Ni no Kuni, or the Studio Ghibli RPG as it’s known in North America, has finally been given a release date… in Japan.
So far there’s been no word as to when the title will reach U.S. stores, if at all. The Nintendo DS version dropped in Japan last December. The DS and PS3 incarnations of Ni no Kuni are not only visually different, but also contain different storylines.
According to Famitsu magazine, the PlayStation 3 version will release November 17, nearly a full year after its DS counterpart. It is expected to sell for ¥8,800, which is roughly $114. Luckily, if Level-5 does decide to make its game available to the US market, $59 is likely the highest price you could expect to pay.
Given Studio Ghibli’s global popularity, largely due to the work of acclaimed director Hayao Miyazaki (who is not actually involved with the title), it would make sense to expand the accessibility of this joint collaboration.
