Konami and Sony put a downer on 2008 for Europe

Oni-91 · 01-16-2008, 02:37 PM

(from zenius-i-vanisher.com)
"Dancing Stage SuperNOVA2 (AC) Not To Be Released

As suspected, the same reason Dancing Stage SuperNOVA cannot be sold any more in Europe has caused Dancing Stage SuperNOVA2 not to be released in Europe entirely. This is because Dancing Stage SuperNOVA/SuperNOVA2 uses Sony hardware instead of the old KONAMI hardware used in DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME/Dancing Stage EuroMIX2 and earlier machines. Parts of the EU legislation prevents certain Sony hardware parts to be distributed around Europe hence SuperNOVA2 cannot be released in Europe."

Well, looks like we have to settle for a CS release this time round, and (unless they change their hardware) in the future, too. That's bloody great, then.

Ben Speirs · 01-18-2008, 06:21 PM

Does this mean that we will NEVER get another AC machine unless Konami does something about their hardware? If so then DDR is now officially dead in the UK because I don't see Konami doing anything at all.

*sigh* let's just hope the Trocadero or ANYWHERE manages to import one...

Oni-91 · 01-18-2008, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Ben Speirs

Does this mean that we will NEVER get another AC machine unless Konami does something about their hardware? If so then DDR is now officially dead in the UK because I don't see Konami doing anything at all.

*sigh* let's just hope the Trocadero or ANYWHERE manages to import one...

I think so...unless Sony gets off their collective arses and licences those parts. Anyway, I wouldn't believe Konami would screw one third of the world over like that...

Ben Speirs · 01-19-2008, 07:19 AM

They'll concentrate on wherever the market is biggest - besides, to this day I thought Europe was the biggest (I had heard Japan lost interest years ago and American doesn't seem too bothered) but they still did nothing.

I hope I'm wrong.

Oni-91 · 01-19-2008, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Ben Speirs

They'll concentrate on wherever the market is biggest - besides, to this day I thought Europe was the biggest (I had heard Japan lost interest years ago and American doesn't seem too bothered) but they still did nothing.

I hope I'm wrong.

I hope it's only a delay. Besides, it's a reverse of what happened with SN1. But if Konami and Sony don't do something, and quick, they can expect a lot of complaints from pissed-off Europeans. I hate how Japan gets exactly what they want, America get the same a little bit later, and we have to feed off the shite that no-one wants.

Ben Speirs · 01-26-2008, 02:12 PM

Yeah. There is just NO reason for it, especially with the console versions as they require what, some translating? Why do they change the songs? I can understand the licenses, but seriously. I remember DS Megamix and Fever - god awful compared to MAX and MAX2.

*sigh* being English stinks.

Oni-91 · 01-26-2008, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Ben Speirs

Yeah. There is just NO reason for it, especially with the console versions as they require what, some translating? Why do they change the songs? I can understand the licenses, but seriously. I remember DS Megamix and Fever - god awful compared to MAX and MAX2.

*sigh* being English stinks.

Yeah, all that's different is a licence change and a translation into 4 languages. Ultramix 2 and 3 proved that this can be possible without a large drop in the song count, so why can't the other games follow suit?