[QUOTE=Trurl]They would have to convert everything to American English. Who wants to bother with that?[/QUOTE]


No they wouldn't...
The game isn't set in any real world location. There aren't going to be pop culture references that no one in NA gets.
It's just plain, simple English.

[QUOTE=AceBandage]Xenoblade is already voiced and translated in English for a European release. NoA just has to use that exact same game and sell it here. No translation cost, no marketing. Just press the discs and ship them out.[/QUOTE]I am almost 100% certain that NoA has a policy of not using the NoE translations.

As far as NoA is concerned, I think they would have to do their own localisation.


[QUOTE=Trurl]In this case it might still be profitable...[/QUOTE]I can't imagine 10k copies is enough to be profitable. At least enough to make it worthwhile.

The game would have to be rated by the ESRB, the marketing materials would need to be drawn up, etc.

[QUOTE=Criminal Upper]It's gonna be sad when these get announced for localization, and sub 10,000 actually buy them at retail. :([/QUOTE]

Dealing with self-professed "hardcore" gamers and the Wii can be insanely frustrating.

One thing that actually pissed me was three people I'm acquainted with. They all have Wiis as well as Xbox 360s (and one PS3); they haven't turned the Wii on in over a year. 2 of them put their Wiis in a box.

In all three cases, the only games they got for their Wii were Mario Galaxy, Zelda, and Metroid Prime 3. One got Wii Sports Resort. That's it; that's all they have.

They buy tons of games on the HD consoles. They do like action. Shooters. One played both Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey. They do like retro arcade games. They buy like every XBLA game that comes out. [I]Justifying spending money is not an issue.[/I]

So what's up with the Wii?

They literally refuse to listen to the notion that ANY Wii game is any good at all. Besides the 3 Nintendo games each they own, "all Wii games are crap. They're all subpar." Specific descriptions of Muramasa, Sin & Punishment, etc etc accomplish nothing. "I'm tired of Wii and Nintendo," one said. Having hardly ever played Wii games in the first place.

I truly believe that the groupthink, anti-wii propaganda that we had for four years straight warped core gamers' perceptions of the Wii. [I]They're sick of it without even having played more than 2 Wii games[/I]. Mostly because all they've heard from their Bros was how much Nintendo fuckin' sucked, betrayed all gamers, destroyed real man's games, etc, and how Wii Games Are All Cheap Minigame Collections.

One of the three chaps I queried about it said he refused to play Wii games because Wii online sucked, but in the context of single player offline games. He fucking owns a Wii, could buy Muramasa today, [I]it's not an online game[/I], but will not sit his ass down to play it because his reflexive "lol Wii features aren't like Xbox" reaction has poisoned his ability to play a simple game.

It's hard not to become very cynical and start to think for a lot of people who call themselves gamers, the games themselves are not really important. That it's actually more the marketing and perception that they're partaking in a cool activity that's addictive. Like hipsters who can't wait to be seen at the coffee shop with an iPad 2, so everyone knows they've upgraded :p

Side rant over, just went and pre-ordered Xenoblade/Monado to do my part.

Also went ahead and pre-ordered this myself. Kudos to everyone who has done their part so far! =)

[QUOTE=Korigama]Hmm...

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lsn2tT5yTc[/url][/QUOTE]

More like these:

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wA3K0LSZ2U[/url]
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxWmN5aHBzQ[/url]

[QUOTE=Kaijima]Dealing with self-professed "hardcore" gamers and the Wii can be insanely frustrating.

One thing that actually pissed me was three people I'm acquainted with. They all have Wiis as well as Xbox 360s (and one PS3); they haven't turned the Wii on in over a year. 2 of them put their Wiis in a box.

In all three cases, the only games they got for their Wii were Mario Galaxy, Zelda, and Metroid Prime 3. One got Wii Sports Resort. That's it; that's all they have.

They buy tons of games on the HD consoles. They do like action. Shooters. One played both Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey. They do like retro arcade games. They buy like every XBLA game that comes out. [I]Justifying spending money is not an issue.[/I]

So what's up with the Wii?

They literally refuse to listen to the notion that ANY Wii game is any good at all. Besides the 3 Nintendo games each they own, "all Wii games are crap. They're all subpar." Specific descriptions of Muramasa, Sin & Punishment, etc etc accomplish nothing. "I'm tired of Wii and Nintendo," one said. Having hardly ever played Wii games in the first place.

