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Well this is nice. I mean, I don't really care for this to release at all. But if NoE can get their shit together, then maybe there is hope for NoA after all.
*looks at copy of Final Fight: Guy*
......I'm not holding my breath.
*looks at copy of Final Fight: Guy*
......I'm not holding my breath.
Regardless of how poor I am, if NOA refuses to release this and the Last Story in the US, I'm going to import or pirate them. And I won't be ashamed to admit that.
Well, as much as I hate NoA right now and am extremely envious of NoE, I gotta be happy for them, since they usually get the shorter end of the stick when it comes to most things game-related.
I refuse to mod my system, and lack the funds to import all the necessary materials. Guess I'm screwed. I will continue to sit in the back of the room and sulk until Nintendo sees the err of their ways.
See this is where Nintendo's Stupid Decision to deny Region Free comes into play.
If all 3 of these games were region free there'd be no problem.
Since these EU releases are getting translated in English with English menus.
Yeah i'd love to import but i'd have no way to play unless I bother hacking my wii or getting a region free chip which is more work than it's worth.
At least on 360 it's the choice of the publisher whether they make their games region free or not.
If all 3 of these games were region free there'd be no problem.
Since these EU releases are getting translated in English with English menus.
Yeah i'd love to import but i'd have no way to play unless I bother hacking my wii or getting a region free chip which is more work than it's worth.
At least on 360 it's the choice of the publisher whether they make their games region free or not.
I hate system modding and I don't want to do it, and I know Nintendo doesn't want me to do it. So why are they, by refusing to publish these games in NOA, ENCOURAGING me to do it so that I can import? Seriously Nintendo, did you even think this through at all when you refused to release them?
Modding the wii to play other region's games actually looks easy. I may just do that, although I'm kind of afraid skyward sword or rhythm heaven will come with mandatory patches that won't work on a modded wii. Those are after all the only reasons to even keep the wii for now.
Yeah, I'm already there. I've been eating pretty much nothing but bananas, apples, pasta and White bread for the past 6 weeks so I could save up and get Solatorobo (Which I bought on Friday) and hopefully buy a 3DD so I can get the chance to play it soon.
Iwata: "We plan to win back the core gamers."
Shibata: "Alright, we must bring these games to Europe to show our commitment to our fans."
Fils-Aime: "You want what games? No you don't. You want Rhythm Heaven. No, don't argue."
Shibata: "Alright, we must bring these games to Europe to show our commitment to our fans."
Fils-Aime: "You want what games? No you don't. You want Rhythm Heaven. No, don't argue."
The cynic in me thinks that this is all some plan by Nintendo to get pissed off fans to either mod their consoles, or pirate these games, thereby having an excuse to add even more draconian DRM.
If NoA doesn't release them here, I'll try to import over pirate. Just because Reggie's being a jerk doesn't mean I shouldn't try to support the companies that made them and the companies that actually ARE releasing them.
Nintendo of America, encouraging people to procure japanese games via less scrupulous means since 1985.
I want Pandora's Tower more than the other 2, Although I really really don't want to I might have to mod my Wii just to play them, but I probably won't mod my Wii, I don't want to risk messing something up, and I don't like pirating games. I'll probably just stick to bombarding Nintendo with messages and sulking.
I'll wait until the European release dates of these games. If there's no announcement by then, I will import these games. I'll wait until after the announcement to buy the Skyward Sword. I have a pretty big backlog of games to go through.
i may finally decide to mod. i thought about it before, but i may go through with it this time. besides those big 3, i want fatal frame 4, disaster, and another code R. but i do have the suspicion of upgraded ports of these 3 games for wii U. but who knows.
@llort het
you're right about zelda, and rhythm heaven. those are the only 2 games left for me on wii. if i do decide to mod, and for some reason can't play them on my wii, i guess i can play them on wii U, i guess.
@llort het
you're right about zelda, and rhythm heaven. those are the only 2 games left for me on wii. if i do decide to mod, and for some reason can't play them on my wii, i guess i can play them on wii U, i guess.
Nintendo can have my money when they stop being colossal jerks. Until then, I see no reason to do anything legitimate by them.
Wait, so if I want to play imported games from Europe, I have to import a Wii console from Europe as well?
@llort het
Modding the Wii to be region free literally takes about 30 seconds, no exaggeration. And you can also get a homebrew program that completely bypasses disc-based updates.
Modding the Wii to be region free literally takes about 30 seconds, no exaggeration. And you can also get a homebrew program that completely bypasses disc-based updates.
@King chrono: Yes and no. Wii's are region locked so only games purchased from the region you purchased your Wii in will work. That is why people are talking about modding their Wiis to either remove the region lock or pirate the game. I'm usually formally against piracy, but I'll make an exception this time and not dog on people about it.
I say that Nintendo shouldn't ever release these games in America. Give Europe a break just this once.
Are they getting The Last Story too?
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Alright, I guess we deserve this after years of getting what Europe didn't.
I have a region-free Blu-ray player and import blu-ray and DVDs since forever because the American market doesn't want me to like what I like. I don't see what's the big deal with importing what isn't available. It's just too bad for american publishers, but my desire to get the games is first.
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Alright, I guess we deserve this after years of getting what Europe didn't.
