Nintendo of Europe Hears RPG Fans' Pleas

[Archangel768]

Give us a PAL release of Xenosaga Episode 1 and 3, Grandia 3, Radiata Stories, the original Chrono Trigger release, Final Fantasy Tactics etc and We will consider the possibility of allowing you to have these 3 games. Until then, I'll enjoy the hell out of playing them.

 

[orangeapples]

at the Wii's low price point, I might as well just buy another Wii and homebrew mod my old one. I did the same thing with my PS2s once they got cheap enough.

 

[Vyress]

You can't see it, but I'm laughing my arse off right now.

No really, it's great to see the US get screwed by game publishers for a change.

I've ordered Xenoblade Chronicles, hopefully it will arrive tommorow.

I'll shall see how interesting these other two games are closer to release.

It's a different type of being screwed over, though. Europe gets screwed over by getting games released later for no reason. This is a case of the games not being released at all. And really, why take joy at someone being screwed over in the first place? It's not like we laugh or gloat about the late European releases. Well, the vast majority of us, anyways - being the internet there are undoubtedly a few jerks that do so. But surely you don't consider yourself to be their European counterpart?

Uhm we get screwed over by getting games late AND some games not being released here you know. Chrono Cross comes to mind. Lunar 2 Eternal Blue. No More Heroes 1 was cut though. Uhm Special Editions for consoles you get over there aren't released over here sometimes (not that it matters THAT much but just to make my point). And remember the Euro price for the Vita? And its Dollar price? ^^ Yeah.

I know it's all rather old games I mentioned. I am not keeping up with game releases anymore and it's too bothersome looking up on which games that weren't released in Germany - where I live - and were also denied the rest of Europe.
In Germany's case I can name a few though =3
Mad World, Gears of War series, Dead Rising, Condemned series, Prototype, Ninja Gaiden 2 among a few others. You don't see any of us whine about them not being released o.o We just get them elsewhere: the UK or Austria for example.

Please don't speak about you guys - excuse my language - getting the shaft on this cause honestly: just compare the Dollar Vita price to the Yen and Euro price and it should be pretty obvious who is screwed and who isn't. This is one instance where Europe is favoured for once and it sticks out that much because it happens THAT rarely. So how about granting us this one, hmm? I promise, we won't be favoured again. ^^ That's almost dead certain. Unless it has something to do with the current economy then oh well. I suppose it'll soon be all about China exclusives in that case. xD

 

[aegix drakan_v1legacy]

Oh come ON Nintendo of America!

I have bought pretty much every good "alternative" wii game that's out, with the exception of the Conduit games and Madworld. Practically all my wii games are alternative!

What more must I do?!

 

[Baresark]

Wow, that is stupid. They are localizing the games to English, but won't put it out in America. You don't even need to do any major changes to localize it to American english. Hell, don't bother because we are completely capable of understanding British English (wow... that's weird to see typed out... British English.....).

 

[internetzealot1]

Words cannot begin to describe how old this news is.

 

[Inkidu]

You can't see it, but I'm laughing my arse off right now.

No really, it's great to see the US get screwed by game publishers for a change.

I've ordered Xenoblade Chronicles, hopefully it will arrive tommorow.

I'll shall see how interesting these other two games are closer to release.

Now that you've said that though I can't help but take some kind of grim pleasure in knowing that when these games come out in Europe it'll just go back to being screwed with every other game.

On topic though, there seem to be more and more days where I wake up and am glad that my Wii got stolen. I wonder if the guy who did it is trying to find me so he can give it back. :\

 

[NiPah]

Wow lots of hate over America getting games faster then Europe, you're hate is mislead since it's the publishers that deserve your vile and not the American Fanbase. It's just easier for publishers to make returns on investments when it comes to bringing over a game to America, Europe is a shaky market and thus get games later, but due to the economic downturn and the falling dollar its economically sound to release a game in Europe instead of America (or at least in Nintendo's eyes).

So if you don't like America getting games faster grow your local fanbase, start gaming conventions, or just start your own publishing company and bring over games. Your jealously over the American game market is about as useful as the last two world wars you guys started.

 

[lord.jeff]

I always hated region locks, I have no idea how it helps publishers because guess what a sale is a sale it doesn't matter where it gets sold. Also why is Nintendo waiting to see how it is going to sell, hasn't America already put in enough preorders on Amazon to cover the cost of importing.

 

[BoredRolePlayer]

*still waiting on Mother 3*

 

[nadesico33]

Well, my Wii is well past warranty, so I don't have any qualms about putting on the Homebrew Channel (which I have already done in preparation). Either way, my copy of the game is legitimately obtained, and if NoA wants to release it over here, I'll probably buy it. Voting with my dollars, as it were.

