An anonymous source talks about GameStop's part in Xenoblade's localization.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/rumor/28666
GameStop reached out to Nintendo in an effort to bring Xenoblade to America, according to an anonymous source. The source also claimed that GameStop is aiding with publishing costs.
Information from the same source claims that Nintendo has interest in localizing The Last Story for the States, but the decision to follow through with this will be determined by Xenoblade's sales and pre-orders. The source claims that currently pre-orders for Xenoblade Chronicles are not doing well. Xenoblade Chronicles will be available exclusively from GameStop and Nintendo's online store.
I for one am waiting for Nintendo themselves to start pre-orders before I reserve my copy.Same.
Yeah, I have to decide between preordering it through Nintendo or Gamestop. I hate Gamestop, but I don't want to pay shipping. If Nintendo says no shipping fee, I might buy the game through them.
Pre-orders not doing so well... LOL. Interesting, considering it was #1 on Amazon for a time when it was still unannounced.
Um, didn't you read the rest of that post? I thought that was the point I was making in the first place...
Remember, there was a fraction of people (how large or small, we'll never know) who placed multiple orders on Amazon just to "show" Nintendo that people wanted the game. I read more than once "Operation: Rainfall" members telling people to pre-order on Amazon, then just cancel if the game was officially announced.
Um, didn't you read the rest of that post? I thought that was the point I was making in the first place...
There are plenty of blockbuster games ready to play now, that are on sale now - those are the games that will be getting my December money, not full-price releases that are 4 months away.
In a way buying this USED from Gamestop would be the best way to stick it to NOA since they get no money for it.
Psst. Preorder is only $5 down.
People would willy-nilly "say" they planned to buy the game - until they actually had to put some money down on it.
Hmm... The real rational conclusion probably includes timing and visibility though.
When those preorders were placed, it was in the midst of the game getting a large grass-roots publicity push. Being in the public eye and actively discussed in many online gaming forums makes a game more desirable for many people. But publicity (and public interest) have largely dried up in the months it took for NoA to confirm that the game was coming.
In a way buying this USED from Gamestop would be the best way to stick it to NOA since they get no money for it.
That would hurt the chances of The Last Story coming out then because sales of Xenoblade will determine if it comes out here.
Hmm... The real rational conclusion probably includes timing and visibility though.
When those preorders were placed, it was in the midst of the game getting a large grass-roots publicity push. Being in the public eye and actively discussed in many online gaming forums makes a game more desirable for many people. But publicity (and public interest) have largely dried up in the months it took for NoA to confirm that the game was coming.
You're saying the very demand that was the source of all the publicity declined because that publicity subsided? How exactly is that rational?
The movement gained the Public's eye only after it got the game to the #1 spot on Amazon. Meaning the initial pre-orders that got it to the top were made prior to the publicity. The movement drying up, explains lack of interest of pre-orders made from the publicity. Not, the initial pre-orders that created the publicity. Therefore there are two possibilities:
A.) There was a grassroots effort that culminated from legitimate demand that was being unheard.
B.) There was a small, yet very organized minority group whose numbers weren't big enough to warrant a release but who worked together create the false appearance of being in larger in numbers to to warrant the release.
If the demand was legitimate in the first place, a lack of publicity wouldn't make it decline.
