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[BocoDragon]

Well, I would be extremely surprised if the Scandinavian PR head for Nintendo would do that.

Other false things have been confirmed by weirdly remote branches of Nintendo, that's all I'm saying.

Could be happening... but I'm not in confirmed hype territory yet!

 

[Alexios]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQppye_A7yg

That was the official Japanese overview trailer. Normal trailer stuff in the beginning, mechanics explanations stuff in the middle. more normal trailer stuff in the end. No more than the usual trailer spoilers unlike that 14 minute video that went through all the areas and stuff. Not too short like other trailers for the game, not too long either.

Maybe add this (or a better version of it if you can find one) to the OP to remind people what this is until we get a video in English?

 

[Kyoufu]

EDIT: WHERES THE SOURCE IN THE OP THIS BETTER NOT BE A FUCKING APRIL FOOLS

 

[Disguises]

http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/games/wii/xenoblade_chronicles_32583.html

 

[Cosmonaut X]

Well, Shiggy had been hinting at this for a while & I tend to trust his sources (he was bang on the money about Fatal Frame, even if it was subsequently pulled from Euro release at the last minute).

EDIT:

...and there we go - official Nintendo UK website trailer for the game

 

[Feep]

http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/games/wii/xenoblade_chronicles_32583.html

GOOD LORD IT IS REAL

 

[Tenbatsu]

Wow the Chronicles font is so huge.

 

[Banjoman]

http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/games/wii/xenoblade_chronicles_32583.html

EU-RO-PA! EU-RO-PA!

 

[BocoDragon]

http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/games/wii/xenoblade_chronicles_32583.html

That... confirms it for me

Even if no NOA release, my NTSC Wii is set up for PAL games to play... BOOYAH! The war is over! We can all go home!!

 

[confuziz]

http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/games/wii/xenoblade_chronicles_32583.html

:O.

 

[The Spoony Hou]

I refuse to get excited. April fucking fools.

Edit: Oh my God.

 

[dermannmitdemcolt]

Yeah, I remain very sceptical until there is a official source. The dual language seems fishy....

 

[Alexios]

Yay. That trailer is a Japanese one too, I remember seeing it. But it's better quality than the one I posted (although it mostly just shows areas rather than other stuff too) so maybe put that in the OP instead. Or both, I guess. This game is going to be so good, cannot wait.

 

[Vinterbird]

Other false things have been confirmed by weirdly remote branches of Nintendo, that's all I'm saying.

Could be happening... but I'm not in confirmed hype territory yet!

Not gonna call Scandinavia a remote weird branch, but hey. I got an email from the PR department saying what I posted, and I am not going to doubt the company which sends me games, hardware and press releases.

Yeah, I remain very sceptical until there is a official source. The dual language seems fishy....

It's a god damn press release sent to me from Bergsala, the Scandinavian (Denmark, Sweden, Norway) distrubution and PR center for Nintendo.

EDIT: WHERES THE SOURCE IN THE OP THIS BETTER NOT BE A FUCKING APRIL FOOLS

My email inbox. I posted everything from it. You want a screenshot as well?

 

[Cosmonaut X]

Now, NoE - since you're on a roll, howsabout bringing us Fatal Frame Chronicles later in the year? A nice, bug-fixed double pack of FF4 and FF2R would be lovely...

 

[jRPG]

http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/games/wii/xenoblade_chronicles_32583.html

Amazing! Can't wait

 

[ZealousD]

NOA really does suck, don't they.

 

[Alexios]

Don't forget to click to rate that content with 5!

 

[AniHawk]

that website seems pretty fishy. i'd wait until there was some sort of official confirmation.

 

[Lafiel]

http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/games/wii/xenoblade_chronicles_32583.html

Looks like it's confirmed.

 

[Ushojax]

NOA really does suck, don't they.

Ugh, this game is already on their release list. I'm sure it will be announced for NA by E3. When was the last time a Nintendo game on this scale came to the EU and not America?

 

[mello]

NoE, well done.
+100 respect.

 

[Kyoufu]

FUCK YEAH! My Wii lives once more.

 

[Man God]

Ugh, this game is already on their release list. I'm sure it will be announced for NA by E3. When was the last time a Nintendo game on this scale came to the EU and not America?

It might even be announced today considering it is only 1:45am at NoA headquarters.

 

[slaughterking]

http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/games/wii/xenoblade_chronicles_32583.html

Woah, it's really true. And with dual language supoort no less. NoE sees how the wind blows. Amazing. :0

 

[ZealousD]

Ugh, this game is already on their release list. I'm sure it will be announced for NA by E3. When was the last time a Nintendo game on this scale came to the EU and not America?

Disaster: Day of Crisis comes to mind.

They had even announced and shown the game at E3.

 

[WickedLaharl]

oh my god FINALLY a reason to use my wii. yes!!

 

[Salsa]

Oh well, seems i gotta fight my ex to have the Wii at my house for a couple weeks.

 

[Cosmonaut X]

So, any ideas on what's going on at NoE over the past 5 or so years? It seems like they've developed a really strong relationship with NCL and are in some ways more "trusted" than NoA.

