Xenoblade Rant and Review

Congratulations, Nintendo of America, you did your job!  Here's a gold star for doing what was expected!

Mario Party 9

It's been a few years since the last Mario Party...

Pokepark 2: Wonders Beyond

Will the second visit to Pokepark be better?

Ninjabread Man

WHY?  WHY?  WHYYYYYYYYYYY?

Some things should just be left in the oven to burn.

Operation Rainfall

If anyone reads my blog, there is a fan campaign to raise awareness of Xenoblade.

http://oprainfall.blogspot.com/

It's amazing what has all ready happened.  Getting Monado/Xenoblade to the top of the Amazon selling list.  I wish for the best.

I probably would have preordered it on Amazon if it was up on Amazon.ca.   I personally think it's ingenious, putting your money where your mouth is.

Hopefully when I get back from camping on Tuesday, Nintendo will have done something... I doubt it.

Back to anger

First Pokemon Adventures now Xenoblade...

Maybe I did those stages of grief preemptively.

As a customer I'm angry because the game is in the process of being translated into English.   The Wii is going through a painful drought in North America!

But apparently changing every mention of "Trousers" to "Pants" will cost too much money.

The only thing Nintendo has done is make me question buying the Wii U when it comes out, because I can just see this crap being pulled again.

Acceptance

Ah well, what happens, happens.  I can always soft mod my Wii and import.  I shouldn't have to, but if that's the reality, all I can do is accept...

And now I'm done going through the five stages of grief over some video games...

Depression

Alternate title: "Along side time exists fate, the bearer of cruelty."

Why even care they're just video games...

Bargaining

Come on Nintendo of America! Release Xenoblade and The Last Story! I'll even buy them on the day they come out and conveniently forget about my promise to not buy any games until April of next year! I'll even buy two copies! Hell, I'll even buy a copy for each of my friends!

What do I have to do to convince you to take my money?

Anger

What makes you think that anyone will give a damn about the Wii U, when you don't even release your games on the Wii?

I can see it now: here's this awesome game for the Wii U, the catch, it will never come out in North America!  And we region lock our systems because, then people might actually play games before we can allow them to!  And we're also translating all of Square Enix's games because they can't be bothered!

Denial

Alternate title: "Entrusting his future to Nintendo of America, man clings to a dim hope.  Yes, the release schedule is the means by which all is revealed." 

Oh hi, there supposed Nintendo of Europe release date schedule... well this looks harmless enough.

*Opens up link to Neogaf thread*

Xenoblade Chronicles for August 26 and The Last Story TBA.

This can't be happening...

Xenoblade is coming to North America.  A voice actor confirmed it.  Nintendo of America is just being quiet right now.  That's all.  That's right... Their upcoming game list clearly says that it's a partial list.

Wii u

Well... First things first... My Nintendo E3 Press Conference Bingo!

Xenoblade Chronicles

*Insert very loud swearing here*

So the day before I start this, Xenoblade is announced, it's actually being translated!  Of course it's only announced for Europe right now. 

Please don't skip North America...

Shulk for Smash 4?