WALL-E Gets Arabic Localization, A Middle East First [Thq]

<p><img src="http://kotaku.com/assets/images/kotaku/2008/07/wall-e.jpg" class="postimg left"/>If Arab gamers want to play Western games, they'd have to play them in something other than their native Arabic. That's unfortunate! Well, that's going to change &mdash; THQ is localizing multiplatform based-on-the-movie <i>WALL-E</i> game for the Middle East. This is a first! According to THQ export sales manager Luke Keighran:</p> <blockquote><p> We are delighted to be part of this, launching an Arabic game is every Arab gamers’ wish. This is a great opportunity for us to grow further in promising territories like Saudi Arabia and Egypt, and a solid demonstration of our commitment to the Middle East market...we hope it will be the first of a long line up for Arabic titles in the future... There are only few games that would suit the Middle East’s morals more than WALL.E. The game depicts family virtues in a fun adventurous story line immersing the players in a world of passionate pursuit for adventure. </p></blockquote> <p>You gotta start somewhere, we guess, and are glad to see that THQ has started. Hopefully other publishers will follow suit.</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.mcvuk.com/news/31081/WALL-E-the-first-Arabic-localised-game">WALL-E the first Arabic localised game</a> [MCVUK]</p> <br style="clear:both;"/> <img alt="" style="border:0;height:1px;width:1px;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?i=8adba9ffb74ade6d8a76963defe61b82" height="1" width="1"/>
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