E3 06: Ninety-Nine Nights will "probably" hit US in August

Q Entertainment founder Tetsuya Mizuguchi is overheard discussing the North American release date for his forthcoming action game.

LOS ANGELES--Yesterday at the Microsoft Electronic Entertainment Expo 2006 press briefing, Japanese developer Q Entertainment made news with the announcement it was bringing its popular Lumines franchise to the Xbox 360. Previously, the Tetris-esque puzzle series was exclusive to Sony consoles: the original PlayStation Portable game is set to spawn a sequel, Lumines II, and a PlayStation 2 spin-off, Lumines Plus.

Today, Q Entertainment made Xbox 360 news again, courtesy of its founder and CEO, Tetsuya Mizuguchi. Following a presentation at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, the famed game designer was spotted having a conversation in the hallway of the Los Angeles Convention Center's concourse level.

Unsurprisingly, Mizuguchi was discussing Ninety-Nine Nights, his forthcoming action adventure game for the Xbox 360. Already available in Japan, the title has only a broad "Fall 2006" launch window in the US. Naturally, the lack of a firm ship date prompted the other party in the conversation to ask when Ninety-Nine Nights would be coming out in North America.

Mizuguchi was surprisingly specific in his answer, which could portend than Ninety-Nine Nights might ship earlier than expected. "It's coming in August, I think," he said. "Possibly September." Mizuguchi then politely excused himself, preventing any nearby eavesdroppers from learning more specific information.

Though Mizuguchi's comments appear to narrow Ninety-Nine Nights' launch window, it must be emphasized that they do not constitute an official release date.

23 Comments

  • jakeboudville

    Posted Aug 25, 2006 5:39 am PT

    yay!

  • Petri87

    Posted May 11, 2006 2:23 pm PT

    N3 is looking really sweet, cant wait

  • Jedi_Osborn

    Posted May 11, 2006 4:42 am PT

    this should be interesting.......

  • tdr_bushi

    Posted May 11, 2006 2:06 am PT

    took a look at the screenies - those images of ppl getting flung out into the air look amazing!

    it's a shame about whats happening in japan - people should be open to new ideas and new games

  • cire

    Posted May 10, 2006 10:38 pm PT

    Played the demo the other day. It looked good and it was pretty fun.
    The problem isn't the game. It's the fact that nobody pays any attention to the 360 here in Japan.

  • Kayrod29

    Posted May 10, 2006 7:12 pm PT

    Kinda reminds me of that game Legend of Dragoon for PS1

  • SoralinkGS

    Posted May 10, 2006 6:37 pm PT

    yea N3 is coming!

  • wytefang

    Posted May 10, 2006 6:35 pm PT

    And we're supposed to care because...??

  • i_love_my_ds

    Posted May 10, 2006 6:19 pm PT

    hopefully this game rocks....

  • rbarahona

    Posted May 10, 2006 6:06 pm PT

    It would be nice to see more japanese games coming to America. It also makes sense for Microsoft since de 360 is more popular here than in Japan.

  • DiscGuru101

    Posted May 10, 2006 6:05 pm PT

    There is a 99% chance I will be buying this game. Day one.

  • comthitnuong

    Posted May 10, 2006 5:44 pm PT

    sweet

  • bluedevl420

    Posted May 10, 2006 4:33 pm PT

    BONER!!

  • blackIceJoe

    Posted May 10, 2006 4:25 pm PT

    I think this game looks nice its to bad it did not do well in Japan.

  • The_SandRock

    Posted May 10, 2006 4:19 pm PT

    Yes! I thought it wouldn't be released on this side of the pond.

  • chibi-acer

    Posted May 10, 2006 4:09 pm PT

    "Mizuguchi was surprisingly specific in his answer" LOL

  • petrnorth18

    Posted May 10, 2006 4:02 pm PT

    that game looks sweet!

  • natiko

    Posted May 10, 2006 3:54 pm PT

    I hope it turns out good.

  • Lauryn2000

    Posted May 10, 2006 3:48 pm PT

    *smiles* and does the Snoopy dance around her
    entertainment center...wooo---hooo!!

  • swanlord

    Posted May 10, 2006 3:43 pm PT

    Yeeeeeeaaaaa Babeeeee

  • ChoadS

    Posted May 10, 2006 3:42 pm PT

    Should be good!!

  • michas_pi

    Posted May 10, 2006 3:40 pm PT

    Cool.

  • xtremity

    Posted May 10, 2006 3:38 pm PT

    sweeet i hope it does hit here in august its somethin that i really do want to play!

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