I'm a big Nintendo fan. Other than that, I came to say almost exactly what you did. Including the recommendation! Localization in entertainment is often more a

I'm a big Nintendo fan. Other than that, I came to say almost exactly what you did. Including the recommendation! Localization in entertainment is often more about preserving the conveyed feelings than translating the words themselves. During the recent development of Need for Speed: Payback, I happened to sit next to two people working on dialogue and localisation. I'm a software engineer working on the UI team, but for a few months, these wonderful guys were seated in the UI room. I learned a bunch from them, especially when they discussed how to translate things like common sayings and cultural references.