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Xenoblade Chronicles Coming to North America as a GameStop Exclusive Update

Mike Fahey — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:40:00 EST

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Despite heavy fan demand for Monolith Soft's role-playing masterpiece, Nintendo of America still hasn't revealed plans to bring Xenoblade Chronicles to North America. Who will step in and save U.S. role-players from missing out on what is arguable one of the best RPGs of this console generation? Would you believe GameStop? Update: Now available for preorder through GameStop and soon directly through Nintendo. More »

The Wii's Xenoblade Finally Being Exported From Japan

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:30:00 EDT

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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 »

New Xenoblade Trailer Is Personal, Positive, Pretty

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:00:00 EDT

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 »

Nintendo's Xenoblade Inspires Hope For The Role-Playing Game Hungry Wii Owner

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:40:27 EDT

Xenosaga and Baten Kaitos developer Monolith Soft are giving the Japanese role-playing game another go with Nintendo, bringing Xenoblade to the Wii sometime in 2010... at least in Japan. Will the game's newest trailer make you demand an import? More »

Nintendo's Wii RPG Monado: Beginning of the World In Pictures

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:30:29 EDT

Monado: Beginning of the World didn't get much attention from Nintendo during its E3 2009 media briefing this week, but it cared enough to upload media for the Wii role-playing game. More »

First Look At Disaster: Day of Crisis In Action

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:40:01 EDT

We may not agree with the grooming choices of Disaster: Day of Crisis — chinstraps make us queasy — but we have to admit that our first look at the Wii game in action is pretty satisfying. It looks surprisingly good, not just in that "looks good for a Wii game" way either and will hopefully go a long way toward curbing bitching and moaning about a lack of "core" targeted games. Disaster still doesn't have a North American date, but it's hitting Japan at the end of the month meaning we'll know soon whether the game lives up to its namesake. More »

Disaster: Day of Crisis No Longer Pinned Under Rubble Of Indefinite Delay

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:00:28 EDT

Nintendo has dated Disaster: Day of Crisis for Europe, pegging the Wii action-adventure for October 24, curing it of its previously reported "indefinitely delayed" status. More »

Disaster: Day of Crisis Still Exists, Gets Rated In Australia

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:40:00 EDT

Oh, hey, Disaster: Day of Crisis. Man, it's been awhile. We thought you were dead. Fortunately, the Monolith Soft developed action game for the Wii just got an M rating in Australia, so we know it's alive and... well, alive. The Office of Film and Literature Classification lists the game as potentially objectionable for its "Violence, themes and infrequent coarse language." Nowhere is tardiness mentioned. More »

Disaster Strikes Disaster: Day of Crisis

Owen Good — Sat, 17 May 2008 14:00:00 EDT

Quickjump reports that, according to a Nintendo news release, Disaster: Day of Crisis, being developed by Monolith Soft for the Wii won't make its July 2008 release date in Japan and has been delayed indefinitely. More »

First Look At Wii Disaster

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 17:40:35 EST

Announced at E3 2006, Nintendo's upcoming Wii title Disaster: Day of Crisis has been kept under wraps (visually) since. Developed by Monolith Soft—famous for RPGs Baten Kaitos and Xenosaga—Disaster is marketed as "a panic-inducing survival game" which will see our hero Ray attempting to reclaim a nuclear weapon while avoiding a number of natural disasters. More »