Initial D Pc game!!!!

http://www.animeondvd.com/news/pr.php?pr_view=249

Theres gonna be a Pc GAME OF iNITIAL D wowwwwwwwwww!!!!





TOKYOPOP & Valusoft Talk Initial D Racing Game


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TOKYOPOP INC. & VALUSOFT SPEED ONTO PC WITH BRAND NEW INITIAL D RACING GAME

2004 Game Release Will Deliver Heart-Pounding Thrill of Initial D Street Racing Action to PC Gamers

LOS ANGELES (October 6, 2003)— Building upon its already impressive Initial D merchandising lineup, TOKYOPOP Inc. today announced plans for an exclusive licensing agreement with ValuSoft®, a division of THQ® Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) and leading global publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment software. ValuSoft will transform the street racing adventures of TOKYOPOP’s high-speed anime hit Initial D into a fast-paced, driving game for the PC, slated for release in early 2004.

“We are truly excited about the engaging interactive component ValuSoft will add to the Initial D experience,” said Stuart Levy, TOKYOPOP Founder and CEO. “By creating this PC-based game, we’re bringing fans even closer to Initial D’s intense drifting action by letting them take their own virtual drive through Mount Akina’s hairpin curves.”

With a slew of gripping racing games already under its belt—including the top-selling Midnight Outlaw Street Racing series—ValuSoft has established itself as one of America's preeminent software publishers. The company has already begun work on the action-packed Initial D PC game.

“ValuSoft is very pleased to be working with TOKYOPOP on the premier Initial D PC game,” said ValuSoft President Doug Clemmer. “As one of the leaders in the racing genre, we can’t wait to bring Initial D’s street racing scenes to a whole new level for fans and gamers.”

About TOKYOPOPâ
TOKYOPOP Inc. is the leading North American publisher of manga, the fastest growing segment within the publishing industry. With exclusive rights to hundreds of licensed and original book, video and music properties, the company has rapidly become a media convergence leader. TOKYOPOP has millions of books in print and publishes many hit manga series, including Love Hina, Chobits, Rave Master, Initial D, GTO, Battle Royale and Cowboy Bebop. The company pioneered Cine-Manga™, releasing titles such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Lizzie McGuire, Spy Kids 2, Kim Possible and Jackie Chan Adventures. TOKYOPOP television properties include Reign: The Conqueror and the upcoming Rave Master, both airing on Cartoon Network. As a licensor, TOKYOPOP represents merchandising rights for Rave Master, Initial D, Stray Sheep and others. Visit www.TOKYOPOP.com for additional information.

About ValuSoft
ValuSoft, a division of THQ Inc., is a leading global publisher and distributor of consumer-priced software. Based in suburban Minneapolis, MN, ValuSoft markets a wide variety of interactive entertainment and productivity software to the mass-market audience. ValuSoft can be found on the World Wide Web at www.valusoft.com.

About THQ
THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) is a leading, worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software. The company develops its products for all popular game systems including the PlayStationâ2 computer entertainment system from Sony Computer Entertainment, the Xboxä videogame system from Microsoft®, Nintendoâ GameCube™ and Game Boy® Advance, personal computers as well as wireless devices. The THQ web site is located at www.thq.com. The THQ Wireless site is located at www.thqwireless.com.

Contact:
ValuSoft THQ Media Relations THQ Investor Relations
Nicole Yolitz Armstrong Liz Pieri Julie MacMedan
(952) 442-7000 Ext. 122 (818) 871-5061 (818) 871-5095

This press release contains statements that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about THQ’s business based, in part, on assumptions made by its management. These statements are not guarantees of THQ’s future performance or the performance of the Initial D game and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements due to numerous factors, including but not limited to, those described above and the following: changes in demand for ValuSoft and/or THQ’s products, including the Initial D game, product mix, the timing of customer orders and deliveries, the impact of competitive products and pricing and difficulties encountered in the integration of acquired businesses. In addition, such statements could be affected by growth rates and market conditions relating to the interactive software industry and general domestic and international economic conditions. Specific information concerning these and other such factors is contained in the company’s transition report on Form 10-KT for the period ended March 31, 2003. A copy of this filing may be obtained by contacting THQ or the SEC. The forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date on which they are made and THQ does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release.

from what i hear about valuesoft they have a pretty crappy rep in the gaming biz so don't hold your breath hoping it will be very good...but then again i could be wrong...man tokyo pop is milking initial d for everything it's worth

Oh fuck no...
I gotta agree with kansei there, they just fudge everything up while trying to get their money's worth too, GReddy stickers on a JDM RX7 (the ZipZaps) isnt exactly what you'd expect...
This game is probably going to suck ass, with shitty music and its "special effects"
I think I'll go back to playing Kaido Battle (Kaido Battle 2 coming :D) and Initial D: Special Stage.

whens kaido battle 2 coming out?

this is what I post to them :

Initial D Racing Game.............
Problem Description: Hear from the media , that yours compeny gonna make a japanese title Automotive racing game (about drifting & time attack etc) I hope you the person who read this message take it seriously , since i can't find any comment mail box . so i like to post this little note here . I am a Car Racing gamer mania (about driving simulator like sony Gran Tourismo & EA Need for speed or Sega GT/initail D arcade stage) I play it all . If yours buddy gonna develop this Jap fever drifting things , you better make sure: 1.Have the ablebility of setting the car Like Gran turismo . 2.have the feeling like driving a race car & feels the speed when playing it ,example Like Need for speed. (I like play in full screen) 3.have the handling and predection of the car movement (example RX-7 & AE86 have the same movement ablebility but only diffrent power & speed) 4.hope there are more research on diffrent car and diffrent way of the car enter the conner. 5.drift looks like Need for speed underground ! SEGA Initail D arcade stage suck ! they fuck up the whole thing. (compare to gran tourismo 1/2/3) EA NFS U gets the feeling of making a street racing game. but the tracks are too boaring .(we don't need flying & jumping in a fun techniq racing game & hope the tracks are more reasonable & fun to drive) SONY GT have superb driving "FUN " but less visual change when upgrade the player car . Hope yours compeny can beat all the Fact ! don't waste yours $ and develop a shitty game & I really mean it . (Thinking positively) Thank you & sorry for my english . :) show us what you got . PLease .....

