<s>
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
:	I-Application
Eternal	I-Application
Wings	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Ocean	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Monolith	O
Soft	O
and	O
tri-Crescendo	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
guardian	O
spirit	O
"	O
–	O
an	O
unseen	O
player	B-Application
avatar	I-Application
–	O
who	O
guides	O
protagonist	O
Kalas	O
and	O
his	O
party	O
of	O
companions	O
in	O
an	O
adventure	O
across	O
an	O
aerial	O
floating	O
island-based	O
kingdom	O
in	O
the	O
clouds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
focused	O
around	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
"	O
Magnus	B-Application
"	O
–	O
magical	O
cards	O
that	O
capture	O
the	O
"	O
essence	O
"	O
of	O
items	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
in-game	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
due	O
to	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
JRPGs	O
in	O
its	O
game	O
library	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
generally	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
but	O
received	O
lukewarm	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
a	O
prequel	O
,	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
was	O
green-lit	O
and	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
lifespan	O
,	O
receiving	O
a	O
similar	O
reception	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outside	O
of	O
the	O
cancelled	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
DS	B-Device
,	O
no	O
further	O
entries	O
have	O
been	O
announced	O
or	O
released	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
team	O
largely	O
focusing	O
on	O
other	O
projects	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
8	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
I	O
&	O
II	O
HD	O
Remaster	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
a	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
mid-2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
plays	O
as	O
a	O
Japanese	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
does	O
not	O
directly	O
play	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
protagonist	O
as	O
in	O
most	O
JRPGs	O
,	O
but	O
rather	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
self-named	O
"	O
guardian	O
spirit	O
"	O
that	O
directly	O
interacts	O
with	O
the	O
protagonist	O
through	O
preset	O
text	O
dialogue	B-Application
tree	I-Application
response	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
mechanics	O
rely	O
heavily	O
on	O
magical	O
cards	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Magnus	B-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
absorb	O
the	O
essence	O
of	O
real-world	O
objects	O
for	O
storage	O
and	O
later	O
use	O
,	O
acting	O
as	O
a	O
container	O
for	O
items	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
inventory	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
objects	O
are	O
already	O
found	O
in	O
their	O
card	O
form	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
are	O
found	O
and	O
needed	O
to	O
extracted	O
into	O
blanks	O
Magnus	B-Application
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
1,000	O
different	O
Magnus	B-Application
exist	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magnus	B-Application
are	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
multitude	O
of	O
ways	O
;	O
Magnus	B-Application
containing	O
food	O
or	O
medicine	O
may	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
heal	O
or	O
temporarily	O
invigorate	O
characters	O
,	O
Magnus	B-Application
containing	O
weapons	O
or	O
armor	O
may	O
be	O
equipped	O
to	O
strengthen	O
characters	O
,	O
Magnus	B-Application
containing	O
battle	O
moves	O
may	O
be	O
put	O
into	O
the	O
players	O
deck	O
and	O
used	O
as	O
attacks	O
in	O
battles	O
,	O
and	O
Magnus	B-Application
may	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
non-playable	O
characters	O
to	O
reveal	O
new	O
conversations	O
or	O
complete	O
various	O
quests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magnus	B-Application
change	O
automatically	O
in	O
real-time	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
for	O
better	O
and	O
worse	O
;	O
a	O
Magnus	B-Application
containing	O
milk	O
that	O
would	O
heal	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
eventually	O
curdle	O
into	O
cheese	O
,	O
which	O
may	O
heal	O
the	O
character	O
even	O
more	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
Magnus	B-Application
containing	O
a	O
ripe	O
banana	B-Operating_System
may	O
turn	O
into	O
a	O
rotten	O
banana	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
would	O
in	O
turn	O
hurt	O
the	O
character	O
if	O
consumed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
a	O
camera	O
Magnus	B-Application
may	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
battle	O
to	O
take	O
photographs	O
of	O
enemies	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
in	O
turn	O
be	O
sold	O
for	O
varying	O
amounts	O
of	O
money	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
