Namco Bandai Games Europe announced on November 29 that it has launched an updated version of its official website, which now supports a number of different European languages. The website, which features corporate and product information as well as up-to-date official announcements, is now available in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.
The company has also recently announced Family Ski for the Wii. Due for release in Japan during the Winter 2007/2008 and able to support up to four players, this cartoony take on the sport is being worked on by the folks behind Ridge Racer. The Wiimote and Nunchuk become your ski poles as you hurtle down the white powdery stuff. Also coming soon is Fragile, a new RPG for the Wii, being developed by Tri-Crescendo, developers of Eternal Sonata for the Xbox and Nintendo Wii. The RPG follows the story of Set, a young boy who must explore several cities in a post-apocalyptic world.
Last winter, Namco brought out Warhammer: Battle for Atluma, a collectible card game for the PSP set in the popular Warhammer world. John Whitmore, Director of Internal/External development at Namco Bandai Games America Inc. says that Battle for Atluma is "one of the more compelling card-based games to date," and that it "goes beyond simple player interaction and encourages an inclusive sense of community among players through head-to-head battles, card collecting, trading and strategy sessions." For the Xbox 360, Namco Bandai has Warhammer: Mark of Chaos, a real time strategy title that debuted last holiday season to decent reviews.
Earlier this year, Sony and Namco Bandai announced a new venture to develop content for the Cell chip including games for the PS3 and content for mobile phones and personal computers. The two companies invested about $821,000 to form Cellius, and the company has Ken Kutaragi, father of the PlayStation, as one of its directors. Sony will develop games with Namco Bandai to take market share from Microsoft Corp. and Nintendo Co.
