Yousuke Saito, the executive producer of Nier, said in a group interview at E3 that they don’t know if Nier will be seeing a Japanese release. Due to focus on the American and European releases, the game is supposedly, according to Square Enix, not marketable to Eastern audiences.

Other reasons for the game not hitting the land of the rising sun include the “mature protagonist”, which is in contrast to the stereotypical young Japanese hero that we see in most Japanese titles. The publishers themselves are a Japanese based company, so it is a bit ironic their own country won’t be seeing the game.

Nier is scheduled to release sometime next year for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

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Square-Enix has released a trailer for their new franchise, NIER. The game resembles God of War, but with an obvious J-RPG feel. Not much information is given about the title other than that it is to be released in 2010 for the PS3 and Xbox 360.

To be honest, I’d rather have more Final Fantasy 13 coverage than an entirely new project. Let’s hope for more details at E3.