picture	O
quality	O
and	O
rarity	O
of	O
image	O
captured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
a	O
battle	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
assemble	O
a	O
deck	O
of	O
Magnus	B-Application
for	O
each	O
party	O
member	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
during	O
combat	O
,	O
from	O
which	O
random	O
hands	O
are	O
dealt	O
from	O
during	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
Magnus	B-Application
has	O
a	O
spirit	O
number	O
in	O
the	O
corner	O
ranging	O
from	O
1	O
–	O
9	O
;	O
playing	O
same-number	O
groupings	O
or	O
numbers	O
used	O
in	O
gradual	O
succession	O
(	O
1-2-3-4	O
)	O
result	O
in	O
an	O
increased	O
damage	O
effect	O
;	O
cards	O
with	O
multiple	O
numbers	O
allow	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
select	O
the	O
more	O
beneficial	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magnus	B-Application
can	O
also	O
be	O
combined	O
during	O
battle	O
,	O
and	O
when	O
certain	O
Magnus	B-Application
are	O
played	O
,	O
special	O
combos	O
are	O
formed	O
that	O
create	O
new	O
Magnus	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
playing	O
the	O
healing	O
cards	O
cucumber	B-Application
and	O
honey	O
combine	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
much	O
stronger	O
healing	O
effect	O
through	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
a	O
honey	O
dew	O
melon	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
character-specific	O
"	O
finishing	O
move	O
"	O
Magnus	B-Application
may	O
be	O
found	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
their	O
use	O
leading	O
to	O
especially	O
powerful	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doing	O
so	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
"	O
level	O
up	O
"	O
,	O
leading	O
an	O
increase	O
in	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
primary	O
attributes	O
such	O
as	O
health	O
points	O
,	O
attack	O
strength	O
,	O
or	O
defensive	O
ability	O
,	O
or	O
occasionally	O
"	O
class	O
up	O
"	O
which	O
increases	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
magnus	B-Application
deck	O
capacity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
of	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
is	O
centered	O
around	O
magic	O
cards	O
called	O
"	O
Magnus	B-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
humanity	O
to	O
store	O
the	O
essence	O
of	O
objects	O
or	O
powers	O
in	O
them	O
for	O
later	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legendary	O
heroes	O
eventually	O
seal	O
his	O
power	O
away	O
with	O
the	O
five	O
all-powerful	O
"	O
End	O
Magnus	B-Application
"	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
planet	O
itself	O
is	O
left	O
uninhabitable	O
,	O
leaving	O
humanity	O
to	O
migrate	O
and	O
live	O
among	O
the	O
floating	O
continents	O
in	O
the	O
sky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
his	O
priorities	O
shift	O
when	O
he	O
meets	O
and	O
travels	O
with	O
a	O
young	O
woman	O
named	O
Xelha	O
,	O
and	O
accidentally	O
releases	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
End	O
Magnus	B-Application
,	O
loosening	O
the	O
seal	O
on	O
Malpercio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
travel	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
corrupt	O
Alfard	O
Empire	O
from	O
fully	O
releasing	O
Malpercio	O
again	O
,	O
eventually	O
joining	O
up	O
with	O
Gibari	B-Application
,	O
a	O
laid-back	O
fisherman	O
from	O
a	O
small	O
seaside	O
town	O
,	O
Lyude	B-Application
,	O
the	O
ethical	O
son	O
of	O
a	O
powerful	O
family	O
in	O
the	O
heart	O
of	O
the	O
Alfard	O
Empire	O
,	O
Savyna	O
,	O
a	O
skillful	O
ex-mercenary	O
,	O
and	O
Mizuti	O
,	O
a	O
strange	O
masked	O
creature	O
from	O
unknown	O
origins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
,	O
they	O
inadvertently	O
release	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
End	O
Magnus	B-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
quickly	O
seized	O
by	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Alfard	O
Empire	O
,	O
a	O
hostile	O
nation	O
on	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
islands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
chase	O
after	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
Empire	O
's	O
capital	O
,	O
stopping	O
at	O
Diadem	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
meet	O
and	O
team	O
up	O
with	O
Gibari	B-Application
,	O
a	O
fisherman	O
,	O
and	O
Lyude	B-Application
,	O
Diadem	O
's	O
ambassador	O
to	O
the	O
Empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
arrival	O
,	O
they	O
learn	O
there	O
are	O
five	O
End	O
Magnus	B-Application
in	O
total	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Empire	O
wishes	O
to	O
locate	O
all	O
five	O
of	O
them	O
,	O
which	O
together	O
,	O
will	O
unseal	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
evil	O
god	O
Malpercio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
travel	O
to	O
Anuenue	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
team	O
up	O
with	O
Savyna	O
,	O
an	O
ex-mercenary	O
from	O
the	O
