As picked up on by talesofmi.net, the German retail release of Tales of Monkey Island (which, as you'll recall, is optionally offered in a big ol' deluxe version of comparable size to the old school boxes) has apparently sold very well in the country where copies of Zak McKracken are worshiped like monoliths and Ron Gilbert comes to you.
Lace Mamba, which we've already reported will be doing TMI's retail release in the UK on April 8th (as they did around the same time last year for Ghost Pirates of Vooju Island), believes that the performance in Germany bodes well for their own launch:
“We think this is a very good indicator for success in the UK,” Lace Mamba Global’s head of marketing Claas Wolter told MCV.
“There is huge demand for a boxed release of Tales of Monkey Island, as proven by the amount of pre-orders and positive feedback. Monkey Island is one of the top adventure game brands in the world.”
You'll recall that the UK version's packaging will boast unique covert art. While the German release bears the Steve Purcell painting that Telltale pre-order customers got in the form of an insert for their Collector's DVD, the UK box uses an unused Purcell design fully painted by Telltale concept artist Ryan Jones. It's rather cool-looking, though the reaction to this multitude of cool covers must surely be bittersweet for the Monkey Island completest with a mortgage to pay off.
Source: MCV
elTee
Macfly77
That's the German version.
This is the UK version.
I think Quez means the boxed version with the original artwork on the cover?
Indeed! :) Those USK and PEGI logo's are awfully large on the cover though..
elTee
Hee, I think it looks awful.
Yes.
Macfly77
That's the German version.
This is the UK version.
I think Quez means the boxed version with the original artwork on the cover?
Awesome.
elTee
Is this it?
That's the German version.
This is the UK version.
elTee
Is this it?
I was wondering about that... no reviews, no real photos of product.. hmmm!