Famicon > NES. At least on a Micro.

I really don't see this doing very well here, but who knows, it still boggles me that it's doing so well in Japan The question comes up, though, why won't Electroplankton be sold in stores? It's not like translating it would have been expensive or anything...certainly not more thatn these games...and I think it would have a better chance of succeeding in the States...

NES Micro? That just might finally make me break down and buy one. Or quite possibly an original Gameboy design one, like the one mocked up here
http://www.britishgaming.co.uk/?p=121

I'm with joshnickerson here. This is what's going to make me break down and buy a GBM. I would die for a Famicom Micro. I'd kill for a NES one. I'd just beat someone to a bloody pulp for the GB-themed one.

I hope it be the famicom micro I have the GBASPnes already.

Aw crap, I thought I had finally gathered enough self-control to avoid the Micro...Now I can't... ;_;

And a big thumbsup to the Brain Training games...Just makes one less game to import!

The Brain Training games will be the big test in North America to see how well Nintendo's non-gamers strategy works over here. NCL has pushed these as being a big part of the "Touch Generation".

"why won't Electroplankton be sold in stores?"

Apparently it sold poorly in Japan so that's why it's an online-only title here. These games however did really well in Japan so I imagine the idea is that they'll also do well here and thus justify being sold in stores.

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Just makes one less game to import!

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Well I know my hiragana and katakana, and have a simplistic idea of Japanese grammar structure, but I'm glad it's being localized so I know what I'm doing completely...

The Brain Training games will be the big test in North America to see how well Nintendo's non-gamers strategy works over here.

It seems you missed the release of Nintendogs...

Ian: Well yeah, I knew that, it's just that it seems Electroplankton would be more succesful in the US than the Brain Training games. That said, I really don't know TOO much about these games, so maybe they'll be succesful here too

"It seems you missed the release of Nintendogs... "

Nintendogs still seems kind of game-like to me, if that makes sense. These things seem to be the ulimate example of "non-games" so I want to see how well they do. I never thought they would be released outside of Japan.

Actually, I get the sense that Brain Training won't do as well here as they did in Japan. Adults here are more likely to be working on their PDAs than on their DS'.

~Carmine M. Red
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yeah, but are SENIOR CITIZENS all that different in Japan? I really have to wonder how Nintendo ever marketed these games. I think they're quite game-like, just more of a Word Munchers or crossword puzzle kind of thing.

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seem to be the ulimate example of "non-games"

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"Hey changeable faceplates!"
"Yeah! We're releasing a Famicon one soon!"
"Oh neat!"
"Yeah! You have to buy a Game Boy Micro to get it"
"But I already have one"
"TOO BAD"

The Brain games might do pretty well at $20 US or something.