Right now the rumored Wii U ports to Switch
include Xenoblade Chronicles X, Super Mario Maker and Super Smash Bros Wii U. Splatoon and Mario Kart 8 are already confirmed.
They include Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Fire Emblem Warriors, EA Sports FIFA, Dragon Quest 10 and 11, Atlus, and more.
Other first - party titles announced
include Xenoblade 2 and Fire Emblem Warriors.
His favorite games
include Xenoblade Chronicles, Kid Icarus Uprising, and No More Heroes.
This week's new titles
include Xenoblade Chronicles 3D for the New Nintendo 3DS, but it didn't manage to top charts despite being new this week.
Shacknews recently had a chance to pick up a handful of games set to hit Nintendo platforms over the next couple of months,
including Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Fire Emblem Warriors, Mario Party: The Top 100, and Rocket League.
Nintendo is reaching across their exclusive experiences and tying them together by
including the Xenoblade Chronicles 2 lead character's costume in Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
2017 was one of the great years for video games, so much so that my best 2018 game experiences will probably be all the 2017 games that I didn't have time to get to (
including Xenoblade 2, Yakuza 0, Assassin's Creed Origins, Persona 5, and dozens of indie games I never had time to try out).
In its latest issue, Hobby Consolas shared some more sales data for the video game market in Spain, and there's some pretty juicy data for games on Nintendo platforms,
including Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (off to a great start)!
Nintendo revealed that the update
including Xenoblade Chronicles 2 version 1.3.0 has been postponed until March 2.
Other games were announced but seem years away,
including Xenoblade 2, a new Shin Megami Tensei, a new game from the makers of Bravely Default (called Project Octopath Traveller, which is either genius or bat shit crazy), A no More Heroes sequel and a new Bomberman.
This includes Xenoblade Chronicles, which was confirmed for launch in North America this April.
Some of those games,
including Xenoblade, are lacking release dates, so this would be a good time to let people know when they're coming and show more of the features of those titles.
Not exact matches
Xenoblade Chronicles X already got some (though it was
included from the get - go in the western release), but
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is getting even more, with an Expansion Pass to boot.
This week, Nintendo revealed the final boxarts / packagin for the various editions of
Xenoblade Chronicles X in Europe,
including the Wii U Premium Pack!
I'd asked him about a few of those localization changes that proved controversial among a subset of gamers, which also
included the removal of
Xenoblade Chronicles X's breast slider — a toggle in the Japanese version that allows you to control the size of your main character's chest, if you choose to play as a woman.
Nintendo also announced a $ 30 «expansion pass» for
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 that
includes the following:
We know very little at this point, but previous Nintendo panels at PAX events have
included focused looks at The Wonderful 101 and
Xenoblade Chronicles X.
Nintendo announced several projects in the pipe at today's Nintendo Direct presentation,
including a new Yoshi game from the makers of Kirby's Epic Yarn, an RPG collaboration with Atlas, and a new title from the makers of
Xenoblade.
His favorite series
include The Legend of Zelda, Fire Emblem,
Xenoblade Chronicles, and Earthbound / Mother, the last of which is both his all time favorite game and all - time favorite franchise, across any medium.
Those on Wii U that the company have currently confirmed for this year
include Splatoon,
Xenoblade Chronicles X, Art Academy, Mario Maker, Star Fox, Yoshi's Woolly World, and Shigeru Miyamoto's Project Giant Robot and Project Guard.
Curiously enough,
included in this list of games was the upcoming Fire Emblem Warriors and
Xenoblade Chronicles 2.
Most of the people see otherwise when it comes to
Xenoblade Chronicles X. It's more of an open world with more stuff not found in other games
including the Wii original.
Carols Hernando: Voiced by Patrick Seitz (Previous Roles
include: Zeke for Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, Draug for Fire Emblem Heroes, Olberic for the upcoming Project Octopath Traveler and Doug & Dahgan for
Xenoblade Chronicles X)
Emilia Christie: Voiced by Kira Buckland (Previous Roles
include: Eirika for Fire Emblem Heroes, Female Avatar for
Xenoblade Chronicles X and Artemia Venus in both Bravely Second: End Layer and Bravely Default: Flying Fairy)
Pablo Millan: Voiced by Doug Erholtz (Previous Roles
include: Python for Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia and Frye for
Xenoblade Chronicles X)
It can play all Nintendo DS and 3DS titles,
including the «New» - only ones like
Xenoblade Chronicles, the upcoming Fire Emblem Warriors, and (most importantly) the Super NES Virtual Console games.
Called «
Xenoblade X: The Secret File — Art of Mira», it
includes the following:
This doesn't
include first party games from Nintendo and Sony like Splatoon 2, Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Mario Odyssey, Mario + Rabbids,
Xenoblade 2, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Wipeout Omega Collection, Crash Bandicoot: N'Sane Trilogy, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy and Gran Turismo Sport.
1.3.0 will come with the 4th set of extra items for owners of the
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Season Pass, but we will have to wait a little bit longer before finding out what's
included this time around.
A line of HD Gamecube and Wii classics would be awesome too,
including games like Mario Sunshine, Galaxy 1 and 2, the Metroid Prime Trilogy,
Xenoblade, Fire Emblem, Pikmin, and Luigi's Mansion.
The
Xenoblade Chronicles X Special Edition on the Wii U will retail for $ 40 more than the regular version, and will
include an art book, soundtrack on a special USB stick, and more.