 

[SachielOne]

European fans, take note: Whether these games see an American release or not is likely in your hands.

And we North Americans WILL be coming for you if we don't get these games.

This is not a huge surprise, though. We didn't get Terranigma (Which one could argue was among the finest SNES games ever made. Seriously, if you liked Illusion of Gaia, you owe it to yourself to finish the Soul Blazer trilogy) over here either.

 

[Euphbug]

Oh come on Nintendo, if you're gonna give Europe those games why not just bite the bullet and let us give you our money.

now you know what it's like, we had to wait 17 years for Super Mario RPG, now let's see how it's like when the shoes on the other foot, failing that, you could always import.

So glad I'm your enemy in all this, instead of the companies who decided that one market share is more important then others, or baring that and import laws and such that might delay your games. Course I do love all the hate people give to those that are lucky to get a chance at buying something before others instead of the forces that cause it. So thank you random Joe from across the sea, love ya too mate and hope you enjoy the games, that way if I and all the others in the state don't, at least someone will.

 

[mjc0961]

Operation Rainfall shouldn't be commended, it should be pointed and laughed at. Their plan to convince Nintendo to release these games in the US is to buy Final Fantasy. You know what they say: There's no better way to show Nintendo you support them by giving Square Enix money.

...Waaaaaaait a minute...

Shhhhhhhhh, just a little longer, I'm bathing in the tears of American JRPG fans...

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Ok, all done.

Ahem.

You bastards! How dare you treat Europe with fairness for a goddamnded change!

Oh shut it already. You're acting like it was North American gamers who denied you the games you wanted. Go hate on whatever publishers stiffed you instead of keeping up this obnoxious "America sucks" meme.

This is one instance where Europe is favoured for once and it sticks out that much because it happens THAT rarely.

No it doesn't. I see Europe getting special editions that other regions don't get with awesome stuff in them and games before other regions all the time. Just because you don't pay enough attention to game releases doesn't mean it's rare that Europe gets a better deal.

 

[CrankyStorming]

*still waiting on Mother 3*

Still waiting on Mother 1 and 2, Dragon Quest 1-3 & 7, all the previous Xeno games, Atlus' entire repertoire up to about 2005 (and, indeed, most of it afterwards), Jeanne d'Arc, and that one Tales Of game that was released worldwide a few years ago but not even the fans acknowledged for whatever reason.

Then again, I'm pretty sure only a few of those are actually worth my time.

 

[Blood Countess]

I see it this way if you are an american and you actually buy more games of their's than Europe and Japan combined if I remember right and they don't realize the games in your country, hit where it hurts, don't buy their stuff, stop giving a company money who obviously does not like you, seeing them falter and I bet you will get those games.In the end they want money so basically hit them where it hurts, their wallet

 

[JourneyThroughHell]

I'm ashamed to even be on this forum with some of you. This horrible attitude of "yay, finally other fellow games get screwed" is no better that the pettiest of console wars.

 

[Akihiko]

I find it strangely disconcerting that the North American and European people are deciding to stand at odds to each other. It isn't about NA gamers being entitled whiners and Europe being long suffering. It's about the company having business practices that the consumers consider unfair (whether that's true or not isn't the point; the companies success is based on how it is perceived, not how it actually performs). Gamers on both sides of the Atlantic need to fight for each other.

Take this case, for instance. Europe would benefit from having more people demanding fairer treatment, and America would benefit from sales of the Rainfall trio making localization more likely.

Bottom line: we're in this together, guys.

Well, the problem is, Americans never really helped us... If anything when we moaned about releases, we just got moaned at or gloated at by certain people, without any help what so ever. So it's no wonder europeans end up doing the same thing. Not saying it's right or anything, but yeah. :/

No it doesn't. I see Europe getting special editions that other regions don't get with awesome stuff in them and games before other regions all the time. Just because you don't pay enough attention to game releases doesn't mean it's rare that Europe gets a better deal.

Gee, fantastic, we get some special editions that most probably won't buy anyway. That totally makes up for the hundreds of games I either didn't get to play, or alternatively had to mess around importing and hacking my consoles to get round region locking.

 

[Quellist]

If these are any good i might get a Value Wii just to play them. The fact that it might help fellow RPG fans across the pond is a nice bonus.

EDIT: Just checked out all 3 games, tomorrow i get a Wii+Xenoblade

 

[Vault Citizen]

I will definitely have to give these games a look, I feel bad for American gamers who want this. As a European I should probably be happy that I'm not getting overlooked for once like all the other European gamers but I just wish unfair treatment when it comes to localisation would stop for everyone.