Hi,
In your case, it's the reverse. Both "Wall-E" (NDS 2383) and "James Bond 007: Quantum of Solice" (NDS 2844/2934) are games based on English films that
may come to different countries after time (if there is demand), but you may well be stuck with only English versions of the games for a long time (or perhaps never). If your son is okay with it, perhaps you could sit by him as he plays and answer questions he may have about certain English words. Certainly an option, but it's a bit strange playing a video game next to your dad, so :)
Replying to #3
In answer to your question, in most cases a Japanese company will make a video game (for example, Square-Enix, Konami, Capcom, Atlus, Bandai, etc). That game will be for a Japanese audience, and therefore the game will only be in Japanese. If there is enough interest in the game for a "Western" audience, an overseas company can try to obtain an exclusive license for the game. In most cases, it is not profitable for the original company to do this, thus selling the overseas distribution rights of their game is a more profitable and less time-consuming way to generate more revenue.
Once they obtain a license to redistribute the game, the overseas company (for example Electronic Arts in America) will translate the game script from Japanese to English, replacing the original game language. Finally, the licensed overseas distributor sells their translated product to their English speaking target audience.
Though gaming companies are moving towards allowing people to play multi-region games, in most cases an American console won't play a Japanese game (region lock, incompatible TV signal, etc) and visa versa. In addition, even were it possible by some means, unless the player has an understanding of the language, it is usually a frustrating & confusing experience.
I hope that answers your question.
