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They don't refund your money if they do not hit the goal.
They are not affiliated with nintendo at all.
These guys, whoever they are, will not get a game published with $600.
The whois says the website is owned by Smash Digital Design California, whoever the that is.

Originally Posted by sticnap Scam They don't refund your money if they do not hit the goal. They are not affiliated with nintendo at all. These guys, whoever they are, will not get a game published with $600. The whois says the website is owned by Smash Digital Design California, whoever the that is.

I'd be shocked if they didn't hit their quota. Especially since it was up a full day before this deal post was even made here on CAG and they reached half of the goal by then to boot.

If anything, they've probably already made it, but don't want to say it just so they can continue to receive the donations.

I think the real question here is whether or not, for each person, if we assume arguendo that the deal is legit, is it worth it anyway? For me, it isn't. Nothing collectible or unique about it to me.

If anything, going after the one from overseas would at least seem to have some novelty.

I am not giving them $10 for some box.

Might be decent for those who were really into the whole rainfall thing, but I much prefer to keep all my games alphabatized on the shelf, so this doesn't really suit me. Thanks for posting though, OP

They have already reached their goal and are essentially allowing you to continue ordering the box for $10 - or whatever you want if you're big into the whole Operating Rainfall thing. They make it clear that their goal has been met so I don't think they are trying to rip people off.

Truthfully, I grabbed one. Not because I care that much about the cause (as many have said; they have probably had little impact on the localization, I do actually admire their effort,) but because my Wii collection is VERY small and I enjoy display boxes / steelbooks, etc. and I think it would look nice. It would probably cost me more to get a decent looking display box anyway, so it was more of a selfish reason on my part, haha.

Reading through some of the posts here (I bought before reading,) I have become a tad regretful, simply because I agree that they shouldn't be taking credit by implying that it's their collection. But it's not much different than a store making up their own action/drama/comedy/etc. DVD collections with cheesey titles.

That being said, I think some people are being a little too harsh. I understand and agree with many of the points made against this specific endeavour, but for the most part I think they're just passionate fans trying to feel like they're a part of something. A little too zealous perhaps, but at least they were honest with their goal ($600,) and what the hell; if they make a few bucks making some custom boxes for their "cause" good for them. Really though, after shipping and making them I doubt they're really profiting at all. If they end up ripping us off, then I'll be a little ticked, but I knew there was a risk involved so I won't lose sleep over it.

The weirdest thing about this is: what group of people can't scrounge up $600 on their own, if they want to send these kits out? Is Operation Rainfall just a group of children? (Don't answer that.)

I mean, let's assume that Operation Rainfall is six people (that's an EXTREMELY low estimate, based on the amount of noise that they made with Xenoblade). They really can't spare a hundred bucks each? When I was a kid, my dad once told me, "You may think $100 is a lot of money, but it's not." He was right.

Their lack of transparency with this still makes me uncomfortable. Have they said how much they've collected so far? Shouldn't they be taking the page down as soon as they meet their goal? As far as I know, neither of these things has happened. This is an attempt to make some profit off of their 15 minutes of "fame".

edit:

So they have stated that they reached their goal (unsurprisingly; as I said, $600 isn't much).

Q. I didn’t get a chance to donate, is there still a way to get one of the collectors cases you were giving away? A. For those who are still interested in a copy of the collector’s case, we will be keeping the option to donate open. The cases will be available to anyone that donates $10 or more towards the campaign. — Q. What will happen to any proceeds above what is required to assemble these promotional packages? A. All donations that exceed the amount required to assemble the kits will be used to help expand the reach of our campaign. This includes covering the cost of campaign expenses such as website hosting fess, creating promotional kits for future campaign games (added after E3), and holding community events (such a contests and giveaways). Operation Rainfall currently maintains a volunteer staff of 21 individuals worldwide, and we are not for profit. This campaign will remain strictly volunteer for the foreseeable future.

Translation:

"We're gonna hold on to the extra money to campaign for whatever game that we 21 people see fit, whatever weeabu game isn't getting released in America fast enough for our liking."

Originally Posted by heybtbm This. 1000 times this.

hardly even close to correct

This is dumb. If you donate your dumb. Period. They have the nerve to call this this the operation rainfall collection. I hope they get sued.

