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[Ra1den]

Kat Bailey on twitter:

"Did a wide loop around Nintendo's booth. Didn't see Xenoblade or Last Story. Feel like Christmas has been canceled."

NOA you motherfucking douche nozzles. Your already translating Xenoblade for EU FFS. Just release that shit over here and collect free money

 

[Reluctant-Hero]

Damn NOA, y'all are fucking up.

 

[Hours Left]

NoA can seriously get bent.

They are so ridiculously lazy. Reggie is just awful.

 

[PepsimanVsJoe]

This is sad...and yet somehow it is also hilarious.

 

[ajim]

I don't feel better. I feel a swelling, burning rage rising, and an overwhelming desire to punch Reggie in the face.

This is fucking Shenmue 2 all over again. TWICE.

<3

 

[JustAnotherOtaku]

Joystiq says they're 5:30-7:30 (PST) on both nights.

Thanks for that. 1:30am UK time. I'll probably be up anyway.

 

[Xavien]

NOE rules, NOA drools

Spoiler

Seriously, its like Europe and America have been reversed

 

[Trojita]

Kat Bailey on twitter:

"Did a wide loop around Nintendo's booth. Didn't see Xenoblade or Last Story. Feel like Christmas has been canceled."

 

[daffy]

The problem is we shouldn't have to.

You sound entitled.

 

[Hours Left]

Truly abysmal.

I'm hoping the media will at least get some sort of answer out of Reggie about this.

 

[RealMeat]

So in theory I can import Xenoblade from the EU and play it on Dolphin, right? How much do imports from the EU usually cost?

 

[Lard]

You sound entitled.

No, I sound practical. How does it make sense to translate it into English...and then not release it into the largest English speaking gaming area?

Does that make good business sense to you?

 

[ivysaur12]

Truly abysmal.

I'm hoping the media will at least get some sort of answer out of Reggie about this.

I hope somebody asks.

 

[Lard]

Nobody will. They'll be too busy tonguing Reggie's anus.

 

[BocoDragon]

Kat Bailey on twitter:

"Did a wide loop around Nintendo's booth. Didn't see Xenoblade or Last Story. Feel like Christmas has been canceled."

>:O

rage!

 

[ivysaur12]

Nobody will. They'll be too busy tonguing Reggie's anus.

That's really the problem, though.

 

[daffy]

No, I sound practical. How does it make sense to translate it into English...and then not release it into the largest English speaking gaming area?

Does that make good business sense to you?

I'm not a business analyst, all I know is if NOA isn't going to put it in American stores, but there is an English version coming out, then I'll just have to pay a little extra or go a little farther to get it.

I honestly don't care about NOA's business strategy. They've given me good games in the past that I'm thankful for.

 

[NotebookJ2]

That's really the problem, though.

I think the bigger problem is that outside of us, does anyone actually care?

 

[IrishNinja]

Last Story's going to EU, yeah? mod your wiis folks, its not hard.

that just leaves Xenoblade, sadly....

 

[Lard]

They've given me good games in the past that I'm thankful for.

They're not giving me good games now. That is the issue.

Last Story's going to EU, yeah? mod your wiis folks, its not hard.

that just leaves Xenoblade, sadly....

You got it backwards actually.

 

[Seda]

Last Story's going to EU, yeah? mod your wiis folks, its not hard.

that just leaves Xenoblade, sadly....

Xenoblade is confirmed coming the EU as Xenoblade: Chronicles.

The Last Story was rumored to go to EU.

NA has heard nothing on either.

 

[farnham]

i already played the japanese versions of last story and xenoblade

but i will get the localized european versions day one

 

[Ushojax]

Why does nobody ever actually press people like Reggie about this? That idiot who is on GameTrailers kept trying to shit on the Wii instead of asking him questions people actually give a shit about.

 

[Codeblue]

I just realized Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem wasn't there either. God damn it.

 

[Hours Left]

I just realized Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem wasn't there either. God damn it.

Yeah, it's ridiculous.

NoA treats their customers like garbage.

 

[BocoDragon]

I think the bigger problem is that outside of us, does anyone actually care?

They're new franchises, so no? That's marketing's job to make people care, and they haven't even tried.

 

[FStop7]

They're not shooters and they're not wagglefests. Why would NoA bother? They've made it pretty clear what their priorities are.

 

[kiryogi]

Well folks, you guys all doubted me...but it looks like I was right all along. This is NOA were talking about. No surprise honestly... time to look into modding your wii!

 

[IrishNinja]

You got it backwards actually.

oh crap, really? that's cool too, but...damn, the art style in Last Story got me hyped.

The Last Story was rumored to go to EU.

success! let NOE do what NOA won't for me.

 

[Femmeworth]

I just realized Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem wasn't there either. God damn it.

Fuck, forgot about it.

The conference got me all excited, but this thread is crushing my soul.

 

[daffy]

They're not giving me good games now. That is the issue.



You got it backwards actually.

So then are you going to buy the EU version?

