Wow! Operation Rainfall sure has come a long ways since it first began over six months ago! Since then, the campaign has taken a new direction and is under new leadership. It's a better Operation Rainfall; a more organized version.
The most important news is that on December 2nd, 2011, Nintendo announced that Xenoblade is coming to our region on April 2nd, 2012! We at Operation Rainfall believe that how well Xenoblade sells will ultimately determine if we get the other two games the Last Story and Pandora's Tower. This means that right now, the attention of the campaign is focused on Xenoblade, however, we are still a campaign for all three games. In fact, we have a campaign event planned for "The Last Story" later this month.
Contact NoA Day- On January 27, we currently have a "Contact Nintendo of America" day planned in which we will be mass communicating with Nintendo of America to let them know we are all still interested in The Last Story. January 27 is the one year anniversary of the games' release in Japan. Details of the event planned for that day can be found here: http://on.fb.me/yk3BY6
Importance of Our Facebook Page. Our Facebook page has become the "hub" of our community and is currently at 11,000 people. So check it out if you have Facebook, and make sure to like the page while you are there. If you don't have Facebook, no worries. We regularly update this blog to provide you with the latest information about our campaign, as well as the latest information about Xenoblade, The Last Story, and Pandora's Tower. http://www.facebook.com/OperationRainfall
Thank You! Thank you all for supporting us as we continue campaigning to get these great games localized. We CAN get The Last Story and Pandora's Tower, but only if we all work together!
The original post made in June is below but the information is outdated and no longer valid. For up-to-date information on this blog, click on the Operation Rainfall logo at the top of this page.
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June 24, 2011.
The first campaign in Operation Rainfall is for Xenoblade
can't think of something to write? don't want to use a template? try a postcard
add a raindrop to your letter to remind nintendo you are from Operation Rainfall
send your letters and relevant items to this address:
Reginald Fils-Aime (President and COO)
c/o Nintendo of America
4600 150th AVE NE.
Redmond, WA 98052
or
Conrad Abbott (President)
c/o Nintendo of Canada
150-2925 Virtual Way
Vancouver, BC
V5M 4X5
or
Conrad Abbott (President)
c/o Nintendo of Canada
150-2925 Virtual Way
Vancouver, BC
V5M 4X5
here is a template letter:
Dear Reggie/Conrad,
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 2009 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 Kirby and 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)
in addition to sending letters for those dates we would also encourage doing the following on those dates
1. e-mail nintendo about xenoblade
2. call them directly at 1-800-633-3236
if you want something to do before then you can:
1. follow us on twitter @OpRainfall
2. friend us on facebook
3. watch us on Youtube
4. visit our Forums
5. visit our Chat Room
6. sign our Petition
7. visit us on the IGN Board system
8. contact us directly by e-mail
9. pre-order and wishlist the game on amazon.com (listed as monado)
10. preorder from VGP (Canada)
11. spread the word, tell friends submit out info to game blogs, anythiogn to spread the word