I truly believe that the groupthink, anti-wii propaganda that we had for four years straight warped core gamers' perceptions of the Wii. [I]They're sick of it without even having played more than 2 Wii games[/I]. Mostly because all they've heard from their Bros was how much Nintendo fuckin' sucked, betrayed all gamers, destroyed real man's games, etc, and how Wii Games Are All Cheap Minigame Collections.

One of the three chaps I queried about it said he refused to play Wii games because Wii online sucked, but in the context of single player offline games. He fucking owns a Wii, could buy Muramasa today, [I]it's not an online game[/I], but will not sit his ass down to play it because his reflexive "lol Wii features aren't like Xbox" reaction has poisoned his ability to play a simple game.

It's hard not to become very cynical and start to think for a lot of people who call themselves gamers, the games themselves are not really important. That it's actually more the marketing and perception that they're partaking in a cool activity that's addictive. Like hipsters who can't wait to be seen at the coffee shop with an iPad 2, so everyone knows they've upgraded :p

Side rant over, just went and pre-ordered Xenoblade/Monado to do my part.[/QUOTE]
People want to check out their friends list and earn achievements while they play. End of story. It's dumb, but it is what it is. Judging by what we know of Wii U's online system, Nintendo hasn't figured that out. We'll see I guess.

Anyway, I pre-ordered and did my part. Will buy even at $59 if this gets localized. #1 on Amazon! Awesome.

[QUOTE=Bel Marduk]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]

Hey, I'm more interested in Xenoblade, stop being bipolar, me! >:(

[spoiler]If anyone's wondering, this account is shared by two people :P[/spoiler]

LOL

[url]http://i.imgur.com/EYw9H.gif[/url]

[QUOTE=Kaijima](the post is right above me, read it there)[/QUOTE]

Is it possible for you to post a reply that [B]isn't[/B] extremely insightful, well argued and reasonable?

[QUOTE=Korigama]Hmm...

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lsn2tT5yTc[/url][/QUOTE]

Haha, not a Bleach fan any more, but this is so fitting, the lyrics especially!

Nintendo is too ass backwards to actually follow up on this, but either way, I did my part.

Preordered.

Mistwalker is now aware of this... not sure about the Gooch yet.

They're just saying "thanks so much" so far on twitter.

I'm just loving reading the @NintendoAmerica tweets right now, so awesome

[QUOTE=timetokill]I'm just loving reading the @NintendoAmerica tweets right now, so awesome[/QUOTE]

Can you provide a link? Twitter is such a clusterfuck that I still haven't figured out how to read it.

[QUOTE=Cow Mengde]Can you provide a link? Twitter is such a clusterfuck that I still haven't figured out how to read it.[/QUOTE]

Sure thing: [URL="http://twitter.com/#!/search/%40NintendoAmerica"]http://twitter.com/#!/search/%40NintendoAmerica[/URL]

[QUOTE=Baller, PhD][B]People want to check out their friends list and earn achievements while they play. End of story. It's dumb, but it is what it is.[/B] Judging by what we know of Wii U's online system, Nintendo hasn't figured that out. We'll see I guess.

Anyway, I pre-ordered and did my part. Will buy even at $59 if this gets localized. #1 on Amazon! Awesome.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I know this. Doesn't change the fact that the ambient notion that these features are there is more important to so many people than actually playing games. It's worse when I know people barely ever actually use these features. One of the guys I mentioned? He hates multiplayer and competitive gaming, doesn't ever use game invite features or friends messaging, and still goes on about how the Wii failed so much because he can't[I] easily add people to his friends list.
[/I]
Think about that a minute! If Nintendo hasn't figured something out yet, it may just be how much of current gaming is floating on a marketing-and-peer-pressure propelled granfalloon.


[QUOTE=hardcastle_mccormick]

Is it possible for you to post a reply that isn't extremely insightful, well argued and reasonable?[/QUOTE]

Ha ha, do not oversell me good sir, for I am by and large an advanced species of sentient broccoli that is merely [I]opinionated[/I].

Haha wow

[QUOTE=Sadist]Haha wow[/QUOTE]

Truly it can be said, that you did say wow.

