"Oh and Is this Ubisoft announcing Lunar Genesis for Japanese DS, USA DS or both?

If it doesnt come to the USA, I will cry X-P"

Its a US list, I only know because Lumines was released in Japan last year, yet it's at the top of the list on the announcement.

"Typically, games that're being developed by Japanese companies are revealed through Japanese sources and announced for the Japanese market first."

But also typically a company doesn't reveal all of its unannounced games in a single humdrum press release. Now none of the producers of these games get to organize a big announcement with screenshots which is usually how Ubi does business.

Yes we are working off a single line from a press release here. However I do have some reason to believe that it's a Ubi-Soft developed title and not a Japanese one.

Typically, games that're being developed by Japanese companies are revealed through Japanese sources and announced for the Japanese market first.

Which isn't to say Game Arts may not have something to do with the title, Game Arts and Ubi-Soft have worked together in the past. Mostly with Ubi-Soft publishing some of Game Arts games.... though I believe Game Arts eventually moved onto Enix, which may mean that SquareEnix is publishing for them now.

Er, well, that's getting a little off track though. I have concerns, but if its made by Game Arts, then this is a blessed event.

gogo and darknesstear: it is Lunar. That's why we did the article. Ubi Soft confirmed that it is THE Lunar series.

Dictionary.com SEZ:

gen·e·sis

The coming into being of something; the origin. See Synonyms at beginning.

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Maybe it's a prequel?

onizuka sensei: The Monolith that did Xenosaga is the Japanese Monolith. I know there's another dev team with the same name.

Well i think the Lunar series is a good series that has never really got the attention it deserves and new game or old port to DS would be welcome to get more people interested in the series. Lunar has been popular in hardcore rpg circles in japan and the u.s but has never really made it in u.k/e.u if at all. Some more exposure will be good for the series. I haven't played any of the Lunar series so I will welcome them with an open DS.

I also think it's in good hands with Ubisoft. They might be french but they have respect for japanese games. Also don't forget that Xenosaga 1 and 2 are both french/japanese (Namco and Monolith I think) co-production games and they turned out okay. Have some faith in Ubi.

wolvenone: nobody said none of the original team members are making it. In fact, for the most part, we are only working off of a single line in a press release. We'll have more info soon hopefully.

generic badass: Dan is sassy to everybody. Don't worry too much about the old timer. He's an SNK fan and you can only keep your cool for so long when it dies and comes back like 400 times.

Oh I have great faith in the people behind the original Lunar games, and I feel that there are certain groups that could create a good sequal/prequal.

However, the idea of Ubi-Soft taking over the franchise and making thier own without any of the original team members or whatnot doesn't appeal to me.

Nor does yet another port for that matter. I loved the original games, and the PSX ports, but enough is enough. I'd much rather see an original Lunar title or the beggining of a new franchise then yet another remake/port.

But of those five versions, only the Playstation and PC ones were ports. The Saturn and Game Boy Lunar's were remakes.

In response to Generic:

Kadakawa only worked on the remakes of the Lunar games. They had nothing to do with the original Mega CD/Sega CD versions of the games nor did they have any role in the Game Gear version of Lunar Walking School. Game Arts Studio Alex developed the original games. Also Media Rings not Marvelous Entertainment developed Lunar Legend. Get your facts straight.

We're pretty sure this isn't a port as that would be Lunaricide. But to make a small correction, that would be a Sega CD to Saturn to PlayStation to PC to GBA to NDS port. SIX versions would be pushing it juuust a bit.

Ack! I only pressed the submit button once!

Game Arts is just a group of programmers they've never had any say in what happens with the Lunar series. Kadokawa Shoten is behind Lunar, and they seem to be content letting Marvelous take care of the handheld games.

wolvenone: Game Arts hasn't done a Lunar game since Lunar: EB on Sega CD. They're efforts since then has largely been on shooters and Grandia. Lunar development was handed to other studios.

This is actually unbelievably good news. I LOVED the Lunar games.