Nintendo of America has announced that Namco's GameCube RPG Tales of Symphonia will not be available on this side of the Pacific by summer as previously reported. Following a delay, the game is now listed for a third quarter release in the US.

Tales of Symphonia was released August 29th of last year in Japan, where it has sold 290,000 copies. In further Tales-related news, an artbook titled Tales of Symphony Illustrations - The Character Work of Kousuke Fujishima will be released in Japan on January 26th.

• GameOnline