Nintendo

Does This RPG Carry Its Own Weight?

When one great RPG was released only in Japan, people were annoyed. When two great RPGs were released only in Japan, they became legitimately upset. But when three great RPGs were denied to them, they got organised. This was the birth of Operation Rainfall, a public — and as it turns out completely successful — petition to get these three Wii-only RPGs localised in the west.


Nintendo

Pretty Girl Eats ‘Disgusting Meat’

The Wii has a family friendly image to the point where you almost expect every Wii game to be appropriate for all ages. Sure there are games like House of the Dead: Overkill and MadWorld, but they are rarities. Who would expect any kind of questionable content in a Zelda-esque adventure game?


November 16, 2011
Nintendo

Japanese Wii RPGs Get Fancy Reversible Covers

As if to Lord it over American Wii owners, Europe is not only getting Japanese role-playing games The Last Story and Pandora’s Tower, they’re getting them with fancy reversible covers.


August 18, 2011
Nintendo

Nintendo Of America, You Are Really Smart (Or Mean!)

The games some American Wii owners have been pleading with Nintendo to release in the United States are finally being translated to English and released… in Europe.


June 30, 2011
Nintendo

Nintendo Of America Hears You, But You’re Still Not Getting Those Games You Want

Last week, Wii owners in North America desperate to play games like Xenoblade, The Last Story and Pandora’s Tower, games already released in Japan, pleaded with Nintendo of America to bring those games stateside. Today, Nintendo has responded with a resounding, “Eh, probably not gonna happen.”


June 25, 2011
Nintendo

How Badly Do You Want The Last Story, Pandora’s Tower And Xenoblade For Wii?

Bad enough to write Nintendo a letter? On actual paper? That’s what some passionate North American Nintendo fans have resorted to, pleading with paper and ink for Nintendo of America to bring more Wii games stateside, including The Last Story, Pandora’s Tower and Xenoblade.


April 21, 2011
In Real Life

The Clever Art Of Stealing

The quote “Good artists borrow, great artists steal” is often attributed to Pablo Picasso. There doesn’t seem to be solid evidence that he actually said it, but the quote is often misinterpreted anyway.


April 20, 2011
Nintendo

This Game May Look Like Final Fantasy, But It Sure As Hell Isn’t

OK, so the box art for Pandora’s Tower is way to similar to Final Fantasy’s art. But the upcoming Wii game’s latest trailer is original enough to seem engaging. You know what sells it? Raw monster meat.


April 18, 2011
Nintendo

Is This Game Ripping Off Final Fantasy?

Pandora’s Tower, an upcoming Nintendo-published role-playing game, looks great. It also looks a lot like Final Fantasy.


April 14, 2011
Nintendo

No, This Isn’t Box Art For A PS2 Game

Mysterious Wii game Pandora’s Tower gets box art and black box packaging – which Japanese netizens are saying looks PS2-esque. The Nintendo published title will be out in Japan on May 26. No word on Western release.