Xenoblade

Nintendo

No, This Is The Right Way To Do A Japanese Game’s Box Art

7:00PM February 7, 2012 | Luke Plunkett

Just like it did with Europe, Nintendo is giving Xenoblade fans the chance to pick the game’s alternate cover before it’s released in North America. More »

Nintendo

A Letter To Disgruntled Gamers

9:30PM July 19, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Operation Rainfall is, among other things, a letter-writing campaign hoping to bring Japanese Wii games like The Last Story, Pandora’s Tower and Xenoblade to the US. Nintendo already politely declined on its Facebook page. That’s not the only nice way it’s saying no. More »

Nintendo

Nintendo Of America Hears You, But You’re Still Not Getting Those Games You Want

11:00AM June 30, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Last week, Wii owners in North America desperate to play games like Xenoblade, The Last Story and Pandora’s Tower, games already released in Japan, pleaded with Nintendo of America to bring those games stateside. Today, Nintendo has responded with a resounding, “Eh, probably not gonna happen.” More »

Nintendo

How Badly Do You Want The Last Story, Pandora’s Tower And Xenoblade For Wii?

11:30AM June 25, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Bad enough to write Nintendo a letter? On actual paper? That’s what some passionate North American Nintendo fans have resorted to, pleading with paper and ink for Nintendo of America to bring more Wii games stateside, including The Last Story, Pandora’s Tower and Xenoblade. More »

Nintendo

The Right Way To Do Japanese Box Art

4:00PM May 16, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

The same smart people at Nintendo Europe who thought it was a good idea to localise Wii RPG Xenoblade also know how important box art can be for such a localisation. So they’re letting the game’s fans vote. More »

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The Wii’s Xenoblade Finally Being Exported From Japan

9:30AM April 1, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Wii role-playing game Xenoblade (aka Monado: Beginning of the World) will no longer be a Japan-exclusive, thanks to Nintendo of Europe. The company is bringing the game to the Wii in Europe as Xenoblade Chronicles. More »

News

Why Don’t Foreigners Like Japanese Role-Playing Games?

12:30AM January 26, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

For decades, Japanese role-playing games ruled gaming. These days, they don’t. Now, Western role-playing games get all the attention and praise. What gives? More »

In Real Life

This Is Much Better

6:00PM June 8, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

AKB48 member Mayu Watanabe was immortalised in Xenoblade CG for a commercial to promote the game. The end result was not so great. More »

In Real Life

This Girl, Immortalized In Xenoblade CG

11:00AM June 1, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Mayu Watanabe is a member of uber popular Japanese idol troupe AKB48. The 16-year-old is also in a commercial for upcoming Wii game Xenoblade. It’s here, but something is different. More »

New Xenoblade Trailer

7:00AM April 8, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

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Our previous look at Monolith Soft’s upcoming Wii role-playing game Xenoblade – formerly known as Monado: Beginning of the World – may not have convinced you that the game is worthy of carrying the Xeno prefix. But what about this new trailer? More »