In the heated ongoing conversation over "censorship" in localisation, we've heard a whole lot from fans and even translators, but we haven't seen much discussion from Japanese developers. Which is why, when speaking to Tetsuya Takahashi this week in Los Angeles, I asked him for his thoughts on the matter. His answers were a little surprising.

Nintendo employee Alison Rapp, who's been a target of harassment over censorship controversies in recent months, said on Twitter that she has been fired. "Today, the decision was made," she wrote. "I am no longer a good, safe representative of Nintendo, and my employment has been terminated."

Cassandra Lee Morris voiced Lin in Xenoblade Chronicles X, one of the game's main characters -- and a source of controversy. In the the West, the character couldn't wear certain bikini costumes. On YouTube, she released a video about the process of making the game and weighed in on the "censorship" discussion.

The huge new Wii U JRPG Xenoblade Chronicles X seems like it wants about 80 hours of my life. I've given it 18 so far, and I'm going to give it some more.

Xenoblade Chronicles X is set for release in the West on this December. But here in Japan, the game has already been out for two months. Here's what Japanese gamers think of the game.

The epic Wii U role-playing game Xenoblade Chronicles X that has so far failed to thrill one of our guys in Japan, where it is already out, will make it to North America just before Christmas. It will be out on December 4.

Xenoblade Chronicles X is a massive game -- and one I am still not even close to finishing. However, with over 70 hours of gameplay under my belt, I think I am finally ready to tell you what this game is all about.

As I write this post, Xenoblade Chronicles X is up on my TV, its music blasting from my surround sound system -- just as it has been for hours. This is despite the fact that I haven't really played the game at all today.

I had no idea how much I wanted an RPG to let me do this until now. Xenoblade Chronicles X is not an easy game to navigate. It is simply massive and can take hours to run across. More than that, even with waypoints, it's common to find an unclimbable mountain or area full of high-level monsters between you and where you want to go.

Briefly: Via Miiverse, a screenshot from the Japanese version of Xenoblade Chronicles X (which comes out in North America and Europe later this year). Is this the most damage we've ever seen done at once in an RPG? Discuss.

Xenoblade Chronicles was one of the best RPGs the Wii had to offer; and while we didn't exactly love last month's 3DS port of the game, we're still excited to play the Wii U sequel. So join us as the Up All Night Stream plays Xenoblade Chronicles X.

Iwata Asks is back. It's been too long. This time he's talking about Xenoblade Chronicles X. Sounds like the game's development was fairly intense.

Video: Here's a short Xenoblade Chronicles X clip that demonstrates how online group quests will work. People can form "Squads" and participate in special "Squad Quests" (the footage starts at the 0:45 mark in the video) to kill tougher monsters for better loot. Just like in MMOs.

So Xenoblade Chronicles X is coming to the Wii U. Good news for those looking forward to a sprawling RPG. Slightly less so if you remember the game's 2013 trailer.

There are many things we could compare between Xenoblade Chronicles X and Final Fantasy XV. But today, we're going to see which has the coolest-looking sliding. That's right, sliding.

I know it's only February. But this year, these are going to be hard to top. Congrats, Xenoblade Chronicles X, for some of the dumbest-looking characters of 2015!

Which has better graphics? The New Nintendo 3DS or the (old) Nintendo Wii? Let's compare and find out.

People who know their JRPGs, they keep telling me: "Xenoblade Chronicles X, that's the game you should be getting excited about". This 24 minute gameplay video is doing a decent job of convincing me to follow their advice.

Xenoblade Chronicles X is an upcoming big Wii U game. Literally. In a recent Famitsu interview (via Hachima), Monolith Software's Tetsuya Takahashi talked about the upcoming Xenoblade Chronicles X. From the sound of it, the game is massive.