wraggster
February 15th, 2014, 22:20
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ChunSoft's Zero Escape franchise is currently in limbo, as series director Kotaro Uchikoshi revealed (https://twitter.com/Uchikoshi_Eng/status/433997743531372546) this week that his team was unsuccessful in securing a budget for a proposed third entry in the series, due to a lack of sales.
Though previous series entries Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (http://www.joystiq.com/game/999-9-hours-9-persons-9-doors/) andVirtue's Last Reward (http://www.joystiq.com/game/zero-escape-virtues-last-reward) were well-received overseas, Uchikoshi notes that neither game (https://twitter.com/Uchikoshi_Eng/status/433998278393217024) was much of a success in Japan, leading to disinterest in a sequel among managerial staff. Despite the recent setback, however, Uchikoshi maintains (https://twitter.com/Uchikoshi_Eng/status/433999817811832832) thatZero Escape 3 "will definitely be released somehow, someday!"
Fans of the series responded to the news with an outpouring (https://twitter.com/Uchikoshi_Eng/status/434147533409882112) of support via Twitter. Uchikoshi currently seeks funding for the project from a third-party investor.
"If there is an great investor who thinks 'Virtue is its own reward', I wish him/her to send me a message," Uchikoshi stated (https://twitter.com/Uchikoshi_Eng/status/433999296128503811). "If you know such a wonderful person, please induce him/her to cooperate."
http://www.joystiq.com/2014/02/14/zero-escape-series-stalled-director-cites-low-sales/
ChunSoft's Zero Escape franchise is currently in limbo, as series director Kotaro Uchikoshi revealed (https://twitter.com/Uchikoshi_Eng/status/433997743531372546) this week that his team was unsuccessful in securing a budget for a proposed third entry in the series, due to a lack of sales.
Though previous series entries Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (http://www.joystiq.com/game/999-9-hours-9-persons-9-doors/) andVirtue's Last Reward (http://www.joystiq.com/game/zero-escape-virtues-last-reward) were well-received overseas, Uchikoshi notes that neither game (https://twitter.com/Uchikoshi_Eng/status/433998278393217024) was much of a success in Japan, leading to disinterest in a sequel among managerial staff. Despite the recent setback, however, Uchikoshi maintains (https://twitter.com/Uchikoshi_Eng/status/433999817811832832) thatZero Escape 3 "will definitely be released somehow, someday!"
Fans of the series responded to the news with an outpouring (https://twitter.com/Uchikoshi_Eng/status/434147533409882112) of support via Twitter. Uchikoshi currently seeks funding for the project from a third-party investor.
"If there is an great investor who thinks 'Virtue is its own reward', I wish him/her to send me a message," Uchikoshi stated (https://twitter.com/Uchikoshi_Eng/status/433999296128503811). "If you know such a wonderful person, please induce him/her to cooperate."
http://www.joystiq.com/2014/02/14/zero-escape-series-stalled-director-cites-low-sales/