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[Zonic]

Namco has confirmed that the US will be getting the game on June 30 for US & June 26 for EU via a new trailer & the description mentioning the following:

"Pre-order your physical copy at GameStop to get the J-Stars COMPENDIUM that includes art and information on all of the characters and franchises included in the game."

Pic of the book, via UK trailer, indicating it's both US & EU:

It seems it will be available at "select retailers", so not just GameStop. It seems to be similar, if not the same one that Japan got.

Edit: It seems according to Gematsu, there'll also be "downloadable themes across each Playstation platform". Japan got PS3 themes, so we might be getting those as well?

Another announcement was that PS3/4 versions will get retail releases, but for the US, Vita will be digital-only. EU will get a retail release for all versions.

Siliconera also has an article confirming a few other things, such as the fact the roster is completely the same as the Japanese version, so nobody got added nor removed, there are no English voiceovers, & no anime songs, i.e Anison Edition.

 

[ViciousDS]

Holy shit!

 

[Madao]

please have the preorder bonuses Amazon!

 

[Shizuka]

Time to pre-order the Vita version from Europe.

 

[-Horizon-]

please have the preorder bonuses Amazon!

oh god please let this happen!

 

[dakkumauji]

Expected we won't get the anime songs.

No surprise they'll still try and release a PS3 game retail ~_~

 

[Ibuki]

Probably just a small booklet, but I'm still excited. The game coming out sooner than I thought is also a pleasant surprise.

 

[Zonic]

I'm sure Amazon will be included in the "select retailers". Also noticed they have the PS3 version listed as $40 while GameStop is $50. So uh, which is the correct price?

 

[pizzacat]

Any pw3 news, btw thanks for making a thread on it. People sleep on anime shit

 

[Ibuki]

I'm sure Amazon will be included in the "select retailers". Also noticed they have the PS3 version listed as $40 while GameStop is $50. So uh, which is the correct price?

I thought $40 was the msrp for that version. If it is the GameStop one will change before release.

 

[Shizuka]

Any pw3 news, btw thanks for making a thread on it. People sleep on anime shit

August 2015, judging from another trailer recently uploaded.

 

[-Horizon-]

Wait wait wait. Vita is digital only?

 

[New002]

Vita digital only?

Boooooooo. I want to pre-order a Vita physical edition at Best Buy

 

[Shizuka]

Wait wait wait. Vita is digital only?

There is always Europe. Another one to add to my "retail-only" list.

 

[Living Proof]

This had lukewarm reception in Japan, right? My familiarity with the series only includes one game on the DS, but I'm vaguely interested in giving it a go on a bigger screen.

 

[Prelude.]

Another announcement was that PS3/4 versions will get retail releases, but Vita will be digital-only.

Europe's getting a Vita physical release, right? I think I've read it somewhere but I'm not sure.

Edit: ^ Yeah, nice.

 

[Zonic]

For you EU folks, the release date of June 26 was confirmed as well.

 

[Ibuki]

August 2015, judging from another trailer recently uploaded.

Was that a date for UK or am I just crazy?

 

[-Horizon-]

There is always Europe. Another one to add to my "retail-only" list.

Ahh, good point. Thanks for the tip

Will probably have to import.

 

[Lee Chaolan]

The no songs is a bummer, but the fact the roster is complete intact is very nice.

 

[Shizuka]

For you EU folks, the release date of June 26 was confirmed as well.

Since you mentioned Europe on the OP, it'd be nice to mention the Vita version isn't DD-only in Europe.

 

[Zonic]

Since you mentioned Europe on the OP, it'd be nice to mention the Vita version isn't DD-only in Europe.

Taken care of.

Snipping a pic of the book cover from the EU trailer.

 

[Shizuka]

Was that a date for UK or am I just crazy?

This trailer was uploaded to the Namco America channel. With an August 2015 release.

 

[Zonic]

 

[Namikaze]

This had lukewarm reception in Japan, right? My familiarity with the series only includes one game on the DS, but I'm vaguely interested in giving it a go on a bigger screen.

J Stars is a totally seperate series from JSS/JUS. Different developers, different combat etc.

The gameplay is shallow but overall pretty fun.

 

[Shizuka]

I wonder if Europe is getting that book as well.

Edit: Just checked the new OP, thanks.

