Since its inception in 1995, the Tales of series of console fantasy role-playing video games from NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. has become a revered favourite of fans around the world. With global sales in excess of fourteen million units, the franchise is beloved for its Japanese cultural and anime influences as well as the use of renowned manga artists, illustrators and composers.
The series now encompasses over 25 titles (including flagship and spin-off titles) and numerous other entertainments, manga and animation productions. In the last three years, Tales of Vesperia on Xbox 360, Tales of the Abyss on Nintendo 3DS, Tales of Symphonia Dawn of the New World on Nintendo Wii and Tales of Graces f on PlayStation 3 have been released in Europe. The much anticipated European launch of the most recent opus in the series, Tales of Xillia, is scheduled for 2013.
