Uh, this was never true.BluWacky said:It will be easier to play an imported copy of Xenoblade than to play a pirated copy...
Easy_D said:Best part is that all the importing will increase sales numbers for RPG's in the Euro region, thus we'll get even MORE RPG's!
Gvaz said:Uh, this was never true.
Gvaz is probably alluding to the fact that pirates don't actually have to, you know, buy the game.batbeg said:I've never encountered anything near instructions on piracy through the simple wiki which let me enable region free play so.... disagre.
Phenomic said:I doubt it will be very high, but I admit it would be funny if they looked at the sales figures and saw around 100 or 200 thousand copies being shipped over to the United States.
warpaint said:Why are they not bring it out in the USA ?
Antagon said:I don't think that imports would go over a couple of thousands max, and even those seem optimistic numbers to me.
A Human Becoming said:Because Reggie is a fucking asshole.
That's because no one calls it pirating, they call it by the more legally ambiguous process that enables piracy (which I won't mention so you don't get any funny ideas).batbeg said:I've never encountered anything near instructions on piracy through the simple wiki which let me enable region free play so.... disagre.
Bulzeeb said:welll someone at that ninendo news site posted this 20 mins video of the game, http://www.youtube.com/user/rediakaikaikai
I just hate NOA so much right now...
Gvaz said:Uh, this was never true.LaserBuddha said:It will be easier to play an imported copy of Xenoblade than to play a pirated copy...
That kind of question would be dodged like any other. "We're not going to comment on our decision-making process," or something like that.Ushojax said:I can't believe no journalist has asked him this question:
'Does NoA's refusal to localize titles like Xenoblade represent an admission that the market for such titles on the Wii is vanishingly small?'
michaeltraps said:Any references for someone who has never a) imported a game, b) played region free games on my Wii?
Ushojax said:I can't believe no journalist has asked him this question:
'Does NoA's refusal to localize titles like Xenoblade represent an admission that the market for such titles on the Wii is vanishingly small?'
Boerseun said:The market for such titles isn't small though. But the market cannot buy that which it knows nothing about. And marketing is where Nintendo and many other publishers on Wii have performed poorly. Not to mention, Nintendo killed sales of many of its own games in Japan with low shipments and little effort at generating hype. That would include Xenoblade and The Last Story, games which could have and should have performed so much better. What's worse is that publishers like Capcom and Namco Bandai followed suit with their own products.
Fady K said:Still can't believe that an English version of this game is coming out! My favorite RPG is Xenosaga Episode III, and I've been dying to play a MonolithSoft game! It has been nearly 5 years - and the only localized games we got were a Dragon Ball RPG, Disaster (Europe only), and Super Robot Wars Endless Saga. None of these titles are big original RPGs,so I am very thankful that an English version of this exists. I do wish Soma Bringer would come out too though.
djtiesto said:Have you played Baten Kaitos: Origins? It's Monolith's masterpiece, IMO (still haven't played Xenoblade yet though)
Thank you! I'll do a bit more research in regards to a. See what I can find.mclem said:As far as b)'s concerned, http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=291277&page=179 . I just install my import titles under Configurable USB Loader and magic happens when I run them, although there may be other methods.
Not sure about a); got lots of experience importing, but only in the direction that's not of much use to you guys.
mclem said:Assuming you *have* both copies, it's approximately the same process to make a system enabled to run imports as it is to run pirate copies; I can't imagine it's any *harder* to run an import, but I don't know if there's any extra faffage required to make a pirate copy work than a legit one.
*Acquiring* the pirate copy may potentially work out easier than importing. Certainly faster, any way.
