Vinterbird said:
I just, personally, have a hard time seeing importing being something I would do if I knew the game was coming out in my region at some point.
I think Nintendo has shown with their own releases that you can't be certain that the game will be released in your region. I mean, Nintendo of America skipped on a Hotel Dusk sequel, a Trace Memory sequel, an improved re-release of Pikmin 2, and a Legend of Zelda spinoff. I figured all of those would have been surefire releases in the US, but for whatever strange reason, they just didn't come over.
Nintendo of America literally has me worried that they'll ignore anything that isn't a game that will print money now, and ignore the more obscure but still compelling games that Nintendo of Japan or Europe will still get. They're already doing that, and I greatly dislike them for it.
What's worse is I'm really,
really getting into games by Nihon Falcom, and I'm loving that XSeed is publishing their games. But what if that publishing scenario stops but Falcom decides to make games for the 3DS, with no localizer is sight? I'm totally boned from playing their games in any form on my US 3DS? I think that's bullshit.