Nintendo Crushes Fans' Hopes for Notable Wii Localizations

[Mr Pantomime]

This is so infuriating. No wonder noone takes the Wii seriously. Why cant Nintendo release their games in...wait

The Last Story and Xenoblade have both been announced for Europe

You win this time Nintendo

 

[PlasticTree]

Yup, that seriously sucks. Was a total relief for me to hear that I'll still be getting my Xenoblade, since I live in Europe. And then I realized that I actually already knew that.

 

[Hexenwolf]

uh, shouldn't the headline read "Nintendo Responds?". Fuckin' hyperbole, one of the main banes of the journalism community

Fixed that for ya.

I've... never heard of these games before?

 

[MissAshley]

Not surprised, but that's a pretty messed up response, promising an update like that just to say no. Why not say no then and there instead of doing this false hope announcement crap?

Rude!

"Giving an update" doesn't mean "giving people what they want." Also stating "there are no plans to bring these three games to the Americas at this time" doesn't mean "no." It means exactly what it says: There are no plans at this time.

They're already translating it to English! What's stopping them from bringing them here?

Coding, packaging, shipping. . .There's a lot more to localization than having a script, and they'd likely want to do much more than put the EU disks in a new box. That being said, Ninty could go the Electroplankton route and make the games available only via direct order. (Although I'm sure people would get uppity about having to pay shipping.)

Why does Nintendo hate money?

I'm pretty sure they don't. I'd even go as far as to say they probably don't like losing money, a trait which may be responsible for their hesitance to bring these games to the Americas.

And this is why we have piracy.

And this still doesn't make it anymore justifiable legally.

This is exactly why region locking needs to stop. Make one copy of the game, english AND japanese translations, print a bunch of copies for one market and anything that doesn't sell could just be easily shipped to another market.

Only English and Japanese? And leave speakers of other languages clamoring for specially localized releases, complete with competent scripts and voice acting?

Also, moving around finished products from market to market like that is not good business sense. The bulk of the industry will go digital eventually, though I think enthusiasts will have to bid farewell to AAA-style productions for a while afterward.

Assuming you know better than the customer never ends well, even if you're right.

Bye, Nintendo

They're not assuming they know better than the customer. They're assuming they know the best for themselves, something that they've been very good at for a very long time (Virtual Boy and 3DS aside).

Spoiler

So Nintendo... why?

More units moved in America doesn't mean more profits than other regions due to currency exchange rates and geographical/regional challenges. Note, too, that the better selling games in that graphic also had significant advertising efforts, something which also limits profitability. Okami is an obvious exception in that sold off the word-of-mouth generated by the PS2 version, though I have no explanation for Muramasa. Out of that entire list, it's really the only one that makes a case, especially given the lackluster sales of many of those titles since their respective releases.


I sympathize with the disappointed, but only to a point. Nintendo is a business, businesses exist to make money, and they do it not by pleasing everyone but by pleasing enough. In this age of increased connectedness to everyone and everything we'd do well to remember we can't have everything we see through our world portals because while it all may seem so near we're still so far apart.

 

[Arehexes]

Well, It's all up to third party publishers now.

Ignition! Marvelous! XSEED! We need your help!

Yeah Atlus and Brownie Brown tried that with Mother 3 and Nintendo said NO (And Brownie Brown is a second party dev for nintendo)

 

[AbstractStream]

No Xenoblade in the States?! What the hell Nintendo?!
...I guess I now know what Europe feels like when they're missing out on a game or get it years later :/

 

[Podunk]

This is sad. It would be nice to use my Wii for something other than Netflix. Kirby Epic Yarn was great and all but there's only so much content in it.

 

[Sougo]

HA, everybody knows that Nintendo doesn't want your money anymore, they want your soul.

 

[lumenadducere]

Honestly, if they already have European localizations planned and set for release, I don't get why they wouldn't release them here. I mean, it's basically the UK localization with a few modifications. Granted, there's more to it - finding distributors, retailers, etc. but I would be pretty surprised if they never wound up being released here.

