SEGA have made the announcement of Hatsune Miku and Future Stars: Project Mirai 2 official. The game’s announcement was leaked early thanks to Famitsu, but now the official website is live and we have high quality screenshots to go with it.
The new Project Diva game that was being teased on Monday is Hatsune Miku and Future Stars: Project Mirai 2 for 3DS according to scans from this week’s Famitsu.
The first Project Mirai game was released in March last year and acts as a cutesy spin-off based on the Nendoroid line of vocaloid figurines.
SEGA of Japan have opened a teaser page for a new Project Diva game. Nothing is available at this time other than a date which suggests the full reveal will take place on the 18th of April.
Japan exclusive arcade title Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Arcade is receiving an update on March 19th which adds 3 new songs; 39, Senbonzakura and a rather spectacular After Burner II remix. Check the video below to hear clips of the 3 songs in action:
SEGA have released an image on their official Facebook page that says “Like & Share if you want Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F for PS3 in the West!” Could this mean SEGA are going to finally release a Project Diva game for Western audiences or are they simply gauging interest?
The image currently has almost 14,000 likes and close to 10,000 shares. You can access it directly by clicking here.
The arcade iteration of SEGA’s Japanese smash hit Hatsune Miku: Project Diva series is being location tested in a Round 1 arcade in Puente Hills, California.
The 2 machines are available for public play until March 18th. Hopefully this means SEGA has realised there’s huge Western appeal for this series and we might finally get to see it being localised for Western audiences.
Now this is cool. SEGA’s Japanese exclusive MMO Samurai & Dragons is getting a new digital card back of girls that are themed around each of SEGA’s consoles. The art for the cards has been done by Kei, the artist famous for designing the look of Hatsune Miku. Check them out below:
Good news for western Project Diva fans! The version of Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F being displayed at E3 is in fact completely in English. The title of the game has simply been changed to Hatsune Miku for this tech demo. There is still no word as to whether this means the game is coming to the west or if SEGA are attempting to gauge interest in the title.
There’s even direct-feed gameplay footage for those interested. Check it out:
The official Project Diva Twitter account has revealed that a copy of Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F is playable at the Sony Computer Entertainment America booth at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). There is currently no word as to whether this means there will be a Western release for the game but this revelation certainly gives us hope! The demo on display is the same one that was previously available at the Nico Nico Chokaigi event.
Also shown is the box art for the PS Vita version. Check it out:
The new Project DIVA game for PS Vita and Playstation 3 now has an official title, namely ‘Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F’.
The PS Vita version launches on August 30th this year while the Playstation 3 version has an unconfirmed release date of ’2013′.
Check out the new trailer for the game below:
Once again, these titles will probably not get a Western release due to licensing issues with the music, but thanks to the PS Vita and the PS3′s lack of region lockout they should be easy enough to import for those of you who are interested (and trust me, I’m very interested!).
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