I have a region-free Blu-ray player and import blu-ray and DVDs since forever because the American market doesn't want me to like what I like. I don't see what's the big deal with importing what isn't available. It's just too bad for american publishers, but my desire to get the games is first.
So in other words Holmes has a hacked Wii. If only I didn't stupidly update my console to play Donkey Kong.
Modding the Wii is very simple (all you need is Brawl and an SD card) and Just because you're hacked doesn't mean you have to pirate. Also they can't block you from playing newer games, we've bypassed all that already.
Reading peoples un-informed comments about modding/hacking is ammusing. I've modded mines long ago and I just god laid off. Unfortunately I won't be able to purchase these in the foreseeable future but I'll definitely play them. Thank you NoE.
@Sat:
The problem with importing what's available is that the developer doesn't get most of the money. If you really want to show support, buy it from them directly.
@imnotyourdude:
I certainly do.
The problem with importing what's available is that the developer doesn't get most of the money. If you really want to show support, buy it from them directly.
@imnotyourdude:
I certainly do.
Come on NoA, if all three of those games seriously get released in Europe (y'know, a country with more languages than the United States), you will have nothing to blame except your own damn laziness.
Despite all my bitterness though, I have to congratulate you European gamers. I'm not sure what you guys did, but you somehow convinced NoE that bringing those games over was a good idea and that deserves props.
As for me though, looks like it's pirating/importing and modding for the foreseeable future.
Despite all my bitterness though, I have to congratulate you European gamers. I'm not sure what you guys did, but you somehow convinced NoE that bringing those games over was a good idea and that deserves props.
As for me though, looks like it's pirating/importing and modding for the foreseeable future.
That are some good news to hear. Now I can import/pirate both The Last Story and Pandora's Tower. Soft-modded Wii FTW! :D
I'm probably going to end up purchasing all 3 of the games. Not only because I want to play them, but because I want to show Nintendo was right in bringing them across the shore. I can only hope they will do the same for Americans.
I live in Europe so i can't complain but it doesn't make any sense if Europe gets an English translation that America can't get it too. I don't own a Wii but i've decided to get one to see what all the fuss is about after reading Jonathan's article last week, i've already bought Disaster : Day of Crisis and Bully (which i somehow missed out on for PS2) and i'm also gonna get Madworld and hopefully these "Rainfall" games. I can't wait to see if the Wii is something i could get into.
I'm British so I'll be getting all 3 games if they all come out in Europe. But I'll still be spamming Nintendo's Facebook & Twitter for these games to come to the US because they need to change their shitty localisation process. Europe's been locked out of releases before (oh hai Mario RPG, Chrono Trigger, Earthbound), but this is bigger than this and Nintendo need to know that the people supporting them, their bread and butter, their fans are completely disenfranchised with how we're being treated.
The whole thing that makes no sense to me is that Europe is getting these titles and North America is not.
I mean, no offence, my EU brothers and sisters, but someone releasing in your region has to translate their material into quite a few languages. While I don't condone the way you've been given the shaft on titles simply not being released or being delayed quite a while, it at least has a good explanation. A long, text-heavy RPG might not be worth translating into seven or eight languages, and if it is, it'll certainly take some time.
However it makes no sense to me to release it in Europe but not in North America. If you've done the translation, it's as simple as changing the region and setting the default language options to English. That's it. You don't even necessarily have to remove the other languages (and I'm sure there are people here who would thoroughly appreciate the option).
I mean, no offence, my EU brothers and sisters, but someone releasing in your region has to translate their material into quite a few languages. While I don't condone the way you've been given the shaft on titles simply not being released or being delayed quite a while, it at least has a good explanation. A long, text-heavy RPG might not be worth translating into seven or eight languages, and if it is, it'll certainly take some time.
However it makes no sense to me to release it in Europe but not in North America. If you've done the translation, it's as simple as changing the region and setting the default language options to English. That's it. You don't even necessarily have to remove the other languages (and I'm sure there are people here who would thoroughly appreciate the option).
I'm actually on the verge of trading in my Wii to get a 360, I'm holding out for the last story because it looks like I might actually get some use out of my Wii other then trying to play COD online whihc I could just do (Way Better) on a 360.
Also, what's peoples problems with Modding? I absolutely refuse to unlock the region settings on my Wii? Well done, straight through the pearly gates for you you f*cking dipshit. It's perfectly legal and moral.
Also, what's peoples problems with Modding? I absolutely refuse to unlock the region settings on my Wii? Well done, straight through the pearly gates for you you f*cking dipshit. It's perfectly legal and moral.
usualy europe had to import rpgs from US. Now things are changing. So weird XD Just hack your consoles guys and import them :) I think that's nintendos hidden strategy anyway. They might want to minimalise the costs.
As I'm European you've no idea how happy I am to be able to just walk into GAME on the release dates and just pick them up.
And just remember, fellas; this is what we felt (and on occasion do feel even now) like pretty much right through all of videogame history.
And just remember, fellas; this is what we felt (and on occasion do feel even now) like pretty much right through all of videogame history.
As soon as NoA basically said they aren't releasing here, I had my wii modded. I'll be importing them as soon as I can and I will not be buying anything else from Nintendo until they get their heads out of their asses. And this is coming from someone who spends around $5000 a year on Nintendo products...
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