Nintendo Media | Fragile: Wii Exclusive RPG (Video, Wallpaper, Screens)

Update, 26/11: Bandai Namco has revealed more on its brand new RPG for Nintendo's Wii, 'Fragile'. The game is being co-developed by Third Party outfit tri-Crescendo (who worked with Bandai Namco and Monolith Soft on Baten Kaitos and Baten Kaitos Origins, as well as the solo Xbox 360 effort Eternal Sonota) and Bandai Namco's own team that brought the fantastic Japanese-only strategy RPG 'Venus & Braves' to the PlayStation 2 in 2006. For those interested in how that game looked, below is the trailer for Venus & Braves:

But enough teasing of that PS2 game we are likely to never see. Below is the trailer for Fragile, the Wii game we will indeed have a strong chance of seeing in the Western world:

The trailer can also be seen in its original format over at the official website.

For those wondering what is actually being said in the trailer, here is a translation: "Ah Hotaru. This Star, it's this sort of vastness the Earth is overflowing with people, but every person thinks "why am I alone?" It's because their mind is rot with madness. And to end this madness I must destroy that world, and to do that, I must locate the virus."

Fragile is a game set in the near future where humans are almost extinct and the world is about to come to an end. Your quest is to search for new allies and to find out why everything is dying. The moon is the only thing Seto has to guide him on his perilous journey and along the way you discover the problems lie with bad spirits that you must defeat in order to return normalcy to the world. During the adventure, Seto will have to explore deserted towns where humans once lived but have now vanished, yet is not alone on this escapade as a mysterious heroine is waiting in the wings to lend a helping hand.

Gamers can use the Wii controller to hold a torch or metal detector, whilst the branch Seto is shown as holding in the images released so far is what can be used to fight off the evil spirits, with combat being mapped to a quick swing of either the Nunchuk or Wii controller itself.

With development already at the 30% stage and a 2008 release promised, no doubt more information will be forthcoming very soon. [ Thanks to ZeroSimon for the extra translated information ]

Be sure to check out Fragile's official website for some gorgeous, haunting music, character art and more clear screenshots. In the meantime, be sure to check out these two exclusive wallpapers, the theme music from the website, plus the new screenshots in the media folder below:

17 Screenshots / Art

It has been revealed by sp0rsk of NeoGAF that the game's theme is all about creating your own "short story". In addition to this, the game's subtitle is "Goodbye Ruins of the Moon". Dengeki Online will have a full unveiling of the title tomorrow (Japanese time), plus the December issue of Dengeki magazine will release even more information.

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Update, 20/11: The first screens/scans, as promised, are here from the latest edition of Famitsu, which has churned out the first images of Namco Bandai's previously announced RPG.

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Fragile takes place in the future where the planet has lost its light with Earth surrounded in a thick, evil fog. Players take the role of a young boy, Seto, who seeks out fellow humans and one special lady in particular. Seto can use his trusty flash light to get through the fog, metal/wood tools as weapons and interact with the gloomy, mysterious environment.

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Original Story: Bandai Namco has revealed the name for their upcoming unique Wii RPG: Fragile, due to be revealed later this month.

According to NeoGAF, Fragile is a dungeon-crawling exploration RPG centered around the theme of ruins. Its first public presence will be later this month in Famitsu (22nd Nov.), and a specific event on the 24th. For those wanting even more, the Official site opens on the 26th of November.

Stay tuned for further updates...