No ICO sequel this year News
PlayStation 2 News by Tom Bramwell
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has no plans to launch a sequel to ICO this year, the company confirmed today, but hasn't ruled out a sequel to the cult PS2 title entirely.
Reacting to an Amazon.co.uk listing for NICO - believed to be the name of the sequel - and an alleged November 29th release date, a spokesperson for Sony told Eurogamer, "SCEE has yet to announce any official information related to the sequel of ICO, but we can confirm that such game will not be launching in 2004 for Europe."
However there is glimmer of hope for fans of Ico and Yorda's celebrated PS2 adventure. "ICO has been a cherished favourite amongst PS2 gamers and we realise that a second instalment is eagerly anticipated worldwide," we were told. "Please watch this space..."
Couldn't have put it better ourselves.
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hp_on_toast
21/07/04 @ 16:49
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Why do they have to call it Nico? it makes me think of Ico but with Steven Segall as the main character :-/
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There was an ad for recruitment at that developer which had ICO visuals on it. So everyone assumed they were making a sequel. And I do recall a few screenshots floating about maybe, but then maybe I'm thinking about the ad again. "Nico" was registered I believe, but as Blerk says no-one officially announced it.
But it's all academic anyway, because they'd be insane not to make a sequel. The world would vanish in a puff of logic if they didn't.
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I don't trust any Amazon release date, I suspect they are often pushed forward to increase pre-order sales as it appears they are getting the title before anyone else. Afterwards they can just claim they got it wrong, oops, sorry!
Good example of this is GT4 Prologue which they said they were getting at least a full week or two before everyone else (no, I didn't fall for it. I'm too cycnical about the games market these days). This was changed the day after their alleged release date. A shame as other than that I quite like shopping with them. |
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bungalooBunny
21/07/04 @ 18:59
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I've seen a movie & screenshots of Nico over a year ago and I'm 100% sure it is in development. It's just a matter of when it will be released. I'm assuming this Xmas in Japan and Easter '05 in Europe/U.S.
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BLACKSHEEP
21/07/04 @ 19:47
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Hmm it could well be on the PS3 as i'd imagine the PS2 couldn't cope with such a grandiose scale outside the Ico world.
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got beer, care to tell us where you got that info from?
These screenshots have been around for more than an year, possibly pulled off from a company presentation in Japan. The Japanese words seen there are a few names of the same people that did ICO and the style definitely has written ICO all over it. Personally I'm glad Sony don't rush it and let the developers take the time they need. After all, that's why the first game is so good. |
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el_pollo_diablo
22/07/04 @ 09:49
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Hey!
This was my story! Where's my tenner for services to investigative journalism? I'm looking at you, bramwell... :D clicky-linky (last thread)
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