More details from Iwata on why there will not be a Wii price cut, and why Japan is losing interest in games
Wii Sports Resort, MotionPlus Out In July
GoNintendo ‘End of Day’ thoughts - The Nintendo localization screwjob
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Don't Know How It Plays, But Dead Space Wii Looks Gorgeous
“The Wii is in the most unhealthy condition since it hit the Japanese market. The current condition in the Japanese market is not the one we want. A price cut in a difficult economy cannot really excite the market and drive up sales. As of now I really don’t think that a price cut is a good option for us. The speed with which people get tired of any new entertainment is faster in Japan than in overseas markets.” - Satoru Iwata
You can bet that Nintendo is banking big on Wii Sports Resort. If it sells anything like the first one, the game could keep the Wii rolling hard until next year…or even the year after.
You can bet that Nintendo is banking big on Wii Sports Resort. If it sells anything like the first one, the game could keep the Wii rolling hard until next year…or even the year after.
GoNintendo ‘End of Day’ thoughts - The Nintendo localization screwjob
Rather than having a few long-time annoyances, I now have a full list of games that are yet to be localized. Games I thought Nintendo would certainly bring over to the states, but we haven’t heard a peep. As the list builds, so does my anger. Instead of trusting Nintendo, I now wonder what in the hell is going on.
Captain Rainbow is a quirky title, but I thought it would make for a nice filler during the slow periods of the game release calendar. Well…that game is nowhere in site.
Disaster: Day of Crisis seemed like a shoe-in for North America. An action-heavy game that was squarely aimed at the core market. It even comes with English voice acting! Well, instead of getting localized…Reggie laughed at the game. No release at this time…
Fatal Frame IV…the newest entry in a long-running series. North Americans have already shown their love of Fatal Frame, and this newest title seems the best yet. Nintendo out of all companies decided to publish/co-develop the title. Hell, even Suda51 was involved…what more could you want! How about a North American release?! Nintendo is keeping the game back from not just North America, but Europe as well. We are always lead to believe that NCL makes the call for localizations, so I’ll blame them. Why on earth are we not going to get to experience this game when Nintendo actually stepped in to help develop the game?!
Trace Memory 2 is set for European release. At least, that’s what we saw via Nintendo’s outline of games for 2009. Lucky for North America, we haven’t heard a word uttered. I want to hold out hope that the game will be announced at E3, but I just don’t know what to think. It pisses me off beyond belief that I played the first title, and desperately want to continue the story…but may not be able to.
That’s just a few of the titles that I’m shocked to not see localized. I know it’s silly, but in the back of my mind I expect Nintendo to surprise us with a few of these games at E3. I know that it doesn’t make any sense, but that’s how badly I want to play these games. Nintendo is making more money than ever, yet we are seeing less titles come our way. Can someone explain this logic to me?
What are we left to do? Should we import European Wiis to get a few of these games, or perhaps learn Japanese in order to import and play them all? I don’t know about you, but I don’t exactly have spare time to master another language right now. So that leaves me where I am right now…angry and shocked. Nintendo doesn’t often rile me up, but they’ve definitely got my attention right now.
Captain Rainbow is a quirky title, but I thought it would make for a nice filler during the slow periods of the game release calendar. Well…that game is nowhere in site.
Disaster: Day of Crisis seemed like a shoe-in for North America. An action-heavy game that was squarely aimed at the core market. It even comes with English voice acting! Well, instead of getting localized…Reggie laughed at the game. No release at this time…
Fatal Frame IV…the newest entry in a long-running series. North Americans have already shown their love of Fatal Frame, and this newest title seems the best yet. Nintendo out of all companies decided to publish/co-develop the title. Hell, even Suda51 was involved…what more could you want! How about a North American release?! Nintendo is keeping the game back from not just North America, but Europe as well. We are always lead to believe that NCL makes the call for localizations, so I’ll blame them. Why on earth are we not going to get to experience this game when Nintendo actually stepped in to help develop the game?!
Trace Memory 2 is set for European release. At least, that’s what we saw via Nintendo’s outline of games for 2009. Lucky for North America, we haven’t heard a word uttered. I want to hold out hope that the game will be announced at E3, but I just don’t know what to think. It pisses me off beyond belief that I played the first title, and desperately want to continue the story…but may not be able to.
That’s just a few of the titles that I’m shocked to not see localized. I know it’s silly, but in the back of my mind I expect Nintendo to surprise us with a few of these games at E3. I know that it doesn’t make any sense, but that’s how badly I want to play these games. Nintendo is making more money than ever, yet we are seeing less titles come our way. Can someone explain this logic to me?
What are we left to do? Should we import European Wiis to get a few of these games, or perhaps learn Japanese in order to import and play them all? I don’t know about you, but I don’t exactly have spare time to master another language right now. So that leaves me where I am right now…angry and shocked. Nintendo doesn’t often rile me up, but they’ve definitely got my attention right now.
Don't Know How It Plays, But Dead Space Wii Looks Gorgeous
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