While Bandai Namco have at this point in time been unable or unwilling to localize The Idolm@ster 2 on the PlayStation 3 (What I would consider a current “Gold Standard” for idol raising sims), other international video game publishers have been snatching up rights to idol and rhythm games for consoles. One of these games is Hyperdimension Neptunia: Producing Production, which with an already strong niche fanbase has enabled Nippon Ichi Software America to see merit in localizing the idol-raising spin-off title.
It has today been confirmed that gamers in North America will be able to enjoy the game on June 3rd, 2014 while PAL regions will receive it a few days later on June 6th. This title builds upon the number of PlayStation Vita exclusive titles that NIS America will be marketing to their audiences throughout 2014.
The player takes on the role of the main character, who happens to fall into Gamindustri and is immediately hired by one of the four CPUs—Neptune, Noire, Blanc, and Vert—to be their producer and manage their idol careers. Get your training wheels on, ladies, because a new producer is in town and the fate of Gamindustri hangs in the balance! Will you be able to properly raise these CPUs into idols, or will their citizens be stolen away from them by the popular idol group MOB-48!? Teach these girls to sing, dance, and properly promote themselves to the general populace thanks in part to your expertise in training video game idols back on Earth. As the girls’ popularity rises, they will be able to join one another in singing duets, or maybe even come together for a full ensemble!
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