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[SantaC]

You know the story, Reggie stubbornly refused to localize Xenoblade 1 because he thought it wouldnt perform. So Nintendo of Europe stepped in and localized it instead.

It then had a Euro release in august 2011, but it took until april 2012 before NoA decided to finally bring it over. I remember the pitchforks.

 

[Soodanim]

You know the story, Reggie stubbornly refused to localize Xenoblade 1 because he thought it wouldnt perform. So Nintendo of Europe stepped in and localized it instead.

It then had a Euro release in august 2011, but it took until april 2012 before NoA decided to finally bring it over. I remember the pitchforks.

I'm sure he regrets that now, but it just goes to show no one gets it right every time.

 

[nush]

Reggie stubbornly refused to localize Xenoblade 1 because he thought it wouldnt perform.

So how many did it sell in NA on the Wii when released?

 

[Plies]

Remember Project Rainfall ? Those were good times..

I still own an original PAL collector's edition, actually (hey, I'm rich)

 

[SantaC]

So how many did it sell in NA on the Wii when released?

No idea, because in 2012 the wii was basically dead.

 

[KàIRóS]

I think NoA was very strict at the time about games with no motion controls, because the entire marketing for the Wii was exactly that, games with motion controls.

So imagine what the top dogs at NoA thought when they knew one of their own studios in Japan was doing a JRPG with zero motion controls, "blasphemy!!" and on top of that, JRPGs in early 2010s were dieing, the games at the time were so terrible that everyone kind of abandoned them and were buying other genres instead, it's easily the worst era for JRPGs, so you can't really blame NoA for thinking "yup, this won't sell"

 

[Danjin44]

I'm gusing they thought it wouldn't do so well in west, I think it's one of the reason we are not getting Great Ace Attorney in west.......I hate you Capcom.

 

[SantaC]

I think NoA was very strict at the time about games with no motion controls, because the entire marketing for the Wii was exactly that, games with motion controls.

So imagine what the top dogs at NoA thought when they knew one of their own studios in Japan was doing a JRPG with zero motion controls, "blasphemy!!" and on top of that, JRPGs in early 2010s were dieing, the games at the time were so terrible that everyone kind of abandoned them and were buying other genres instead, it's easily the worst era for JRPGs, so you can't really blame NoA for thinking "yup, this won't sell"

Jrpgs dieing? I dont remember that. Persona 4, LO, Tales of Vesperia etc.

 

[KàIRóS]

Jrpgs dieing? I dont remember that. Persona 4, LO, Tales of Vesperia etc.

I said early 2010s not before 2010.

 

[Coolwhhip]

It wasn't known there were so many creepy anime fans in the US at the time.

 

[Danjin44]

I said early 2010s not before 2010.

Well in 2010 I got NieR Gestalt which one my personal favourite game from 360/PS3 era.

 

[KàIRóS]

Well in 2010 I got NieR Gestalt which one my personal favourite game from 360/PS3 era.

I like that game too but it sold terribly, that's the point, JRPGs weren't selling at the time.

 

[Portugeezer]

I thought it sold poorly? Could also be because it was Gamestop exclusive.

 

[Danjin44]

I like that game too but it sold terribly, that's the point, JRPGs weren't selling at the time.

True, same thing happened to Vakyria Chronicles on PS3 even tho it reviewed pretty well.

 

[Woopah]

It was a time when NoA had no faith in games that weren't casual games or big IP.

To make it even more odd, the game was announced at E3 2009. Not during the press conference (which included a whole section on RPGs) but in their press site afterwards.

2008 and 2009 Nintendo made some truly baffling marketing decisions.

 

[Mr Hyde]

Remember when every goddamn jrpg didn't come to Europe because publishers thought they wouldn't perform or being too complex? Not even the monumental success of Final Fantasy 7 guaranteed Jrpgs to come over here. PAL-land was treated like a third world country when it came to games back in the day.

 

[SantaC]

Well in 2010 I got NieR Gestalt which one my personal favourite game from 360/PS3 era.

Also Ni no kuni

 

[SantaC]

I thought it sold poorly? Could also be because it was Gamestop exclusive.

I mean it was 2012 and wii was pretty much over.

I can understand the sales argument, but at the same time, you should not ignore quality games. We play them for Entertainment afterall.

 

[Hudo]

Their analysis of the market back then probably was "I won't sell enough to recoup costs of translation and marketing". Sounds very unspectacular but that's what happens at most businesses.

 

[Danjin44]

Also Ni no kuni

 

[Portugeezer]

I mean it was 2012 and wii was pretty much over.

I can understand the sales argument, but at the same time, you should not ignore quality games. We play them for Entertainment afterall.

I get it, and I'm sure they made profit regardless of the low sales.

 

[yurqqa]

I'm gusing they thought it wouldn't do so well in west, I think it's one of the reason we are not getting Great Ace Attorney in west.......I hate you Capcom.

You know there's very good translation for the first game ?

Either you need the hacked 3DS and an original cartridge or just play the Android version.

The translation of the second game is in progress too.

 

[Vawn]

Hindsight.

Why didn't Sony publish Demon's Souls in the west?

Why didn't Microsoft buy Mojang when Minecraft was still in alpha?

Why didn't Sony buy Psyonix while Super Acrobatic Rocket Powered Battle Cars was a PS3 exclusive?

 

[ThatGamingDude]

I'm gusing they thought it wouldn't do so well in west, I think it's one of the reason we are not getting Great Ace Attorney in west.......I hate you Capcom.

Hey we're not getting Phoenix Wright
But fuck man those SF5 fighter packs, that's where it's at, RIGHT?!

 

[theclaw135]

What Nintendo sez goes and that's no good.

NoA took three years to release Pikmin 2 Wii
NoE took four years to release Brain Age 3DS
NoK (Korea) took three years to release Link's Crossbow Training
NoJ took three years to release SNES Super Punch Out