What they could do to survive is to find a Western publisher like EA or Activision to handle the publishing and  the marketing of their games in the West. Square did this in the 90's with EA before they began to publish their own games.

their own flaut! if they never realse games in the west wat do u xpect vesperia never came to the ps3  in the states when there was many fans waitin for it

I for one am glad. That's what they get for not bringing TOV superior version and TOG to the US.

Look guys Tales of Vesperia is coming! Trust me.

I never played a Tales game. Which one should I start off with if I do decide to get into it?

This is an interesting point. Now that i think about it, with Zelda pushed back to 2011 this is something i feel Nintendo could have done as a sort of backup plan to help improve the lineup for the frosty season, as it is noticeably more mild without The Legend of Zelda to carry the chariot. What other big titles are scheduled for the winter times? I am aware of Donkey Kong Country returns, what's the status of Kirby's Epic Yarn and Xenoblade though? If the latter is due for Q4 then i suppose another big RPG like Tales of Graces isn't needed, otherwise i think Tales of Graces would be perfect for a Christmas release.

I have something else to add here

These figures essentially show an annual loss of 1 million dollars and an accumulated debt of 21 million dollars, exceeding their total assets – the company will either go bankrupt, “restructure,” or go cap in hand to Bandai bosses begging for more cash based on promises of future success – which may be problematic considering the size of the loss they are dealing with themselves.

An alternative might be a re-absorption into Namco Bandai, although this would not guarantee any success in actually tackling the decline of the franchise.

Even amongst Japanese RPGs the Tales series stands out as being devoid of innovation and consisting of little more than an interminable series of rehashes, remakes and spin-offs. Whether the company’s decline can be arrested before bankruptcy or dissolution seems doubtful considering its parent company is hardly managed any better.

Warning: Site NSFW

http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2010/06/20/tales-studio-near-bankruptcy-tales-series-doomed/

Nintendo's Wii Q4 right now is looking like...

• Kirby's Epic Yarn
• Donkey Kong Country Returns
• Wii Party
• PokePark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure (EU gets it next month though)

... so 2 sidescrolling platformers and 2 minigame collections. :/

Honestly, I think there's a big opening there for an RPG like Graces or Xenoblade.  Or even something like Reginliev.

Agreed.  But, I'll settle for a 3DS launch. ;)

I'm pretty sure we won't see Xeno until 2011 here though.  Oh well, at least I got Kirby.

So these are the games confirmed so far? it's a lot simpler than i expected. Not even FlingSmash? Now i am a bit more worried. The games are looking good but i believe there's room for a bit more in that lineup. I take it Xenoblade still has a vague TBA 2010 then? I hope Nintendo sort this out, i really think they would benefit more if they had a nice, big RPG for Q4.