rant of the moment ~ imports.. >.<, why, o why? Options

[DivA]

okay, i have come to the realization that the USoA gets the shortest straw in regards to japanese games.. >.< there are lots of interesting titles being released at Japan that never see the light of day at the states ~ case in point.. i recently got drawn to a game called, Atelier Marie for the GBA (quite by accident, by the way..). the premise is beautiful, an RPG dealing with the ideas of alchemy by learning from the inhabitants to create various formulas, thereby progressing through the game's story.. the plus-side ~ i can import it for about $64.00 (ouch.. -.-), the minus-side ~ no translation.. =. no big deal, this is an incentive to learn the language, i suppose.. =/ but the point is this ~ why do the neat & unique games stay at Japan, while select few staple titles (things that go BOOM) make it to the USoA? & while i'm on the subject ~ what is the deal with the time lapse for game language translations? =. i can go out & purchase an anime dvd that has the options for: english, japanese, japanese with english translations or even french! O.o feh, one would think technology has reached a point where all games could be programmed with this option; but then again, that would be logical ~ can't have logic in the business world *smacks head* what was i thinking? ;p

*deep breath*

[DivA]

if i lived at Europe, then i would order online for a US or JP system.. ;p my point is this ~ the world is getter smaller & smaller, things are getting more global; i look forward to the day when something that is released, is easily available for the world to acquire as a whole...also, i look forward to the day when all languages & currencies are replaced with a unified global standard.. =. when we start realizing that we all live on the same rock & actually nurture this revelation, then we may actually get somewhere as a civilization..

*shrugs* a consideration, only for big titles.. =. true, both regions have good & not-so good ~ but there are good games that are not brought over & vice-versa; that is the unfortunate element.. *shrugs* oh well, that's one thing the internet is good for - too bad the import costs are expensive.. >.< i understand that the issue revolves around money & gambling, but sometimes ~ the people in charge don't know a hit when they see one & instead, rely on a staple to bring over Super Mario XXVII...same plumber, same plot, same everything ~ only looks better.. ;p

to much of one thing = REHASH

a lot of japanese games may be quirky, but there is lots of originality too.. ^.-