News: XSEED Unlikely to Localize Game Center CX 2

May 06, 2009, 11:06 PM

by ian, via via RPGamer -
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RPGamer, which some may still remember as The UnOfficial Square Soft Homepage, recently posted an interview with Ken Berry of XSEED. The primary focus is on Little King's Story, which sounds more like Harvest Moon and Sim City had a baby than an RPG, but who am I to judge?

Unfortunately, the interview also contained the following news from Berry: "Retro Game Challenge started off well but still hasn't gotten to the point where we can justify bringing over the sequel."

XSEED, which imported the first Game Center CX game under the name Retro Game Challenge (which you should buy), is currently in a rough financial situation, as one would more or less expect from a small import publisher best known for the most recent Wild Arms games and the KORG DS10 synthesizer software. Losing Muramasa: The Demon Blade has apparently hurt them rather badly, and while Retro Game Challenge did decently well, the sequel is not exactly screaming "This Will Save the Company!"

The first game's fan base has been extremely vocal, but positive emails don't make up for weak sales. As good as the first Game Center CX was, the second game is leaps and bounds ahead, and a good deal larger. If you have any sense of fondness or nostalgia for classic gaming, and you do not buy this game ($27 at Amazon, you have $27) you are a garbage person.

Update: It seems worth noting that this simply means XSEED is unlikely to be the company responsible for bringing the game over. The possibility remains that another company entirely could pick up the series, though, again, mediocre sales on the first game are an impediment.