As Nintendo starts winding down its support for the Wii and shifting its attention to its next platform, it's likely that more and more titles that might hit it big on release in Japan might not make their way overseas to the U.S. thanks to the over-under on localization distribution. Mistwalker Studios' (Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey) The Last Story seemed like it would fall into that category, with an initial release in Japan and even a version for Europe, but nothing concrete on whether the critically-acclaimed JRPG created by Final Fantasy head honcho Hironobu Sakaguchi would be making its way stateside.
Well, during yesterday's Nintendo Direct video presentation, the Big N revealed that The Last Story would be making its way to the U.S. thanks to the localization efforts of the team at Xseed sometime this summer. While an official release date hasn't been announced, JRPG fans looking for more attention for the Wii should be happy that the game is on its way, along with Xenoblade Chronicles, which is coming this April.
[Source: Nintendo Direct via Kotaku]
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