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Post by Fryguy64 on Apr 18, 2006 16:20:54 GMT -5
So, I've just noticed that no less than seven Nintendo games currently available to the US market on the Nintendo DS aren't yet available in Europe, including several high profile releases. It's April, and only 2 games have been released so far, both over two months after their respective US release dates.
What is going on at NoE? Things were looking so promising when the DS was released, to the point where, despite the DS being released two months later, we still had a larger software library than the US, including several games we got first. It was almost as if the boundaries were closing, and Europe was getting treated fairly.
But now the gap has opened very wide. Our game releases are scattered more bizarrely than they were on the N64 (Metroid Prime Pinball isn't released until June, at least - how else are we supposed to get the rumble cart that will be compatible with no less than two released games?)
Brain Training has been pushed back until June, despite receiving newspaper and TV coverage, meaning the effect will have all but worn off by the time it hits the shelves. Basically, I'm afraid that Nintendo of Europe is messing up the potential of the Nintendo DS.
What are your thoughts on the matter? I know we have several Europeans here, but even if you're not, what's your take on Nintendo of Europe's handling of the DS?
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Post by Saim on Apr 19, 2006 0:04:06 GMT -5
This is troubling. Metroid Prime Pinball came out in Australia last year. Lemme go check the NoO website... well that was no help they only had Release: Out Now... can't find anything.
Anyway, this totally sucks. I wish everywhere got games out at the same time. I don't see why this would happen.
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Post by nas on Apr 19, 2006 4:30:44 GMT -5
I was thinking this same thing just yesterday. In my opinion NoE and NoA should be working together more to bring simultaneous releases, so that the whole world can enjoy games without having to wait.
Its quite right that we should be enraged by this, as I am a European gamer myself. In defense of Nintendo though, a lot of other companies also push back their release dates but I think I make a fair arguement.
Later!
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Post by Fryguy64 on Apr 19, 2006 5:12:58 GMT -5
I don't merely blame Nintendo. Capcom and Namco have also held back a significant number of high profile games, leaving Europe with a very empty release schedule so far.
The best part is that games like Animal Crossing should be enjoyed as side dishes to a larger main course, such as Metroid Prime Hunters... but there have been no large game releases, and won't be until well into May.
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Post by Dances in Undergarments on Apr 19, 2006 6:26:15 GMT -5
To be fair, there were no major game releases other than Mario Kart DS (which had been out for a little while) when ACWW was released everywhere else.
I'd also like to express my confusion for little Nintendo Oz, here, too, who have been doing so well but fell in a hole recently. Tetris was a 1 month wait, New SMB is gonna be a few weeks, but Hunters is gonna be about 2 months, which makes it (and you know things are going bad when this happens) 3 weeks after even Nintendo Europe release it. Whats going on, Ninty?
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Post by nas on Apr 19, 2006 16:48:16 GMT -5
I dont blame Nintendo, as it is my second favourite games company, but I can't help but put up a fair argument against the larger game release dates.
There always seems to be such a large gap so im stuck in the middle really. After Animal Crossing there is nothing to blow my money on yet. ;D
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Post by Saim on Apr 19, 2006 17:36:48 GMT -5
To be fair, there were no major game releases other than Mario Kart DS (which had been out for a little while) when ACWW was released everywhere else. I'd also like to express my confusion for little Nintendo Oz, here, too, who have been doing so well but fell in a hole recently. Tetris was a 1 month wait, New SMB is gonna be a few weeks, but Hunters is gonna be about 2 months, which makes it (and you know things are going bad when this happens) 3 weeks after even Nintendo Europe release it. Whats going on, Ninty? May 28. Metroid Prime Hunters is coming out in May 28. In America it was released March 20th. That's 69 days difference. I don't blame Nintendo. In fact, I can't. Nintendo is just a legal document in some filing... thingie. I blame the incompetent jerks who work for Nintendo, and haven't done their job properly. |
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Post by Dances in Undergarments on Apr 19, 2006 21:12:52 GMT -5
*giggle* 69 *giggle*
May 28th? Importing is great, I've had it since about March 27th.
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Post by Smashchu on Apr 23, 2006 19:58:30 GMT -5
I've had it since March 21st but my DS is kaput  I do feel bad for you guys on the other side of the antlantic. Its bad enough waiting for games here. Wait..... am I the only guy from America here? |
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Post by Nester the Lark on Apr 23, 2006 23:31:25 GMT -5
Wait..... am I the only guy from America here? No, there are plenty of Americans here, including myself. But the international variety is one of the reasons this forum is so cool! |
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Post by wanderingshadow on Apr 24, 2006 5:39:54 GMT -5
Could someone explain the differences between North American and European DS games? Do they have to put in a bunch of language options for all the different countries?
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Post by Fryguy64 on Apr 24, 2006 6:12:37 GMT -5
Basically, yes. The European version will have around 5 or 6 European languages included. The DS automatically selects the language your DS is set to (much like the Gamecube does).
Also, some games are translated separately. Another Code has been translated differently in the UK than it has in the US. This rarely happens, and we will usually get the American translation.
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Post by Sqrt2 on Apr 24, 2006 7:55:24 GMT -5
So, I've just noticed that no less than seven Nintendo games currently available to the US market on the Nintendo DS aren't yet available in Europe, including several high profile releases. It's April, and only 2 games have been released so far, both over two months after their respective US release dates. That's nothing. We STILL haven't had Warioware: Twisted yet! |
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Post by Fryguy64 on Apr 24, 2006 14:04:10 GMT -5
You don't need to tell me! If it gets previewed one more time in the gaming press, I'm gonna go nuts!
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Post by wanderingshadow on Apr 24, 2006 20:24:12 GMT -5
In Nintendo's defense, don't you think it takes a while to translate a game into five or six diferent languages? The only way that America and Europe would get it the same time would be if they got the same version (which I think does happen with some games. My copy of Shadowgate Classic had French, Dutch, and German as options).
Still, that doesn't understand why Australia has to wait so long for their games. English is the only language spoken down under, as far as I know.
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