Atlus bringing Trauma Center 2 for DS stateside before Japan [Joystiq]

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http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/04/trcen2_side.jpg (http://www.atlus.com/tcutk2)Atlus this afternoon announced plans to bring Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2 (http://www.joystiq.com/tag/traumacenter/) stateside, giving us plenty to keep busy amidst reruns of Scrubs and E.R. when the game ships for the Nintendo DS this summer. Atlus confirmed that the sequel (http://www.atlus.com/tcutk2), which follows the 2005 release that made us all believe that we could cure cancer with a flick of the wrist, will make it to retail on July 1, offering new modes and operations for armchair surgeons.

But wait, isn't that a full month before the game will be released in Japan (http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/04/02/trauma-center-2-scan-suggests-august-release-for-japan/)? Has the world gone topsy-turvy? We touched based with Atlus and learned that this is indeed the case -- not that the world had gone into a tailspin, but rather that we can expect to stitch up wounds vicariously through Derek and Angie before our friends overseas. The official we spoke to also noted that while the team struggled with a number of titles for the sequel "there really was no other more fitting thing to call the game than Under the Knife 2." Honestly, they can call it anything they want, just get it in our hands STAT!
Gallery: Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2 (http://www.joystiq.com/photos/trauma-center-under-the-knife-2/)
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[snes_collector]

Interesting to see that its making it to North America before Japan. Wonder if more copies were sold in North America than Japan?

[josekortez]

The game was a runaway hit, at least on the Wii. There are so many other oddball occupational games for the DS in Japan, so I'm sure it isn't a rush to get it out there.

[Xexyz]

Must have a good selling rate here in North America. The first Wii game was a launch title, so of course it sold well. I remember the original Trauma Center for DS getting a couple reprints, which isn't something Atlus of America does very often. It must have sold above expectations as well.