Many of you will be glad to hear that's I've achieved the goal of which I set out to achieve in these threads. I have pleased Beuli2. I don't no whether or not you like that, but, well, it's true. So, yay! No more annoying intro! So now I'm just rambling to fill up the space so people who visited my previous threads who aren't very observant won't notice the difference. Which is nice. Also, welcome back Darth! You've been out of action for too long, good to have you back
I'm sure to many of you, you'll probably know what at least one of those games pictured is, and why it's relevant. Right now.
Yes people, that's correct. Eagerly anticipated Wii RPG "The Last Story" has now been officially released in Japan, to great sales (they ARE great!) and great reviews. So, a localisation is a given, right?
Wrong. This is Nintendo we're talking about. When it comes to them and RPG's, you can just never be certain. Remember a little game called Earthbound? No?
Well, I can't blame you. This is another classic Nintendo RPG which never saw it over to the west at all. And why? Well, your guess is as good as mine. Everyone who played the game fell in love with it, so what reasons are there? I mean, if the game sells well in Japan, then you have the revenue, so why not? Is it due to the cost of translating the game?
Now, this is a solid argument, until you see that other companies, and even, in the case of The Last Story, have released other, similar games in the rest of the world, but which have received less sales. If we are to believe the rumours, and, let's remember, they are just that- rumours, then it's unlikely the game will ever come to Europe. It'll likely come to America, yes, but not Europe.
And that brings me to the point of this thread. You see all of these pictures in this list? These are all games of which I'd like to get, and I'd like to play, in the UK, on my Wii. And I know I'm not alone. Blue Dragon was localised, why can't these? Games with less potential and sales have come over, so why can't these?
In case you didn't know, these game are, in order, along with my patented "percenta-likelyhood-o-meter"
- The Last Story (85%)
- Arc Rise Fantasia (5%)
- Earthbound (15%, could be part of Hanobi Festival)
- Xenoblade (70%, it's still listed.)
- Tales Of Graces (90%- it was announced today to be coming over. But which version(s)?
If you'd like to read more of my series, then look no further! Links are below;
1. http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=120673&page=1 (statistical anomolies with Wii games)
2. http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=120880&page=1&str=175262275# (What Nintendo SHOULD have done with the Wii)