IGN has received word from sources close to Namco that Nintendo of America will publish the sequel to the card-battling RPG Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean in the US later this year.
Unlike its predecessor, Baten Kaitos 2 is not being published by Namco in Japan either, but being published by Nintendo in that territory as well. Nintendo seems to be publishing several exclusive titles as of late, from Meteos last year to Namco's Tales of Phantasia this year; perhaps feeling they can better support their own systems by such actions.