[QUOTE=timetokill]Sure thing: [URL="http://twitter.com/#!/search/%40NintendoAmerica"]http://twitter.com/#!/search/%40NintendoAmerica[/URL][/QUOTE]
Interesting that a lot of the tweets also mention that the "Streetpass Day" was a total failure in a lot of locations.

I can only hope Nintendo takes notice to what everyone is saying. As many others have said -- $ on the table for them to take.

The Field Map Exploration video ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAYBui5ghJ0[/url]) should be heavily used to market the game, since it's impossible for a gamer who loves video games to remain indifferent while watching it.. There's a desperate need of a huge, great jRPG in this generation. There are a lot of Wii out there, also people who usually plays on other consoles may have it, and Xenoblad is simply irresistible, but it must be marketed well.

Did my part and preorderd, really want to play Xenoblade i <3 the soundtrack

As long as you add Another Code:R to the list I will wish for all of you to have localizations for it!

[QUOTE=timetokill]Sure thing: [URL="http://twitter.com/#!/search/%40NintendoAmerica"]http://twitter.com/#!/search/%40NintendoAmerica[/URL][/QUOTE]

Edit - Nevermind, I see it.

I went and preordered the game.

Honesty though it's the last of the three that I want. The Last Story and Pandora are far above it as far as what I want to play.

Don't get me wrong, would certainly be happy to have it, just want the others more.

[QUOTE=Kaijima]Yeah, I know this. Doesn't change the fact that the ambient notion that these features are there is more important to so many people than actually playing games. It's worse when I know people barely ever actually use these features. One of the guys I mentioned? He hates multiplayer and competitive gaming, doesn't ever use game invite features or friends messaging, and still goes on about how the Wii failed so much because he can't[I] easily add people to his friends list.
[/I]
Think about that a minute! If Nintendo hasn't figured something out yet, it may just be how much of current gaming is floating on a marketing-and-peer-pressure propelled granfalloon.




Ha ha, do not oversell me good sir, for I am by and large an advanced species of sentient broccoli that is merely [I]opinionated[/I].[/QUOTE]

Conclusion: people are stupid. [B]Lots[/B] of people are stupid. I know people like that too. they love all the extra (but ultimately not that important) shit 360 and PS3 offer that Wii does not. Wii has a horrible stigma attached to it because of this.

[spoiler]Which is why I was fucking appalled that Nintendo seemingly hasn't picked up on this with Wii U.[/spoiler]

I pre-ordered to do my part, here's hoping! Otherwise, I'm importing from Europe lol.

[QUOTE=Anth0ny]Conclusion: people are stupid. [B]Lots[/B] of people are stupid. I know people like that too. they love all the extra (but ultimately not that important) shit 360 and PS3 offer that Wii does not. Wii has a horrible stigma attached to it because of this.

[spoiler]Which is why I was fucking appalled that Nintendo seemingly hasn't picked up on this with Wii U.[/spoiler][/QUOTE]

*unintelligible broccoli noises*

All the madness happening today made me check out the Xenoblade soundtrack. It's very good.

Continue.

[QUOTE=AceBandage]No they wouldn't...
The game isn't set in any real world location. There aren't going to be pop culture references that no one in NA gets.
It's just plain, simple English.[/QUOTE]
They can say all the extra u's in the text is advertising for Wii U. :P

How many copies do you guys honestly believe these titles would sell at most?
I'd rather we get up in arms for something like adding GBA games to 3ds eshop, ability to chat with friends and removal of region lock. =p

[QUOTE=idwl]How many copies do you guys honestly believe these titles would sell at most?
I'd rather we get up in arms for something like adding GBA games to 3ds eshop, ability to chat with friends and removal of region lock. =p[/QUOTE]

Those are also worthy causes.

The key here is that right now is the only window of opportunity we may get for Xenoblade at the very least. It's being localized right now for English, and its EU release is only three months away.

Point of fact, I think Nintendo deserves a good viral campaign to remove region locking on both the 3DS and pre-emptively on Wii U.