Also, WTF Captcha? I need to enter characters from an Asian language that aren't on my keyboard in order to pass the filter? Have the spambots gotten that smart?

 

[veloper]

Maybe they want to maintain a more casual rep for the wii in America or some marketing bullshit like that.

With the game done and the english translation paid for, there's no way they can lose money on bringing the game to the US, so it's about something bigger.

They'd rather have the last vestige of core gaming gone from their system, than accept your money. For those gamers who haven't gone over to Sony or M$ yet, now's the time.

 

[Gindil]

Then people wonder why piracy increases...

 

[GrungyMunchy]

Yeah, they really must hate money. They're not even a company or anything.

If they're not releasing the game in America they must have a REALLY good reason for it, i.e. market studies showing the games won't sell shit. Especially given that they already have the English version made.

So yeah, the only reason you won't see the games released in the US is because you won't buy them.

In this case the cost of localisation is already done for the EU(UK)so just what risk would there be for Ninty of America?

You have no idea what you're talking about.

 

[GeorgW]

Xenophobia? More like Nintendo of America being lazy. It's stupid, since Nintendo of Europe is doing all the heavy lifting (i.e. translating from Japanese into five different languages). It's easy money for Nintendo of America.

But why do I care? I'm British. We're getting both.

This. It's such a stupid move by Nintendo of America. It's a damn simple port and we Europeans do all the work for you. That said, I still doubt it'd sell well, so I understand them there.
And I'm Swedish, so I'll also be getting it

 

[veloper]

Yeah, they really must hate money. They're not even a company or anything.

If they're not releasing the game in America they must have a REALLY good reason for it, i.e. market studies showing the games won't sell shit. Especially given that they already have the English version made.

So yeah, the only reason you won't see the games released in the US is because you won't buy them.

In this case the cost of localisation is already done for the EU(UK)so just what risk would there be for Ninty of America?

You have no idea what you're talking about.

answer his question anyway

 

[kebab4you]

Well I can't say I'm surprised :/
Lately, it seems like Nintendo just loves making bad decisions.
This is why I'm gonna save up, find a job in and move to japan. Then I'm gonna get language lessons, so i can read kanji comfortably, beffore finally buying my copy of "Love Plus", and marrying my VGF

I would switch the order up a bit, learn japanese before moving to Japan seems like a better idea ^^

 

[mastiffchild]

Yeah,great reasoning. You make little sense so ignore anyone with anything resembling a fact backing another point of view. Just think badly of people if you want. You just look ignorant now.

 

[Lost In The Void]

but it's my birthday...

And you wants it?

 

[Balobo]

It's like Nintendo want us to regret purchasing the Wii. One day they will be back on the bottom and this shit will be part of the reason why. I hope the WiiU fails just like the 3DS will. I used to love Nintendo but there is only so much any fan can take.

Doubt 3DS is going to fail.

I don't know, the 3D gimmick isn't exactly making people run out and buy them and that is it's major feature. What good is a feature that some people can't even see and that gives alot of people a headache making for short gaming sessions in 3D.

People aren't running out and buying them because it was released in the middle of the year (no holiday sales), had a highish price, and, in Japan's case, was released in the midst of a natural disaster. You should probably just be on the "wait and see" boat versus being on the "oh it's obviously going to fail no matter what" boat. If it doesn't start selling by the holidays then you should switch boats.

That boat is too crowded. I think the 3DS will fail, if I am wrong then I am wrong. There are also other issues like Nintendo being able to brick your 3DS remotely or something. Is that true? If it is then you know that is holding some people back too.

But that stance is so negative and pessimistic. Being neutral seems to be the way to go.

The people who are upset about Nintendo's ability to brick your system remotely are pirates, a.k.a. undesirables. Companies usually don't give a shit about their feelings as the pirates don't give a shit about the company's.

