Anime On Your Xbox Is Like Milk & Cookies
I don't have an Xbox, so the Xbox Live Marketplace means almost nothing to me until that happy day that I get a 360. But contrary to popular belief, not everything is about me. For all of you lucky boys and girls who enjoy a little anime here and there (and really, who with a heart doesn't?) and like buying stuff on the Xbox Live Marketplace, I bring glad tidings!
Microsoft has taken on as partners ADV Films, A&E, National Geographic, and the extreme sports oriented TotalVid.com. Yeah, yeah boooring for the last three but Houston based ADV Films is one of the top anime distributors and localizers in the states with unforgettable anime series like Neon Genesis Evangelion, Samurai X, Gantz, and Macross just to name a few. Since ADV is also the parent of the successful Anime Network, it is expected that anime episodes will be available for 160 points, similar to other tv offerings.
Nerd on, my brothers and sisters. Nerd on.
Anime and extreme sports coming to the Xbox Live Video Marketplace [Siliconera]
Pirate Prince
Posted to Hot Stuff, Movies-DVDs, Video Games on 28 March 2007
· Comments (3)
You know, I don't have an Xbox either, although I've been sorely tempted several times. The deal-clincher will be Halo 3, of course.
Although a Wii might actually sneak onto my list a bit sooner! The PS3? I don't anticipate ever buying one.
They probably won't offer subtitled versions of the anime, which means it's a big "So what?" to me.
Yeah, one could only hope they would release subbed, especially seeing as ADV really doesn't do that great of dubbing the shows they get. But probably not.