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LUNAR 3 - Lunar on the DS, Part 2 - January 2005
Kizyr here, and a bit surprised at all the
less-than-substantial rumours that've been going around
about the "Lunar DS" game. Many folks who check other game
sites might have heard about a new Lunar game being released
by Marvelous Interactive, for the Nintendo DS.
There isn't one.
Quite simply, it's still a rumour, and a
few places are jumping to conclusions.
What we do know is that Marvelous
Interactive, Inc. (www.mmv-i.net)
has a game tentatively titled "Lunar" for the Nintendo
DS. For now, that's all other sites are going off of. Unfortunately,
it doesn't mean anything yet.
What we have to consider is that:
1) No information about the game's contents have been released.
2) The genre is listed as "SLG", which means roughly "simulation
game". The same genre name is used for a variety of games
including RPGs and tactical sims (e.g., Final Fantasy Tactics),
so it doesn't shed any further light on what sort of game
this is.
3) Most importantly, Kadokawa Holdings still has
the trademark to the "ルナ" name, and Game Arts still has
the trademark to "Lunar". Couple this with the fact that
this is still a tentative title for the Marvelous
Interactive game.
What does this all mean?
This means that there's no evidence if Marvelous Interactive's
Lunar is in any way related to the Lunar series itself.
There's no evidence yet that Lunar is even the final title.
What about those who say it's a Lunar
game?
Other sites have been jumping the gun. Notorious now is
The
Magic Box, where they claim Marvelous Interactive announced
a DS version of Lunar -- unfortunately, there's zero evidence
on this beyond the possible name. Also, a Games
Are Fun article jumped the gun a little bit in making
the connection. The only other site that seems to be getting
it a little accurate is IGN
- Lunar for DS, then again, ninety percent of what they
said is what we've already mentioned over a month ago.
So is there no Lunar for the DS?
I wouldn't say that. First, no one knows anything
about Marvelous Interactive's "Lunar" title yet, but judging
by the way the trademarks and copyrights are right now,
it's not likely. Still, keep an eye on Game Arts' "New RPG"
for the DS -- current speculation is that it's either a
new Grandia or Lunar game.
Any way of finding out more?
Well, LunarNET will really be your best bet on accurate
information. We're checking with various companies now on
this game and, well, I can pretty much guarantee you that
the most timely information will be released on LunarNET
first. Everything else will either come after we've done
the reporting, or it'll be a mix of hearsay and hype.
I think some guy for some
company once said 'don't believe the hype'? I could
be wrong. KF
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