Empire	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
stopped	O
from	O
obtaining	O
an	O
End	O
Magnus	B-Application
by	O
the	O
Empire	O
's	O
emperor	O
,	O
Geldoblame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
temporary	O
arrest	O
for	O
being	O
suspected	O
of	O
kidnapping	O
Miran	O
resident	O
Lady	O
Melodia	O
causes	O
them	O
again	O
to	O
lose	O
the	O
only	O
End	O
Magnus	B-Application
they	O
had	O
obtained	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
escapes	O
to	O
Alfard	O
to	O
stop	O
Geldoblame	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
the	O
confrontation	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
Kalas	O
had	O
secretly	O
been	O
working	O
for	O
Melodia	O
all	O
along	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
End	O
Magnus	B-Application
and	O
revive	O
Malpercio	O
for	O
her	O
benefit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kalas	O
absorbs	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
End	O
Magnus	B-Application
and	O
falls	O
under	O
Malpercio	O
's	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Malpercio	O
and	O
Melodia	O
refuge	O
themselves	O
into	O
Cor	O
Hydrae	O
,	O
an	O
ancient	O
fortress	O
also	O
unsealed	O
by	O
the	O
five	O
End	O
Magnus	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
party	O
then	O
learns	O
of	O
one	O
last	O
hope	O
of	O
stopping	O
Melodia	O
and	O
Malpercio	O
:	O
the	O
Magnus	B-Application
of	O
Life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
he	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
Magnus	B-Application
of	O
Life	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Kalas	O
can	O
use	O
its	O
power	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
does	O
not	O
yet	O
know	O
how	O
to	O
tap	O
into	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
developer	O
,	O
Monolith	O
Soft	O
,	O
was	O
initially	O
founded	O
in	O
October	O
1999	O
after	O
its	O
founder	O
,	O
Tetsuya	O
Takahashi	O
,	O
left	O
his	O
previous	O
employer	O
,	O
Squaresoft	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
company	O
refused	O
to	O
green-light	O
funding	O
for	O
a	O
second	O
entry	O
of	O
Takahashi	O
's	O
first	O
major	O
project	O
,	O
Xenogears	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frustrated	O
,	O
Takahashi	O
decided	O
to	O
start	O
his	O
own	O
company	O
,	O
alongside	O
other	O
Squaresoft	O
employees	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Xenogears	B-Application
,	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
,	O
to	O
further	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Xeno	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unable	O
to	O
directly	O
continue	O
Xenogears	B-Application
due	O
to	O
Squaresoft	O
still	O
owning	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
'	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
main	O
focus	O
became	O
to	O
create	O
Takahashi	O
's	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
,	O
the	O
Xenosaga	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
platform	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
general	O
lack	O
of	O
JRPGs	O
in	O
its	O
game	O
library	O
;	O
the	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
offer	O
a	O
"	O
true	O
RPG	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
userbase	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
establish	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
franchise	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
named	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
after	O
the	O
star	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
in	O
the	O
Cetus	O
constellation	O
;	O
the	O
name	O
was	O
chosen	O
to	O
be	O
symbolic	O
of	O
rich	O
nature	O
and	O
the	O
grand	O
world	O
view	O
the	O
team	O
aimed	O
to	O
depict	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
anti-Xenosaga	O
"	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
instead	O
a	O
space	O
opera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
selected	O
because	O
he	O
having	O
experience	O
working	O
with	O
many	O
team	O
members	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
artist	O
and	O
game	O
design	O
director	O
Yasuyuki	O
Honne	O
,	O
on	O
past	O
projects	O
like	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
and	O
Xenogears	B-Application
,	O
and	O
for	O
his	O
ability	O
to	O
"	O
write	O
passionate	O
dialogue	O
that	O
does	O
n't	O
sound	O
weird	O
or	O
embarrassing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
primarily	O
developed	O
to	O
have	O
3D	O
character	O
models	O
moving	O
over	O
2D	O
hand	O
drawn	O
art	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
general	O
world	O
,	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
detail	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
shown	O
onscreen	O
with	O
the	O
Gamecube	B-Application
's	O
processing	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
experiments	O
ensued	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
could	O
n't	O
figure	O
out	O
how	O
to	O
do	O
it	O
in	O
a	O
meaningful	O
way	O
until	O
he	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
