Wow, the game really shot up to the top 10 chart.

I pre-ordered the game yesterday and will ask my sister's boyfriend to do the same even though he won't actually buy it.

[QUOTE=AceBandage]Yeah, and that's not even a big budget release game.
Imagine if this had gotten the backing that an Assassin's Creed does. People really undersell what the Wii can do.[/QUOTE]
The team did this in what? Less than two years or something? On a shoestring budget. I won't even begin to imagine what they could do with an Assassin's Creed budget, on an HD system, in three or four years. My brain would melt.

There must be no gamers/game developers left at the top of Nintendo of America.
They don't seem to think "this is a great game, we believe in the product, let's market and ship".
Rather the reasoning seems to be, "this won't sell given the genre/content, let's pass on it"...strictly business.

The idea to go ahead and preorder might actually be the smartest move if we any hope of cutting through the bull.
Is there a chance that with enough preorders even Amazon might even start asking Nintendo about it?
Heck if I, as a vendor, had many preorders for a product I know exists I'd defrinitely ask the manufacturer when I'll be able to fill my orders.

I'll be writing letters and I've pre-ordered with full intent to buy.

It is either this and by God we will experience three fantastic RPGs or nothing so we don't have anything to lose.

[QUOTE=BY2K]#3![/QUOTE]

I can't wait to see it take down that 360 bundle.

I posted on their facebook. I didn't pre-order because I'm in a touchy situation regarding actually buying games, I would have added to my cart just to show support but when it gets a release date (Gotta stay positive right?) then I wouldn't know if I could pay for it as soon as it was released.

[QUOTE=Ezalc]I posted on their facebook. I didn't pre-order because I'm in a touchy situation regarding actually buying games, I would have added to my cart just to show support but when it gets a release date (Gotta stay positive right?) then I wouldn't know if I could pay for it as soon as it was released.[/QUOTE]


Support is support.
In loo of actually pre-ordering, you could always send a snail mail petition when everyone else does.

Unfortunately, I can't pre-order because I'm in Canada, thus can only use Amazon.ca and it doesn't have Monado listed.

:(

(That and I don't have a credit card, so I can't buy it there anyway.)

Preordered.

Calling Nintendo fans to arms?

This won't end well, what have you people started! 0_o

Is there even any possible scenario where these games wouldn't make any money considering Xenoblade is already localized and TLS/PT will probably follow for Europe? With all this buzz I really doubt NoA wouldn't make any profit for a game that wouldn't take much effort to release...

I haven't preordered it yet because I simply don't have the cash available. I've also added it to my cart in the meantime.

But believe you me, once I get my hands on $60, I'm preordering the fucker. It's just too good to pass up.

But this sort of thing never works. Remember Sin & Punishment 2? What a bomba that was, damn shame since it was a great game.

[QUOTE='[Nintex]']Calling Nintendo fans to arms?

This won't end well, what have you people started! 0_o[/QUOTE]


War.

[QUOTE=Phoenix_Apollo]I haven't preordered it yet because I simply don't have the cash available. I've also added it to my cart in the meantime.

But believe you me, once I get my hands on $60, I'm preordering the fucker. It's just too good to pass up.[/QUOTE]


Preordering from Amazon costs you nothing, fyi.

It's too bad they don't ship to Canada or we'd have this thing at #1 already.

[QUOTE='[Nintex]']But this sort of thing never works. Remember Sin & Punishment 2? What a bomba that was, damn shame since it was a great game.[/QUOTE]

Nintendo didn't market the game, and they released right on the heels of [B][U]Super Mario Galaxy 2[/U][/B] in the US.

They sent the game to die.

[QUOTE=Bel Marduk]Is there even any possible scenario where these games wouldn't make any money considering Xenoblade is already localized and TLS/PT will probably follow for Europe? With all this buzz I really doubt NoA wouldn't make any profit for a game that wouldn't take much effort to release...[/QUOTE]
That's what I don't get...it's not like they have to make these games mega-releases on the scale of Mario, Zelda, etc.

Just print small amounts of copies and do more as needed. If Atlus and XSeed can do it...(and in those cases they even have to pay for the localization as well).

[QUOTE=AceBandage]Support is support.
In loo of actually pre-ordering, you could always send a snail mail petition when everyone else does.[/QUOTE]
Considering I'm in an entirely different country, snail mail would take a new meaning hahaha.

