Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch PS3 demo confirmed for this week

Namco Bandai today confirmed that a demo for Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch for the PS3 will be going live on the PSN this week in both North America and Europe. The gorgeous Japanese RPG in development for the PS3 by LEVEL-5 and produced by Studio Ghibli and is scheduled to be released on January 22nd, 2013.

Read on for the announcement and make sure to pre-order it below.

NAMCO BANDAI Games and LEVEL-5 today announce that the demo of the highly anticipated JRPG Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch will be available on the Sony PlayStation Network for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system on December 4th in North America and on December 5th in Europe.

You will be able to play through two different levels of the game where you can test your mettle against a couple of the game?s most infamous bosses: Guardian of the Woods and Moltaan.

Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is an epic Japanese role-playing-game developed by the critically acclaimed Japanese development studio, LEVEL-5. The game features animations and cut-scenes that are produced and supervised by the legendary Japanese animation company, Studio Ghibli. The music in the game was composed by the world-renowned music composer Joe Hisaishi.

Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is the heart-warming tale of a young boy named Oliver, who embarks on a journey into another world to become a wizard in an attempt to save his mother. Along the way, Oliver makes new friends and tames many of the wonderful creatures that inhabit the world, raising them to battle other creatures on his behalf as he takes on formidable enemies.

Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch will be available for purchase at the PlayStation Store and at videogame retailers in North America on January 22nd 2013 and in Europe on January 25th 2013.