Bandai to release Gundam movies on UMD

TOKYO--Bandai announced today that it plans to release a lineup of movies in the Universal Media Disc (UMD) format, for use on the Sony PSP. The first title, in the Mobile Suit Gundam series, will be released in Japan in the spring.

The line of UMD movie discs, which Bandai calls the "New Concept Movie Disc Series," will include not only video, but also rough draft sketches, scripts, and producer interviews.

Aside from the movie discs, Bandai is developing the following eight games for the PSP, two of which will be released in December:

December-Release Titles:
Eiyuu Densetsu Gagharv Trilogy: Shiroki Majo (RPG)
Lumines ("Sound and Light Action Puzzle")

Titles With no Specified Release Period:
Soukyuu no Fafner (Action)
Patlabor [working title] ("Mini Patrol")
Mobile Suit Gundam [working title]
Dragon Ball Z [working title]
Naruto [working title]
One Piece [working title]