We’ve all been there.  You know what I mean.  That game that you’ve been following since its very first announcement, the one that you anxiously await any tiny morsel of info to gobble up in delight, the one that can never come out soon enough, whether it takes years or months from first reveal until its street date. Fragile is one of those games for me.  After first hearing about its Japanese release, I crossed my fingers and hoped it would eventually be localized.  When XSEED decided to pick it up for North America, I was overjoyed, and eagerly read anything I could about the game that promised to bring something fresh and beautiful to Nintendo’s often overlooked console.

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Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon is one of the early 2010 stunningly beautiful JRPGs slated for the Wii. The very first trailer with English voice acting has been released thanks to Rising Star Games. The voice acting seems to be rather average — but the trailer itself announces that the Japanese voice track will be an available option on the disc! Rejoice! The song in this trailer has me absolutely mesmerized, it is so enchanting. It reminds me a bit of Melodies of Life from Final Fantasy IX, what do you think? That is one of my absolute favorite video game tunes, so it’s no surprise this song also has me simply lost in a trance.

Those of you as excited as I am for the upcoming Wii RPG-adventure, Fragile: Farewell Ruins of the Moon, can soak up these newly released screenshots after the break.  Those of you in PAL regions can finally rest easy knowing this exciting title will be coming to Europe: Rising Star Games has secured publishing rights, shooting for a Q1 2010 release. The game is already scheduled for release (via XSEED Games) in North America on a similar schedule.

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As a Wii owner, I often feel like that lonely kid on the playground at recess, desperately waiting my turn to be picked for dodge ball, only to be passed over again, and again, leaving me disappointed and neglected on the bench.  Any remotely “serious” gamer who owns a Wii console has likely felt this way at least once: a new game is announced, but Wii is sadly left by the wayside.  Or, worse, a title is released in Japan, but never for the North American market.  Instead, we are left with a plethora of titles aimed at children or people who know little about games and can be easily duped into purchasing an inferior product.  In a word, the Wii software market is flooded with “shovelware” as developers jump to cash in on the booming Wii audience.

However, thankfully, this year’s E3 revealed many quality titles that gamers of all levels can appreciate.  While Nintendo’s press conference may have left a lot to be desired in many ways, I know I came away from the expo’s revelations with a long list of games to look forward to over the next months.  What are some of the games I’m extremely excited about?  (more…)