Nintendo of America has yet to announce, or even acknowledge the existence of, Xenoblade, The Last Story, or Pandora’s Tower. This has made themightyme on the IGN Boards angry enough to write letters…on actual paper.
So here is the basic premise. In the past, fans of television shows on the brink of cancellation have banded together to get networks to bring them back. How was this accomplished? It’s as easy as writing letters and sending gifts that represent the cause. For example, fans of the series Veronica Mars sent the UPN network Mars candy-bars in droves.
Although there is no guarantee of this letter campaign achieving anything, just thinking of hundreds of beef jerky sticks arriving at the desk of Reggie Fils-Amie is hilarious.
If you would like to participate, click on through.
XENOBLADE:
write a polite letter, pointing out the need for the game
optional item – miniature toy swords or cocktail swords
target date – July 11-13, 2011 (plan your letters to arrive around the 6th, not to ship on the 6th)bellow is a letter template, but feel free to write your own, just try to be polite if possible
Dear Reggie,
As a fan of your company and of RPGs, I was extremely excited about the reveal of Monado which was later retitled Xenoblade. After it’s reveal at E3 2008 it quickly became one of my most anticipated games for the Wii, and as more information, screens, and trailers were released my interest only expanded. I am deeply concerned that this game has no North American release planned, especially considering the sparse lineup on the wii in the next year. I have been a Loyal fan of this company for over 25 years, and yet there hasn’t been a game worth getting on your console for nearly 8 months… and nothing on the horizon to be excited about besides Zelda, and yet Xenoblade sits completed, and soon to be localized for Europe in English. Please consider your company’s fans, please bring Xenoblade to us.
Sincerely,
(your name here – signed)
THE LAST STORY:
write a polite letter, pointing out the need for the game
optional item – a small book, a cover of a book, or the last page/chapter/epilogue of a book
target date – July 18-20, 2011 (plan your letters to arrive around the 13th, not to ship on the 13th)bellow is a letter template, but feel free to write your own, just try to be polite if possible
Dear Reggie,
As a fan of your company and of RPGs, I was extremely excited about the reveal of the Last Story. Being a fan of Mistwalker and Hironobu Sakaguchi, it quickly became one of my most anticipated games for the Wii, and when the gorgeous art and impressive screens and trailers were released I only became more excited for the game. I am deeply concerned that this game has no North American release planned, especially considering the sparse lineup on the wii in the next year. I have been a Loyal fan of this company for over 25 years, and yet there hasn’t been a game worth getting on your console for nearly 8 months… and nothing on the horizon to be excited about besides Zelda, and yet the Last Story sits completed. Please consider your company’s fans, please bring the Last Story to us.
Sincerely,
(your name here – signed)
PANDORA’S TOWER:
write a polite letter, pointing out the need for the game
optional item – MEAT, preferably a dried meat such as Beef Jerky, Slim Jims, or Landjager (Hunter’s Sausage)
target date – July 25-27, 2011 (plan your letters to arrive around the 20th, not to ship on the 20th)bellow is a letter template, but feel free to write your own, just try to be polite if possible
Dear Reggie,
As a fan of your company and of games like Castlevania, I was extremely excited about the reveal of Pandora’s Tower. From the initial cryptic reveal, to the delightfully twisted plot details that followed, I have been craving this game all year. I am deeply concerned that this game has no North American release planned, especially considering the sparse lineup on the wii in the next year. I have been a Loyal fan of this company for over 25 years, and yet there hasn’t been a game worth getting on your console for nearly 8 months… and nothing on the horizon to be excited about besides Zelda, and yet Pandora’s Tower sits completed. Please consider your company’s fans, please bring Pandora’s Tower to us.
Sincerely,
(your name here – signed)
Reginald Fils-Aime (President and COO)
c/o Nintendo of America
4820 150th Ave. Northeast
Redmond, WA 98052
While the templates given by themightyme are a nice start, there will be bigger impact if the letters are personal. Keep in mind that the letters should be hand written and polite. Now to find out if my handwriting is still legible after not using a pen for anything but signing a check for longer than I can remember.
What about Zangeki no Reginleiv??! I know, hack and slash but looks fun!
We're in the midst of a postal strike here in Canada. Hopefully, it is resolved soon.
I would, if it didn't have anything to do with IGN. There's no way i'm getting on board anything that has to do with that IGNorant website
Blake, don't ruin a good thing. This is for the sake of some great games. Don't let politics get into it.
Anyways, I suggest going to the Nintendo FAcebook page and making your voice heard as well as pre-ordering Monado on Amazon.com. Its number 1 bestselling video game right now.
Kinda sad we have to resort to this type means to get the games, that Nintendo should be excited to bring out here…I guess they know that too many grandparents/parents/casual people have the Wii here and these games won't sell well.
Last Story & Xenoblade both have sold less than 200K copies in Japan. I'm afraid that attempts to get these games released elsewhere in the world will be a losing battle.
I would be very sad if Xenoblade doesn't come out. I will have to try to get the Euro version though or else play through in Japanese with a guide. Hope they rethink it though, specially if an english version (euro) already exists, the costs of porting it has to be even less.