[QUOTE='[Nintex]']But this sort of thing never works. Remember Sin & Punishment 2? What a bomba that was, damn shame since it was a great game.[/QUOTE]

I hope for the best but I'm not relying on it..
There'll always be NOE's release as a fallback.
Thanks NOE!

[QUOTE='[Nintex]']But this sort of thing never works. Remember Sin & Punishment 2? What a bomba that was, damn shame since it was a great game.[/QUOTE]

At least when S&P2 came out, it wasn't in the middle of a drought.

If Nintendo honestly plans on supporting the Wii once the Wii U releases (a good move), they still need good games for it. Xenoblade, The Last Story, and Pandora's Tower could fill that void, if not sooner.

[QUOTE='[Nintex]']Calling Nintendo fans to arms?

This won't end well, what have you people started! 0_o[/QUOTE]

Not just Nintendo fans, but JRPG fans as well.

You have my sword!

[QUOTE=Phoenix_Apollo]I haven't preordered it yet because I simply don't have the cash available. I've also added it to my cart in the meantime.

But believe you me, once I get my hands on $60, I'm preordering the fucker. It's just too good to pass up.[/QUOTE]
They don't charge you until the item ships.

The message to Nintendo being, "here's my money, ship the game if you want it."

[QUOTE=Bel Marduk]Is there even any possible scenario where these games wouldn't make any money considering Xenoblade is already localized and TLS/PT will probably follow for Europe? With all this buzz I really doubt NoA wouldn't make any profit for a game that wouldn't take much effort to release...[/QUOTE]

Xenoblade is already being localized in Europe. There is already a English translation done. It's British English but that shouldn't matter in the grand scheme of things. There should already be a Spanish and French text translation as well. What more do you need for North America? Not sure what languages they include in their South American releases though. So maybe that's a problem but just translate the text and call it a day the way NoE. They in theory would just need to make it run on NTSC TVs and North American Wii systems and print the discs. Both of which have to cost almost nothing. The work is already done for Nintendo of America as NoE has done it already. A European and North American release should result in twice the Japanese sales sales in both places, not combined, just do to the differences in population alone.

Nice to see the community mature somewhat and learn from past mistakes. Online petitions just don't work.

[QUOTE='[Nintex]']But this sort of thing never works. Remember Sin & Punishment 2? What a bomba that was, damn shame since it was a great game.[/QUOTE]
I believe this might end up a little different. It's also Japanese as well, but it's a completely different genre. One that's actually still very relevant - probably more so than ever. It's basically a single player MMO. It's also something that would cost NoA next to nothing, considering NoE already localized it anyway. :)

106 comments and counting on IGN's front page article.

FYI, the address for NOA in the OP doesn't exist anymore - that's their old building that was demolished. Their new address is 4600 150th AVE NE.

The letters will probably get forwarded, but just letting you know.

[QUOTE=Htown]They don't charge you until the item ships.

The message to Nintendo being, "here's my money, ship the game if you want it."[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I just figured that out, too.

Either way, it's +1 support.

[QUOTE=M_Night]106 comments and counting on IGN's front page article.[/QUOTE]


What does an average IGN front page article get?

[QUOTE=Effect]Xenoblade is already being localized in Europe. There is already a English translation done. It's British English but that shouldn't matter in the grand scheme of things. There should already be a Spanish and French text translation as well. What more do you need for North America?[/QUOTE]
I would think NoA would probably require American voice work. Is there any precedent for them using the same voicework as a European release, outside of the obvious Mario/Metroid/etc? (lol, I almost included Zelda in that list)

[QUOTE=M_Night]106 comments and counting on IGN's front page article.[/QUOTE]
Give or take 106 copies then, I see NoA will be thrilled to localize this.

[QUOTE=creid]I would think NoA would probably require American voice work. Is there any precedent for them using the same voicework as a European release, outside of the obvious Mario/Metroid/etc? (lol, I almost included Zelda in that list)[/QUOTE]


There's absolutely no need for them to use American voices.
In fact, it would be better marketing NOT to use American voices, since Americans seem to respond better to British accents.

[QUOTE=AceBandage]What does an average IGN front page article get?[/QUOTE]

No idea.

What would help is if the article got posted on to N4G. I don't have an account myself so if anyone else does then that would go a long way in spreading the news.

[QUOTE=creid]I would think NoA would probably require American voice work. Is there any precedent for them using the same voicework as a European release, outside of the obvious Mario/Metroid/etc? (lol, I almost included Zelda in that list)[/QUOTE]

"I say, good chap, Listen!"
"Link m'boy, Look!"
"After a spot of tea, would you be a good lad and Watch Out!?"

