July 7, 2009
Atlus
to Bring Japanese Brawler Kenka Bancho 3 for PSP to North America
Fans to be given opportunity to
contribute to naming process
Atlus U.S.A., Inc. today revealed
that it has secured the publishing rights to Kenka Bancho 3, a Japanese beat’em
up for PSP. The game, which puts players in the role of a high school student on
a class trip to a historic Japanese city, includes no shortage of fist-to-face
and knee-to-gut action, and all in the name of pride and bragging rights.
In an unprecedented move for the
publisher, Atlus will look to fan input in the process of choosing a title for
the game’s North American release.
"Kenka Bancho 3 is a terrific
brawler with all the action and humor PSP system owners crave," said Aram
Jabbari, Manager of PR and Sales for Atlus. "That said, the game is also called
Kenka Bancho 3, which, without translation, may not be the most intuitive title
for non-Japanese speaking gamers. Therefore, we’re going to open things up for
our fans to help us pick the game’s new North American title. We wouldn’t be in
this situation if my suggestion for the title, Buncha Banchos, had been
accepted," Jabbari added quickly with a nervous chuckle, "but you know,
whatever."
Kenka Bancho 3 is scheduled for
release in early 2010.
Fans can contribute to the
naming process via the survey link below:
http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e2jikoxqfwtj87wt/start
