Square Enix teases Modern Warfare 2 release in Japan

by JC Fletcher on Aug 28th 2009 9:30AM

The latest Square Enix teaser site is quite the puzzle. It's got a big "2" in it like the one in the Modern Warfare 2 logo, it features a rotating display of famous quotations about war, and it has Activision and Call of Duty trademark information at the bottom of the page. We're stumped -- we're just going to have to wait for that "2" to count down to zero!

Or we could "guess" it's Modern Warfare 2 right now. If you're wondering why Activision wouldn't publish the speculative "best selling game of all time" in every possible territory itself, it's simple: the publisher no longer operates in Japan.

[Via VG247]

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Tags: activision, call-of-duty, call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2, fps, infinity-ward, japan, Microsoft, modern-warfare-2, square-enix, Xbox-360

Reader Comments (49)

Firstly, what does that say?

Can anyone read that?

i wish i could

*phew*

For second I thought you were posting "First!"

You live today sir...

Those Japanese words says....

"In war, truth is the first casualty."
By Aeschylus

Where did you learn Japanese MattForce5?

From the credits of old NES games

I gotta admit, that as a tagline has actually gotten me slightly interested in the game.

this is cool

Can I just have my copy now? Please?

Thank goodness! I was worried I was going to lose out on the oceanic lag of global multiplayer!

JP US works just fine, as long as the host isn't running a thousand torrents for who-knows-what in the background. I play often with Japanese friends on CoD4 and, while some of them bitch about the lag, anyone that's played FPS's through the modem should be able to compensate for 100-200ms delays between shots fired and shots landing. Being at the right spot at the right time is the most important thing in these games anyway, and a .2s difference is fairly negligible unless you're in a melee encounter. I'm still amazed that some of them think I'm some god because playing w/ 4pins (green) or 2pins (yellow) makes little to no difference in my score.

Activision doesn't make any games that typically cater to the Japanese market. Unless they localize Guitar Hero for Japanese bands.

I can see Square doing this for the niche shooter market in Japan

Clearly the Bouncer 2 is finally coming.

Yeah you keep dreamin'.

NO ESCAPE!

The most I can tell is that it is a quote by Aeschylus.

All those fancy kanji drive me mad.

It says...

The first sacrifice on the battlefield is "truth".
-Aeschylus

Yes (well, literally it doesn't say 'battlefield' in this version, but leaving that aside) - but what I want to know is how the F did they come up with that transliteration for Aeschylus. Because I might not be entirely clear on how you pronounce the name but I'm certain it isn't like that.

Possibly a plan to tie MW2 with a new kingdom hearts???

Warfare Kingdom or Modern Hearts?

I'd buy it. Soap, Roach, Mickey, and Cloud - it's like a metal supergroup.

And by metal I mean bullets, swords, and keyblades.

"The package is aboard a small black-and-white steam tugboat, registered in 1928. There are a few animals on board as crew."
"Rules of engagement, sir?"
"Crew expendable."

Modern Kingdom: WarHearts

Soap McTavish and Sora?

Gah, wha, you can't, but, JRPG Modern Warfare?! NYAAAGH!

Oh, that explains the XP in multiplayer.

did any other CoDs come out in japan? Because it's kinda odd releasing the 6th in a series 1st

Final Fantasy 2 and 3 (western) would disagree.

I thought they had, but that was just me remembering that Medal of Honor was released in Japan via some PA strip... this one, I believe:
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2003/11/26/

Do they play Medal of Honor in Japan? Wouldn't that be kinda weird for them? you know.. playing as Americans in a war against themselves...

@Dark Wayne

I think CoD 1 and CoD 3 were released.
And CoD4 was released too. But after that,
Activision withdrew from the Japanese market.
Then Square-Enix came in to do the publishing in Japan.

BTWm, CoD5 wasn't released here.
Maybe its due to the set layout.
Because I think there are still people here who experienced the war and might bother those people. So for them, it might be hard to take CoD5 as just a game. (Just a guess.)

We looking at a Final fantasy meets Modern warfare thing? lol (joke)

Also, dont mean to go off topic, (well its sort of on topic) but...

http://community.eu.playstation.com/playstationeu/board/message?board.id=696&thread.id=111247

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x65/brainiac361/DSC00531.jpg
http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/5285/dsc00533pqg.jpg

From the EU forums

Those are some lucky folks to be in that beta.

Unless they manage to sell to every demographic, I fail to see how this is going to beat the sales of the Sims, which if I remember right, is the current best selling game of all time.

SHINRA Turks to make a appearance in Modern Warfare 2

CONFIRMED

lmao!

Square Enix is making 2 Metal Gear RPGs

Confirmed.

Good choice. Western games published by Japanese companies always seem to do better in Japan.

Maybe we should have Atlus and NIS publish Western games in Japan. They did a lot for RPGs fan in US. Maybe they should bring Western game in Japan as a returning favor. I could imagine Atlus bringing Bioshock 2 to Japan, and NIS bringing COD: World at war.

if Atlus bring Bioshock 2 to Japan, it would have the artbook with Little Sisters drawn in anime-design and I would joke: Monsters from Persona to make a appearance in Bioshock 2, confirmed.

If NIS bring World at war to Japan: Prinny and Etna to make a appearance in World at War, Confirmed.

Oh, by the way, everytime you access the website,
the Japanese message changes.

When I accessed it, it said,

"The price of a B-2 bomber: More than 22 billion dollars"

No way a single B-2 can cost that much. I know they are expensive but they can't be THAT expensive.

They're not pulling a Yuusha 30-2 on us, are they?

Who made legend of dragoon? Im looking forward to a Legend of Dragoon 2!!!

Hmmm... the japanese don't dig these games much anyway.

Actually for the last few years, recent FPS games has been gaining popularity in Japan. I think I recalled Left 4 Dead is getting a Platinum Collection (Japan's equivalent of US's Platinum Hits). Also Rainbow Six Vegas has earned both Platinum Collection and Playstation 3 the Best in Japan. Also, Grand Theft Auto 4 has gotten both Platinum Collection and Playstation 3 the Best.

And Activision thinks they are top dog.

My bad... It was 2.2 billion.
Heres the screenshot.

http://img215.imageshack.us/i/18272170.png/

Oh yeah. I remember now. We didn't get our AWESOME GH:JAPAN because Activision left us (in Japan). I remember being excited to play the drums of the great Yoshiki (X-Japan), only to be let down. Props to SE for picking this up. I have played with a lot of good cod4 players here in Japan. All on PS3 because the 360, as with it's younger brother, is still a running joke around Japan. Just wish that Activision would not have dropped GH:Japan.

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