"One Piece" Ahoy! Namco Bandai Files U.S. Trademark for "Pirate Warriors"

Another encouraging sign that "Pirate Musou" could come stateside

Joseph Luster
February 11, 2012 5:15pm PST (2/11/12)

Namco Bandai already registered a European trademark for One Piece Pirate Warriors, so chances of it coming out of Japan were already there. Now North Americans may have something to look forward to, as the company recently filed Pirate Warriors with the US Patent and Trademark Office.

 

 

As nice as images are, you can confirm the actual filing via the TESS (Trademark Electronic Search System). 

 

There may be no date, or any other information on the potential release, but it's nice to know Namco Bandai has the name registered and ready to go in the US, as well! If you want more of the latest juicy news regarding the hotly anticipated PlayStation 3 title, check out our recent post on story info and new screens.

 

Saiyan Island via Grandline Report

 

Thanks to CR user theskyflame for the tip!

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2/11/12 by unity100
wow. im thrilled another company registered another patent so that they will be able to push their wares from exorbitant prices to the market.
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2/11/12 by CoolPrizes
Unity100, are you fucking stupid?
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2/11/12 by Kefkiroth
Yes, I was hoping this to be one of the rare anime games that make it to America.
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2/11/12 by NJZanDatsu
Cool, now I'm going to hold off on importing it.
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2/11/12 by theskyflame
same here very glad to see namco releasing it over here :).
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2/11/12 by theskyflame
nice to see this coming over whats better is we will find out brooks and others voice actors/actresses so awesome news all around :)
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2/11/12 by Tonio545
No we wont, because this will definitely be sub only.
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2/11/12 by Auron1
Well Fist of the North Star didn't even have an official dub until its game was released in America, so One Piece will most likley be the same
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2/11/12 by theskyflame
exactly so if fotns was dubbed when it came over here why not op :)
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2/11/12 by Hypeathon
Wwwwaaaait, what do you mean? One Piece has had an official dub from Funimation for I think 4-5 years now?
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2/11/12 by Taroni
Yes, this will be a buy for me and my neph
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2/11/12 by vampko
Cannot wait ~
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2/11/12 by tycho0042
amazing. stoked for this game. totally gonna play robin <3
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2/11/12 by OMGJEEPERS23
I'm pretty sure this will have the dub cast with the possibility of Japanese voices like how Haruto Shippuden UNS: 2 was. I mean that game had English voices of character that weren't dubbed yet like Pein and Killerbee...
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2/11/12 by MeidouZangetsuha83
I'm in absolute shock. I thought this would NEVER come over here, especially since the show has never been mainstream here. Among the anime community it is, but among the general population, it never was.

It's going to struggle in sales I bet. I mean the last game that came over here sold only this well.
http://www.vgchartz.com/game/3953/one-piece-unlimited-adventure/USA/
The Bleach game that came out over the Summer sold much better than it. I doubt it would sell anywhere near that.
http://www.vgchartz.com/game/48483/bleach-soul-resurreccion/USA/
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