North American Launch Titles

This is going to be the North American Launch line up for those wondering.
There will be 23 of them.

• Nintendo Land
• New Super Mario Bros. U
• SiNG Party 
• Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge
• ZombiU
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
• Skylanders Giants
• Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
• FIFA 13
• Scribblenauts Unlimited
• Transformers Prime
• Wipeout 3
• Tekken Tag Tournament 2
• Sonic All Stars Racing Transformed
• Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper
• Darksiders 2
• Assassin's Creed 3
• ESPN Sports Connection
• Just Dance 4
• Rabbids Land
• Your Shape 2013
• Game Party Champions
• Batman Arkham City: Armoured Edition.

Probably the ones I will get at Launch is Nintendo Land,New Super Mario Land U,Ninja Gaiden 3,ZombiU,Assassins Creed 3,Sonic All Stars Racing Transformed.

Anything you are looking forward to?

Nintendo is having a Wii U event Tomorrow Morning

These places will be having the Nintendo Wii U event and at these times.

For the North American event it will take place at 7:00 am PST/10:00 am EST on this site. http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu

For the European event it will take place at 3pm UK time on this site. http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/news/nintendo_direct_47764.html

Finally there is going to be a Japan Wii U even that takes place a few hours before both of these. At 3 am EST on this site it will air. http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/index.html

I will likely be in the chat during all of these and seeing what is happening and getting as much info as I can about the Wii U so if you can stop on by the chat.

Small rant about Nintendo's annual loss and other things.

I'd like to talk about Nintendo's annual loss today and the reaction to it that I have been hearing around the net.

I was going to put this up when I had some emotions going on the other day, but I figured it would just be best to wait out the storm a little bit.

After some reflection on it and some of the responses that I saw, I think I was just seeing the typical behavior from certain people and in some cases some people reverting back to old behavior on some forums. Surprisingly, I really only found negativity on two places while checking on many of the usual forums and sites. 
 Which I suppose is pretty good for the gaming community.

As for my own feelings on Nintendo's loss, I think that they will recover as they always do.  They do have lots of money in its war chest and they know how to make hardware that doesn't sell at a loss. So, they will be fine. 

I also saw a great article over at Pietriots about Xenoblade and an article and you should go over there and check it out as well.  My thoughts on that article are that they do make a lot of great points. The Game Informer guy does just build you up to knock you down. Grubbdog does a great job of countering them.

Site chat is going to be later today at 8pm EST

I am going to be busy here today and I am not sure when I will be in for the chat. I could be on time or I could be a little late but don't let that stop you from chatting it up tonight at 8pm EST.  I was informed of something last night and I wasn't given a definite answer on when it is going to be done today. So don't wait for me to show up.

I guess the big news in the past few days was that Nintendo announced that they will be having their E3 press conference on Tuesday June 5 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. PDT at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles. There is also a Midnight Purple 3DS announced to be coming out on May 20th for $169.99.

So yeah see you in the chat most likely sooner or maybe later then usual when it happens at 8pm EST tonight.

Kid Icarus Uprising Events in the US

Well for those that want to try out the game or snatch up more AR cards Nintendo has set up more events around the country for you to do so.  Here is the link to the site.  Here it is 

The upcoming days are April 21st, April 28th and May 12th but only certain stores will be having the events on those dates so check the site for details.

Pandora's Tower Month starts now

Man it has been a long time since I typed one of these up.

Okay you have heard the rumors and the possible truths and what not if you are a fan of this game that I have been putting posts about for the past few days and you want to try it out no matter if you believe the stuff or even if you do there is only so much very few can do.We will keep on digging on our end while everyone else can do their part as well. We will get involved as well.


The below is from here on Operation RainFalls facebook page.

Also for North American Members here. This is how long this is going to last as far as contacting NOA for the day


It's that time again! Although the majority of this month we will be attempting a radically different approach than we've used in the past, we want to kick off the European launch of Pandora's Tower with some good old fashioned asking Nintendo of America to release the game! We'll explain our real plans in a few days once the staff have everything organized, but make sure you get your phones and keyboards ready to contact NOA on Friday the 13th!