persuade	O
Namco	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
their	O
Tower	B-Application
of	I-Application
Druaga	I-Application
license	O
for	O
the	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
worked	O
with	O
Robot	O
Communications	O
for	O
the	O
opening	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
(	O
FMV	O
)	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
going	O
to	O
have	O
many	O
short	O
videos	O
interspersed	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
budgetary	O
restraints	O
,	O
they	O
decided	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
best	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
making	O
on	O
large	O
video	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
,	O
explaining	O
why	O
the	O
opening	O
video	O
contains	O
so	O
many	O
spoilers	O
upon	O
first	O
viewing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lyude	B-Application
was	O
initially	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
coward	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
aspect	O
of	O
his	O
character	O
was	O
removed	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
had	O
a	O
hard	O
time	O
reconciling	O
that	O
trait	O
with	O
his	O
battle	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2023	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
,	O
an	O
HD	O
Remaster	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
I	O
&	O
II	O
HD	O
Remaster	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
for	O
release	O
in	O
mid-2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
bundles	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
and	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
(	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
together	O
as	O
one	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
received	O
a	O
runner-up	O
position	O
in	O
GameSpots	O
2004	O
"	O
Best	O
Role-playing	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
category	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Thousand-Year	I-Application
Door	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
sold	O
poorly	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Symphonia	I-Application
,	O
Namco	O
's	O
other	O
JRPG	O
released	O
along	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
period	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
;	O
which	O
had	O
sold	O
290,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
285,000	O
copies	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
's	O
senior	O
executive	O
officer	O
Youichi	O
Haraguchi	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
feared	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
has	O
not	O
fit	O
well	O
with	O
the	O
Gamecube	B-Application
's	O
userbase	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
other	O
releases	O
came	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
two	O
separate	O
novelizations	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
;	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Destruction	O
of	O
Truth	O
and	O
the	O
Lie	O
of	O
the	O
Promise	O
and	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
:	O
Castle	O
of	O
Storms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
followup	O
was	O
eventually	O
green-lit	O
;	O
in	O
September	O
2005	O
,	O
a	O
direct	O
prequel	O
,	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
late	O
in	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
life-cycle	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
garnering	O
a	O
similar	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
reception	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
Origins	O
release	O
,	O
in	O
December	O
2004	O
,	O
another	O
title	O
,	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
DS	B-Device
,	O
was	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
upcoming	O
games	O
scheduled	O
for	O
their	O
then-upcoming	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
platform	O
,	O
alongside	O
a	O
Xenosaga	B-Application
DS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Xenosaga	O
title	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
Xenosaga	B-Application
I	I-Application
&	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
DS	B-Device
title	O
was	O
never	O
further	O
detailed	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
disappeared	O
from	O
Namco	O
's	O
own	O
list	O
of	O
upcoming	O
games	O
in	O
October	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Namco	O
representative	O
further	O
clarified	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
DS	B-Device
project	O
has	O
been	O
stopped	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
month	O
later	O
,	O
Monolith	O
Soft	O
producer	O
Mirohide	O
Sugiura	O
offered	O
a	O
similar	O
response	O
stating	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
plan	O
for	O
a	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
 [ was ] 	O
currently	O
pending	O
,	O
and	O
[	O
they	O
were ]	O
awaiting	O
direction	O
from	O
the	O