[QUOTE=udivision]"I say, good chap, Listen!"
"Link m'boy, Look!"
"After a spot of tea, would you be a good lad and Watch Out!?"[/QUOTE]

[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gtYwRLN48c"]Come on.[/URL]

[QUOTE=AceBandage]There's absolutely no need for them to use American voices.
In fact, it would be better marketing NOT to use American voices, since Americans seem to respond better to British accents.[/QUOTE]

Wasn't the Fire Emblem games dubbed by Canadian actors? Or am I thinking of something else?

[QUOTE=AceBandage]There's absolutely no need for them to use American voices.
In fact, it would be better marketing NOT to use American voices, since Americans seem to respond better to British accents.[/QUOTE]

This. I never encountered anyone that had an issue with British accents. If the story took place in LA or New York City or Dallas it might be an issue. This is a fictional world so it wouldn't matter at all.

If that address for Nintendo of America HQ is wrong could someone post the correct one at IGN.

[QUOTE=AceBandage]There's absolutely no need for them to use American voices.
[/QUOTE]

Exactly, no one would care. We would be happy with the European disc for our region. There's no need to spend any money on this other than getting a limited supply of the game to retailers.

Shouldn't people be coordinating the Amazon stuff though?

I think it would be better if people spread out their pre-orders so it stays in the top 100 longer than a few days.

[QUOTE=EmmanuelMunoz]Are people more interested in Xenoblade or Last story?[/QUOTE]

Personally, I'm more interested in The Last Story but since all the localization work is already done on Xenoblade, there is no excuse for Nintendo not to put it out everywhere.

[QUOTE=140.85]Shouldn't people be coordinating the Amazon stuff though?

I think it would be better if people spread out their pre-orders so it stays in the top 100 longer than a few days.[/QUOTE]

The problem with that is that it was all coordinated, but then the pre-orders started way earlier than anyone planned for and word spread very quickly. We could try telling everyone to cool it, but there's no guarantee that it'll work.

Pre-ordered. I want all 3 of these games, bad.

[QUOTE=140.85]Shouldn't people be coordinating the Amazon stuff though?

I think it would be better if people spread out their pre-orders so it stays in the top 100 longer than a few days.[/QUOTE]

People have short attention spans. I'd rather we get it all in now than coordinate it lose some people due to disinterest.

Pre-ordered and I wrote all three letters. Didn't copy the template, though.

[QUOTE=140.85]Nice to see the community mature somewhat and learn from past mistakes. Online petitions just don't work.[/QUOTE]

There isn't usually a game to preorder, so it's not entirely that the community was immature in the past. I agree regarding petitions, though.

Preorderd. This was a brilliant idea, money always speaks louder then anything else.

Come on NoA balls in your court

Pre-ordered. Was already planning on getting the PAL version, so if they announce this before the PAL's release, I'll be all over the US version.

Social Networking is going to become the new Online Petitioning very soon. Eventually, it'll probably hold just as much weight.

[QUOTE=Phoenix_Apollo]Social Networking is going to become the new Online Petitioning very soon. Eventually, it'll probably hold just as much weight.[/QUOTE]


The thing about petitions is that they're so easy to fake and flub with false accounts.
It's much harder to get tens of thousands of people to order a game on Amazon.

[QUOTE=AceBandage]The thing about petitions is that they're so easy to fake and flub with false accounts.
It's much harder to get tens of thousands of people to order a game on Amazon.[/QUOTE]

That's not what I meant. That's genuinely showing intent to buy, which is good.

What I mean is spamming Facebook/Twitter pages and making groups. It kinda worked with Namco, it might work here, but I think whatever effect it may have will lessen over time.

It's #1 now!

IT HAPPENED. NUMBER FUCKING ONE.

[url]http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/videogames/ref=pd_dp_ts_vg_1[/url]


HOLY SHIT. <3 fans

Boom goes the dynamite!

A 175,000% increase over 24 hours ago!

Preordered.

Also, Monado is now #1 in Video Games.

USA! USA! USA!

Oh wow, that's nuts.

[QUOTE=Phoenix_Apollo]What I mean is spamming Facebook/Twitter pages and making groups. It kinda worked with Namco, it might work here, but I think whatever effect it may have will lessen over time.[/QUOTE]

Maybe for Tales fans, but .hack fans had rallies, and sent a huge box of fan-art, letters, printed online petitions, [strike]burned copies of Naruto games[/strike], and sent in plushies to Scamco. That game (.hack//LINK) still ain't gonna be localized.

