Kotaku
Arika's Forever Blue for the Wii may not look like much of "game" but the "reviewers" at weekly Japanese gaming pub Famitsu were big, big fans. The four editors apparently had a whale of a time/paycheck with the SCUBA adventure, giving the game scores of 10, 8, 9, and 8, deeming it not quite as good as The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass but two points better than Saints Row.
The game is due to hit North America later this year as Endless Ocean. While I consider it a safe bet that broader American audiences will pay little attention to it, if Japan puts stock in Famitsu reviews, I think my prediction that the game will natively sell "trillions" is looking more and more likely.
This Week's Japanese Magazines News [NeoGAF]
