Nintendo of America has announced that the superb Xenoblade Chronicles is coming to North America on April 6th. The game launched to critical acclaim when it was released earlier last year in Europe, and is most certainly a game you should consider picking up. Xenoblade Chronicles will be available to purchase through Gamestop and Nintendo.
Nintendo has uploaded a brand new trailer for The Last Story which shows off the numerous characters that feature in the highly anticipated game. The trailer also features English voice acting, which can be heard for the first time. The Last Story is coming to Europe on February 24th. Nintendo of America has yet to confirm a US release.
Nintendo has announced that the Wii was the best-selling video games console in Europe during December, beating off fierce competition from the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. In the United States the Xbox 360 was the best-selling console throughout the year, and Sony’s PlayStation 3 remained the best-selling console in Japan.
Nintendo has released a new trailer for the next instalment in the successful Mario Party franchise. The trailer shows off a bunch of exciting mini-games and plenty of multiplayer related shenanigans. Mario Party 9 is due to be released in North America on March 11th and will be arriving in Europe on March 2nd.
I’ve just remembered that I forgot to post the most recent trailer for the forthcoming The Last Story which is due for release in Europe on February 24th. Nintendo of America has yet to announce whether or not the game is coming Stateside, but given their decision to release Xenoblade Chronicles in April, I’d say it’s quite likely. European gamers will be able to purchase a limited edition version of The Last Story or a standard edition.
Nintendo has finally revealed the super-colourful box-art for Mario Party 9 which is due to be released in Europe on the 2nd of March. Mario Party 9 sees a few new gameplay addition to the popular franchise which can be found here and is exclusive to Wii. Mario Party 9 also comes out in North America a few days later on the 11th of March.
Nintendo UK has confirmed that the limited edition Last Story bundle will be available exclusively on Wii across Europe from the 24th of February.
The limited edition The Last Story bundle will be available for pre-order while stocks last and features a copy of the game, an exclusive SteelBook cover decorated with beautiful artwork, and a The Elements Of The Last Story package which includes The Premium Soundtrack CD and The Illustrations art booklet. The CD features a 7-track selection of music from the game composed by Nobuo Uematsu who has also collaborated with Hironobu Sakaguchi on many of his previous iconic RPGs.
The Last Story adds a modern twist to the traditional RPG formula, offering a strategic, real-time combat system and allowing you to customise your character and weaponry. By mastering a mysterious ability called The Gathering you will be able to help the main protagonist Zael and his band of mercenaries complete the many missions and battle vast bosses by discovering their weak spots and using teamwork to bring them down.
Unlike many other RPGs, The Last Story not only features a story-driven single player campaign, but also two online multiplayer modes, Deathmatch and Co-op, allowing you to battle against or alongside up to five other people from across Europe. Online battles can yield rare weapons and items that can be carried over into the single player campaign.
The LA Times managed to catch up with Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime at this years CES to speak to him about the decline in Wii sales. Reggie told the publication that said he didn’t see declining Wii sales as a negative but rather he saw them as a positive leading into the release of the Wii U later this year.
“The Wii is now approaching 40 million homes here in the United States, so from a penetration standpoint we’re beginning to top out in terms of the total number of systems sold, and that’s why it makes so much sense to prepare for the launch of the Wii U.”
Famed industry analyst Michael Pachter has revealed that Wii sales are down 55% year-over-year. Nintendo declined to reveal specific hardware figures for the month of December which prompted many to speculate that they didn’t have as good a Christmas as they had hoped. However, Pachter did say that sales of the Nintendo 3DS were solid.
Popular online store Amazon has revealed the official box-art for the long-awaited Mario Party 9 for Wii. Nintendo has already announced that Mario Party 9 is due to be released March 11th in North America and scheduled to be released sometime in March in Europe.
Tip: Blair