I'm more interested The Last Story as well since everything about seems aimed at making the exact rpg I've wanted since I finished FFVI. My excitement for Xenoblade stems from the pedigree and just how amazing and full the world looks. Seriously we have these mega powerful console but the majority of the rpgs are so tiny in terms of scale and scope. Xenoblade just looks so massive and brimming with life and new areas to explore. I'm just sick of crap like Cross Edge and I want a real rpg to sick my teeth into. Pandora's Tower looks like a really solid action game and the premise is just awesome. I really hope we can get our message across. I've commentated on the facebook page, preordered on Amazon and am in the middle of writing the three letters.

[QUOTE=idwl]How many copies do you guys honestly believe these titles would sell at most?
I'd rather we get up in arms for something like adding GBA games to 3ds eshop, ability to chat with friends and removal of region lock. =p[/QUOTE]

These RPGs >>> Region lock >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> GBA VC/friend chat

^^ ahh ... No
[QUOTE=Kaijima]
Point of fact, I think Nintendo deserves a good viral campaign to remove region locking on both the 3DS and pre-emptively on Wii U.[/QUOTE]
If in some chance in hell this 'campaign' works. We should start up on region locking next.

[QUOTE=Kaijima]Dealing with self-professed "hardcore" gamers and the Wii can be insanely frustrating.

One thing that actually pissed me was three people I'm acquainted with. They all have Wiis as well as Xbox 360s (and one PS3); they haven't turned the Wii on in over a year. 2 of them put their Wiis in a box.

In all three cases, the only games they got for their Wii were Mario Galaxy, Zelda, and Metroid Prime 3. One got Wii Sports Resort. That's it; that's all they have.

They buy tons of games on the HD consoles. They do like action. Shooters. One played both Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey. They do like retro arcade games. They buy like every XBLA game that comes out. [I]Justifying spending money is not an issue.[/I]

So what's up with the Wii?

They literally refuse to listen to the notion that ANY Wii game is any good at all. Besides the 3 Nintendo games each they own, "all Wii games are crap. They're all subpar." Specific descriptions of Muramasa, Sin & Punishment, etc etc accomplish nothing. "I'm tired of Wii and Nintendo," one said. Having hardly ever played Wii games in the first place.

I truly believe that the groupthink, anti-wii propaganda that we had for four years straight warped core gamers' perceptions of the Wii. [I]They're sick of it without even having played more than 2 Wii games[/I]. Mostly because all they've heard from their Bros was how much Nintendo fuckin' sucked, betrayed all gamers, destroyed real man's games, etc, and how Wii Games Are All Cheap Minigame Collections.

One of the three chaps I queried about it said he refused to play Wii games because Wii online sucked, but in the context of single player offline games. He fucking owns a Wii, could buy Muramasa today, [I]it's not an online game[/I], but will not sit his ass down to play it because his reflexive "lol Wii features aren't like Xbox" reaction has poisoned his ability to play a simple game.

It's hard not to become very cynical and start to think for a lot of people who call themselves gamers, the games themselves are not really important. That it's actually more the marketing and perception that they're partaking in a cool activity that's addictive. Like hipsters who can't wait to be seen at the coffee shop with an iPad 2, so everyone knows they've upgraded :p

Side rant over, just went and pre-ordered Xenoblade/Monado to do my part.[/QUOTE]I feel exactly the same.

If and that is a big if, xenoblade is released in the us I don't think it will move a lot of units. Just because the Wii is for "kiddies". Or that is what people think. It will be another nail in the coffin for non released titles.

I don't even think xenoblade will be a big hit kn Europe. Just like disaster or another code or last window.

One thought that occurred to me was that if Xenoblade does come over, Nintendo could pack a demo in with Skyward Sword for extra advertising.

[QUOTE=Kaijima]*unintelligible broccoli noises*[/QUOTE]

My question is answered. Live on, smart vegetable.

If it's alright I copied and pasted the OP to another forum, it's a small forum but I think that any support in this helps.

Add me to the list of people who would love to help but can't because Amazon hates Canadians. Still, I'm hoping this works... somehow.

[QUOTE=idwl]^^ ahh ... No

If in some chance in hell this 'campaign' works. We should start up on region locking next.[/QUOTE]
Think about it for a little bit and realise that they are very different situations.

Why doesn't Nintendo create an imprint to market and publish smaller titles? I'm suggesting that Nintendo basically create their own version of Atlus. As far as I know, imprints don't exist in the video game industry, why is that?

