My brother's DS lite's touch screen was a little faulty and we have always been careful with it, even buying official Nintendo screen protectors. The DS lite was still under warranty so I took it to Nintendo Australia headquarters in Scoresby. The Customer Service place was.... wow.... small, empty and uninviting. Showed the help desk clerk what was up and he took it away and told me to wait for a call.
I think it was four days later, they called me saying that it was my fault "something" got stuck inside the touch panel. Now they wouldn't elaborate so what can I do? So I told them I was using Official Nintendo screen protectors and the lady on the phone says we don't endorse using screen protectors and have never heard of Official Nintendo ones... omg -.- Shows you how crap Nintendo Australia are. I even got the packaging to prove it! Has that useless Official Nintendo Seal of Quality on it as well. Was gonna show them the packaging but I forgot to bring it as I was in a hurry. I had slept-in and the place shuts are 2.30pm.... talk about lazy company, shutting so early!
Well when I paid my $55, I got home and to my surprise, my touch screen is working!!! yeah! Obviously they replaced it but...... it has two dead pixels! Not happy! I'm gonna ring them tomorrow and get this sorted, I don't wanna wait another two weeks for them to replace the screen again, I'm gonna ask them to give me a brand new one! For my troubles and of course, I'm greedy :pNow to delays. I dunno why Nintendo insist on making us fans wait months upon months for a release or even a release date given. Games such as Mario Kart Wii, Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, Harvest Moon: Magical Melody have all been rated by the OFLC, some even since August 2007! Meaning they are ready to be released. I remember last year Super Paper Mario was rated in May 2007 but released in September 2007... what gives man? Nintendo Australia doesn't want us to import and even suing people and game shops importing and for selling their stock for under Aussie RRP... jerks.
Some games rated but not released:
Harvest Moon: Magical Melody -
Rated: 30 August 2007 | Release Date: Unknown
Battalion Wars II -
Rated: 4 September 2007 | Release Date: 20 March 2008
Chibi Robo: Park Patrol -
Rated: 23 September 2007 | Release Date: 20 March 2008
Advance Wars: Dark Conflict -
Rated: 23 December 2007 | Release Date: Unknown
Mario Kart Wii -
Rated: 11 December 2007 | Release Date: Unknown
Professor Layton and the Curious Village -
Rated: 19 December 2007 | Release Date: Unknown
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn -
Rated: 23 December 2007 | Release Date: 10 April 2008
Naruto: Ninja Council Revolution -
Rated: 16 January 2008 | Release Date: Unknown
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney -
Rated: 29 January 2008 | Release Date: Unknown
Wii Fit -
Rated: 1 February 2008 | Release Date: Unknown
Okay so now some of you are saying that some are just finished versions and not GOLD yet. But a lot of these are rated before an American release so that means all the Nintendo HQs have copies of working versions. Why they can't encode them for PAL and NTSC and then mass produce... its crazy. If you look at Microsoft and Sony first parties, games are released near simultaneously. If the OFLC can review non-localised games, why can't the gaming public get the same treatment!? I am SOOOOOOOOO sure that the OFLC rated the Japanese build of Mario Kart Wii as its not released in any region yet (Japan gets it first on the 10th of April 2008). Even so, Nintendo should provide release dates for these games as so many are unknown at this time.
Well in conclusion, Nintendo America and Japan are cool! Nintendo Australia is old and useless. Onwards with the pirating! Cause have recently started and you should too! Teach Nintendo Australia a belting and support the other Nintendos... or not :p
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