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IF YOU LIVE IN AMERICA:
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1. Help us create OFFICIAL Wikis for the game on IGN

• http://www.ign.com/wikis/pandoras-tower

2. Call Nintendo of America Customer Service
Please use one of these numbers to reach NoA customer service:

• 1-800-633-3236 (General Office)
• 1-800-255-3700 (Customer Service)

3. EMAIL Nintendo of America
There are two methods to email Nintendo of America:

• Use their webform: NOA Web form
• Email them directly: NOA email

PLEASE NOTE: If you have already sent emails to Nintendo of America regarding Xenoblade, The Last Story, and/or Pandora's Tower, YOU MAY BE ON AN EMAIL BLACKLIST BY NINTENDO.
YOU WILL NEED TO SET UP AN ALTERNATE EMAIL ACCOUNT.
Doing so is very simple and only requires a few minutes of your time.
A few sites that provide free, web-based email services that you can use for this campaign are:
Gmail (by Google)
Yahoo Mail
Microsoft Live Mail
and more!

4. COMMENT & TWEET Nintendo of America
We will be focusing on TWO sites run by Nintendo of America

• Facebook - Nintendo's Facebook
• Twitter - Nintendo of America's Twitter

Full list of social media sites run by Nintendo of America:
http://oprainfall.freeforums.org/twitter-facebook-youtube-t154.html

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IF YOU LIVE IN EUROPE, OCEANIA, OR SOUTH AFRICA:
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• BUY THE GAME!!

You can buy the Limited Edition from these retailers:

• Zavvi
• thehut
• NCSX
• Tesco
• Shop.to
• Amazon.co.uk

You can buy the Standard Edition from these retailers:

• GAME
• Gamestation
• Zavvi
• Shop.to

ALSO:

• Post unboxing videos and Let's Play videos and share them with us
• Post your own user reviews and leave comments on the reviews of others
• After spending one hour or more, go to the Nintendo Channel and rate the game
• Be sure to thank Nintendo of Europe by sending an email to customer-support@nintendo.co.uk or if you use Twitter, you can send a tweet to @NintendoUK and/or @NintendoEurope

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Have fun, keep it clean, and stay classy, raindrops.



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I will be pretty busy with operation rainfall like I always am and I will be doing my part. I had a few ideas earlier today that I may run by the guys over at operation rainfall.

Okay till the morning.

Xenoblade Chronicles preorder list and 83 things to know about the game.

So there is 10 days till Xenoblade comes out in the west for the Wii and up till then I am going to be posting news and videos on the front page.

First up if you haven't preordered the game here is some links to where they are accepting preorders.

Oh also in store at any gamestop will be taking preorders. 
 Gamestop.com preorder 
EB Games Canada
Nintendo's online store
Play Asia preorder
 Game Planet.com preorder.
todojuegos Chile preorder
livrariasaraiva Brazil preorder

Finally this store will have it but they are not taking preorders.
zmart Chile

If there is anything added to the preorder list I will update this list.

Next OPRainfall.com put up the 83 tidbits of the day that they have been compiling into one post. If you are in the dark about the game this list should provide you with ample infomation.

83 things to know about Xenoblade Chronicles.


Gonna put up a review post about the game next and should be up before the site chat happens in 3 hours.

Facebook vote for Reversable cover and UK Last Story website.

NOA is having a vote for the cover art for the Xenoblade Chronicles cover here are the 4 choices. Here is their Facebook page where the voting is being held. Nintendo's Facebook

Also here is the UK Last Story website. UK The Last Story Site

Dragon Quest X might have enhancements for the Wii U console

In a shareholders meeting today Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada was asked about the possiblity of Dragon Quest X coming to the Wii U.Wada answered that they are looking into the technical aspects of the Wii U and if it would be possible for Wii disks to have some enhancements when used on the Wii U itself.

Basically Square Enix is looking into the Wii U hardware and seeing if they can make the Wii version work with the Wii U console without having to make a Wii U version.

What is in a name?

Well, with the weekend upon us we can take some time to reflect on E3 from a few days ago. I am going to be talking about the name that the next Nintendo console has been given by Nintendo. Wii U. First thought that comes to mind is that it is a Wii for you. Meaning that it is truly for everyone. Now, personally the name of a system doesn't really matter to me. The games a system has will matter to me.

