Sony renames Afrika 'Hakuna Matata' outside of Japan

  • Posted July 31st, 2008 at 23:43 EDT by
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Although it's still keeping the name Afrika for its Japanese release next month, Sony's photo safari game will be renamed for the rest of Asia, and quite possibly North America, if the game is ever to see a U.S. release. The new name? Hakuna Matata (translates to "no worries").

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Why the name change? Sony has yet to make an official announcement. Perhaps they've changed the name for marketing reasons, aiming to capitalize on a title that has been made popular by a famous catch phrase from Disney's The Lion King. However, until further notice from Sony, we can only speculate.

Share your opinion on the name change in the comments section below.

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  1. NirvanaFr3ak | NirvanaFreak

    • 11:47pm BST - July 31st, 2008
    • 1

    lol and disney doesnt mind this?

  2. 6ax6 | SIXAXER

    • 11:52pm BST - July 31st, 2008
    • 2

    ok, i felt a little gay  just wanting to play a safari game, but now hakuna matata? i cannot see myself aking the guy at gamestop for hakuna matata.if this is real big mistake sony!!!

  3. edward_moffet | edd

    • 12:00am BST - August 1st, 2008
    • 3

    disney doesnt own the phrase hakuna matata they are from a real language thats like saying you own "no worries"

  4. zombieking36

    • 12:01am BST - August 1st, 2008
    • 4

    lol, i might get this just to see my dads expression when i say the name...

  5. APerez

    • 12:28am BST - August 1st, 2008
    • 5

    i bet u any money this is fan-made and like usual, psu grabs anything that looks official about a game and makes a page about a rumor.

  6. DadaOwns

    • 12:44am BST - August 1st, 2008
    • 6

    Lol...thats all I can do...Lol

  7. stovich | TasteLikeBurning

    • 1:13am BST - August 1st, 2008
    • 7

    No way will I purchase a game called that. Certainly not. I would import.

  8. Falanx13 | Falanx13

    • 1:16am BST - August 1st, 2008
    • 8

    No... just... no. They couldn't have found a better name, like maybe "Safari"??

  9. Lumute | Lumute

    • 1:31am BST - August 1st, 2008
    • 9

    I don't think this is true... shouldn't these kind of articles have a soruce? this is probably just a joke from someone...

  10. RuiyJR | Tseska_922

    • 1:35am BST - August 1st, 2008
    • 10

    haha cool!

  11. Eric2929 | Eric2929

    • 1:37am BST - August 1st, 2008
    • 11

    This was obtained from PlayStation Asia's official website.

  12. murkinhoes420

    • 1:39am BST - August 1st, 2008
    • 12

     ill send my little sister to pick it up

  13. BayBud

    • 3:23am BST - August 1st, 2008
    • 13

     i think this actually has potential to be decent, i imagine it could benefit greatly from DLC, although like most games it wont, the developers will take 6 months to give you a straw hat to wear on your safari.

  14. NeOne303 | FKUR

    • 3:28am BST - August 1st, 2008
    • 14

    I thought this was going to be a Japan only anyway?

  15. T-Dogg400 | T-Dogg400

    • 3:34am BST - August 1st, 2008
    • 15

    They should have left it the way it was, Afrika was the main title for Safari experince.

  16. APerez

    • 4:20am BST - August 1st, 2008
    • 16

    I got a perfect name for this.... Poke'mon Snap HD

  17. HeartAttackSilv3rback |

    timone and pumba are gunna be p!ssed

  18. Odium_Generis_Humani

    • 5:14am BST - August 1st, 2008
    • 18

    Bad move.  A funny, bad move.

  19. knoted

    • 6:13am BST - August 1st, 2008
    • 19

    Hakuna matata.... ow boy, I hate that song

  20. rexdeath | rexdeath

    • 6:35am BST - August 1st, 2008
    • 20

    Hahahaha I can't stop laughing, this is hilarious I bet some people walking past the game will think it's 'The Lion King' hahahaha

  21. Sork_Dhee

    • 6:56am BST - August 1st, 2008
    • 21

    Hakuna Matata isn't Disneys' invention.

  22. djduke316 | DJDuke316

    • 7:07am BST - August 1st, 2008
    • 22

    Is this some kind of bad joke?

  23. madvic | MadVicker

    • 7:58am BST - August 1st, 2008
    • 23

    just to clarify, the word matata is not actually a word in Swahili, hakuna means there isn't but matata was a phrase coined by Disney, so they do own that word in a sense.

  24. UrsoGrande

    • 8:02am BST - August 1st, 2008
    • 24

    lame name. but i will buy it

  25. ephracis | ephracis

    • 8:08am BST - August 1st, 2008
    • 25

    Oh, I was recently in Kenya for my first time. Everyone said "Hakuna Matata" all the time. Loved it! Great philosophy behind that phrase.

  26. gingo | gingo

    • 8:33am BST - August 1st, 2008
    • 26

    psn id: gingo... i really hope this game sees a release in US or EU cause even though its a real life pokemon snap it could be quite relaxing

  27. Staticneuron | Staticneuron

    • 9:21am BST - August 1st, 2008
    • 27

    These comments show what wrong with the gaming community. A broken sense of association therefore something always is said to be copied or ripped off from something else.

  28. MMDs | MMDs

    • 10:39am BST - August 1st, 2008
    • 28

     Why would they even want to call it that. Why Call it "NO WORRIES". dumb name dumb decision. this has to be a joke.

  29. jimmy303

    • 12:24pm BST - August 1st, 2008
    • 29

    omg

  30. 6toes

    • 5:33pm BST - August 1st, 2008
    • 30

    I like the new name, not sure what the deal is with everyone else. And to say you won't buy a game because of the name is stupid.

  31. princevegeta1980

    • 12:03pm BST - August 3rd, 2008
    • 31

    I'ts good that it's not a only japan game (even though i have no intention in buying it) but changing the name to this is like the worst april fools joke a dev could think of, especially when it's not even april fool's day! maybe they've got august fool's day in japan?

  32. Ferre

    • 6:51am BST - August 4th, 2008
    • 32

    Hakuna Matata rules!

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