Neither will Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butoden, but no one cares about that. Even though it's the last good game a beloved development studio will ever make.

[QUOTE=Struct09]FYI, the address for NOA in the OP doesn't exist anymore - that's their old building that was demolished. Their new address is 4600 150th AVE NE.

The letters will probably get forwarded, but just letting you know.[/QUOTE]

Crap, that's the address I originally had on my envelope. I changed it after seeing the post at IGN.

Oh well, it will get there somehow. At least the letter itself has the correct address on it?

Woah Xenoblade is #1 in video games on Amazon. :o

WE FUCKING DID IT!!!

NUMBER 1 IN ALL VIDEO GAMES ON AMAZON!!

[QUOTE=Phoenix_Apollo]IT HAPPENED. NUMBER FUCKING ONE.

[url]http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/videogames/ref=pd_dp_ts_vg_1[/url]


HOLY SHIT. <3 fans[/QUOTE]

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/Bq9iu.jpg[/IMG]

[SPOILER]COME ON REGGIE, DO THE RIGHT THING FOR ONCE![/SPOILER]

[QUOTE=Phoenix_Apollo]IT HAPPENED. NUMBER FUCKING ONE.

[url]http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/videogames/ref=pd_dp_ts_vg_1[/url]


HOLY SHIT. <3 fans[/QUOTE]
Damn. Kinect dethroned.

I honestly had no interest in Xenoblade until I saw that environment video. Day 1 now.

I'm British, so I'll be getting it, and I've thrown a bit of solidarity onto the NoA Facebook page; these games deserve wide release.

Fucking death at Xenoblade making to the to spot. LMAO

Hope people don't let up. If they are still interested in the game and want to play it the should still pre-order if they haven't yet and pass the word to others if they can as well.

Impressed.

Needs more media covering the efforts. [B]Someone should get Amazon to comment on the dramatic pre-order upsurge.[/B]

[QUOTE=Takao]Maybe for Tales fans, but .hack fans had rallies, and sent a huge box of fan-art, letters, printed online petitions, [strike]burned copies of Naruto games[/strike], and sent in plushies to Scamco. That game (.hack//LINK) still ain't gonna be localized.

Neither will Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butoden, but no one cares about that. Even though it's the last good game a beloved development studio will ever make.[/QUOTE]

I really do feel for the .hack fans. It's a shame that game probably won't make it over.

But my god, I think Xenoblade/The Last Story/Pandora's Tower actually have a shot here. MONADO TOOK DOWN THE KINECT AND ZELDA AND COD. IT IS TAKING OVER THE WORLD.

[QUOTE=Phoenix_Apollo]I really do feel for the .hack fans. It's a shame that game probably won't make it over.

But my god, I think Xenoblade/The Last Story/Pandora's Tower actually have a shot here. MONADO TOOK DOWN THE KINECT AND ZELDA AND COD. IT IS TAKING OVER THE WORLD.[/QUOTE]

It's only the [spoiler]Beginning of the World.[/spoiler]

Did my part and preordered.

+1 reserve

So how many preorders did it take to get Monado to number 1? Can anyone formulate a reasonable estimate?

[QUOTE=Bel Marduk]WE FUCKING DID IT!!![/QUOTE]

[B]No we haven't! It now has to maintain momentum. Don't give up now just cause it's number 1 on Amazon right now. It means nothing if the game isn't released. CONTINUE TO SPREAD THE WORD!!![/B]

[I]It's easier to win it than it is to keep it.[/I]

Good luck, keep hammering with those requests.

No, because Nintendo fans did not buy [I]Sin and Punishment 2[/I] despite its miraculous localisation. [/still bitter]

[QUOTE=kunonabi]So how many preorders did it take to get Monado to number 1? How can anyone formulate a reasonable estimate?[/QUOTE]


It started Friday at over #12,000.
Today it's at #1, beating out a slew of popular games, accessories and systems.
I'd say in the tens of thousands, but I dunno what the actual traffic of Amazon is, so.

[QUOTE=Regulus Tera]No, because Nintendo fans did not buy [I]Sin and Punishment 2[/I] despite its miraculous localisation. [/still bitter][/QUOTE]


Hey, I bought it.

