Translated French Article
"The Japanese site 1984.jp publishes a long interview of Hideo Kojima in connection with the marketing of MGS II Substance in the archipelago. Questions inevitably slipped towards the next MGS 3. Without bringing significant elements, this one concedes however that the first trailer will be revealed in E3 2003. Lastly, the site promises a large surprise on Xbox which will be revealed on next 17 December. An address to be kept under the elbow..."
Untranslated French Article
"Le site japonais 1984.jp publie une longue interview de Hideo Kojima à propos de la commercialisation de MGS II Substance dans l'archipel. L'entretien a inévitablement glissé vers le prochain MGS 3. Sans apporter d'éléments significatifs, celui-ci concède toutefois que le premier trailer sera dévoilé à l'E3 2003. Enfin, le site promet une grosse surprise sur Xbox qui sera dévoilée le 17 décembre prochain. Une adresse à garder sous le coude..."
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I would speculate that a real surprise from Konami for Japanese would be an XBox DDR version with XBox Live downloadable content and song burning capabilities... Many people are dreaming of this. Maybe that would sell it over there...
Any thoughts?