During a product announcement event streamed live on niconico, Crypton has released more detailed plans regarding the upcoming release of Hatsune Miku V3 and Hatsune Miku English. There will be two packaged (hard copy) releases — Hatsune Miku V3 and Hatsune Miku V3 Bundle. The former will include five Japanese sound banks — Sweet, Dark, Original, Soft and Solid, whereas the latter will also include the English sound bank. Both package versions will be released on September 26. Hatsune Miku V3 will be 16800 JPY and Hatsune Miku V3 Bundle will be 21000 JPY. Furthermore, the English sound bank release will be on August 31 and that release will be download only and worldwide. Pricing is set at 149 USD. The announcement event also revealed the final illustrations for V3 and English as well, which are now reflected on the official home pages.
Crypton has also sent out an email with release details for the English version. For North/South America, Big Fish Audio will be handling distribution. For Europe, it will be Best Service, and for Taiwan, it will be E-Capsule Distribution. Finally, for Japan, digitial distribution of Miku English will be through SonicWire.com. Furthermore, the company sent out another email to registered users of VOCALOID2 Hatsune Miku, detailing discounts. For previous owners, Hatsune Miku V3 comes in at 12600 JPY while the bundle becomes 15750 JPY if ordered by February 28. Free shipping is offered within Japan. For owners of Hatsune Miku Append, Crypton is currently talking to Yamaha to see if they can offer Hatsune Miku V3 VIVID and Hatsune Miku V3 LIGHT free of charge.
Crypton Announces Release Details for Hatsune Miku V3
