When PS3's Fat Princess was suddenly delayed from its original November 19 release date, some speculated that the reason was that the game's characters have four fingers, apparently a no-no in some circles here. Sony itself simply stated that the delay was due to development issues.

Today, Sony shared a new date for the game. Fat Princess, known here as Pocchari Princess, will now arrive on December 25, priced at ¥1,500.

Sony's date announcement also came with new artwork for the game:

Compare that to the old artwork:

Looks like Santa brought new appendages for everyone.

[Seen at Hachimaki]