Hatsune Miku is taking over the world!
After successfully establishing a Western fanbase with the Hatsune Miku: Project Diva titles on PS3 and Vita, Sega is taking the anime Vocaloid rhythm game series on tour to the wonderful world of Nintendo to give 3DS gamers a chance to get in on the fun. This new game will actually be released first in the U.S. (by only a couple days).
Developed specifically for Nintendo 3DS, Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX‘s global tour dates are as follows: May 26 in North America, May 28 in Japan and Korea, and May 29 in Europe. The game will be sold at retailers and via digital download across all regions. Pre-order opportunities will be announced soon.
As I’m sure you’ve already noticed from the box art and screenshots pictured on this page, Project Mirai DX has been developed in collaboration with Good Smile Company to use the charming design style of the popular Nendoroid collectible figure line for all the characters. (I have a Funko Pop! Vinyl Hatsune Miku in my figure collection, but I’ve really been wanting to collect some of the Nendoroid Petite series as seen here. They are just too cute!)
The game itself will offer these features:
– 48 fan-favorite songs
– Game modes including “Touch Mode” and “Button Mode”
– Multiple levels of difficulty
– Customization options such as challenge/support items, change timing indicators and target icons, and swap out vocals in certain songs
– Watch music videos and add scrolling commentary in the Mirai Theater
– Choreograph custom dance routines using the Dance Studio editor
– Compose custom song phrases in My Tune mode
– Customizable Player Cards which can be shared with the community over StreetPass and kept current via SpotPass
Now back to more screenshots of those adorable Nendoroid characters!
Source: Release Date for Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX revealed! [Sega Blog]
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The date’s official. Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd will be launching across North and Latin America on November 18th (November 21st worldwide) for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita, both at retail and digitally via the PlayStation Store. I can already see tons of Vita players jamming out to some Hatsune Miku tunes during their holiday season travels.
Sega has also announced a little pre-order incentive for eager fans to jump in early on. Retailers are now offering with reservations
As usual, GameStop is getting in on the pre-order money grab with the additional exclusive offer of the Extra Character Pack containing Akita Neru, Yowane Haku and Kasane Teto. As a loyalty reward, these characters will be free to download for all gamers who previously purchased the first game and its Extra Character Pack.
New screenshots, including the cast of the Extra Character Pack, are available to browse in the updated gallery below.
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Source: Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd Release Date & Pre-order Bonus [Sega Blog]
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Hatsune Miku and her Vocaloid pals are returning to the Western hemisphere (Europe and North America) this fall in Project Diva F 2nd for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita. Unlike the first game’s staggered release, both platforms will launch simultaneously via retail and digital download with cross-save support. That’s right. This time around a packaged version will be sold in stores for Vita. Thanks for listening, Sega!
Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd features updated rhythm game mechanics, a revamped ranking system, an improved edit mode, hundreds of new costume modules and accessories, and 40 songs — 20 from the Japanese PSP games, and 20 that are brand new. The original is already the grooviest rhythm game to come along in years, so expect only bigger and better things from the sequel.
For a preview of what Hatsune Miku has in store for her next PlayStation concert, check out the freshly recorded E3 trailer and accompanying stills.
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Fans asked for it. Sega listened. The original PlayStation Vita version of Hatsune Miku: Project Diva f, released a couple months back on PS3 as the first of the popular series of Vocaloid rhythm games to make it out West, is coming to North America in early 2014.
It’s so great to see that the response to the PS3 version has been strong enough in the U.S. to warrant a localized release of the Vita version. I’m absolutely in love with the game on PS3 (review’s coming soon), but I think I’ll love it even more on the go.
The only bummer is that the Vita version will be released as a digital download only, unlike on console where it launched simultaneously on PSN and at retail. I’d much rather have a retail copy given how precious memory card space is on the Vita. But oh well, it’s better to have a digital release than no release at all.
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