Oh. Btw once again if you pay $10 for a photoshoped box your a ing moron.

Originally Posted by Vegan The weirdest thing about this is: what group of people can't scrounge up $600 on their own, if they want to send these kits out? Is Operation Rainfall just a group of children? (Don't answer that.) I mean, let's assume that Operation Rainfall is six people (that's an EXTREMELY low estimate, based on the amount of noise that they made with Xenoblade). They really can't spare a hundred bucks each? When I kid, my dad once told me, "You may think $100 is a lot of money, but it's not." He was right. Their lack of transparency with this still makes me uncomfortable. Have they said how much they've collected so far? Shouldn't they be taking the page down as soon as they meet their goal? As far as I know, neither of these things has happened. This is an attempt to make some profit off of their 15 minutes of "fame". edit: So they have stated that they reached their goal (unsurprisingly; as I said, $600 isn't much). Translation: "We're gonna hold on to the extra money to campaign for whatever game that we 21 people see fit, whatever weeabu game isn't getting released in America fast enough for our liking."

That does seem kinda shady... they're going to use the extra funds to host the website (how have they been doing this thus far?) and more titles in the future?

Originally Posted by Vinny That does seem kinda shady... they're going to use the extra funds to host the website (how have they been doing this thus far?) and more titles in the future?

And if it turns out to be something you're not interested in, like a shmup starring scantily clad pre-pubescent witch girls... too bad.

Originally Posted by Vegan They really can't spare a hundred bucks each? When I kid, my dad once told me, "You may think $100 is a lot of money, but it's not." He was right.

Almost costs me $100 to fill up my gas tank. .

My 2 cents: I had no idea these games were linked in any way before this thread popped up. So a collection box for games that aren't of a series doesn't really fit for me. As for operation rainfall, also never heard of them, they didn't do shit to help as far as I know. Xenoblade was already localized way back in (2010?) and we got the same EU voices, no? It's just Nintendo was being stubborn about publishing over in America for some reason. A true Zelda title on Wii was taking so long, I thought for sure they'd postpone it until "next gen". They've really be slacking lately, and it's probably because they really are trying their best to play catch-up.

Originally Posted by kayne2000 hardly even close to correct

jokes on you then

Originally Posted by Vegan The weirdest thing about this is: what group of people can't scrounge up $600 on their own, if they want to send these kits out? Is Operation Rainfall just a group of children? (Don't answer that.)

Sorry but I will. Yes.

Like I said before, in the world of grown-ups, businesses like Atlus and XSeed are supposed to expense costs of doing business. Like the cost of importing a $65 game to determine whether or not they want to publish it. If they do/already did so (like they should, they are RPG COMPANIES) this entire endeavor is pointless.

I'll concede I don't think these fans are bad people. But this whole thing is a really terrible idea. Really terrible.

Originally Posted by SMBScooby Sounds kind of shady. If they don't get enough donation your out $10. At least through Kickstarter if not enought money is raised you get your money back.

FYI they hit the donation goal but are leaving donations open for anyome who wants the case. If you want the case I'd donate ASAP

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Also LOL to the people who think this isn't worth it...good luck paying eBay scalper prices later.

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Originally Posted by KanYozakura Also LOL to the people who think this isn't worth it...good luck paying eBay scalper prices later.

Kan's in for twelve!

Originally Posted by KanYozakura FYI they hit the donation goal but are leaving donations open for anyone who wants the case. If you want the case I'd donate ASAP

A donation is a gift or a grant, this is not either. They are simply selling you a product for a fee.

Originally Posted by KanYozakura Also LOL to the people who think this isn't worth it...good luck paying eBay scalper prices later.

If someone doesn't think it's worth $10 now, why would they think it's worth more money later?

Originally Posted by KanYozakura Also LOL to the people who think this isn't worth it...good luck paying eBay scalper prices later. Sent from my T8788 using Board Express

Unlicensed and unauthorized. Totally worthless.

getting a $10 box for these games is like paying $10 to the guy who did the Mother 3 english translation for his signature on your import copy, except it would have 1000 times more meaning than this and still be meaningless.