This special version
includes the game, a beautifully illustrated hardbound art book filled with 220 pages of concept designs and artwork of the characters, landscapes and objects from the game, a sound - selection CD of many of the game's memorable music tracks, and a special metal case containing the
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 game card at a suggested retail price of $ 99.99.
To get fans ready for the Dec. 1 launch of the
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 game, Nintendo presented a deep dive into elements of the massive game,
including the vast environments, battle system and characters.
Included in the package is a copy of the game, an art book with more than 100 pages of concept art, a matted art card featuring an illustration from artists Takashi Kojo and a
Xenoblade - themed USB drive.
The maintenance will impact several recent releases,
including Super Mario Maker,
Xenoblade Chronicles X, and The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes.
Some highlights among these
include a $ 379.99 Super Mario Odyssey Switch bundle for this holiday season, Doom and Wolfenstein coming to Switch, a demo for Project Octopath Traveller (available now), a release date for
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (December 1), and more details on Kirby Star Allies, which is coming to Switch next spring.
The
Xenoblade Chronicles X Special Edition will
include the game, a 100 + page book of concept art, a «Lifehold Unit» USB drive containing ten music tracks, and a limited - edition matted 5x7 art card from illustrator Takashi Kojo.
For those not keeping tabs, those games would likely
include Splatoon 2, Fire Emblem Warriors, and
Xenoblade Chronicles 2.
Even simple little details, like differentiating between passive and aggro monsters on sight by the color of their health icons, don't always make their way into games (
including the very recent
Xenoblade Chronicles 2).
Gamestop exclusives: Skylanders Giants Golden Dragonfire Cannon Battle Pack ($ 24.99);
Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii, $ 44.99 pre-owned); 3DS Circle Pad Pro accessory (3DS, $ 19.99 new); Crush 3D (3DS, $ 14.99 new); Gamestop exclusive Scribblenauts Unlimited bundle (3DS, $ 54.99, available 11/18)-
includes game, pencil themed stylus, Maxwell themed silicon hardware jacket,
includes Maxwell hat bonus with pre-order; May's Mystery: Forbidden Memories (DS, $ 14.99 new)
Carols Hernando: Voiced by Patrick Seitz (Previous Roles
include: Zeke for Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, Draug for Fire Emblem Heroes, Olberic for the upcoming Project Octopath Traveler and Doug & Dahgan for
Xenoblade Chronicles X)
Some other games
include Splatoon 2, Super Mario Odyssey,
Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Fire Emblem Warriors, a new Shin Megami Tensei, Project Octopath Traveler, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, FIFA, Just Dance 2017, NBA.
Unfortunately, after my Incredibly uneventful two - hour session with Elite,
Xenoblade made the unfortunate choice of allowing me to take a mission that
included, I fucking kid you not, ten minutes of swimming across an ocean just to get to my destination.
This came as a huge sigh of relief to many fans following a rash of censored games on Nintendo platforms
including Fatal Frame,
Xenoblade Chronicles X, and the PR disaster that was the Fire Emblem Fates localization, which removed an entire gameplay mechanic, deleted hundreds of lines of dialogue, and what dialogue remained was criticized for being poorly written and rife with meme jokes.
The
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 DLC will release at 1 a.m. EDT on March 30 and
include the New Quests Pack 2.
Production notes blog with main composer Yasunori Mitsuda - the main composer is here to talk about the
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Original Soundtrack album -
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Original Soundtrack album will be released on May 23 in Japan - soundtrack will be available in 4 formats: USB Deluxe Edition Deluxe Edition Regular Edition Digital edition (iTunes, more): mp3 and high quality format (FLAC or equivalent)- soundtrack album
includes no less than 105 tracks, which is roughly 5 hours and 30 minutes of music - Deluxe Editions
include some bonus tracks,
including 5 piano arrangements by Ivan Linn, 16 jingles - makes the total 126 tracks - also comes with a 120 page booklet - reason there's a USB Deluxe Edition is because of the large number of tracks, and they needed to find a smart way to store all of them - did think of people who just want everything on discs instead, which is why there's also a CD based Deluxe Edition - music quality details: USB Edition: 48khz / 24bit CD Edition: 44.1 khz / 16bit Digital Edition: 96khz / 24bit (high quality version)- some of the artists who contributed to the
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Original Soundtrack: ANÚNA, Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra, Bratislava Symphony Choir, Ivan Linn and many more Editions Type A: Luxury USB Music Complete Edition (2 000 units only) Price: 18 000 Yen + taxes Format: USB Music contents: all 126 tracks (
including the 105 tracks from the «main» album, 16 jingles, 5 piano arrangements) Contents: Core Crystal USB (serial numbered, engraved on it).
Some highlights among these
include a $ 379.99 Super Mario Odyssey Switch bundle for this holiday season, Doom and Wolfenstein coming to Switch, a demo for Project Octopath Traveller (available now), a release date for
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (December 1), and more details on Kirby Star Allies, which is coming to Switch next spring.
For those not keeping tabs, those games would likely
include Splatoon 2, Fire Emblem Warriors, and
Xenoblade Chronicles 2.
Xenoblade Chronicles 3D will feature new 3D visuals, a bonus mode allowing character models to be viewed in 3D and extra information
included on the bottom screen.