Richard George From IGN Explains the Importance of Buying Xenoblade
Richard George from IGN has written this gem of an editorial, making his case for why it is so important for all of us to buy Xenoblade when it arrives in America on April 3rd.

http://wii.ign.com/articles/121/1215619p1.html#disqus_thread

Pre-order the game if you haven't! 
GameStop http://bit.ly/rsxvtx

GameStop/EB Games Online Rank Update

GameStop
Xenoblade Chronicles is currently 
#7 for Most Anticipated (-2)
#5 for best selling Wii game (+2)
#7 for best selling in the Wii category (+3)
#102 for best selling on the entire site (+11) 

EB Games Canada
Xenoblade Chronicles is currently 
#1 for Most Anticipated 
#1 for best selling Wii Game
#1 for best selling in the Wii category 
#16 for best selling on the entire site (+2)

GameStop http://bit.ly/rsxvtx
EB Games Canada http://on.fb.me/sBsulW

VGChartz Weekly Xenoblade Pre-order Numbers

This Week

Rank #-------Weeks Left------ Pre-Orders Up----------- Pre-orders Total
14 ------------14 ----------------7,430 -------------------76,693

Last Week

Rank #-------Weeks Left-------- Pre-Orders Up------ Pre-orders Total
14 ------------15 -----------------11,245 ------------69,263

Please note that VGChartz is not known for being the most reliable source so take these numbers as an estimate, and not factual.

GameStop http://bit.ly/rsxvtx
VGChartz http://www.vgchartz.com/preorders/40909/USA/

EB Games Canada Online Statistics Update

Xenoblade moves to #1 for preorders!

Xenoblade Chronicles is currently
#1 for best selling in Wii category
#1 on Most Anticipated (Up 1)
#18 for best selling on the whole site
http://www.ebgames.ca/wii/xenoblade-chronicles/312135

Check Out Our Facebook Community!
For those that may be new to Operation Rainfall, our Facebook page is the place to go for all the latest news on Operation Rainfall as our campaign is centered around our Facebook page. This blog here is reserved for our most important announcements only. We have a huge community of nearly 11,000 followers on Facebook! There is always something going on.

New on our Facebook page is the "Xenoblade Daily Tidbits" where everyday you can learn something new about Xenoblade Chronicles, counting down until the game's release on April 2nd, 2012!
http://www.facebook.com/OperationRainfall

‎"What a buncha jokahs!" Photoshop Contest- Begins Now!- UPDATED 12/27

One of the most popular lines of dialogue in Xenoblade Chronicles is Reyn's "what a bunch of jokahs" line delivered after battle when the party easily eliminates a weaker enemy.

We want to increase awareness for Xenoblade chronicles and we figured the best way to do that would be to have a contest with the prize being a copy of Xenoblade.

What we want from those who wish to participate are fun ways you can use battle quotes that are used in Xenoblade such as the popular line from Reyn, "what a buncha jokahs", in an image. Images submitted must contain a character from Xenoblade Chronicles, and the battle quote such as "What a buncha Jokahs!" You can take this anywhere you want as long as the images are not offensive but please read the contest rules before participating.

Entries are to be submitted on our Facebook page, just create a new post for everybody to see.You can also email your entry to OperationRainfall@hotmail.com. The staff will pick the top 10 best entries, and then there will be a poll on our Facebook page for everybody to vote on their favorite. The entry with the most votes wins a copy of Xenoblade Chronicles.

Contest Schedule
Submissions---------------Monday Dec 26- Friday Jan 13
Staff Picks Top 10--------Saturday Jan 14- Sunday Jan 15
Poll Voting-----------------Monday Jan 16- Thursday Jan 19
Winner Announced-------Friday Jan 20 Prizes

Prizes
First Place-----------------NTSC copy of Xenoblade
Second Place------------- Choice of White OpRainfall Characters T-Shirt (No Ringer) OR Oprainfall Poster OR OpRainfall Coffee Mug
Third Place---------------- Choice of OpRainfall Bumper Sticker OR OpRainfall Keychain OR Oprainfall Shotglass
http://www.cafepress.com/oprainfall

Please submit your entries between now and January 13. Late entries will not be accepted. Sorry, this is for the NTSC region only.
Contest rules and suggestions can be found here: http://oprainfall.freeforums.org/what-a-buncha-jokahs-official-contest-details-t387.html