Interview: Nintendo, Advance Wars, & The Art Of Localization @ Gamesutra

**MIG-31** · Jan 23, 2008, 04:18 PM

Source: Gamesutra
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It's a balancing act to shift cultural touchstones from Japan to the West, and Nintendo is renowned as one of the best game localizers around.

Thus, Gamasutra recently caught up with Nintendo's North American localization lead, Tim O'Leary, to discuss NOA's surprisingly complex process of localizing key titles -- most notably, the recently-released Advance Wars: Days Of Ruin.

Jan 23, 2008, 04:18 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,818 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Interview: Nintendo, Advance Wars, & The Art Of Localization @ Gamesutra Source: Gamesutra _______________ It's a balancing act to shift cultural touchstones from Japan to the West, and Nintendo is renowned as one of the best game localizers around. Thus, Gamasutra recently caught up with Nintendo's North American localization lead, Tim O'Leary, to discuss NOA's surprisingly complex process of localizing key titles -- most notably, the recently-released Advance Wars: Days Of Ruin. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here