Let's face it: a Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom delay was looking more and more likely. Despite the game supposedly launching in January, Bandai Namco has barely mentioned it for months now. Plus, we had that rumour back at the beginning of November, which suggested that a delay was on the cards.
As it turns out, the whispers were accurate: Ni no Kuni II has indeed been pushed back to March -- March 23rd, to be precise. It's a move that only makes sense given how packed January is looking, with titles like Monster Hunter: World and Bandai Namco's own Dragon Ball FighterZ releasing.
Delays are disappointing of course, but producer Akihirko Hino assures fans that the extra time will help improve the game. He writes on the publisher's official German Facebook page, which seems to have posted the news early: "On behalf of the whole Level 5 team I thank you for your patience and further support."
What are your thoughts on this delay? Create a kingdom in the comments section below.
[source facebook.com]
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I genuinely like delays. If they need more time to improve the game, I'm all for it.
Thank God for that. I'm massively hyped for the game and have the Kings Edition on pre-order but January is pretty stacked and some breathing space is very much appreciated
@LocalPenguin Haha same! It'll give me some time to get through more of my backlog too.
Very excited for this game. Im confident that level 5 will do a great job. I fear this game will still get lost in next years' spring deluge. Looks like this now comes out in the same week as Yakuza 6
If that PSN screen grab for God of War listing its release date as 3/22 is correct, March is going to be rough on my wallet.
It's okay, I'll be busy playing monhun and dbfz on january
@lacerz March 22 is no way. Games never come out on thursday. only tuesday every week and every month
If God of War does release that week... R.I.P in piece NNK2
I was going to delay buying this game anyway with all the games I'm currently playing through plus MHW releasing in January so this just makes things easier.
Good. Means I might actually be getting this at launch. I wasn't going to be able to finish this in the week or two before Shadow of the Colossus released.
@PhenomenalOne I think that the target audience for GoW and NnK2 are probably different enough that the one wouldn't absolutely bury the other if they were launched days apart.
can't wait for the best looking game ever.word up son.
I hope @rjejr doesnt mind. I dont. Build the game properly instead of rushing to release and then rushing to get a huge patch ready.
Well crap, now it's far cry 5, God of War(most likely) , and Ni No Kuni 2 for March. Too much.
Sigh, PC will probably ruin this game too.
More time to play Monster Hunter.
Not gonna lie if GoW is 22nd March, then I'm going to hold off on Ni No Kuni 2.
@Ralizah You'd be surprised. GoW is massive. It's going to overshadow everything.
I for one & I assume others will have to choose between the two.
@Fight_Teza_Fight Hardcore PS fans that buy everything Sony promotes will probably have a tough choice to make, and, in general, God of War will of course sell much better than Ni no Kuni 2, but the PS4's player base is large and diverse enough that something more niche like the latter will still be able to sell well even if released close to a more mainstream Western title like the former. I think a lot of the people who are interested in buying Ni no Kuni 2 will have little to no immediate interest in God of War, and visa versa.
Most of the people who are going to buy NnK2 are going to buy it regardless of what mainstream juggernaut launches close to it.
Hm, by now we can accept God of War on March 22 isn't happening, right? It's a thursday for one and they surely would have announced it at PSX if it was a lock.
I can wait an extra month for Nino Kuni 2 by the way and think the delay will benefit sales anyway.
@Ralizah But it matters when they are going to buy it. If they won't buy it in the game's first month, odds are they'll buy it later at a discount.
The "hardcore ps fans that buy everything" are few. What isn't few is people that rush to the store based on an ad they saw.
Don't mind the delay, but with the previous date I had it more spread out considering yakuza 6 is coming out on march 20th.
Never played the first one, although I always wanted to. Just couldn’t fit in another 100 hour huge JRPG. I also feel like the first game, although it reviewed extremely well and was universally praised with 8’s and 9’s, never really had a huge following that I could tell. One of the quietest “masterpiece” level games in recent memory. At least that was my impression out here in the West. It must have made money in the East though, in order to fund a sequel. I’m very curious to see how this second one reviews and is accepted.
This is sad news, but hopefully it means the game will be worked out more so it doesn't require much patching Day 1 or after.
@Kidfried @Fight_Teza_Fight @RedMageLanakyn @Ralizah @PhenomenalOne @lacerz I don't see God of War releasing in March despite the recent rumor, and I'm sure Ni no Kuni II will still have great sales even if it did release around the same time.
Not to mention people don't have to buy new games at release, there are always still plenty of copies left for years (forever digitally unless the license expires).
@Th3solution Quite the opposite, actually. Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino apparently told GameSpot (source) the succes in the West was the main reason for a sequel.
Even though many games sell a lot more, 1.5 million sales for a new JRPG is actually considered to be very good.
@Kidfried 😮 I didn’t realize it sold that well. 1.5 million is really good for a title like that. It makes me happy to see these JRPGs do well in the West. It makes it that much more likely for not only sequels but also other new Japanese games to come over.
Totally fine with it getting delayed as I’m interested in playing MHW and DBFZ in January, but Sony won’t just allow releasing God of War (if the leaked release date is true) and NNK at the same week, right? Even if it’s not a first party game, I think they should space them out. Please Sony, don’t release GoW at that week!
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