Following the initial and second (unfortunate) response by Nintendo Australia to New Zealand’s Aaron Davies’ detailed report on Wii game delays in Australia and New Zealand, Nintendo Australia has made an apology for the constant game delays. Heather Murphy, PR-coordinator for Nintendo Australia, sent out the following.
We apologise for the inconvenience that Nintendo fans are experiencing compared with people outside of their region.
Localisation and PAL conversion processes often make these delays unavoidable. Although in some instances PAL versions have made it to the markets faster than the versions of other regions – for example Mario Strikers Charged Football and Battalion Wars. We are currently making efforts to minimise the time needed for localisations, as we understand that the difference in worldwide release dates is frustrating to fans.
Now while Nintendo Australia is making efforts to get Wii games out in Australia sooner than they are currently scheduled for, there is a strong possibility that the decision is ultimately out of Nintendo Australia’s control, either for technical reasons or management within the parent company, NCL.
Aaron Davies has a response over at Aussie-Nintendo.com, stating that the apology gives nothing in terms of a response to any of his questions, and that even if the situation is currently (and possibly completely) out of Nintendo Australia’s control, they seem to have something to hide by not telling us about it. Whether you want to cut Nintendo Australia some slack or support the movement against them is up to you, but it might be a good idea to at least hear out what Aaron has to say, and get an idea for both sides.
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