After a Skyrim overdose, I´ve been meaning to play a JRPG, and I was wondering..is Lost Odyssey a pretty good game?...I remember when it came out in 2008, saw a lot people saying it´s surprisingly good, etc...that it kinda reminds them of FFX, but the game had never really picked my interest until now.

Lost Odyssey is fantastic and it's absurdly cheap, go buy it and enjoy yourself for 40-60 hours.

I really plan to!...does it remind you of FFX in some way?

I enjoyed it an enormous amount more than I enjoyed FFX; I liked the soundtrack, the characters, and the writing much more.

Ok guys, I´m getting it this week..play it some till Mass Effect 3 is released, finish ME3 then get back to LO.

That's great news. And I'd love to get the XSeed version and support them for localizing this but my import copy was shipped this morning. Couldn't they have announced this yesterday damnit!

Let´s hope sales are good enough they feel it was worth it to bring the game over.

Well, unlike Xenoblade which wasn't announced until after a lot of people had imported (or heck, like me modded and imported because NoA were being such buttheads) The Last Story is announced in time that the majority of people who would have imported will now wait and buy XSeeds version, so I'm sure it'll work out for them.   

I just wonder if it'll be the same variety of UK actors or new American voice actors.    Personally, I like my sword and socery to have an UK flair, sounds a little more authentic to the theme.

Kind of expected, I'll buy this and Xenoblade. Not sure when I'll find time to play tho :(

Official PR:

Torrance, Calif., (February 22, 2012) – XSEED Games, an independent-minded publisher, today announced a partnership with Nintendo that will bringThe Last Story™ to North America, exclusively for Wii™. Developed by legendary creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, and his studio, MISTWALKER, in conjunction with Nintendo, The Last Story has players taking charge of a band of mercenaries and journeying with them into a sprawling cinematic adventure. The agreement with Nintendo grants XSEED Games exclusive publishing rights to The Last Story in North America when the game ships this summer.
“I am very happy to be able to confirm that The Last Story will be released in North America,” stated Hironobu Sakaguchi, CEO of MISTWALKER. “XSEED Games has a reputation for bringing high-quality JRPGs to America, and I’m sure they will do a great job with this release too.”

Jun Iwasaki, President of XSEED Games, shared Mr. Sakaguchi’s sentiments. “I am excited to have the opportunity to work on such a unique and ground-breaking RPG. I’m sure that North American gamers will love this title.”

The Last Story follows Zael and his band of fellow adventurers as they go to Lazulis Island, the only region prospering as the mainland of the Empire slowly rots away, in search of work and a better future. After securing employment with the ruler of the island, Count Arganan, Zael dreams of finally achieving a secure life as a knight and putting his unstable mercenary past behind him, but things don’t exactly go to plan when events during their first mission change his life forever…

The Last Story was developed by Nintendo and MISTWALKER, exclusively for Wii. The game will be published by XSEED Games in North America in Summer 2012. XSEED Games will release more product updates in the coming months.

The most important thing to take away from this was this little tidbit of information: "when the game ships this summer." So it's good to see that Wii owners will have a game to play during the summer drought.