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Xenoblade came out in Japan in June 2010. It hit Europe about a year later. North America had to wait another eight months for the title.

What took so long? Reggie Fils-Aime explained:

“We needed to make sure that there was really an opportunity for it. We wanted to see how it would sell in Europe, and based on the performance in Europe, we would look to bring it here to the U.S. It did well in Europe; we decided to bring it in here. We took a very smart approach and we sold it ourselves online in terms of physical goods as well as a focus on GameStop as a retailer, and it was a very good effort for us.”

Reggie was further asked how it sold. He responded with “Quite well.”

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The following Rock Band Music Store songs will be made available on October 9:

A Flock of Seagulls – “I Ran (So Far Away)” – keyboard support
Billy Squier – “The Stroke” – Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions available for $0.99, keyboard support
Billy Squier – “Everybody Wants You” – keyboard support

Each song can be purchased for $1.99 on PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 and $2.00 on Wii.

Source: Harmonix PR

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GameStop is offering an Oswald Ears Hat with pre-orders of Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two. The bonus is also eligible for the 3DS title Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion.

You can pre-order Epic Mickey 2 on Wii here and Power of Illusion here.

Strangely, the hat isn’t listed on the Wii U page. Hopefully that’ll change soon…

Thanks to Streety for the tip.

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Following the conclusion of today’s Japanese Nintendo Direct, a site has opened for Animal Crossing: Jump Out. There are a ton of screens there, some of which we’ll post later.

For now, visit the site here.

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Retro City Rampage was announced a loooooooooong time ago. Certainly over two years ago.

Given how the initial reveal took place in 2010, some may not remember that Retro City Rampage was originally in the works as a WiiWare exclusive. That’s changed now, and it’s coming to a bunch of different platforms.

The PlayStation 3/Vita/PC versions come out next week for $15. The WiiWare release is on track for 2012, but a final date hasn’t been pinned down. At least we know it’s finally on the way!

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