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Vote on Xenoblade Chronicles’ alternate boxart (click for larger images). As was the case in Europe, Nintendo is asking fans what artwork they want to see for this Wii RPG’s reversible cover — most of the options are different from what our friends across the Atlantic chose from.

We are fast becoming the leading site reporting news about “stuff that companies are putting on their game boxes.” Soon, you won’t even see Tiny’s face on our site — we’ll instead feature images of the case he came in.

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Rumor: Xenoblade Chronicles coming to the U.S. in April, possibly as a GameStop exclusive, according to this alleged photo of the retail chain’s slate of upcoming Wii releases.

If this is true, Xenoblade would join the company of other illustrious GameStop exclusives like Chulip and Tenchu: Dark Secret. But who cares, at least we’ll be getting this!

And I definitely want it to be true, as this is the same Monolith Soft-developed game that Simon Parkin called ”the strongest JRPG to emerge in years” in his review when Xenoblade released in Europe.

Also, all those people who called The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword the Wii’s swan song would look awfully silly — serves them right for forgetting about Rhythm Heaven Fever, which will finally come out here in February (or early March, if this photo is to be trusted).

[Update: Nintendo of America just updated its Facebook page with Xenoblade artwork. Looks true!]

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[Via Square Triangle]

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“Here is an endlessly lavish, detailed production based in a newborn universe that is not only filled with unfamiliar faces but also brims with daring ideas and mechanics.

Indisputably, this Wii game — released in the twilight months of its host console — is the strongest JRPG to emerge in years. Its vision is so bold and assured that it’s difficult to imagine how such a creature could have risen from this brackish swamp of a genre.”

An excerpt from Simon Parkin’s extolling review for Xenoblade. How can you not want to get your hands on this game after reading praise like this?

“No Japanese RPG has more successfully married its various components this hardware generation. It’s a game that invites us to reassess an entire genre, pointing to a bold future while nodding its respect towards the past. It’s a towering triumph.”

As you already know, while Xenoblade hits Europe this week, Nintendo of America still has no announced plans to release it here. No worries; you could always import a copy and softmod your Wii to run it!*

My hope is that Nintendo of America will see all this great European press and feel compelled to get its own localization engine going, so we don’t have to go through (and spend) all that just to play a decent Wii game.

*Don’t pirate it like a jerk.

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[Via Eurogamer]

tags / xenoblade / imports / gaming / monolith soft / wii / ec / simon parkin / reviews

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Europe hogs all the good stuff: Wii redesign, The Last Story, Pandora’s Tower, & more

Lots of news for Europe’s Nintendo fans! The biggest item: Wii is getting a slight redesign in that region, which cuts GameCube support but features a reduced price. Designed to sit horizontally, the system is packed in a new bundle shipping this October with Wii Party and Wii Sports.

Most European gamers likely won’t miss GC compatibility, as they have plenty of new titles coming up; along with Xenoblade hitting this week, they’ll get well-received RPGs The Last Story and Pandora’s Tower some time next year — none of those are announced for North America.

Europe even gets The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword two days earlier than us (U.S. release date: November 20). Oh well, at least we can drown our sorrows in the new $19.99 Nintendo Selects games: Super Paper Mario, Mario Strikers Charged, Punch-Out!!, and Super Mario Galaxy.

Here’s the full fall/winter lineup of EU releases for Nintendo platforms, including some eShop highlights:

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“Thanks for being such incredible fans! Unfortunately, there continues to be no plans for NOA to release these 3 games right now.”

Nintendo of America’s response to recent grassroots efforts by gamers to release Japanese RPGs Xenoblade, The Last Story, and Pandora’s Tower to the States (the former two are announced for Europe but not the U.S.).

I presume NOA is too busy working on other Wii localization projects like Zangeki no Reginleiv, Fatal Frame IV, Captain Rainbow, and New Play Control! Pikmin 2 to work on these RPGs right now, right? Right? :o(

The publisher’s Facebook page at least offers some hope.

Import: Xenoblade, The Last Story, Pandora’s Tower

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Vote on Xenoblade’s Euro alternate boxart

Nintendo of Europe is already cool for localizing Monolith Soft’s Wii RPG Xenoblade Chronicles; it’s showing further coolness by printing a reversible boxart image. Even coolerer, it’s giving fans the chance to vote on that alternate boxart. Option 1 is at the top of the post; head past the break for the other three.

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Music from Metroid: Other M. This tender piano composition opens up Nintendo’s teaser site for the upcoming Metroid game, accompanied by a rare Samus Aran audio clip (in Japanese): “A dream. It’s as if I was watching a playback of a tragedy that really happened.”

Metroid: Other M is slated to release in Japan this summer. Nintendo also revealed teaser sites with similarly sentimental music for two other Wii games: The Last Story from Archaic Sealed Heat developer Mistwalker; and Xenoblade (formerly Monado) from Xenosaga/Baten Kaitos studio Monolith Soft.

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[Via NeoGAF]

tags / ec / metroid / music / official site / other m / tecmo / monado / xenoblade / mistwalker / the last story / monolith soft

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