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Xenoblade coming to the U.S. via Gamestop Exclusive (also avail on Nintendo.com)
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I can't really imagine Gamestop selling a game in stores that doesn't play in a US Wii without tinkering.
Ummm... what? I'm super excited... but seriously what the fuck?
Nintendo could have been put in a good light if they announced this back when everyone was all up in arms about it. Everyone was super pissed with them about the lack of Wii games, the 3DS launch, etc. and they could have just announced this and it would have pleased some of the angry fans. But of course it makes more sense to wait half a year while NoA becomes a laughing stock in the gaming community and THEN announce it. NoA is truly the worst.
Nintendo could have been put in a good light if they announced this back when everyone was all up in arms about it. Everyone was super pissed with them about the lack of Wii games, the 3DS launch, etc. and they could have just announced this and it would have pleased some of the angry fans. But of course it makes more sense to wait half a year while NoA becomes a laughing stock in the gaming community and THEN announce it. NoA is truly the worst.
If this is a fake then heads will roll.
Cow Mengde
Banned
Can someone go confirm this? Anyone?
Muahahahhahahah
sixteen-bit
Member
Gamestop? Pass.
we.are.the.armada
Member
If this is true, I'm going to play Xenoblade and Persona 4 Golden in the same year. Sweet!
BlazingDarkness
Member
Wii is region locked.
HURRY UP AND IMPORT MOTHER 3!
I hope you Americalanders enjoy the game! It's easiest one of the best RPGs I've played in my entire gaming career. Of course, that's if this is real.
This...we have to hear something more official(again no offense to the OP)today otherwise this is somekind of trickery or error on that GS list...
This wouldn't be the first time they have done something like this but I think they just did it online not in store.
RPG_Fanatic
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Will preorder as soon as it is in the Canadian gamestop system.
I will be very sad if this turns into some kind of joke.
I will be very sad if this turns into some kind of joke.
Hard to say how many imported. I doubt it was a significant amount to be honest. You also have to factor in how many people that would buy a game just by looking at it in the store. I'm sure there are people that simply couldn't be bothered to import either.
Paracelsus
Member
Maybe the "US" limited includes a red packaged freeloader.
I now regret buying the PAL version.
Why? You got to play it half a year early and you have a copy that will probably be worth more in the long run. I'm just torn if I should sell my copy and get an American version or something. I mean I assume it's the PAL version with the region protection cut out. I doubt they did a complete re-voice of the game.
Also, I wonder what this means for Last Story and Pandora's Tower. (Obviously any of this only applies if this ends up being true.)
alf717
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Ah yes yes good point. Still the Shenmue 2 from EB game did come with a "boot" disc". Either way this is interesting and of course good news.
Mockingbird
Member
Wait, is there supposed to be some kind of evidence pic in the OP? Nothing's loading.
Princess Skittles
Prince's's 'Skittle's
A retailer exclusive might have been the only way this game was going to be released, I'm sorry but that's the reality of it.
Really? Let me check what you wrote in your review then, I want to hear more...
link
... Wow you really ripped into it, that sounds terrible.
Guess you're right, Reggies lost it. I can't believe he's asking NA gamers to waste their money on this shit.
GrandHarrier
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The bigger news is... OREGON FUCKING TRAIL?
Those two statements make no sense together.
"Hey, person who wants games localized in your region: Low sales for this will probably result in less games being localized in your region.
So you should probably not support it."
creid
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I'm so goddamned excited. Haven't gotten to play my import copy yet, so I will probably wait for this.
From my experience, retailer exclusive games are a result of very low sales expectations. In exchange for the game being retailer exclusive, the retailer will do some extra marketing to boost sales a bit. Off the top of my head:
- Eggs of Steel from Atlus, GS exclusive
- Chibi Robo DS, Walmart exclusive
- some 3rd-party sequel on a Nintendo system that is escaping me for the moment = Mega Man Star Force Dragon (thanks to EvilMario for jogging my memory)
- Chulip
Xenoblade's sales expectations really shouldn't be so low, but this is the Wii in mid-2012.
Absolutely. Might even buy a copy for every Wii owner I know.
From my experience, retailer exclusive games are a result of very low sales expectations. In exchange for the game being retailer exclusive, the retailer will do some extra marketing to boost sales a bit. Off the top of my head:
- Eggs of Steel from Atlus, GS exclusive
- Chibi Robo DS, Walmart exclusive
- some 3rd-party sequel on a Nintendo system that is escaping me for the moment = Mega Man Star Force Dragon (thanks to EvilMario for jogging my memory)
- Chulip
Xenoblade's sales expectations really shouldn't be so low, but this is the Wii in mid-2012.
FreeMufasa
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This might be for the best actually. Individually, NA and EU sales (for these type of games) must be low. But when added together it should be pretty decent. Atleast in that case, we'll always have games published in one English region for the rest to import.
Princess Skittles
Prince's's 'Skittle's
Yes, it's a screenshot of GS's Wii release schedule.
nincompoop
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They'll be cancelled after Xenoblade bombas due to everyone who wanted it already having imported it.
Chet Rippo
Member
It's a computer screen with a bunch of Nintendo titles, with Xenoblade being last on the list saying it's a Gamestop Exclusive.
Preach.
GitarooMan
Member
In the past GS has brought over imports for region locked consoles (I bought Metal Slug and Radiant Silvergun for Saturn there) although admittedly the region bypassing was much easier with Saturn/Dreamcast.
This is true.
I buy pretty much every Nintendo release but I still have not gotten the import Xenoblade. Would much rather have an official NA release.
I do. The British dub is nice, but I want superior American VA.
Princess Skittles
Prince's's 'Skittle's
Reality Check: The amount of people that imported is a very, very, very small number in the grand scheme of things.
One Infinite Undiscovery dub, coming right up!
Sometime in 2013?
Wolfgunblood Garopa
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lol
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