Let the cynical bastard say something.

If nintendo wanted to sell to a niche in America it would've already announced these games in the US. Fact is they know they can get the niche no matter what. What they're obviously looking for is a million seller.

If I were to look at it and see all the pre-orders, the cynical/bidniss guy in me would think "I would've sold these anyway. It doesn't mean that it'll sell as much as I want it to."

[QUOTE=Effect]Gotcha.

Also Eurogamer has a story on this now as well. On their front page.

[url]http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-06-24-fans-spam-nintendo-for-last-story-release-article[/url][/QUOTE]
But this is about Xenoblade, dont taint its name with TLS!

Pre-ordered! Props to whoever started this movement.

[QUOTE=heringer]Think about it for a little bit and realise that they are very different situations.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, but we should campaign for better internet for Wii U even we don't know anything about it.

I don't want shitty network like I had to deal with Brawl.


P.S. I did my part too.

[QUOTE=idwl]How many copies do you guys honestly believe these titles would sell at most?
I'd rather we get up in arms for something like adding GBA games to 3ds eshop, ability to chat with friends and removal of region lock. =p[/QUOTE]

How much will chatting with friends or removing region lock sell? ;)

[QUOTE=Takao]Yeah, it's insane how many people want a shitty Ganbarian game.

[spoiler]I know no one wants Pandora's Tower, it's The Last Story, and Xenoblade that people are after.[/spoiler][/QUOTE]

Fragile got released in the States (though not a Nintendo game) and it was far worse than Pandora's Tower. I think the game is fun and makes creative use of the pointer for the whip. If the game can be released in Japan and sell a few thousand copies, then it would be worth their while to release it in the States to sell a few thousand more.

No one expects the games to sell like gangbusters, but it's more about supporting the "core" Wii group with games and letting the chips fall where they may. Who knows, maybe one of them will turn out to be a bit of a hit.

Very bad choices, these games will probably be released in Europe so they will be in English already.

Anyone wants to start an alternate campaign for Chibi Robo DS2, Tingle 2 and Captain Rainbow?

Not that this is going to matter any to NoA.

[QUOTE=Allan Holdsworth]Very bad choices, these games will probably be released in Europe so they will be in English already.

Anyone wants to start an alternate campaign for Chibi Robo DS2, Tingle 2 and Captain Rainbow?

Not that this is going to matter any to NoA.[/QUOTE]

[IMG]http://www.elfpack.com/stuff/aj/41314/1242654402.jpg[/IMG]

If only Facebook/Twitter was this prominent back then =(

[QUOTE=Kaijima]Dealing with self-professed "hardcore" gamers and the Wii can be insanely frustrating.

One thing that actually pissed me was three people I'm acquainted with. They all have Wiis as well as Xbox 360s (and one PS3); they haven't turned the Wii on in over a year. 2 of them put their Wiis in a box.

In all three cases, the only games they got for their Wii were Mario Galaxy, Zelda, and Metroid Prime 3. One got Wii Sports Resort. That's it; that's all they have.

They buy tons of games on the HD consoles. They do like action. Shooters. One played both Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey. They do like retro arcade games. They buy like every XBLA game that comes out. [I]Justifying spending money is not an issue.[/I]

So what's up with the Wii?

They literally refuse to listen to the notion that ANY Wii game is any good at all. Besides the 3 Nintendo games each they own, "all Wii games are crap. They're all subpar." Specific descriptions of Muramasa, Sin & Punishment, etc etc accomplish nothing. "I'm tired of Wii and Nintendo," one said. Having hardly ever played Wii games in the first place.

I truly believe that the groupthink, anti-wii propaganda that we had for four years straight warped core gamers' perceptions of the Wii. [I]They're sick of it without even having played more than 2 Wii games[/I]. Mostly because all they've heard from their Bros was how much Nintendo fuckin' sucked, betrayed all gamers, destroyed real man's games, etc, and how Wii Games Are All Cheap Minigame Collections.

One of the three chaps I queried about it said he refused to play Wii games because Wii online sucked, but in the context of single player offline games. He fucking owns a Wii, could buy Muramasa today, [I]it's not an online game[/I], but will not sit his ass down to play it because his reflexive "lol Wii features aren't like Xbox" reaction has poisoned his ability to play a simple game.

