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Platform PS3 Publisher Namco Bandai Developer LEVEL-5 Release Date 01/22/2013

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Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch review: make believe

By Philip Kollar on Jan 24, 2013 01.24.13

Wrath of the White Witch tells the story of a young boy named Oliver. His mother dies after an accident, and Oliver finds himself consumed by despair — until a doll in his room suddenly springs to life, revealing itself to be a fairy from another world. The strange creature recruits Oliver on an adventure to save his fantastical world from a djinn (i.e. evil spirit) who has driven apart the nations and people inhabiting it. The adventure's arc becomes predictable quickly. Oliver hasn't been in the new world for longer than a few hours before he is proclaimed its savior and taps into a deep reserve of magic powers. Without Studio Ghibli's beautiful art style and weird creature design, there wouldn't be much to motivate players in the by-the-numbers story. Whether it's a...

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Ni no Kuni gets free Draggle familiar on Feb. 12

By Michael McWhertor on Feb 01, 2013 02.01.13

Namco Bandai will release a free downloadable familiar for PlayStation 3 role-playing game Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch later this month, the publisher announced today. The Draggle familiar with be available from the PlayStation Network starting Feb. 12 in North America. "This domesticated dragon is a favorite family pet for its downright adorable eyes," reads a description of Draggle on the European PlayStation Store. "This pampered little fellow never has to hunt for itself, but owners should be aware that it can morph into a dragette, and then either a dragamuffin or bedraggle, and that it can use Phantom Fangs or Hot Huff to defend itself." To bolster your enthusiasm for Ni no Kuni's release last week, Namco Bandai has also released a new trailer for the PS3 game.

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Sony republishes Ni no Kuni in the European PlayStation Store to fix download error

By Dave Tach on Feb 01, 2013 02.01.13

Sony republished Ni no Kuni on the European PlayStation Store today to fix an error that prevented those who purchased the digital version from playing the game, according to a post on the official PlayStation Europe twitter account. Players who downloaded Level-5's role-playing game received an error after installation. In response, PlayStation Europe announced via Twitter it would republish the game. The tweet confirms a post in the PlayStation Forum from a user who said that Sony would have a fix "up in a few hours to download." A tweet published at 10:37 a.m. ET said that affected players need to "visit the Store and make a free purchase of the game to receive the second part of the download." The European pre-order bug comes in the wake of a North American pre-order problem that...

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Namco promises 400-page Ni no Kuni guide as apology to fans denied Wizard's Edition

By Michael McWhertor on Jan 25, 2013 01.25.13

Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch publisher Namco Bandai offered an update on the issues surrounding canceled pre-orders of the game's deluxe Wizard's Edition, an attempt by the company to clarify a situation that has many fans of the game upset. In a statement sent to Polygon, Namco Bandai reiterates that a "glitch within our E-commerce provider's ordering system" was responsible for pre-orders of the Wizard's Edition being oversold. Namco says it is actively working with distributor Digital River to "offer remedies to each and every order." "We are also working to ensure that a situation like this never happens again," reads Namco's statement. "We respectfully ask for our fans' patience during this time." In a make-good attempt by the publisher, Namco Bandai says it will give...

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Merchant selling Ni no Kuni 'Wizard's Edition' for four times the original price as Namco cancels customer pre-orders

By Emily Gera on Jan 25, 2013 01.25.13

eBay shop PlayCanada received more than 200 copies of the "Wizard's Edition" of Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch directly from Namco Bandai's online store and is now selling them for four times their original price, at $400 each. PlayCanada initially priced this edition of the game at $199 in early December before increasing the price to $249 in late December and again to $399 on Jan. 24 — the same date that Namco announced it was unable to fulfill player pre-orders of the game due to an over-selling of stock. The publisher stated customers who pre-ordered the game from Club Namco after Jan. 17 when inventory become exhausted will not receive a copy of the edition. So far the eBay shop sold 209 copies of this title. According to the item's eBay page, which promises to ship the...

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Ni no Kuni 'Wizard's Edition' distributor oversold stock, canceling pre-orders for some customers

By Michael McWhertor on Jan 24, 2013 01.24.13

Some PlayStation 3 owners who pre-ordered the deluxe "Wizard's Edition" of Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch from Namco Bandai's Club Namco store are receiving word that their orders have been canceled and they won't be getting a copy of the game. That's upsetting many customers who now have little recourse in finding another copy of the sold out deluxe edition of Ni no Kuni. According to publisher Namco Bandai, the distributor of Ni no Kuni's "Wizard's Edition," Digital River, suffered a "glitch in their ordering system" and that the game was unintentionally oversold. On the Namco Bandai forums, reps for Digital River write that customers who purchased a deluxe copy of the game before Jan. 17 should still receive their orders. But for others, the status of their order may be less...

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Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch demo coming to PSN in North America this Tuesday

By Alexa Ray Corriea on Dec 03, 2012 12.03.12

A demo for Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is coming to PlayStation Network this week, according to a post on the PlayStation Blog today. The demo for Namco Bandai's title, a collaboration between developer Level 5 and Studio Ghibli, will be available when the PlayStation Store updates on Tuesday, Dec. 4. The demo will allow players to explore two distinct areas, a dense forest and a volcanic terrain, as well as both both areas' bosses the Guardian of the Woods and Moltaan. The game follows young Oliver on his journey through the parallel world of Ni no Kuni on a quest to revive his mother after her sudden death. With the help of the fairy Drippy and a magic spell book, Oliver must scour the land for his mother's spirit while avoiding the clutches of the sinister White Witch. I...

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Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch screenshots show fairy battles and animated cutscenes

By Alexa Ray Corriea on Nov 29, 2012 11.29.12

Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Releases
North America
  • PlayStation 3
    • Released 01/22/2013
    • Publisher Namco Bandai
    • Developer LEVEL-5
    • Score 6.5
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