Touche, but then again, when have they made a decision that would actually garner them money?

Everything they have done this gen was in an effort to make as least money as possible.

I'd actually be rather annoyed if they localized Another Code R now. I just ordered it the other day. I'd like to see Pandora over here but I'm not holding my breath. And there really had better be Xenoblade and TLS releases. As has already been pointed out DQX is pretty much a certainty, it's more a question of when.

Does it matter?  Im sure all the games listed will flop anyway, why waste money and resources translating a game for poor sales?  Guess Nintendo didnt learn anything from Sin and Punishment.

Xenoblade, The Last Story, DQX: 100% chance

Tales of Graces: i'd say a very high chance, but i don't trust namco

Zangeki, Another Code R, Pandora's Tower. Disasteri don't think they will ever come to US

Inazuma: probably in europe, since europe is getting the ds inazuma games

Earth Seeker: i think some minor publisher might be interested, i'm thinking about rising star games in europe and their equivalent in the us, ignition or xseed. 50% chance.

How does this add to the thread?  And you're calling the games a flop before they've come out and doing it without basis or content, there are rules about that you know?  Chill with this sort of thing cause it's very dangerously close to that okay/not okay line, eventually it catches up to people.

Even if DQX comes out after the next Nintendo system, I just hope it comes out here.  And doesn't take a year like most of the titles.  We're already going to get DQM: Joker 2 after 3DS came out, so I doubtr DQX will get canned.

The game I'm worried about is Dragon Quest Monsters Battle Road for Wii.

DQIX was advertised by Nintendo and sold over a million between Europe and America.  I hardly call that a flop.  And now more than ever, they need to push the series to keep it popular.  DQX has a chance to surpass the sales of DQVIII if they keep advertising it.

Dragon Quest 8 sold 1.4 millon between Europe and America and didnt need Nintendo 's help at all, so I dont understand your first point. Dragon Quest is a popular RPG franchise that has been around for over 20 years, itll be popular on any platform it sells on.

Things to consider:   Wii has one year left - it needs some games especially over the holiday season.  Nintendo would be idiots to allow a complete draught that prompts Wii owners to go elsewhere for games (PS360) and then ask them to reinvest in Wii2.  

On the flip side

Virtually any 'gamer' who owns a Wii has an HD console by now, which means except for top quality Nintendo big IPs(Zelda) they'll almost surely buy a comparible game on their HD system over on the Wii.   It's makes the prospects for Tales, Xeno, TLS, etc, weak.    Kirby Wii - sure, that we'll see.

It appears the 'Cafe' will be geared to attract/maintain 'gamers' and not just casuals.   One of the best ways to boost it would be to launch a lot of great 'core' games on the system in it's first year.   So NoA might hold off on Xeno, TLS, Zangeka, Pandora's Tower, etc until Wii2.   They wouldn't sell systems but Wii2 owners - looking for something to play - may be more likely to pick them up than the current Wii crowd.  But then they might need to upgrade them to HD to attract that crowd.  Doubt that'd happen.

I could definitely see DQX becoming a launch title for 'Cafe' in Japan.  Would it still come out on Wii?  Could like Z:TP but for sure it'll sell more on 'Cafe'.   

The further issue is 'Cafe' is announced and will be shown/playable at E3.   Why would any non-casual gamer buy a Wii after that?  Not even for Zelda (unless Wii is dirt cheap by the holidays).     Basically with 'Cafe' announced any gamer would save their cash for that and not even consider Wii.   

Under those conditions, if I was NoA I'd release Major Nintendo IPs (Zelda, Kirby... Starfox?!) along with casual fare - Wii Play Motion, maybe a second Wii --- (Dance? Music 2? Relax?) before Christmas and hold off those JRPGs and action games until 'Cafe's release and either make them Wii's swan song - hoping 'Cafe' owners will also pick them up - or convert them to HD and skip Wii altogether.

SE advertised DQVIII and it came with a preview disk for FFXII.

All the following DQ games (except Monsters: Joker) were completely ignored by SE with no advertising.  And sold horribly as a result.  Joker saw sales of nearly 500,000 between America and Europe, with advertising.  Nintendo advertised DQIX, and it sold over a million.  DQV didn't even sell 150,000 copies between America/Europe.  And all those sales were based on the existing fanbase.  The reason?  A total lack of advertising.  No one will buy a game if they never hear about it.

My point was, as long as the series continues to get advertising, it'll get more popular and sell better.  Iwata himself said that's why Nintendo was helping advertise the series.  Because SE was dropping the ball (300 Million spend on advertising FFXIII and not a penny on DQIV, V, Rocket Slime and Swords).

Imagine if SE stopped advertising the next 4-5 FF titles.  You'd see sales go from 6 million to 500,000.  That's exactly what they're doing to Dragon Quest.

It adds to the thread because one of the options to choose is "Nope, we're not seeing none" and I gave my reasons why.  Insight is a funny thing, you can draw from examples already on the system, like Sin and Punishment and apply it to each of the titles listed and get an idea of how the games will sell.  I dont need the games to be released to get an answer, the Wii userbase already tells me so.

But whatever