publisher.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Eurogamer	O
published	O
a	O
report	O
of	O
a	O
number	O
game	O
titles	O
rumored	O
to	O
bein	O
development	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
Baten	O
Kaitos	O
3'''	O
being	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
report	O
mentioned	O
a	O
2011	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
reveal	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
rumored	O
titles	O
surfaced	O
,	O
a	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
title	O
did	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Honne	O
revealed	O
that	O
a	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
3	I-Application
had	O
entered	O
pre-production	O
planning	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
development	O
on	O
Origins/2	O
,	O
though	O
his	O
details	O
differed	O
greatly	O
from	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
reports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
materials	O
and	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
retained	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
,	O
though	O
Honne	O
still	O
recalled	O
some	O
details	O
from	O
memory	O
-	O
the	O
third	O
entry	O
would	O
have	O
featured	O
a	O
female	O
protagonist	O
,	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
created	O
for	O
a	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
(	O
not	O
the	O
rumored	O
DS/3DS	O
entries	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
large-scale	O
adventure	O
exploring	O
land	O
,	O
sea	O
,	O
and	O
sky	O
of	O
a	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
transition	O
from	O
the	O
Gamecube	B-Application
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
video	O
game	O
hardware	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
Monolith	O
Soft	O
stated	O
they	O
had	O
no	O
plan	O
to	O
support	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
with	O
a	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
title	O
,	O
instead	O
focusing	O
on	O
other	O
projects	O
,	O
namely	O
what	O
would	O
turn	O
into	O
Disaster	B-Application
:	I-Application
Day	I-Application
of	I-Application
Crisis	I-Application
and	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Tri-Crescendo	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
develop	O
and	O
release	O
Eternal	B-Application
Sonata	I-Application
in	O
2007	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
(	O
and	O
later	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
a	O
project	O
company	O
founder	O
Hiroya	O
Hatsushiba	O
stated	O
was	O
only	O
possible	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
experience	O
of	O
co-developing	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
producer	O
Tadashi	O
Nomura	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
We	O
 [ ... ] 	O
are	O
still	O
willing	O
to	O
start	O
developing	O
a	O
new	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
when	O
the	O
time	O
is	O
ripe.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
,	O
Honne	O
spoke	O
fondly	O
of	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
,	O
calling	O
it	O
his	O
favorite	O
game	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
transitioned	O
into	O
a	O
comment	O
about	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
"	O
secret	O
project	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
way	O
that	O
lead	O
some	O
publications	O
to	O
suggest	O
he	O
may	O
be	O
referring	O
to	O
further	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
entries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
music	O
track	O
"	O
The	O
Valedictory	O
Elegy	O
"	O
appeared	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
cross	O
over	O
video	O
game	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
developer	O
Kensuke	O
Tsukanaka	O
revealed	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
series	O
was	O
considered	O
for	O
inclusion	O
in	O
the	O
cross	O
over	O
video	O
game	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
,	O
the	O
developers	O
could	O
n't	O
figure	O
out	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
work	O
it	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
mentioned	O
by	O
video	O
game	O
journalists	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
they	O
would	O
desire	O
to	O
be	O
re-released	O
through	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
HD	B-Protocol
remake	I-Protocol
or	O
sequel	O
,	O
but	O
no	O
further	O
entries	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2023	O
,	O
many	O
publications	O
reported	O
on	O
a	O
rumor	O
published	O
by	O
video	O
game	O
website	O
"	O
Exputer	O
"	O
,	O
who	O
claimed	O
to	O
have	O
seen	O
evidence	O
that	O
showed	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Monolith	O
Soft	O
had	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
February	O
8	O
2023	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
and	O
Origins	O
would	O
be	O
remastered	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
summer	O
2023	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
