I don't think that Miyamoto wanting otherwise was the reason 2D Mario went on a hiatus. Not the sole one, anyway. It's far more likely that the company as a whole thought that the 2D era was over when they started making 3D games. Their attitude was probably comparable to some "core" gamers today who can't properly appreciate the simple, uncomplicated design of Super Mario Bros. (Arguably, it's similar to the argument of people such as myself on this site who don't think iOS apps aren't real games.) Miyamoto likely hated on it publicly to go along with the company's stance.

The level of stupidity and not knowing what they're doing that would be required for them to sacrifice as little as one fan and fifty bucks just because they feel like being mean is far too high for any corporation a tenth as large as Nintendo.

Good. Maybe NCL will see this and realize how much NoA suck!

Nintendo should be more straight forward globally with their releases. A game coming out in Japan, US, or Europe doesn't mean anything to the rest, just that it might come over. And that process can take years...

The problem is they are thinking of hardcore gamers as the preteen kids who make racists and homophobic comments playing COD and Halo on Xbox Live.  For whatever reason, that's now become the standard definition of "hardcore" thrown around by G4 and the media.  That's the group that would never be caught dead with a Nintendo console.

I think hardcore gamers like us have been relegated to niche gamers.

Looks like they're taking note! Reggie said he reads blog at E3 2009 so surely he's seen this, but I'm happy that last story is likely to come over to Europe in 2012 but still they need to be making a a way to USA.

Even if they agree to a release, we still need to keep the campaign going.  Answer, non-answer, or denial... doesn't matter what wwe hear from them.  We'll still have to send the letters and fight on for The Last Story, too.

For the first part, that was obviously because Nintendo deemed the 2D era to be over, even when it wasn't. They didn't want silly 2D games to interrupt their new 3D market. They were wrong, I'll give you that. And, yeah, they messed up with Wii Music and Animal Crossing in 2008, too. But that's not my point. Sure, they misjudged the market, but that was probably an honest mistake.

The thing is, if Nintendo, or almost any corporation, however minor, takes a decision, it is because they think it's the right one and certainly not because they "want to".

That doesn't follow. You're assuming that selfishness in decisions somehow doesn't override practicality when it comes to corporations. History shows that businesses quite often do things that are based on selfishness, and just lie to themselves that it's the right decision.

"Thank you for your enthusiasm. We promised an update, so here it is. We never say “never,” but we can confirm that there are no plans to bring these three games to the Americas at this time. Thanks so much for your passion, and for being such great fans!"

http://www.facebook.com/Nintendo/posts/126089684142160

Everyone should snail mail to Iwata to lay the smackdown on NOA. Now, what's his home address again?