I am not a pirate but I am upset about Nintendo having that ability, it is another factor to keep me away from it. After all, when Sony removed OtherOS, did it only upset the pirates? I have a HP monitor, sure wouldn't like it if HP could kill it remotely even if the likelihood of that happening is low. Wouldn't want Ford to be able to remotely kill my car either, does that make me a car thief?

Admittedly, it's a little worrying, but I doubt it will affect you in any way if you behave yourself.

The Wii was a success from the get go. Remember that the stores were always sold out for the first couple of years of the Wii's life. So I guess I am wondering why you ever thought the Wii was a failure?

The 3DS, on the other hand is not flying off the shelves and Nintendo has admitted it isn't selling as well as they would like. Also, Nintendo USES it's gimmicks. Even though alot of people hated motion controls it didn't stop Nintendo from forcing them into most of their high profile games. The DS as well, the love throwing in stylus control and yelling into the mic, no matter how much gamers disliked it. No, they will not abandon the 3D part of the 3DS. Third party devs might but Nintendo won't.

It's worth mentioning that the Wii was released in time for the holiday rush.

...and didn't slow down after the holiday season.

Exactly, sales pick up steam after the holidays.

 

[Epona]

It's like Nintendo want us to regret purchasing the Wii. One day they will be back on the bottom and this shit will be part of the reason why. I hope the WiiU fails just like the 3DS will. I used to love Nintendo but there is only so much any fan can take.

Doubt 3DS is going to fail.

I don't know, the 3D gimmick isn't exactly making people run out and buy them and that is it's major feature. What good is a feature that some people can't even see and that gives alot of people a headache making for short gaming sessions in 3D.

People aren't running out and buying them because it was released in the middle of the year (no holiday sales), had a highish price, and, in Japan's case, was released in the midst of a natural disaster. You should probably just be on the "wait and see" boat versus being on the "oh it's obviously going to fail no matter what" boat. If it doesn't start selling by the holidays then you should switch boats.

That boat is too crowded. I think the 3DS will fail, if I am wrong then I am wrong. There are also other issues like Nintendo being able to brick your 3DS remotely or something. Is that true? If it is then you know that is holding some people back too.

But that stance is so negative and pessimistic. Being neutral seems to be the way to go.

The people who are upset about Nintendo's ability to brick your system remotely are pirates, a.k.a. undesirables. Companies usually don't give a shit about their feelings as the pirates don't give a shit about the company's.

I am not a pirate but I am upset about Nintendo having that ability, it is another factor to keep me away from it. After all, when Sony removed OtherOS, did it only upset the pirates? I have a HP monitor, sure wouldn't like it if HP could kill it remotely even if the likelihood of that happening is low. Wouldn't want Ford to be able to remotely kill my car either, does that make me a car thief?

Admittedly, it's a little worrying, but I doubt it will affect you in any way if you behave yourself.

The Wii was a success from the get go. Remember that the stores were always sold out for the first couple of years of the Wii's life. So I guess I am wondering why you ever thought the Wii was a failure?

The 3DS, on the other hand is not flying off the shelves and Nintendo has admitted it isn't selling as well as they would like. Also, Nintendo USES it's gimmicks. Even though alot of people hated motion controls it didn't stop Nintendo from forcing them into most of their high profile games. The DS as well, the love throwing in stylus control and yelling into the mic, no matter how much gamers disliked it. No, they will not abandon the 3D part of the 3DS. Third party devs might but Nintendo won't.

It's worth mentioning that the Wii was released in time for the holiday rush.

...and didn't slow down after the holiday season.

Exactly, sales pick up steam after the holidays.

Don't follow, first it's "The 3DS isn't selling well because it wasn't released during the holidays" but when I point out that the Wii sold well in or out of the holidays, you say this?

Whatever, it doesn't matter. 3DS is a failure for a variety of reasons that can't be fixed, they are design flaws. Things like 3D which many people can't use or don't want to use, built in kill switch and battery life.

If I am wrong and the 3DS turns into a success, great.