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〕 | successor = | formation = 〔 | type = Fan campaign | purpose = To convince Nintendo of America to release three Wii titles—''Xenoblade Chronicles'', ''The Last Story'', and ''Pandora's Tower''—in North America | membership = | budget = | num_staff = 42 | num_volunteers = | website = }} ''Operation Rainfall'' (shortened as ''oprainfall'') was originally a fan campaign initially formed to persuade Nintendo of America (NOA) to localize three role-playing video games for the Wii console: ''Xenoblade Chronicles'', ''The Last Story'', and ''Pandora's Tower''. The campaign launched on June 23, 2011; and in January 2013, Xseed Games announced ''Pandora's Tower'', the final game released in North America on April 16, 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B2QL2Y4 )〕 As the campaign evolved over time, Operation Rainfall transformed into a community and the name of a video game news blog specialized in Japanese video games that are rendered niche in the Western market, as well as a hub for localization campaigns for other Japanese games.〔 == Background == Operation Rainfall formed from the focus on three Wii-exclusive titles: ''Xenoblade Chronicles'' developed by Monolith Soft (makers of Xenogears and the Xenosaga series), ''The Last Story'' developed by Mistwalker and AQ Interactive, and ''Pandora's Tower'' developed by Ganbarion. All three titles were published by Nintendo in Japan, Europe, and Australia between late 2010 and early 2012. On June 23, 2011, Mathieu Minel, the marketing manager of Nintendo France, stated that Nintendo of Europe wanted to show ''Xenoblade Chronicles'' at the 2011 Electronic Entertainment Expo, but that "Nintendo of America wouldn't let them because they didn't want to show products they aren't planning to sell." Minel's departure from Nintendo was announced 11 days later. In response, fans of role-playing video games on the IGN message boards started a campaign the next day, dubbed "Operation Rainfall", in the hopes of persuading Nintendo of America to localize ''Xenoblade Chronicles'', along with ''The Last Story'' and ''Pandora's Tower'', as none of these three games had appeared at the Expo or possessed any sort of North American release. The main organizers of the campaign did not exclude supporting other titles for North American localizations, but focused on the three games. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Operation Rainfall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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