Do you guys think that they are going to do a Special Stage americain version?
It would be great. You need a modchip to play it in america.

peter i, until you make a paragraph, my eyes cant read that. Kaido Battle 2 out in March, and if the American (douchebaggish/Tokyopopper) fanbase grows large enough, they might even create their own fucked up version of Special Stage, but they have no reason to, because their translations are far from the end of the manga...
Only around 15 more volumes to go?
I hate Tokyopop.

Peter, please use grammer and punctuation correctly. I dought that anybody from the head of the company would want to read something like that unless you make it readable.

I loved the Initial D: Arcade Stage game, it was unrealistic, but for some people it's very hard to try to make a good drift especially in a video game.

I've played NFS:U and Daytona USA and I have to say that the physics engine of there are more realistic than Initial D, but it's alot easier to play (drifting is easier and cars are VERY responsive) and doesn't hurt the eyes like those 2 games did. (Daytona reminds me of playing on a PS1 and I always crashed on NFS:U because I couldn't tell between the road or background.)

Just one question though, why would Tokyopop go to this little known company and not Sega, who made all 3 versions of Arcade Stage?

Personal note: I hate the Tokyopop translations as well, especially the "nicknames", the music was the part that turned me off the most and I hope they burn the american soundtrack in hell.

WTF? NFS:U realistic? BS.
And Tokyopop did it because they are dipshits, after all, havent you seen the anime?
Mirror effects are the tricked out yo homieslice.(faG)

WTF? NFS:U realistic? BS.
And Tokyopop did it because they are dipshits, after all, havent you seen the anime?
Mirror effects are the tricked out yo homieslice.(faG)


edit button jeff hehe j/k... kaido battle..its a pretty good game, from what i've heard about kaido battle they won't be bringing it to america because txr is taking its place. as for idss i hope they never make a american version they'll "f" it up so bad just like everything else initial d in the US.

on a side note i have GT4 prologue and that game is by far the BEST racing/simulation game hands down, it puts every other racing game to shame

Holy shit, I double posted. I'm usually a nazi about that crap (I dont care if you flame me for that, I would if someone double posted..oh wait, i already did, and almost got banned ;))Nah, Kaido Battle is damn kickass, and they removed all the shitty music. But the engines are still synthesized (:( why does my rotary sound like a 180sx?). Sammy got a bit freaked when Crave released TXR3 for 20 bucks, and they got all pissy and decided that since no one is into drifting (my ass, D1 has brought more ricers into the drifting scene then anything...) they didnt think it would sell for 50 bucks...(bad decision)

what system is kaido battle on? wat is it like as far as gameplay?

:2cents: ok Peter I, there were so many spelling and grammer mistakes, I thought I would help by tweaking the message you might be planning to send. :2cents:

Initial D Racing Game.............
Problem Description: I have heard from the media , that your company is going to make a Japanese title Automotive racing game (about drifting & time attack etc). I hope the person who reads this message take it seriously, since I can't find a comment mail box to send this too.

I would like to post this little note here. I am a Car Racing gamer maniac (about driving simulator like Sony Gran Tourismo, EA Need for Speed and Sega GT/Initial D Arcade Stage) I've played them all . If you are going to develop this Japanese fever drifting game, there are some things that you better make sure this game should include.

One: Have the ability of setting the car like Gran Turismo.

Two: Have realistic gameplay for the cars and good perception of speed. For example, as in Need for speed,the cars have fair handling and as the cars accelerate the hazards appear faster and it becomes more difficult to manuaver, like in a real car.

Three: More realistic drift control. A fair example of this are the drift stages in Need for Speed Underground.

Four: Each car would each have thier own handling characteristics during play. What would be the point in unlocking cars if every car handled the same?

Five: More technical tracks. For example, Need for Speed Underground has some interesting tracks to start but as the game goes on, the tracks become more predictable

:2cents: I think you could really stop here because just saying how games suck doesn't really help lol. Hope that helps. -ColeIketani :2cents:


3.have the handling and predection of the car movement (example RX-7 & AE86 have the same movement ablebility but only diffrent power & speed) 4.hope there are more research on diffrent car and diffrent way of the car enter the conner. 5.drift looks like Need for speed underground ! SEGA Initail D arcade stage suck ! they fuck up the whole thing. (compare to gran tourismo 1/2/3) EA NFS U gets the feeling of making a street racing game. but the tracks are too boaring .(we don't need flying & jumping in a fun techniq racing game & hope the tracks are more reasonable & fun to drive) SONY GT have superb driving "FUN " but less visual change when upgrade the player car . Hope yours compeny can beat all the Fact ! don't waste yours $ and develop a shitty game & I really mean it . (Thinking positivelyInitial D Racing Game.............