At the company’s recent shareholders meeting, when asked about whether Bandai Namco was working on a new Tales game to celebrate the franchise’s 30th anniversary, a representative was reluctant to offer a concrete answer, but seemed to hint at future announcements that are yet to be made.

“There are some things I can’t tell you here, but please look forward to future official announcements,” they said, as reported on Twitter by @gasu_y (via Push Square).

The Tales franchise’s 30th anniversary celebrations are happening next year, so it wouldn’t be entirely surprising to see Bandai Namco commemorating that with the launch of a new instalment for the franchise, especially given the fact that it will have been four years since the release of Tales of Arise by next year.

Interestingly enough, Bandai Namco has a Summer Showcase planned for the Anime Expo on July 5- could we see the company make an announcement related to Tales there, even if it’s not necessarily an anime-related game? Or perhaps we’ll have to wait until Tokyo Game Show this September? Either way, it looks like the series’ next entry may not be too far away now, so hopefully we’ll hear more about it in the coming months.

株主質問⑥
Q.テイルズ30周年の作品は制作しているか
A.この場ではお伝えできないこともあるのですが(含みを持たせた表情で)公式からの今後の発表にぜひご期待ください
(よくある”検討してます””ご期待ください”みたいな定型の回答ではなかったです)#バンナム株主総会

— ガースー (@gasu_y) June 24, 2024

The Japanese publisher recently published an official FAQ on its website for the upcoming Tales of Symphonia Remastered, and among several topics, touched on the possibility of more future remakes or remasters of Tales title. Though the company obviously didn’t give a definitive answer, it did say it’s awaiting “suggestions and requests” from fans where future remasters are concerned.

“We hear from a lot of passionate fans of the series around the world that they want to play old Tales games on the latest platforms,” the company wrote (translated by Nintendo Everything). “We as a team thank all of you from the bottom of our hearts. We are currently focused on the release of Tales of Symphonia Remastered, but we await your suggestions and requests in the future.”

Tales of Symphonia Remastered is set to release on February 17 for PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.

Check out the full theme song from Tales of Xilia. The song is called ‘progress’ and is sung by one of Japan’s biggest Pop singers, Ayumi Hamasaki.

Namco Bandai says they will not be localizing the Wii version of Tales of Graces, since “it would be next to impossible to condense all the game’s data on a Wii disc.”

“We wish to deliver the best and most complete experience for US and European fans, therefore we’re localizing Tales of Graces f,” Makoto Yoshizumi told Kingdom of Tales.

“The game on the PS3 version is on a blu-ray disc. It would be next to impossible to condense all the game’s data on a Wii disc, so unfortunately, there will be no Wii release.”

However, when asked if there will be any chance of revamping the older games in the series, Yoshizumi said, ““This is something we would like to do and we are currently working to see if it would be possible to port older Tales games: Phantasia, Destiny, or Eternia, not only in Japan, but throughout the world.

“However, I still can’t give much information about this. We are still discussing about whether this project can be done and on which game console those ports would be made.”