 

[Zonic]

I wonder if Europe is getting that book as well.

It's from the UK trailer (US didn't show it), so yes.

 

[chur]

Got into One Piece this year. Hyped beyond belief for this.

 

[Rnr1224]

I will definitely get this for vita on day 1. hopefully vita gets the limited edition!

EDIT: saw it was digital only. disappointed but ill buy it either way.

 

[Namikaze]

Also, the preorder book isn't the same one Japan got. The Japanese preorder book has 65 pages so I guess we'll find out what's in the NA version soon enough.

 

[dakkumauji]

From the looks of it, looks a lot more impressive than what I thought it was going to be.

 

[firebranded]

The no songs is a bummer, but the fact the roster is complete intact is very nice.

Knew something would have to give but would rather give up the songs myself, especially since I'll be rocking Kenshin :O

 

[Bladenic]

Was this game well received in Japan?

 

[Darth_Caedus]

This game looks so meh. It had potential too. It says it's based of Jump manga but it's actually based on Jump anime, which is annoying. Medaka is her early look instead of her later look. It also is filled with the more mainstream anime characters while other series only have one or two.

 

[JayEH]

Buying this for Jojo. Cool pre order bonus as well.

 

[thepotatoman]

there are no English voiceovers

That sucks. Couldn't they at least make one exception for Goku?

 

[HypnoDarkrai]

A physical vita version in NA would have been nice.

 

[Shizuka]

A physical vita version in NA would have been nice.

By the way, is there any DLC for the game? That could complicate things for people importing a Vita copy from Europe.

 

[Zonic]

The fact the trailer states "52 character arts" for the pre-order book reconfirms the roster is completely the same, since that's how many characters were in the Japanese version (39 playable + 13 support).

By the way, is there any DLC for the game? That could complicate things for people importing a Vita copy from Europe.

None. Import away.

 

[Illucio]

Seriously? No English voice overs? Or songs?

What am I paying for then? The translation and game? Yeah, I'll just wait until it's $20 or less now. No pre-order or day 1 purchase from me now. :/

 

[Shizuka]

None. Import away.

Then it's settled. Thank you very much for this topic and all the information, Zonic!

 

[thepotatoman]

Seriously? No English voice overs? Or songs?

What am I paying for then? The translation and game? Yeah, I'll just wait until it's $20 or less now. No pre-order or day 1 purchase from me now. :/

Yeah. Maybe if the gameplay was actually good like in Jump Super Stars/Jump Ultimate Stars it'd still be worth getting. But for a game whose only strong suit is fan service, it's rather hard to lose features like that.

 

[ss-hikaru]

I WANT THAT BOOK! Is it a translated J-Stars Bible?

 

[Zonic]

I WANT THAT BOOK! Is it a translated J-Stars Bible?

Was that the one that Japan got as the pre-order bonus? It's not the same cover, I know that much. Maybe tomorrow, GameStop & maybe another retailer (i.e Amazon most likely) will update the product page and we'll learn more.

 

[AnkiRendan]

Hmm. Not a bad date, I suppose.

Good to see all characters are making it, despite a certain poster claiming to be a journalist and saying otherwise.

 

[Professor Renegade]

I can finally see who would win in a fight between Kenshiro and Johnathan Joestar.

 

[Vaughngief]

Seriously? No English voice overs? Or songs?

What am I paying for then? The translation and game? Yeah, I'll just wait until it's $20 or less now. No pre-order or day 1 purchase from me now. :/

It's a miracle we're even getting this game. All the franchises are owned by a lot of different companies in the west, so I expected no English audio options. I'm happy we're just getting a Jump Versus title officially released over here. Hopefully if this does well we can get future installments. I'm supporting the crap out of this.

I can understand the disappointment though, but it's unrealistic with this kind of game. Heck, we don't even have the dub cast for the Pirate Warriors titles.

 

[Zonic]

I imagine the cost of getting the VAs for 50+ characters (not to mention finding new people for those who never got official dubs) and then trying to license all those OPs would've been too much. They would've been nice, but I doubt Namco figured it was worth the extra time & money on this sort of game, especially when they probably already took the effort in getting the rights to all those franchises.

 

[MrSaturn99]

Niiiiice. I want that book.

 

[Ibuki]

That book looks much better than I thought.