Digimon World -next 0rder- Coming to Taiwan in June, No PS4 Port

April 15th, 2016. Bandai Namco Entertainment Taiwan announced that the PlayStation Vita game Digimon World -next 0rder- will be coming to the island country on June 9th, 2016. Like Cyber Sleuth, which Taiwan got a translation of ahead of western gamers in November 2015, the game currently appears to be in undubbed Japanese but with traditional Chinese subtitles and in-game text.  But unlike Sleuth, the game will exclusively be brought over on the PlayStation Vita, with no PlayStation 4 port having been announced. No word has been given as to whether or not -next 0rder- will be coming to English-speaking countries; previously Sleuth debuted in North America and Europe about 70 days after it did in Taiwan.

This is a key localization for Bandai, as it marks the first time in over seventeen years that a World game has been localized in Chinese. Initial screenshots already show successful implementation of Chinese text in gameplay, suggesting that progress on the translation has been ongoing for some time. Bandai Taiwan reuploaded one of the game's primary official trailers to YouTube, which is in Chinese-subtitled Japanese. Unlike Bandai of Japan, Taiwan has chosen to present the title as -Next Order- online, whereas other sources like @Digimon_game use -next 0rder-.

"I Want the Digimon Series to Reach Everyone in Taiwan," Says -next 0rder- Producer

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.