Fact: The Wii needs games. With the exception of a licensed kid's game here and there, the Wii's landscape is completely barren. Even though Nintendo promises a new Legend of Zelda game, that's months off with nothing in between. Worse yet, the 2012 outlook is even bleaker. With the Wii U on the way and almost no new games announced, there isn't much for Wii owners to celebrate.

You would think that Nintendo would be doing everything in its power to tackle this problem. After all, the Wii is the top selling game system of this generation and there are tens of millions of gamers clamoring for something (anything) new. With new hardware more than a year off, now is the perfect time to sell people on the Wii brand so you can seamlessly transition to the next generation.

Good news! There are brand new Wii games on the way. Xenoblade Chronicles, The Last Story and Pandora's Tower are three adventure games for the Wii that fans would love to sink their teeth into while they wait for the next console. Unfortunately, Nintendo has decided not to release any of these games in the United States, yet again leaving their hardcore fans disappointed.

As hard as it is to believe, it's not an issue of localization. At least one of these games, Xenoblade Chronicles, is getting a European release. And yet Nintendo still refuses to release this game in the states, instead opting for Skyward Sword and a new Rhythm Heaven. A questionable choice considering that the competition isn't taking the next year off of releasing triple-A games.

There's one group of gamers that is not taking this lying down. They are known as Operation Rainfall and they are doing everything in their power to motivate Wii owners to sign petitions, send letters, buy games and more. Along the way they are raising money for the Child's Play charity and helping to spread the word about the lack of software hitting this generation's most popular console.

Operation Rainfall's next big push starts this Friday, when they hope Wii owners will send Nintendo a message by purchasing the original Final Fantasy en masse. This seminal role-playing game is only five bucks on the Virtual Console, making it a cheap way to make your voice be heard. For gamers who already own Final Fantasy, Operation Rainfall suggests you either gift the game to a friend or donate a few bucks to Child's Play. Either way, you're helping show Nintendo that you want Xenoblade and the rest of the unreleased Wii games.

While I certainly support Operation Rainfall's agenda, I take issue with the game in question. I'm sure they were hoping to go with the least controversial choice, but this ends up being a huge missed opportunity. Let's face it, the target audience for Xenoblade is the kind of person who has beaten the original Final Fantasy on at least seven different consoles. Chances are that this person already owns Final Fantasy on the Virtual Console, which makes it hard to show your support.

Gifting Final Fantasy to a friend is certainly an option, it doesn't seem very practical. How many remaining Wii owners are dying to play Final Fantasy on the Virtual Console? And while donating is a great thing to do, it certainly doesn't help the struggling Virtual Console any. With all this going against it, I fear Operation Rainfall may not be able to optimize the impact due to a poor choice in games.

Ideally this would be the time to highlight a lesser known game. Perhaps a game or series that doesn't get the level of respect it deserves; one that has always been overshadowed by the biggest players in the room (like Final Fantasy and Legend of Zelda). This would have been the perfect time to give a smaller game a huge boost in sales. Best of all, a smaller game would lessen the chances of the user already owning it. People dedicated to the cause would be able to buy it for the first time and, to show even more support, buy a second copy for a friend.

Sadly it's too late for them to change the game in question, but that isn't going to stop me from suggesting a few Virtual Console games that would have been more appropriate. If you somehow missed Final Fantasy, definitely pick it up this Friday (August 19). However, fans of old school adventure games should also pick up a few of these less popular gems.