Now I have read that some people have issues with the name and that the name isn't that good to put it mildly. Are you among those people or are you like me and the name isn't an issue?

Nintendo's 2011 E3 Media Presentation [Part 1 and 2]

Reminder: Live Coverage of Nintendo At E3

This is just a small reminder, (which I’m sure most of you are already aware of) but Nintendo’s E3 media presentation will offered once again this year, live and online, June 7th at 9 a.m. PDT.

This is a great way to watch if you’re going to be out and about around that time, or are just unable to watch on your own TV set.

Link is below if you're one of those people. It's a pretty neat way to experience E3 for those of you looking for something new.

http://e3.nintendo.com/

New Wii bundle costing $149.99 and "Nintendo Selects" titles

Well today it has been confirmed that Nintendo is releasing a new bundle for the Wii.
The Bundle will be either a black or white Wii and will be coming with Mario Kart Wii as well as a matching Wii wheel.This will replace the Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort bundle that was in the previous bundle. The new bundle will become active on May 15th.

Also on May 15th Nintendo will release the Nintendo Selects titles. The titles will cost $19.99.At the moment these titles will be released then under the new "Nintendo Selects" label The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Mario Super Sluggers and Wii Sports.

What does everybody think about this bundle and if you could add some titles for the Nintendo Selects titles which would it be?

New Pandora's Tower trailer and details

- game features thirteen towers
- two primary attacks: chain and sub weapons
- aim the Wiimote at the screen and your pointer will turn red when you can interact with something via your chain
- when you grab/tug on something, a yellow gauge builds u
- the higher the gauge, the stronger the attack power
- chain can be powered-up by defeating bosses as well
- equip one sub-weapon at a time
- use the chain and sub-weapons together
- sub-weapons are used via button presses
- start the game off with just a sword, but gain a dual sword later on
- gain materials to strengthen your sub-weapons

It looks pretty fun. The mix of chains and sub weapons should make a fun battle system.

Site Chat tonight at 8pm EST

Well one week removed from the 1 year anniversary of Monster Hunter Tri. This week I'd like to talk about the Project Cafe and E3 expectations of everybody and whatever else gets brought up. Hope to see you in the chat!

Project Cafe is real.

Well last night Nintendo sent out a letter on their Japan website.
In it it confirmed that they are having the new system playable at E3 on June 7th-9th 2011.
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2011/110425_4e.pdf

There is going to be some investors meeting tonight at 3am EST and Midnight PST.

Happy 25th Birthday Super Mario Bros!

Today back in 1985 the first Super Mario Bros game was released on the Famicom;short for Family Computer. Since the release of the Super Mario Bros it has become a beloved character and a source of enjoyment for many people.

Here are some of my memories of Mario.

I remember playing Super Mario Bros and it was quite enjoyable.I had never seen this type of world before. It seemed like the flow of imagination from Shiguru Miyamoto was working on overdrive.

Back in the 80s to early 90's you could not go anywhere with out seeing something about the Mario Bros it was a thing to behold.I remember seeing The Wizard and to see the final game was Super Mario Bros 3 well it was to much for me.I was overjoyed.

Another memory I have is playing with my nephew in Super Mario Kart. It was enjoyable seeing him play. We would take turns playing the time trial and trying to beat each others scores. I also recall playing Mario Kart:Double Dash and having fun with the 2 racer system. I usually drove and I was okay with that.

We also played New Super mario Bros Wii when it came out.Very fun to play that.

In commemoration of the 25th Birthday of the Mario Bros is releasing a Super Mario Bros collection for the Wii.
It has the first 3 Super Mario Bros games and as well as the lost levels game.In addition to that there is going to be a Music CD encompasing music from all of the Mario games from SMB to Galaxy 2.Also there is going to be a book I think of all kinds of things about the Super Mario Bros. At this time the collection is only for Japan and is a limited release.
I'm going to guess that Nintendo will have this for the 25th anniversary of Super Mario Bros in the USA.
So any memories of Mario or maybe something you might want to tell us that not many people might know about Mario.

Let me know.:)