We just wrapped recording the latest episode of Bit Transmission, and the show had more than a few weird moments. I was particularly shocked by Colette Bennett's genuine joy for the upcoming Wii RPG Xenoblade. Colette loves her PS3 and her HD and her Blu-rays, and she also has a history of feeling genuine pain when forced to squint at the crappy jaggies of yesteryear. For a game like Xenoblade to get her excited, it must be pretty special.
My guess is that the soundtrack, put together by several renowned Japanese game composers, is partially to blame for her giddyness. The fact that the game is about good looking people laser-sword fighting with giant robots while in the midst off colonizing the corpses of two gigantic dead Gods probably doesn't hurt either.
Personally, I'm most excited about the game's battle system, and the Monster Hunter-esque tendency for the game's characters to beat the crap out of huge, funny-looking dinosaur-things with absolutely no remorse. The game is set for release in Japan in June, but currently lacks a release date for other territories. What do you think? Would you pick up Xenoblade if it left Japan?
Xenoblade- 60 second commercial- [Gonintendo]
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10:30 PM on 05.25.2010 | 
Also, it looks kind of generic. I may be proven wrong, and the writing might be fantastic, but it looks very generic.
trollololol
Anyways it looks interesting. I'm expecting more from The Last Story but I will definitely get this when localized.
It's just so far all we've gotten is hype, hype, and more hype. Then we get this mega generic video of a PS2 era RPG, and we are supposed to be sold on the pedigree.
The Wii has tons of good games (I have a few more than I do on my PS3), but RPGs just aren't its strong point right now.
honestly...
- Marvel vs Tatsunoko didnt get me to dust off my Wii.
- Monster Hunter Tri didnt get me to play my Wii.
but Xenoblade... if imported to the states... will mos def get it and make me play the Wii for a long time.
Anyway, Holmes, try posting the actual trailer as well instead of just the 15-30 second commercials mashed up in one video giving some room to the trolls to, well, troll, just because commercials show barely a glimpse of the game. It's like when Sterling was posting random screenshots of this game the day one of the most extensive and awe inspiring trailers was launched, lol.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rokv8NHz5PE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtTlUcjtqTY
You're freaking me out, Holmes.
@ Magnalon- I agree that the PS2-looking character models are disappointing. In my opinion, a new Wii game published by Nintendo should look no worse than Mario Galaxy 2.
Sadly, the reality is that this game is not going to make enough money to warrant a Galaxy 2-sized budget. Like Sin and Punishment 2 and Fragile, Xenoblade seems to be a labor of love. I bet the most expensive thing about it is the J-pop theme song.
@ RogXue- Have you ever watched TV before? Sometimes they play two, three or even four commercials IN A ROW. It's so terrible, could be the worst thing ever. I guess they do it that way because the commercials pay for the TV shows that people want to watch. Stupid, right?
With a system like that, I'm sure this whole TV thing is never going to make it.
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