It's hard not to become very cynical and start to think for a lot of people who call themselves gamers, the games themselves are not really important. That it's actually more the marketing and perception that they're partaking in a cool activity that's addictive. Like hipsters who can't wait to be seen at the coffee shop with an iPad 2, so everyone knows they've upgraded :p

Side rant over, just went and pre-ordered Xenoblade/Monado to do my part.[/QUOTE]

Good post and is something I've been saying for a while now on other boards.

It's also these people that usually complain but are there day 1 on HD ports professing their love (No More Heroes for example).

[QUOTE=Anth0ny][IMG]http://www.elfpack.com/stuff/aj/41314/1242654402.jpg[IMG]

If only Facebook/Twitter was this prominent back then =([/QUOTE]

Can't go a single localization thread without this popping up, ffs.

Now on Wikipedia:

[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Rainfall[/url]

[QUOTE=FreeMufasa]Good post and is something I've been saying for a while now on other boards.

It's also these people that usually complain but are there day 1 on HD ports professing their love (No More Heroes for example).[/QUOTE]
I have a friend like this, right down to the No More Heroes part, its annoying when my recommendations are ignored because the game dares to be a wii game.

[QUOTE=DiipuSurotu]Now on Wikipedia:

[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Rainfall[/url][/QUOTE]


[QUOTE]In addition, video game designer Soraya Saga, who is married to Xenoblade Chronicles creator Tetsuya Takahashi, and Mistwalker have responded favorably to the campaign.[/QUOTE]

Whaaaaaaaaaaat!?

[QUOTE=BY2K]Whaaaaaaaaaaat!?[/QUOTE]

Twitter is an amazing tool.

[QUOTE=BY2K]Whaaaaaaaaaaat!?[/QUOTE]
Wow, she's married to a lot of people.

[QUOTE=Nocturnowl]I have a friend like this, right down to the No More Heroes part, its annoying when my recommendations are ignored because the game dares to be a wii game.[/QUOTE]

It's annoying but Nintendo is partly to blame...as evidenced by the need for this thread.

[QUOTE=heringer]Think about it for a little bit and realise that they are very different situations.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Diffense]How much will chatting with friends or removing region lock sell? ;)[/QUOTE]
No , You think about it for a little bit. If there was no region locking on Nintendo consoles in general then we wouldn't have to bother with this. Just import. (For once there was a benefit in getting a pal console for me though :D )

It's genuinely too bad these games are tied to the Wii. Not because I don't like the Wii, but because Nintendo are dicks. I would, at the very least, like to see these games ported to the 360 or PS3 like No More Heroes has done.

[QUOTE=Diffense]It's annoying but Nintendo is partly to blame...as evidenced by the need for this thread.[/QUOTE]
Fortunately i'm in Europe (never expected to say that regarding Nintendo localizations!), so lets see how many people I can persuade to buy Xenoblade, i'd like to believe that good sales over here will help the case for a US release.

[QUOTE=Lard]It's genuinely too bad these games are tied to the Wii. Not because I don't like the Wii, but because Nintendo are dicks. I would, at the very least, like to see these games ported to the 360 or PS3 like No More Heroes has done.[/QUOTE]

use brain

who owns the ip for xenoblade
who owns the developer for xenoblade
who funded xenoblade 100%

who owns the ip for last story
who funded last story 100%

who owns the ip for no more heroes
who funded no more heroes 100%

[QUOTE=Stumpokapow]use brain

who owns the ip for xenoblade
who owns the developer for xenoblade
who funded xenoblade 100%

who owns the ip for last story
who funded last story 100%

who owns the ip for no more heroes
who funded no more heroes 100%[/QUOTE]

I didn't say I thought it was possible, it was just wish fulfullment. :P

[QUOTE=Allan Holdsworth]Very bad choices, these games will probably be released in Europe so they will be in English already.

Anyone wants to start an alternate campaign for Chibi Robo DS2, Tingle 2 and Captain Rainbow?

Not that this is going to matter any to NoA.[/QUOTE]

Haha someone after my own heart, those three look ten times more interesting to me. As Ghaleon would say, LOVEDELIC 4EVA!!!

Still I wish you folks luck, even if nothing will actually happen. I'm not too upset for you guys though because you'll be able to play the games in English in any case.

