mach1.9pants
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Or nothing is happening until they work all the licensing out. OGL/SRD/etc is all on hold until next year.
But not likely until it gets to version "1.0" which Mearls reckoned would happen by the end of 2014.Well, they have the pdf only basic set coming out in a couple of weeks and that seems like a prime target for translation.
Hobby Japan said:AN IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT "D&D NEXT"
Thank you very much for your continued patronage of Dungeons & Dragons (D&D).
Since January of 2013, we have been engaging in promotional activities, primarily through "Table Game Channel", on the assumption of making the transtion from D&D 4th Edition to D&D Next. However, Wizards of the Coast, the publisher of D&D, has decided to sell only English versions of D&D Next, and not put out a license for translations. This applies not only to Japan, but all non-English language regions.
As a result, we cannot release a Japanese version of D&D Next.
We deeply apologize that we can meet the expectations of everyone who was looking forward to a Japanese version of D&D Next.
As a company, we will wait for an opportunity to do the translation, taking in account the possiblity that Wizards of the Coast may change their policy, but we must announce here that for the time being, there is no plan to publish Japanese versions of D&D Next merchandise.
From the bottom of our hearts, we thank everyone who has supported the Japanese versions of D&D over the 10 years since the Japanese release of D&D 3rd Edition.
Eiji Nakabayashi
Game Development Department
Hobby Japan, Inc.
I heard the same about the German Version. But that they don't allow the translation to ALL non-english Languages is shocking news for me.
At least most long time players are used to it and actually prefer the English Versions.