Hatsune Miku and the rest of her vocaloid pals are leaving the confines of Sony’s PlayStation and Vita systems for Nintendo.
SEGA announced today that Hatsune Miku: Project MIRAI Remix, which is an enhanced version of Japan-exclusive Project MIRAI 2, will come to the Nintendo 3DS in the West sometime next year.
The rhythm game will allow players to use buttons or touch controls, with the ability to customize button icons, sounds, character costumes and decorate their character’s rooms. Additionally, the game will use StreetPass to allow players to share personalized cards where they can include customized dance routines, phrases and comments. There will also be some form of AR card and photo fuctionality.
“Hatsune Miku’s popularity in the West keeps growing, and we are proud to support such an amazing franchise with our games,” said John Cheng, President and COO, SEGA of America.
In March, SEGA announced that Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA f 2nd would release later in the year on PlayStation 3 and Vita. Project MIRAI Remix will mark the third Miku release in the West.
I can certainly say that this is a step forward for Sega, albeit a small one. Let’s hope they don’t scrap the Puyo submode which was in the Mirai 2 game, since that is a decent and small honorable mention for the game.
That being said, I’m glad Sega have decided to make a 3DS localization of Mirai, being that it would probably be a good investment for the rhythm gaming industry in the West.
I’ve been wanting to play Hatsune Miku but I don’t have a PS3 or a Vita so I’ve missed out on a bunch of modern classic Sega games. I do have a 3DS though. I’m just worried that this might end up like PSO2…delayed indefinitely for the West. And when did Hatsune Miku become one of Sega’s core “pillar” franchises for the West like Sonic, Alien, and Total War?