January 30th, 2016. Japanese games news outlet
Gamer reports that over the 28th Bandai Namco Entertainment showed off the upcoming
Digimon World -next 0rder- at the Taipei International Game Show in Taiwan. The game was shown alongside
Summon Night 6, by
-next 0rder- producer Fujiwara Yasunori and
Habu Kazumasa. The two of them gave an overview of the
Digimon franchise, elaborating on the origins of it
in the virtual pets and
-next 0rder-'s relationship to that era. Fujiwara ended his presentation on a dramatic note, stating that "Hereon, I want the
Digimon series to also reach everyone in Taiwan."
Bandai has made Taiwan a focal point of its international strategy, as the country is part of an important international crossroads in shipping and commerce. Last November the Taiwanese edition of
Cyber Sleuth premiered far in advance of its English localization, a testament to the region's importance to the company. Interestingly, one slide from the presentation showed female protagonist
Shiki undergoing
ExE-volution, something that has not been featured in preceding promotional materials.
Digimon World -next 0rder- will launch in Japan
March 17th, 2016, on the PlayStation Vita for
6,980 yen (7,539 JPY after tax). It is the latest entry in the
World series, succeeding directly from
Re:Digitize Decode on the 3DS,
Re:Digitize on the PSP, and
World on the PSX.
Those that preorder the game will get access to
five special DLC Digimon,
a remastered copy of the 1999 Digimon World soundtrack, and two original Vita themes, "ver.
Nostalgic" and "ver. Dot." Theme ver. Dot features a montage of original
Digimon LCD sprites, while theme ver. Nostalgic turns the screen into
the layout of a
Digital Monster virtual pet.
