Has It Been 6 Months Already?!

Wow! Operation Rainfall sure has come a long ways since it first began just over six months ago!  Since then, the campaign has taken a new direction and is under new leadership. It's now a better Operation Rainfall; a more organized campaign.

Xenoblade is Coming! 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 Last Story Steelbook Collector's Edition Spotted in Europe

It appears that a retailer in Switzerland is selling a steelbook collector's edition of The Last Story. No word yet if this is coming out in other countries of the PAL region as well. 
- game comes in regular case
- a 7 track soundtrack CD
- mini artbook
- steelbook itself 
http://gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=169500 

Xenoblade Chronicles Trailer and more!

It came to our attention that we talk a lot about Xenoblade Chronicles, but we don't have much to show of it, and the trailer has been out for atleast a month.  So what better way to show everyone how awesome Xenoblade Chronicles is than to just show you the trailer?

We also have a YouTube Channel of our own too, where we create some promotional material for the campaign.  Here's two examples from our page.

Please enjoy, and don't forget, Pre-order Xenoblade Chronicles today from your local GameStop/EBgames or online using the link above (ebgames for Canada: http://www.ebgames.ca/wii/xenoblade-chronicles/312135 )

Phase IV Mission 3- Contact NoA about The Last Story

On January 27th, we are going to mass communicate again with Nintendo on the anniversary of “The Last Story” being released in Japan. All of our efforts will be focused on that day. We want to let Nintendo know that we are still interested in The Last Story and Pandora’s Tower.

For full details, please click the link below:
http://on.fb.me/zKgER9

✦GameStop/EB Games Online Rank Update✦

Xenoblade hits #3 for best selling on the entire site at EB Games!
Xenoblade still on the rise at GameStop 

GameStop
Xenoblade Chronicles is currently
#6 for Most Anticipated (-1)
#2 for best selling Wii game
#4 for best selling in the Wii category (+1)
#43 for best selling on the entire site (+24)

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
#3 for best selling on the entire site (+6)

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

Note: This is the first time that we know of that the game has been in the top 5 at either GameStop or EBGames.

✦GameStop/EB Games Online Rank Update✦ 

Xenoblade gets a huge boost at GameStop
Xenoblade hits #9 best selling at EB Games Canada breaking the top 10 for the first time

GameStop
Xenoblade Chronicles is currently
#5 for Most Anticipated (+4)
#2 for best selling Wii game (+5)
#5 for best selling in the Wii category (+4)
#67 for best selling on the entire site (+40)

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
#9 for best selling on the entire site (+5)

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

Note: Number differentials are obtained by comparing yesterday's numbers

Solution for Problem with Ordering Xenoblade at EB Games Canada Retail Stores

We reported this a while back but it seems EB Games has yet to fix this.

People are reporting that pre-orders are not available yet at EB Games retail stores in Canada. It turns out, they are there but the way the computer has it set up, it is difficult to find. You can ask the clerk to manually search for the SKU 705128. This should allow them to find Xenoblade Chronicles and you can then place your pre-order.