A more fitting picture for Xenoblades number 1 status:

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/ym3ez.jpg[/IMG]

[QUOTE=kunonabi]So how many preorders did it take to get Monado to number 1? How can anyone formulate a reasonable estimate?[/QUOTE]
This is what ultimately matters. The surge in its ranking could mean very little otherwise. (Aside from bringing the obvious and much need attention)

H aha, awesome, I just pre-ordered. Let's keep it going.

[QUOTE=anaron]This is what ultimately matters. The surge in its ranking could mean very little otherwise. (Aside from bringing the obvious and much need attention)[/QUOTE]
Yeah, the speed of this almost makes me wonder if it only took a few thousand pre-orders on Amazon

Even though I'm in Canada, I pre-ordered on the US site and put friend's mailing address in the states.

Now let's see Nintendo call that bluff and actually release it :P

[QUOTE=anaron]This is what ultimately matters. The surge in its ranking could mean very little otherwise. (Aside from bringing the obvious and much need attention)[/QUOTE]


Regardless, the insane upswing in preorders should get it noticed. Not just by the community, but the average Amazon surfer.

"What is this Monado and why is it suddenly getting so many preorders?"

This will help lead to word of mouth and (hopefully) another strong push.

[QUOTE=Regulus Tera]No, because Nintendo fans did not buy [I]Sin and Punishment 2[/I] despite its miraculous localisation. [/still bitter][/QUOTE]
This is a completely different genre, though.

Edit: Nintendo should now do a stealth launch of this game so that people don't have a chance to cancel their pre orders.

[QUOTE=Phoenix_Apollo]I really do feel for the .hack fans. It's a shame that game probably won't make it over.[/QUOTE]

Right now is a bad time to be a .hack fan as they're getting collectively shit on this year. CyberConnect2 and Scamco are adamant that this year is the end of .hack. To celebrate its conclusion they're releasing one final direct to video series, which likely either won't be released in the US, or will end up subtitle only. To add to that, the manga series, which appeared to do well in the US, had their publication cut tragically short as the publisher for it in the US closed down, and no longer functions. Of course this is topped off with the fact that the supposed last game in the franchise (.hack//LINK) won't be coming over any time soon.

Preordered. :)

Reggie is a fucking genius. They were planning on releasing Xenoblade all along, but wanted us to do their job and market the game for them.

#1 overall...wow
Fans are basically marketing the game for NOA on top of commiting to a purchase.
Biggest FU ever, if this doesn't get localized.

NOA *laughs*

Haha, Monado is on the front page of Amazon.com

Fantastic work! Wahoo!

[QUOTE=heringer]Reggie is a fucking genius. They were planning on releasing Xenoblade all along, but wanted us to do their job and market the game for them.[/QUOTE]

Reggie gaming's premiere chessmaster confirmed.

[QUOTE=Kaijima]Reggie gaming's premiere chessmaster confirmed.[/QUOTE]
He probably has an account on the IGN boards and started the whole thing!

Well I did my part for Xenoblade. While I'd like Xenoblade and The Last Story to get localized, I'd rather Disaster: Day of Crisis, Takt of Magic, and/or Zangeki no Reginleiv get localized instead of Pandora's Tower.

Preordered it, with full intent on going through with the purchase if/when it's released.

[QUOTE=Bisnic]Haha, Monado is on the front page of Amazon.com[/QUOTE]

Now we need to keep it there. Maybe we can try to keep it at number 1 for a week in a row? Can it be done?

Well done to everyone involved in the campaign, it's good to see a properly organised effort to show a company money on the table rather than those useless online petitions.

Is Reggie on twitter?

[QUOTE=140.85]Is Reggie on twitter?[/QUOTE]


Not directly.
He'll sometimes use NintendoAmerica's account, but that's it.

Uh oh. Every new hour is going to be full of tension now, hoping that the game will not slip from #1.

[QUOTE=Azure Phoenix]Well done to everyone involved in the campaign, it's good to see a properly organised effort to show a company money on the table rather than those useless online petitions.[/QUOTE]

Too early to celebrate. Gotta keep the momentum going.

[QUOTE=Phoenix_Apollo]IT HAPPENED. NUMBER FUCKING ONE.

[url]http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/videogames/ref=pd_dp_ts_vg_1[/url]


HOLY SHIT. <3 fans[/QUOTE]

What on earth is Monado? I've never heard of that game

edit: Oh its Xenoblade. Why not just call it Xenoblade?

[QUOTE=Anticitizen One]What on earth is Monado? I've never heard of that game[/QUOTE]


[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAYBui5ghJ0[/url]