[QUOTE=Stumpokapow]use brain

who owns the ip for xenoblade
who owns the developer for xenoblade
who funded xenoblade 100%

who owns the ip for last story
who funded last story 100%

who owns the ip for no more heroes
who funded no more heroes 100%[/QUOTE]
I thought that was what he meant by tied to the Wii for these titles.

[QUOTE=Allan Holdsworth]Very bad choices, these games will probably be released in Europe so they will be in English already.

Anyone wants to start an alternate campaign for Chibi Robo DS2, Tingle 2 and Captain Rainbow?

Not that this is going to matter any to NoA.[/QUOTE]

What, no Soma Bringer love? At least it's Monolith.

Got forbid I bring up Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier Exceed.

Beautiful.

Gonna do my part as well.

[QUOTE=idwl]No , You think about it for a little bit. If there was no region locking on Nintendo consoles in general then we wouldn't have to bother with this. Just import. (For once there was a benefit in getting a pal console for me though :D )[/QUOTE]

Well , importing is always an option, provided the game is available in a language I understand.
But it really shouldn't be necessary in a case like this when Wii has a threadbare release list and good games in limbo.

If I didn't live in Canada I would send snail mail, and pre-order it off of amazon. Sigh what a country I live in. Best of luck everyone, I'll do all the work I can possibly do under this roof.

[QUOTE=Lard]It's genuinely too bad these games are tied to the Wii. Not because I don't like the Wii, but because Nintendo are dicks. I would, at the very least, like to see these games ported to the 360 or PS3 like No More Heroes has done.[/QUOTE]

Well if it wasn't for Nintendo we wouldn't have these games at all!

I think it's amazing that they're branched out of their Mario/Zelda/co juggernauts to fund something almost entirely different.

I got them on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. I'm going to make a little folded paper sword and get my Xenoblade letter ready.

[QUOTE=Phoenix_Apollo]What, no Soma Bringer love? At least it's Monolith.

Got forbid I bring up [B]Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier Exceed.[/B][/QUOTE]

Jesus Christ man, I think you just gave Reggie a nosebleed.

[QUOTE=Kaijima]Jesus Christ man, I think you just gave Reggie a nosebleed.[/QUOTE]

Well, it's not like they could potentially string fans along for a decent amount of time with one company's backlog of unlocalized games. Nothing like that.

Xenosaga I&II who?

We need try to pass this to NCL directly, it´s a good thing that Soraya Saga and Gooch know about this campaign.

Was Mistwalker contacted on Twitter or some other way?

I hacked Nintendo and found the ReggieScript:

IF('Zelda' ,'Mario','Pokemon','Kirby in WiiGameTitle)
return Localize() + Market() + Release()
ELSE
return FU() + CheckTheBox() + Sleep(duration=nextIwataCall)

Once I get write access we'll be all set :P

[spoiler]sorry...lol[/spoiler]

[QUOTE=Effect]Was Mistwalker contacted on Twitter or some other way?[/QUOTE]


Sakaguchi has stated before that he would greatly love (and expects) a localization of TLS on Twitter, yes.

[QUOTE=AceBandage]Sakaguchi has stated before that he would greatly love (and expects) a localization of TLS on Twitter, yes.[/QUOTE]

When I was watching his explanation of the game on video I saw a significant amount of English in the menus already.

[QUOTE=AceBandage]Sakaguchi has stated before that he would greatly love (and expects) a localization of TLS on Twitter, yes.[/QUOTE]

I've had three different responses from Gooch on Twitter about Last Story and they've all been "Thank you for your support" and that's it.

I would guess he probably knows there are no plans to bring it here and doesn't want to talk about it.

They all look promising but I'm more hopeful for Pandora's Tower since it's far more action than RPG. But I must say Xenoblade has some amazing environments. TLS almost reminds me of Demon's Soul a bit but with the heavy exposition elements of typical JRPGs. Is this on base at all?

[QUOTE=evilromero]TLS almost reminds me of Demon's Soul a bit but with the heavy exposition elements of typical JRPGs. Is this on base at all?[/QUOTE]
TLS sounds more like the JRPG equivalent of Mass Effect 2 actually.

