game is incredible and I do feel ya on wanting to own the real deal.

@ErnisDy - O well, you may lose a few quid on not selling it on once you've finished the game. However, we all should give XSEED massive support for making this happen. They deserve every penny from me IMO for a digital release.

Awesome! So happy right now!

@Legromancer It wasn't Marvelous AQL who went bankrupt, it was the developers.

OH YEEEAAAH!!! Yes! Yes! Yes!

@ikki5 @WYLD-WOO @ikki5 XSEED are awesome, Im happy this game is finally in Europe, I want physical copy not to resell it later on. In fact I love digital games, I have nearly 200 games on my steam account and a bunch on psn, the problem is that Nintendo are ancient with its online services.
On my previous 3DS I was ambassador, so 20games, plus I bought a lot of games from eShop. At that time I knew that games are locked to console, not to account, that was annoying but I was fine with that, because I could sell my console with all those digital games and get something for what I paid for. I owned these games. Then they made accounts and locked all digital games to account AND console. So you can't sell your games anymore, and you can't play these games on your new console with old account. That's bullshit, so nope, I'm not buying any digital games from nintedo, I already have one nintendo account with ~30games that no one can play.

Plus we could easily import it from US, if nintendo wouldnt be the only company that use region locking.

@ErnisDy Xseed are not that good. Normally they have no interest in Europe at all they are as bad as Niaclis. Even recently with Senran Kagura Burst they didn't bother with a physical release in the US but in Europe somebody else bothered. They didn't bother with any more Game Centre CX games.

Everyone better stay away from Xiao Pai, she's MINE! (lol)
...Anyways kinda hope some developer out there will continue the series.

So glad, played over 40 hours of Rune Factory Oceans on the PS3 over the past month, disappointed when I first heard that 4 was cancelled in Europe.

@RainbowGazelle

Uhmm, Xseed IS Marvelous AQL, a few years ago Marvelous AQL acquired Xseed and everything with it, if the company still trades with the Xseed Games brand it is most likely because the name itself is still recognized and respected in the niche market of the USA.

If anything the party that "failed" here would be Rising Star Games, the long time euro publishers of HM, RF and the company that just released a few months ago Hometown Story. In a curious case of reversal, Rising Star Games WAS back in the day a part of Marvelous AQL until the companies separated a few years ago, meanwhile, Xseed games, which were independent for many years, was swallowed by Marvelous AQL and became the defacto "Marvelous USA"...quite the messy family.

Good news for you guys in Europe! Go and enjoy this awesome game!
If Xseed manages to release RF4 in October, and Atlus manages not to delay SMTIV any further, some of you guys might have a bad time.

Awesome news for Europe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously get this game the minute it comes out guys, heck I think digital would be better for this type of game!!!!!!! Absolutely loved RF4 easily one of my favorite 3DS games

@ErnisDy
1. You are not forced to connect your 3DS to a NNID.
2. You can transfer your NNID with all your games to a new 3DS as often as you like.

@RainbowGazelle Fun fact: XSeed is owned by Marvelous

@Legromancer Neverland (the developer) went bankrupt, not Marvelous. If Marvelous went bankrupt, XSeed probably wouldn't even exist

@unrandomsam They have no interest in Europe because they don't publish in Europe. They exist to bring games to America.

I want to stress to everyone in Europe that XSeed is not an independent company. They are a subsidiary of Marvelous AQL and mostly exist to localize games to the NA region.

Excellent news, such a great game!!

While I am not interested in the game this is fantastic news for the people who were wanting the game but couldn't get it (without importing). This is how I felt with the EU announcement of SMT IV.

Glad I already have the game, but that's good.

XSEED is wonderful.

Grab this. The game is great.

Thank god! I never expected this to ever hit Europe after its cancelation

I was sad when I heard that it wasn't coming to this region, but this is good news indeed!

AWESOME, i wrote several e-mails to Marvelous, Ghostlight and other potential publishers for showing interest and hopeing someone will pick this gem up to bring it to Europe. I'm very much looking forward to finally be able to play RF4!!

@WaLzgi It was Neverland, not Neversoft.

@Jampie Oh right

@unrandomsam
Senran Kagura Burst is the first game in the series we've gotten, and a pretty niche and controversial game. Its one of those games that are blamed for "ruining" the industry, so they might not have been able to get retailers to carry the game even if they wanted to.

As for no interest in Europe, XSEED is also known as "Marvelous USA", they're now Marvelous AQL's in-house localization. They haven't been independent since AQL Interactive acquired them in 07, the only say they have is for games they publish independantly. So you could probably blame Senran Kagura being digital-only on MarvelousAQL.

nts don't celebrate until australian release is confirmed.

I'm pretty confused with the whole XSEED/Marvelous/Rising Star thing, and exactly how they're related.

If they give it a good initial promotional price, I'll byte for sure.

@Yomerodes Ah, now that makes sense!

@ErnisDy well, that is your loss then. You are going to have to import it (and probably a 3DS as you probably don't own one outside of Europe).

@Zombie_Barioth The Ys games I have on PC Xseed did I wasn't that impressed with. (I prefer the old TG16 one I have on VC).

I am just looking at this.

Senran Kagura Burst - Says Published by Marvelous AQL - UK Full Release retail and digital.

This - Xseed - No Retail Release.

Retro Game Crunch - Didn't bother bringing it to Europe.

THANK YOU.
I wouldn't have bothered importing a US 3DS just for this one.

@WaLzgi whyd you lock my forum topic!?

@unrandomsam

Just so you know, Xseed (now Marvelous USA) is primarily a North American localization company. Their goal is to bring games to North America, not really Europe. If they do anything in Europe because other companies don't do it, it is pretty much a bonus to you guys.

@unrandomsam
Thats why I emphasized them being called Marvelous USA, as far as MarvelousAQL is concerned their main purpose is to localize abd publish their games in North America. Thats why they're taking over for Natsume on Bokujou Monogatari (Harvest Moon).

For games like Ys they're doing it independently, much like Atlus does. Just like Atlus they aren't very big, so world-wide releases are likely harder to do, and they only handle other regions if they have to. They're likely no bigger either, and Atlus is just a little bigger than Nintendo's Treehouse.

@k8sMum thank you!

I really hope there's a Australian release at the same time as the Euro. Not holding my breath though, as the Aus ratings board is usually the first to leak this kind of thing.

FINALLY!!

I would gladly buy this but I am not very interested in dating part. Is it necessary or can be skiped entirely?

@RainbowGazelle They published before bankruptcy was announced. So they still have the rights.

@unrandomsam MarvelousAQL took over because they own the IP.

I live in Australia but was playing this game on my American 3DS, really enjoyed it as well. My friends were not happy though as they could not afford an American system. Happy to hear they will have a chance to play it now though!

Looks like the forum thread will get some much needed company. Here's a warm welcome from the 'Murican RF players! <3

I really REALLY hope that should Rune Factory 4 be successful on the eshop Nintendo might consider bringing the previous versions to eshop too. I would Love to have all 4 just a button push away!

Australian Players, the game has been submitted and approved in Australia.

So yes, we are getting it in Australia:
Proof:

http://www.classification.gov.au/Pages/View.aspx?sid=jg3t4%252fGrBP83IKrgkkmDqQ%253d%253d&ncdctx=Ns%252fmCWHOv12aMV%2bZNm8yp3v7r9o5z61kgBUhZvsHn%252fD5aFCltPgjCg2tDN0iQ6k7