Over the past couple of days, much has been made out of the registration of two domain names: xenobladechronicles.com and thelaststory.com. Personally, I’ve found all of the buzz to be baffling. So I’m stepping in to calm things down a bit!

First, by no means does a domain registration indicate that we’ll be seeing a title in North America. That’s why all I can do is scratch my head when I see headlines such as “Nintendo confirms The Last Story for the US”. Honestly, I think people need to stop putting a great deal of emphasis on these findings. You may also notice that thelaststory.com was registered back in 2010. Just because someone found out about it this week doesn’t mean we’ll be seeing a confirmation tomorrow (I admit that would be very funny if that happened, though.)

Believe me, I want to see Xenoblade (Chronicles) and The Last Story in North America and Europe as much as you guys. Xenoblade in particular really captured my interest once the “field exploration” trailer was released. But until you read anything that is put out by Nintendo specifically, don’t rely on domain registrations as an indicator that a game is coming stateside.

3DS

Steel Diver – 70%
Ghost Recon Shadow Wars – 84%
Super Monkey Ball 3D 60%
Ridge Racer 3D – 86%
Asphalt 3D – 30%
LEGO Star Wars III : The Clone Wars – 64%
Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D – 85%
Rayman 3D – 58%
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell 3D – 48%
Samurai Warriors Chronicles – 79%
Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle – 85%

DS

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation – 83%
Bejeweled Twist – 85%
Rango – 38%
De Blob 2 – 74%
Valentine’s Day – 7%
You Don’t Know Jack – 56%

Wii

Rango – 49%
Top Spin 4 – 51%
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters – 81%
WWE All-Stars – 85%
The Last Story – 85%

WiiWare

Viral Survival – 2/5
Arcade Essentials – 1/5
Bit.Trip Flux – 2/5

Thanks to Jake for the tip!

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