Why The Last Story is Japan exclusive
"It has to be viable."
Nintendo has explained its decision to only release promising Wii Japanese role-playing game The Last Story in Japan.
"With all the conversions, when we do it in Europe we've got to do the whole of Europe," Nintendo UK boss David Yarnton told Eurogamer. "So it's multiple languages. It has to be viable.
"We've got so much on our plate at the moment. The most important one is in the first quarter this year. Kirby's Epic Yarn is the most important title. We've got some great product coming out.
"On top of that, when we add in 3DS, it's just so much."
Nintendo disappointed many European and North American Wii owners when it revealed it's decision to keep The Last Story Japan exclusive.
The Mistwalker-developed title has attracted a great deal of attention from Western gamers through the release of eye-catching trailers and translated information from Japan.
While Nintendo repeated it's "no plans to release The Last Story in Europe and the US" stance to Eurogamer, it did offer a glimmer of hope.
"We've released quite a lot of RPGs on the Wii in the UK," Yarnton said. "It's an area that's been growing for us. It's up to the market. We never write anything off."