 

[Seda]

I just realized Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem wasn't there either. God damn it.

nooooo

 

[ivysaur12]

Sakaguchi hasn't tweeted anything today... Poor guy.

 

[BocoDragon]

They're not shooters and they're not wagglefests. Why would NoA bother? They've made it pretty clear what their priorities are.

They recently got Seth fuckin Green pimping Dragon Quest IX in a nationwide, multi-million dollar ad campaign.

Let's not act like Nintendo pushing an RPG in America is an impossibility.

 

[Lard]

So then are you going to buy the EU version?

Likely. It fucking annoys me that I have to.

Sakaguchi hasn't tweeted anything today... Poor guy.

I noticed that.

 

[SciencePilot]

NOT okay. Seriously guys. Most disappointing news of the conference. I can import the EU version, but I'm not going to be happy about it.

 

[Ra1den]

Well folks, you guys all doubted me...but it looks like I was right all along. This is NOA were talking about. No surprise honestly... time to look into modding your wii!

Are there any issues playing on an NTSC TV?

 

[klee123]

Well, gonna import the games and mod my US Wii.


Not gonna even touch the next Ninty console during launch at this point.

 

[Bel Marduk]

They're not shooters and they're not wagglefests. Why would NoA bother? They've made it pretty clear what their priorities are.

Yet they have no problem bringing over DQMJ2 on the DS and Itadaki/Fortune Street on the Wii which is sure to sell less than what hyped games like Xenoblade or TLS would do.

 

[Lard]

Well, gonna import the games and mod my US Wii.


Not gonna even touch the next Ninty console at this point.

I fixed it.

 

[BocoDragon]

For those of us who enjoy more inevitable disappointment... is there still a Nintendo meeting or conference where we may still get word on these games?

 

[BocoDragon]

Are there any issues playing on an NTSC TV?

The homebrew launcher can "force NTSC" on the game.

I'm not certain, but I believe modern consoles like the Wii just toggle NTSC/PAL outputs in software, so a hack can fix it completely.

 

[Trojita]

Yet they have no problem bringing over DQMJ2 on the DS and Itadaki/Fortune Street on the Wii which is sure to sell less than what hyped games like Xenoblade or TLS would do.

Nintendo has a hard on for Dragon Quest right now since the successful sales of Dragon Quest IX. Plus it's Dragon Quest + Pokemon. As long as they market it decently, they know they will profit.

 

[ivysaur12]

For those of us who enjoy more inevitable disappointment... is there still a Nintendo meeting or conference where we may still get word on these games?

5:30 - 7:30 PST both days, but tomorrow's is 3rd party related.

Maybe at TGS we'll hear about the new MonolithSoft Wii U game that won't get localized!

Fuck Nintendo, you localized Baten Kaitos Origins, which sold almost nothing! Give us something here.

 

[dead souls]

I think the bigger problem is that outside of us, does anyone actually care?

Agreed. I'd love to play Xenoblade and Last Story, but I completely understand why NOA may think they're not worth releasing stateside.

 

[truly101]

Agreed. I'd love to play Xenoblade and Last Story, but I completely understand why NOA may think they're not worth releasing stateside.

But they won't let anyone else take the risk either. I mean you can get Ignition to release Arc Rise Fantasia but you have no confidence Xenoblade or Last Story could do better? Or maybe you don't want to be proven wrong like Sony/ Demon Souls? Stupid morons.

 

[Bel Marduk]

Nintendo has a hard on for Dragon Quest right now since the successful sales of Dragon Quest IX. Plus it's Dragon Quest + Pokemon. As long as they market it decently, they know they will profit.

That's not what I mean. His post was:

They're not shooters and they're not wagglefests. Why would NoA bother? They've made it pretty clear what their priorities are.

Yet with bringing over games like DQ and Fortune Street, they sure aren't following those "priorities" very closely...

Also I don't really see that much of a market for Fortune Street. It's a Monopoly type game with DQ and Mario characters...the target market is very niche. They're not targeting Mario platforming fans or DQ RPG fans.

 

[BocoDragon]

But they won't let anyone else take the risk either. I mean you can get Ignition to release Arc Rise Fantasia but you have no confidence Xenoblade or Last Story could do better? Or maybe you don't want to be proven wrong like Sony/ Demon Souls? Stupid morons.

Yeah this policy of never allowing their games to go to third-party publishers essentially makes them a Bernie Stolar-like Enemy of RPGs.

They are doing their best to deny us any opportunity to play these great games.

 

[Trojita]

lol, they are bringing Fortune Street out here?

 

[Bel Marduk]

Also the weird thing is that someone emailed them recently and they still say the game's been announced, just with no release.

That said, Xenoblade (Monado: Begninning of the World) has been officially announced for release, but hasn't been given a release date yet. When it is, our website's Game Guide (http://www.nintendo.com/games/guide) will be the best place to find it. Once there, use the questions on the left to filter based on system, genre, online play, etc.

It's the generic email we've been getting but I wonder if the same info still applies.