[QUOTE=Stumpokapow]use brain

who owns the ip for xenoblade
who owns the developer for xenoblade
who funded xenoblade 100%

who owns the ip for last story
who funded last story 100%

who owns the ip for no more heroes
who funded no more heroes 100%[/QUOTE]

For once, stump jumped to the wrong conclusion.

[QUOTE=Lard]I've had three different responses from Gooch on Twitter about Last Story and they've all been "Thank you for your support" and that's it.

I would guess he probably knows there are no plans to bring it here and doesn't want to talk about it.[/QUOTE]
Those replies are from Mistwalker's English speaking studio producer.

[QUOTE=Phoenix_Apollo]Well, it's not like they could potentially string fans along for a decent amount of time with one company's backlog of unlocalized games. Nothing like that.

Xenosaga I&II who?[/QUOTE]

Localising Xenosaga I&II would have been ridiculous and unlikely. It's possible (perhaps even probable) that Bamco retained the IP on the Xenosaga franchise when they sold Monolithsoft, despite cancelling it. And if there's any company more adept at not releasing localised versions of JRPGs than Nintendo, it's Bamco.

[url]http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/06/25/join-the-fight-to-bring-some-good-rpgs-to-the-wii.aspx[/url]

[QUOTE=Lard][url]http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/06/25/join-the-fight-to-bring-some-good-rpgs-to-the-wii.aspx[/url][/QUOTE]


We need every major gaming outlet to do this. That's millions of hits a day.

Lololol

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[QUOTE=Diffense]I hacked Nintendo and found the ReggieScript:

IF('Zelda' ,'Mario','Pokemon','Kirby in WiiGameTitle)
return Localize() + Market() + Release()
ELSE
return FU() + CheckTheBox() + Sleep(duration=nextIwataCall)

Once I get write access we'll be all set :P

[spoiler]sorry...lol[/spoiler][/QUOTE]

Reggie and his team at NOA is to blame for this. I'm still bitter they didn't bring The Last Window over on the DS or Another Code R

[QUOTE=Deku]Reggie and his team at NOA is to blame for this. I'm still bitter they didn't bring The Last Window over on the DS or Another Code R[/QUOTE]

I'm mad about the newest Fire Emblem. It's one of their major franchises! What the fuck Nintendo?!

[QUOTE=Ezalc]I'm mad about the newest Fire Emblem. It's one of their major franchises! What the fuck Nintendo?![/QUOTE]
It also sounded more appealing to me too. This is really just an awful time period for anything that isn't either a major blockbuster or a cheap to produce (likely indie) game.

[QUOTE=Lard]Lololol

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It's funny because Ace Attorney Investigations 2 isn't going to be released in English.

[QUOTE=Takao]It's funny because Ace Attorney Investigations 2 isn't going to be released in English.[/QUOTE]

Sigh. I'd forgotten about that.

[QUOTE=Ezalc]I'm mad about the newest Fire Emblem. It's one of their major franchises! What the fuck Nintendo?![/QUOTE]
mee tooo :(

[QUOTE=Takao]It's funny because Ace Attorney Investigations 2 isn't going to be released in English.[/QUOTE]
yeah that's hilarious

[QUOTE=Lard]Lololol

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[URL="http://objection.mrdictionary.net/go.php?n=5068422"]A rebuttal! [/URL]

Supporting this 100%!!!

[QUOTE=Phoenix_Apollo]Well, it's not like they could potentially string fans along for a decent amount of time with one company's backlog of unlocalized games. Nothing like that.

Xenosaga I&II who?[/QUOTE]

I'm happy everyone outside of Japan didn't get a chance to play that game. No need to tarnish their good name.

Preordered Monado and won't be cancelling it. I actually want this game. Last Story too.

curious as to how random amazon users are reacting to seeing a game like this on the top of the sales charts.

anyway a gamer from europe i'm pretty used to being screwed on localization and know how it feels to miss out on a cool game, so i'm rooting for you guys and hoping you get some traction with the campaign. i mean how hard is it for them to just to put out a limited run, how can xseed rpgs on the psp work economically in north america but not a nintendo published rpg with the english translation already paid for.

I preordered last night at about 10PM. At that time it was the #71 Wii game and #17 Wii Action game and now it is way up there! =D

Still at #1.

Yeah buddy.

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Perfect.