Tales Of Symphonia Chronicles Collector's Edition Announced, North America

[Ayiu]

Today, Namco Bandai have revealed at New York Comic Con that a Collector's Edition for the HD re-release of Tales of Symphonia is heading to North America. The Collector's Edition of Tales of Symphonia Chronicles will be limited to?1500?15,000 units with a price and further retail information yet to be announced.

Update: according to the Namco Bandai Store the Edition is not limted to 1500 units but to 15,000. I'm sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused!

The announcement picture below shows an own variant of the Japanese LaLaBit Market Limited Edition with a note that the appearance of each item in the NA version may be changed without prior notice. The Japanese LaLaBit Market Limited Edition of Tales of Symphonia: Unisonant Pack comes in a box drawn by animation studio Ufotable and contains the following:


5x Chibi-Kyun Chara

Light Novel

1x 10th Anniversary Greeting Card

While the North American version is supposed to come with the following:


5x Chibi-Kyun Chara

Light Novel

Soundtrack

http://collectorsedition.org/uploads/2013/10/tumblr_muj50wqgCJ1qga6cto1_500-403x540.jpg (http://collectorsedition.org/uploads/2013/10/tumblr_muj50wqgCJ1qga6cto1_500.jpg)

Tales of Symphonia Chronicles will contain remakes of Tales of Symphonia and its sequel Dawn of the New World, the pack will be available exclusively for PS3 on March 31, 2014.

Thanks to our ce.o member Onyxia (http://collectorsedition.org/forums/member.php?u=892) for sharing!

Update: according to the Namco Bandai Store the Edition is not limted to 1500 units but to 15,000. I'm sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused!... View this article on the HomePage. (http://collectorsedition.org/18493/tales-of-symphonia-chronicles-collectors-edition-announced-north-america)

[Twisted]

thank you as always..you are always on top of things...what exactly is 5 x chibi? are they figurines?

[Ayiu]

thank you as always..you are always on top of things...what exactly is 5 x chibi? are they figurines?

Thank you :blush: Couldn't do half of my news post without this amazing community :clap:

yea, they are small figurines with big heads and they look like Anime/Manga characters only smaller. Just like the ones in the picture ;)

[Twisted]

ayiu..I think I remember you had shown off your collection at one time, and it was quite extradoniary...where can I see it again?..can you give me a link..thanks.

[Tubigdomo]

It is currently available on the namco bandai store. But they don't ship outside the US >.<
Knowing how the Ni No Kuni and the Tales of Xillia CE's turned out for Eurrope, this would probably be released in a paperbag for us.

[Letrico]

It is currently available on the namco bandai store. But they don't ship outside the US >.<
Knowing how the Ni No Kuni and the Tales of Xillia CE's turned out for Eurrope, this would probably be released in a paperbag for us.

:(

International orders please!

[mistwalker]

Someone should ask them via Twitter @namcogames if this is going to be a Namco Bandai store exclusive. I'm guessing if it was, they would be promoting it as such. After the Ni No Kuni disaster, I'm sure most would prefer to order from Amazon or Gamestop.

[Letrico]

Someone should ask them via Twitter @namcogames if this is going to be a Namco Bandai store exclusive. I'm guessing if it was, they would be promoting it as such. After the Ni No Kuni disaster, I'm sure most would prefer to order from Amazon or Gamestop.

Based on the press details. It seems to say "participating retailers".

I guess it will most likely be gamestop + namco bandai store?

[LyricalOne]

Just wanted to add that according to the text in the Namco Bandai Store, it isn't 1500 copies but..


PRE-ORDER TODAY AND RECEIVE FREE STANDARD SHIPPING!

Tales of Symphonia Collector?s Edition Contents:

- Tales of Symphonia Chronicles for PlayStation 3
- Exclusive set of five Chibi Kyun Chara figurines from TALES OF SYMPHONIA and TALES OF SYMPHONIA: Dawn of the New World
- Tales of Symphonia Chronicles Multi-Disc music soundtrack
- Tales of Symphonia Chronicles printed novel detailing the events between both games
- Special collector?s packaging with artwork from Japanese animation studio, ufotable
- Numbered and limited to 15,000 units <-----------------


O_O

[Letrico]

Just wanted to add that according to the text in the Namco Bandai Store, it isn't 1500 copies but..



O_O

Yes that is correct. The 1500 copies was a wrong announcement and many articles already updated to 15,000 copies after an update from Namco Bandai

[Resseh]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00FRESMZE/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/190-4949430-0611022?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_details_o00_s00_i00

[Ayiu]

Just wanted to add that according to the text in the Namco Bandai Store, it isn't 1500 copies but..



O_O

Updated the news post. Thanks you for pointing out :thumb:

[rapister]

gamestop
http://bit.ly/GPWUZR

[winds]

This collectors edition looks great. Does anyone know if amazon or gamestop in Canada will be selling these things eventually or is it exclusive to the US?

[canuckcollector]

This collectors edition looks great. Does anyone know if amazon or gamestop in Canada will be selling these things eventually or is it exclusive to the US?

