XSEED Announces Fragile: Farewell Ruins of the Moon

It's not quite E3 yet, but that isn't stopping surprise announcements, as publisher XSEED has just announced that it will be bringing Tri-Crescendo and Namco Bandai's emotional and exploration-based Wii RPG Fragile: Sayonara Tsuki no Haikyo to North America later this year.

For the forgetful, Fragile follows a young man named Seth (whose name will apparently be retaining the Japanese pronunciation of 'Seto' for XSEED's localization) as he searches for companionship in a seemingly empty world.

The game is heavy on exploration over combat, and utlizes the Wiimote for various functions, most prominantly as a flashlight.

I'm honestly a little surprised to see this game making the jump. I knew Namco Bandai would have nothing to do with it over here, but I didn't think they'd give up the publishing rights. But this is certainly great news for North American Wii owners, as this definitely looks like a title worth checking out.

Fragile: Farewell Ruins of the Moon will be available for Nintendo Wii sometime later this year in North America. It is already available in Japan.

[RPGamer]