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Power Pros 2013 Coming To Japanese PS3, Vita, PSP This Fall Stuck

Posted on June 29, 2013 at 03:20 PM.

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Japan's premier gaming magazine, Famitsu, has revealed Konami's plans to release Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2013 "this fall." No price or exact release date was mentioned in the article, but Konami did reveal that their latest Power Pros game will appear for the Japanese PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita and PlayStation Portable.

Famitsu's report also noted that Konami is not making a second "Ketteiban" edition of Power Pros this year, and instead, will provide a free downloadble roster update once the Nippon Professional Baseball season concludes in October.

Only a few new features were mentioned in the article, including:

Manager Mode (coach your team to victory by offering play-by-play instructions to your players)
New batting stances and pitching motions
New fielding and running animations
New features added to My Life mode (no specifics mentioned)
Return of the blue "aura" visual effect, which highlights players' special skills

Famitsu's short preview concluded with a selection of screenshots, presumably taken from the PlayStation 3 version:

Comments

# 1 DJ @ Jun 29

Why can't we get an updated MLB Power Pros? Perfect game for the Vita/3DS.

# 2 jyoung @ Jul 3

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	Why can't we get an updated MLB Power Pros? Perfect game for the Vita/3DS.

Agreed, but unfortunately, the last Power Pros game Konami brought to the USA sold horribly (Bobblehead Pros on XBLA). Before it was delisted, I believe it was hovering around #450 out 500 or so games on the all-time sales charts.

It is a good sign, at least, that Konami did bring over World Baseball Classic to North American cell phones. Though I am not sure how that game's sold.