Canadian retailers are always slow on getting those Japanese CEs listed. I made a preorder on US gamestop just in case.

[gomgomboy]

the website is a complete shit , took me forever and i couldnt even pre ordered it , so i pre ordered it from gamestop this morning , really wanna support the bandai namcostore but the don't wanna take the chance of it being sold out sinc is only 15,000 copies

[Tubigdomo]

I'm an aussie and my preorder went through to gamestop US. I was quite surprised since it kept rejecting my preorder for the Saints Row 4 GotG before.

[Artemisthemp]

Hopefully EU is been offer the same, else I just go with my US Pre order

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[Twisted]

is this 15,000 ntsc? then LOL 1.5 million PAL?..or is it 15,000 total?

[Ayiu]

is this 15,000 ntsc? then LOL 1.5 million PAL?..or is it 15,000 total?

no info about an European release yet. So it's 15k ntsc for now

[Anjelaoni]

Europe confirmed!

Eurogamer.net Article

10th Anniversary re-release Tales of Symphonia Chronicles will launch in Europe for PlayStation 3 on 28th February 2014, publisher Namco Bandai has announced.

The compilation contains GameCube classic Tales of Symphonia and its follow-up Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, now with refreshed HD graphics and the original Japanese voice-overs.

The game's goodie-laden Collector's Edition will also reach these shores, although will be limited to 10,000 copies across Europe and Australasia.

The Collector's Edition contains a set of five figures featuring stars Lloyd, Colette, Emil, Marta and Tenebrae, a two-disc soundtrack and a never-before-released-in-English novel that bridges the gap between games.

[Artemisthemp]

As long as They don't use Namco store

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[LyricalOne]

So..so far the count is what? 25,000 overall right?

[Twisted]

what if PAL version does NOT get a steelbook?

[Artemisthemp]

what if PAL version does NOT get a steelbook?

Tales of Xilla didn't included a Steelbook, so why should Symphonia?

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[LyricalOne]

Tales of Xilla didn't included a Steelbook, so why should Symphonia?

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Well they did get a metalpak...which yes it's not a steelbook, but close enough.

*Disclaimer: Close enough stands for good enough to the average consumer and does not include the average collector who knows well enough that a metalpak is to not be mistaken as a steelbook. The above statements of "close enough" does not reflect my personal views.

[Artemisthemp]

Oh you talking about the pink Teppo Steelbook?
That was a pre order bonus

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[LyricalOne]

Oh you talking about the pink Teppo Steelbook?
That was a pre order bonus

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It was, but ToX got a metalpak (NOT STEELBOOK) nevertheless.

I wasn't sure if he meant within the CE or just in general.

[Twisted]

GAMESTOP lists STEELBOOK (USA) as part of the Collectors edition package..amazon has not listed steelbook as of yet..but it was said on a different thread Namco said STEELBOOK will also be listed on amazon once design is confirmed..that is why amazon is not listing it yet..they want to put pic of steelbook on page once design is confirmed..so YES collectors edition WILL INCLUDE STEELBOOK (US) edition..not sure about PAL.

[Letrico]

I doubt EU region will have it. Every namco bandai CE so far for EU is so disappointing. Mainly ni no kuni

[Twisted]

USA edition on amazon.com......SOLD OUT!!!!!!..but still available at GAMESTOP USA...which lists STEELBOOK as part of content of the collectors edition.

[Tubigdomo]

The CE is $150 AUS here but preorder on gamestop US is $140 AUS (included shipping). The only reason I would buy the CE here is for the DLC (if it is worth it) also they might botch it with cheap materials like ToX and NNK....

[Letrico]

The CE is $150 AUS here but preorder on gamestop US is $140 AUS (included shipping). The only reason I would buy the CE here is for the DLC (if it is worth it) also they might botch it with cheap materials like ToX and NNK....

I think EU will not be getting the steelbook. We always get shafted anyway

[vhal_x]

USA edition on amazon.com......SOLD OUT!!!!!!..but still available at GAMESTOP USA...which lists STEELBOOK as part of content of the collectors edition.

I think that's just an accident tbh xx

[Tubigdomo]

I think that's just an accident tbh xx

I won't be surprised if that is the case, like what they did to NI No Kuni

[Twisted]

this is actually also "out of stock" on the official Namco store website in the US..clubnamco.com

[Artemisthemp]

I think EU will not be getting the steelbook. We always get shafted anyway

Tales of Graces F got a limited edition in EU after US had the game for 6 months

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[rapister]

Tales of Symphonia Collector’s Edition Contents:

- Tales of Symphonia Chronicles for PlayStation 3
- Exclusive set of five Chibi Kyun Chara figurines from TALES OF SYMPHONIA and TALES OF SYMPHONIA: Dawn of the New World
- Tales of Symphonia Chronicles Multi-Disc music soundtrack
- Tales of Symphonia Chronicles printed novel detailing the events between both games
- Special collector’s packaging with artwork from Japanese animation studio, ufotable
- Numbered and limited to 15,000 units

[Ayiu]

So maybe the US CE comes with a Steelbook at all :shrug:

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