 

[Yagharek]

Everyone, watch this, and be amazed (locale spoilers):

Xenoblade Field Exploration

Oh wow. That is just phenomenally good looking. Easily the best looking Wii game I have seen, and artistically right up there with the best of them on any platform. Such a colourful, vibrant world.

This is one of the nicest gaming news surprises Ive read in a very long time.

Now for The Last Story too.

 

[iamaustrian]

I just came with the force of a thousands suns.

omg omg omg

 

[Alexios]

 

[Orgen]

I told you it was coming long time ago si I'm glad it's finally announced

 

[confuziz]

*picture*

Would love to have that as a wallpaper.

 

[Ushojax]

Disaster: Day of Crisis comes to mind.

They had even announced and shown the game at E3.

Unique situation due to the hurricanes in the US (almost certainly the reason it never came out), plus the game was minute in scale compared to Xenoblade.

 

[farnham]

so its comming huh

looks like i will double dipping! (just to encourage and support a possible last story release)

 

[ULTROS!]

Why is NoE so awesome and NoA is not?

NoE gave us Last Window and now this.

 

[grumpy]

My credit card is ready. Last Story next, please.

 

[wazoo]

Still waiting for Trauma Team in Europe to claim Wii is godly.

 

[Mafro]

Awesome news. I remember when NoE used to be doghsit.

 

[BocoDragon]

So, any ideas on what's going on at NoE over the past 5 or so years? It seems like they've developed a really strong relationship with NCL and are in some ways more "trusted" than NoA.

But the same goes for Square Enix in Europe... they've gotten a much stronger focus over the same period. They used to skip mainline FF games that everyone else got... now they get the special editions for every SE game, and North America doesn't.

I think in general, Europe/PAL is seen as a very fresh, exploitable, frontier market in the gaming industry... while North America has settled into a predictable status quo for the type of releases we like, and people expect to sell.

 

[Yagharek]

I'm going to cave in and buy two copies I think. Ive only done that with one other game this gen: Sin & Punishment 2.

 

[Hot Coldman]

But the same goes for Square Enix in Europe... they've gotten a much stronger focus over the same period. They used to skip mainline FF games that everyone else got... now they get the special editions for every SE game, and North America doesn't.

I think in general, Europe/PAL is seen as a very fresh, exploitable, frontier market in the gaming industry... while North America has settled into a predictable status quo for the type of releases we like, and people expect to sell.

If I remember correctly, they also did the (shit hot) localisation job for The World Ends With You. Maybe Dragon Quest too, those games seem very 'British'. PAL is kinda awesome and yet still kinda weird. I think we're in a better place than the US, but we have some weird history to sweep under the rug.

 

[Ushojax]

So, any ideas on what's going on at NoE over the past 5 or so years? It seems like they've developed a really strong relationship with NCL and are in some ways more "trusted" than NoA.

Not really. Both NoA and NoE have failed to release games that the other subsidiary has. ExciteBots, Glory of Heracles, Chibi Robo Park Patrol, Mario Super Sluggers, Starfy, Dragon Quest 6, they all came to the US and not the EU. Then you have Another Code R, Inazuma Eleven, Jam with the Band, Tingle, Last Window and Disaster that came only to the EU. Both subsidiaries are pretty scattershot when it comes to niche titles.

NoE has definitely improved in general though, the big games normally come out really close to the US/Japan, and their marketing materials have gotten much better as well. I still can't believe they skipped out on Trauma Team, though.

 

[cw_sasuke]

Why is NoE so awesome and NoA is not?

NoE gave us Inazuma Eleven and now this.

Fixed .... :-D

 

[Fritz]

So we'll pretty much get a trailer later today. This is so awesome.

 

[Man God]

Not really. Both NoA and NoE have failed to release games that the other subsidiary has. ExciteBots, Glory of Heracles, Chibi Robo Park Patrol, Mario Super Sluggers, Starfy, they all came to the US and not the EU. Then you have Another Code R, Jam with the Band, Tingle, Last Window and Disaster that came only to the EU. Both subsidiaries are pretty scattershot when it comes to niche titles.

NoE has definitely improved in general though, the big games normally come out really close to the US/Japan, and their marketing materials have gotten much better as well.

The only thing they really dropped the ball on was Brawl.

 

[BocoDragon]

I expect to see this from NoA at E3 too..

An aside: I remember a time when another Xeno game, Xenogears, was the game that was "never coming to the west" (for religious tones, etc), and it too was a game that people had written off as ever coming out. It was long after the predictable window of release that it was finally announced. Reminds me of this.

I would love a NOA release... but if not? Fuck it. Wii is hacked to hell. I'll buy the PAL version and make it work!

 

[farnham]

I refuse to get excited. April fucking fools.

Edit: Oh my God.

i dont think nintendo would do that


not with an official PR release

My credit card is ready. Last Story next, please.

yeah last story is a godly game

needs to get localized


pandoras tower too plz

 

[the-iek]

Would love to have that as a wallpaper.

It's not quite the same image, but maybe you can use it:

I rehosted the trailer on the European page for my site: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99p24v1AnZ8