It rather depends how exactly you interpret the initial phrase.
djtiesto said:Have you played Baten Kaitos: Origins? It's Monolith's masterpiece, IMO (still haven't played Xenoblade yet though)
Nintendo can't see that though, as you're not buying directly off Nintendo. Its a bit lose-lose, if it sells well NOE believe its due to unconventional PR like their twitter cover thing and the Nintendo unleashed tour (which given its destinations are what I'd say are more keen JRPG players than the average person...) rather than the lack of US release.Phenomic said:I doubt it will be very high, but I admit it would be funny if they looked at the sales figures and saw around 100 or 200 thousand copies being shipped over to the United States.
Yep either tinyload or if that gives you display problems Gecko OS has some more options.jling84 said:Just wondering, if I imported this would it play on a homebrew Wii? I hate Nintendo for not announcing this for the US.
I've been mentioning XB on my Club Nintendo (US) surveys. I think anyone who isn't is wasting an opportunity.Starwolf_UK said:That said, a lot of US users using the Club Nintendo code and writing it on the post-play survey "I'm American and modded my Wii, voiding it warranty just to play this" would be a real wake-up call (that said, I think NOE only hand out post play surveys if you intend to buy and register in two weeks...and considering you need to register a product to become a member...).
It's possible. DQVI was announced in Dec, released in Feb. It's true that Q1 & Q2 2012 for Wii is a big question mark, and surely NoA has to release something in that period.Pyrokai said:Do you guys think there's a chance this can still be on NoA's radar, but they just didn't announce it at E3? I mean, they've held back on announcements before from E3 and waited until Fall-ish to announce them, haven't they? Dragon Quest IX sticks out (as does VI, which came out of nowhere). I just find this so hard to believe.....I really, really do....
Effect said:Anyone remember how much time pasted between Excitebots being announced and its release? I think that was the shortest time frame NoA has worked with in the past for quick announcements and then releases. So if the European version comes out in Sept the latest they could announce to match a similar release is what August? What game events happen between now and Sept? Gamescom right? Is that it?
creid said:AFAIK Europe has never gotten anything significantly earlier than NA.
Dr. Ecco said:I cannot wait for this game to come out. It is the driving force that led me to actually go and buy a Wii.
So, taking into account that I am kind of a Xenogears fanboy, and that I moderately enjoyed Xenosaga, although I believe it was several steps below the former, what should I expect from Xenoblade? I keep hearing it is the jRPG of the generation, and I want to see it made true...
Also, is Mitsuda back for the OST? I think that guy alone gave Xenogears more than half of its magic.
Dr. Ecco said:I cannot wait for this game to come out. It is the driving force that led me to actually go and buy a Wii.
So, taking into account that I am kind of a Xenogears fanboy, and that I moderately enjoyed Xenosaga, although I believe it was several steps below the former, what should I expect from Xenoblade? I keep hearing it is the jRPG of the generation, and I want to see it made true...
Also, is Mitsuda back for the OST? I think that guy alone gave Xenogears more than half of its magic.
FTH said:Is screen #7 from Dolphin or Wii??
PuppetYuber said:A slight off topic question.
I know Wii is region locked, but is it easy to by pass region lock to play this game?
Wow. For some reason it looks much better than the screenshots Nintendo France put out. Maybe it is touched up a bit?CruxisMana said:It's from before the game was released, so the Wii.
Extremely easy after you have the tools. Just check that thread CruxisMana posted. Its not too hard to gather the necessary files and install them.PuppetYuber said:A slight off topic question.
I know Wii is region locked, but is it easy to by pass region lock to play this game?
Hm, forgot about these. Good news for us eternally optimistic Xenoblade fans.Ushojax said:They certainly have. The Minish Cap, Another Code, Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon, Sin and Punishment 2, they all came out in Europe a few months before the US. It doesn't happen much though, and normally it's Europe that has to wait.
Mael said:He also pointed out that it was not at e3 because NoA didn't want to show products they won't sell.
I guess that seals it for the NA version.
Gvaz said:I'd say playing an imported copy is harder. You'd be better off backing up your imported copy and using a backup loader.
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FUCK. There goes my last shred of hope.
Fuck NoA.