At a press conference held in Japan yesterday, Namco Bandai reportedly announced that a new entry in its popular “Tales of” RPG series is in development for Wii. According to producer Makoto Yoshizumi, the unnamed title is due for a release in fiscal 2009 and will carry a significant amount of importance to the series. In other words, don’t expect a forgettable spinoff, even though this is the fifth Tales title to be announced this year.

Note: Shot above is from Tales of Vesperia, not the yet unnamed Wii title.

Tales Series Continues on Wii [IGN]

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