NAMCO BANDAI GAMES' SHIFTYLOOK
MAKES NAMCO™ HIGH PREMIUM CONTENT AND MERCHANDISE AVAILABLE THROUGH WELOVEFINE
Holiday season's most anticipated dating sim
to offer premium datelines, apparel and more; exclusive pre-order items
available now including limited edition class ring
TOKYO, JAPAN – November 15, 2013
– NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc., a subsidiary of NAMCO BANDAI Holdings Inc. (TYO:
7832), announced today a partnership with WeLoveFine to release premium digital
content and physical merchandise for its upcoming browser-based dating sim NAMCO™
HIGH through WeLoveFine.com. Developed by What Pumpkin Studios and Date
Nighto LLC under the creative direction of Homestuck
creator Andrew Hussie, NAMCO™ HIGH assembles characters
from across the NAMCO BANDAI Games universe and brings them together at a high
school just for video game characters. For the latest information, visit NamcoHigh.com.
“Since WeLoveFine has a strong community of
video game fans, anime lovers and pop culture maniacs, it's the perfect place
to offer premium Namco High content and merchandise,” said Rob Pereyda, NAMCO
BANDAI Games' ShiftyLook Producer and Editor-in-Chief. “We hope WeLoveFine
users will enjoy the intense, wrenching experience that is Namco High, and the
intense, wrenching experience that is Namco High merchandise, especially the
limited edition class ring.”
“Namco High is exactly the kind of
heart-pounding, massive content that WeLoveFine looks for,” said Guy Brand,
Owner of WeLoveFine. “There is nobody more in tune with this audience on the
creative side right now than the folks at ShiftyLook, What Pumpkin Studios and
the creative genius Andrew Hussie himself.”
“We love the WeLoveFine audience and know
there is a huge crossover with Andrew, both in terms of fanbase and creative
tastes,” said George Rohac, Director of Business Development at What Pumpkin
Studios. “Fans of WeLoveFine, ShiftyLook, What Pumpkin Studios and Andrew will
find in Namco High a gaming experience that meshes their shared tastes, further
linking fanbases and making this partnering feel nothing short of natural.”
NAMCO™ HIGH Key Information:
Overview: As a cousin to the Prince from the Katamari series you will meet total
strangers with nothing in common, but before it is all over you'll break rules,
bare your soul, and touch each other in ways you never dreamed.
Platform: Modern HTML5-capable web browsers
on ShiftyLook.com using BANDAI NAMCO ID (also free to register)
Cost: Free (there are premium datelines in
addition to the free ones)
Free Datelines: Galaga (from Galaga), Lolo (from Klonoa), Valkyrie (from Legend
of the Valkyrie), Anti-Bravoman (from Bravoman),
Meowkie (from Mappy), Albatross (from
Rolling Thunder)
Premium Datelines: Donko (from Taiko Drum
Master), eight to-be-announced additional characters from the NAMCO BANDAI
Games universe, Terezi Pyrope (from Homestuck), and two additional
to-be-announced characters from Homestuck
PAKs Available Now For Pre-Order:
DELUXE PAK:
Description: All the dateable NAMCO BANDAI
Games characters, all three of the Homestuck
characters, plus digital soundtrack, wallpapers, and avatar set
Price: $14.95
SWAG PAK:
Description: DELUXE PAK plus an exclusive
pre-order Cousin T-shirt, sticker and pin
Disclaimer: Pre-order only
Price: $49.95
MESSENGER PAK:
Description: SWAG PAK plus an exclusive
messenger bag
Disclaimer: Pre-order only
Price: $99.95
CLASSMATE PAK:
Description: MESSENGER PAK plus an exclusive
diploma and class ring
Disclaimer: Pre-order only
Price: $249.95
COOL KID PAK:
Description: CLASSMATE PAK plus an exclusive
letterman jacket
Disclaimer: Pre-order only
Price: $499.95
Individual datelines will be available for
purchase after launch date, except for Homestuck characters, which may
only be purchased in a premium PAK.
Once users have purchased a PAK on
WeLoveFine, they will get a unique code they can redeem to unlock NAMCO™
HIGH premium content upon its release. Additional merchandise will also
be available at WeLoveFine.com.
NAMCO™ HIGH releases onto ShiftyLook.com Holiday 2013.
For additional updates and exclusive
information, follow ShiftyLook on Twitter (@ShiftyLook), Facebook (fb.com/ShiftyLook) and YouTube (http://youtube.com/user/shiftylooknbgi).
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