I've only skimmed this thread, but why is anybody surprised that NoA doesn't want this game? Japan is only getting the game as an Amazon exclusive. Nintendo is only sending the game to a single online retailer. Nintendo of Japan has no faith that the game will sell and are keeping it out of other stores. How about Nintendo of Europe? Although they aren't limiting the release of the game by retailer, they have no problem with publishing a game that will not cater to most of Europe due to only having English and French (with French being text only). The game is basically guaranteed to not sell worth a damn in most European countries. It's safe to say NoE has no faith in the game either.
All NoA did was take the next step beyond a very limited or very gimped release and drop the game entirely. I don't agree that they should be acting as the fun police, but let's face it, if they honestly think the game will be that bad and sell that horribly, maybe we should trust them just a little based on how the release is being handled in the rest of the world.
