Level-5’s highly anticipated JRPG Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch will miss its original January 25th release date in PAL territories, Namco Bandai Europe has announced.

The publisher revealed the news on Twitter, stating that the PS3 exclusive will now be released on February 1st due to “logistics delays”. Namco Bandai will be offering a free downloadable gift as compensation from launch day consisting of the Draggle familiar – a creature that can assist you in battle.

Thankfully the game is still on track for a January 22nd release in the US.

Head over here for El33tonline’s previous coverage of Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch for more details about this eye-catching collaboration between Level-5 and animation masters Studio Ghibli.

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