In which I hypocritically call out a fan petition for going too far.

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The past few months have seen a PR fiasco unlike any other. A notable throng of fans banding under the name Operation Rainfall have decided that they want a select three games because Nintendo has not delivered on their word to bring it over sooner. Their efforts have brought out the absolute worst in irrational fans with a scant few trying to keep them in check. Despite that, it's never going to work. I've been sitting on this post for some time since I heard about Operation Rainfall, but now that Nintendo of Europe is lording it over us poor, poor American gamers, it's a perfect time to get it off my chest. While the majority sees this as a group of concerned gamers trying to reach out to a company, I see it as a subset of Western gamers waging war on a subset of Eastern gamers. And frankly, it won't end well for either side.

We can't expect to be treated like legit customers if the most important people can't act civilized where it matters most. They are being published in Europe and Nintendo of America claims that they will track European sales of Monado, but I really don't think that will matter. It certainly hasn't helped us before.

And when I say "we", I mean "they". I don't really care about these games and whether they come out or not. I think they'll come out whether anyone asks for it or not, but they're going to take credit for something that will happen naturally and that just drives me up the wall.