From the staff of Operation Rainfall, I'd like to wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Blessed Kwanza, Jolly Winter Holiday, and a Happy New Year!!
Have you guys heard?  NOA's releasing Xenoblade Chronicles here in the Americas!
Don't believe me?   www.nintendo.com/games/detail/…
www.gamestop.com/wii/games/xen…
As you can imagine, everyone on Facebook and the staff is quite jubilant.

But there is still work to do.  Now that it's been announced, well be shifting focus towards promoting the game here in NA in the near future.  I'll keep you updated.  

For now, let's celebrate!!
Sorry bout that.  Just ignore this one.
In case anyone hasn't heard, Operation Rainfall will be holding a public meeting  this Saturday September 24.  From the Facebook page:


● ● QUESTIONS? CONCERNS? COMMENTS?● ●
Let us know at our public meeting to be held Saturday, September 24 at 2:00 pm PST (5:00 pm EST). We invite ALL who are interested or would like to contribute valuable feedback to join us as we prepare to enter Phase Three.
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions can be found here:
oprainfall.freeforums.org/freq…
The meeting will be held in our IRC chat room:  webchat.irchighway.net/?channe…

Also, with college fever in full swing, I'm not as able to look for new art to feature in the gallery as I did during the summer.  I'd like to request that members of the group keep their eyes out for any art supporting the operation, or any fan art of the big three games.  You don't need to go crazy looking for art, I'd just like to ask for a little member participation in helping keep the gallery fresh.  You guys should be able to submit art to the group.  If deviantART isn't letting you for any reason, PLEASE LET ME KNOW!  Since, no-one has given any complaints, I can only assume everything is working as it is supposed to.  Thank you guys for your support.
As most of you probably know, Xenoblade Chronicles is releasing in Europe on August 19 and in Australia on September 1.  The second official campaign revolves around this release in Europe.  These are the plans so far:

*Members in Europe/Australia* Are encouraged to preorder/buy Xenoblade at their earliest convenience and to spread the word about the game.
*Members in North America*  We will be having a second snail-mail campaign.
1.  Letters should be sent with the intent to arrive on August 19th
2.  the special item of this campaign will be the written promise to buy Final Fantasy (NES) on the Wii's Virtual Console on the 19th to coincide with the arrival of your letter, and the actual purchase of said game on the 19th (not when you send the letter but on the arrival date) . We have to show Nintendo our intent to buy games... if you already have the game on your VC we propose 2 alternatives, you can gift the game to another, a friend or family member or such, or you can instead make a donation to the Child's Play charity through the widget on this blog (the widget matters because it tallies the total of donations made through us)
3.  We request that on this day, you also e-mail, call, and facebook comment Nintendo your intent to buy Xenoblade, the Last Story, and Pandora's Tower.
North American members are also encouraged to spread the word about Xenoblade.

Full details can be viewed at oprainfall.blogspot.com/

Oh, and I might need someone to be a victim, since I already bought Final Fantasy.:P  Let me know if you want to receive the game as a gift.  
Once again, Operation does not support boycotting Nintendo, modding/hacking consoles, nor pirating.