Nintendo of Europe a habitual ball-dropper?
The guys at NoE Watch seem to think so. Acting as a sort of watchdog over the activities of the European branch of Nintendo, the website is dedicated to sniffing out and latching onto the fleshy ankles of some of the injustices faced by gamers from across the pond. Did you know that Wario Ware: Twisted is only due for European release in July, over a year after its American debut? Good luck trying to blame that one on localization--last time we checked Wario Ware's level of text barely rose above that of single-word instructions.
In addition to forums and publisher rankings, the site features both a "Hall of Fame", containing games that released in Europe first, and a matching "Hall of Shame", filled with games that took a really, really long time to travel across the ocean. Metroid Prime Pinball took 8 months to hit the Euro flipper. Ouch. NoE Watch further casts shame on the UK Nintendo Wi-Fi site which hasn't been updated in 5 months. That alone is worthy of a hearty "gadzooks!"
Have any of our European readers experienced similar frustrations? If so, it might be worth visiting NoE Watch and making your voice and accompanying exotic accent heard.
[Thanks Matt!]
