When Nintendo of America said it had "no plans" to localize The Last Story, everybody got depressed and decided it was never happening. I remained more hopeful, and it seems that I'm not alone, with Nintendo France clarifying that "no plans" doesn't mean "not happening."
"Unfortunately, the vocabulary used by this announcement was misconstrued by the British journalists: “No plans at the moment” does not mean that the output is canceled, just that it is not yet scheduled in the calendar," says a Nintendo France rep. "The adaptation of this game could be very long (12,000 dialogues, a record!) and our translation teams are overstretched in the short term."
Nintendo and Mistwalker alike are playing coy, but I am still confident we will see this game in the West, next year if not this year. Otherwise I'll cut myself.
[Via NeoGAF]
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10:00 AM on 01.22.2011 | 
And when that day comes, I will import The Last Story.
but still with nintendo making money with the Wii and DS(soon to be 3DS) i still can't see why they can't localize this, Xenoblade, Fatal Frame 4, and Earth Seeker.
if they can localize games like nintendogs, i don't see why this game can't
hell even Tatsunoko made it here(you do not know how hard it is to localize this game due to multiple licenses from different companies, not to mention not everyone is familiar with the cast so it's still a gamble. and all without the help of nintendo)
Probably that and Skyward Sword as well. And what all else Nintendo has up their sleeves.
Its a shame the video game industry doesnt abandon US, Europe, Auz and Japan regoining, into grouping countries together based on their main languages. It would put English speaking countries into a massive block making sure that we have a better chance of seeing japanese localisations. It would be a boon for us english speakers outside NA who are left out of the cold when it comes to many japanese games.
ahwell enough wishfull thinking
This is coming here.
In the same way they have no plans to release it in the West.
Their representatives have to be very careful not to release anything that would let the cat out of the bag or it's their heads that roll.
They're probably not lying flat out, but they're not letting things out that would raise hopes and create a huge expectation.
They very likely intend to release this in the West, but why commit, the games not even finished in Japanese and who knows? It might be terrible and bomb.
Let them finish the game first.
Merci, France :(
Gracias, Italia :(
Danke, Deutschland :(
Gracias, España :(
...and add my two cents as a Finn...
On se ny perkele ettei aikuiset ihmiset englantia viitsi sen vertaa opetella, että edes pelaaminen onnistuisi.
Thank you and apologies. Just finding it increasingly irritating that companies still consider a PAL release to be an option only if it sports five languages on one disc. Is English really that evil an option?
Man, you guys just won't leave each other alone, will you?
That ssems to suggest the Japanese version is completed to me.
Man, you guys just won't leave each other alone, will you?
ITS those damn French they started it! :D
At least that's the most plausible hope I can come up with. :D
I actually recall the review now you mentioned it. That being said, it's not out in the open and while the game is *gold* and in transit for delivery, I doubt they consider it finished until they know it's working properly and no game killing bugs. Until they can "wash their hands" of it so to speak.
Either way, I doubt they're ready to make a public decision on what's happening on the western front.
He could vomit in a bag and Famitsu would give it a great score.
They gave Blue Dragon a 9/9/9/8 for a start...
That said, i want this game more than i want Skyward Sword, yes i actually said that.
Popular demand? Blehh. We don't have the resources being the #1 company in the business collaborating with one of the most beloved creators in the business and whatnot. Leave us alone!
What a shame.
If it was coming to 360/PS3, there is no doubt it would see release.
So who's making the translation hack?