Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 0 comments

The news is now 100% official. Xenoblade Chronicles will be coming to North America in April 2012. It appears that the game will be sold exclusively at GameStop and on Nintendo’s online store.

You can pre-order the game here starting December 13 or here from GameStop right now.

Nintendo just posted to their Facebook page :

“It’s confirmed! Next year, Wii players throughout North America can wield the Monado blade and join the epic battle between the Homs and the Mechons in Xenoblade Chronicles. Like this post if you’re ready for an adventure on the surface of two frozen Titans!”

You can find a fact sheet after the break.

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19-Year Tenure Spanned from Game Boy to Nintendo 3DS

REDMOND, Wash., Dec. 1, 2011 – Nintendo of America Inc. announced that after 19 years of exemplary service, including more than 12 years as its general counsel, Senior Vice President Richard “Rick” Flamm will retire in the spring.

Initially hired to lead Nintendo’s Litigation team, Rick was soon tapped to also manage the Anti-Piracy team, and was promoted to general counsel in 1999. He grew Nintendo’s Legal department into a modern, dynamic and robust team. His tenure began in the days of the iconic Game Boy™ system and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System™, and carried through the Nintendo DS™, Wii™ and Nintendo 3DS™ eras.

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Nintendo has announced a sweet deal for European Club Nintendo members. Fans who register two 3DS games on the rewards site will given a code to download 3D Classics: Kid Icarus.

The list of eligible games to be registered are as follows:

• Resident Evil: Revelations
• Mario Kart 7
• Super Pokémon Rumble
• Super Mario 3D Land
• Tetris
• Star Fox 64 3D
• Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D
• The Legend of Zelda : Ocarina of Time 3D
• Dead or Alive Dimensions
• Steel Diver
• nintendogs + cats
• Pilotwings Resort
• Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition

This offer applies to members who have registered (or will register) 3DS titles between November 1, 2011 and January 31, 2012. 3D Classics: Kid Icarus will be available on January 5.

Nintendo of Europe is also preparing a competition involving 3,000 limited edition 3DS systems. If you’ve registered two 3DS titles and are over the age of 18, you can enter the drawing to win one of the prizes (1,000 Mario, 1,000 Princess Peach and 1,000 Toad systems). You can enter up to five times by registering ten games in total.

Source: Nintendo PR

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Nintendo has just updated their Facebook page with character art from Xenoblade Chronicles, which all but confirms that the title will be released in North America. Rumors surfaced earlier today that Xenoblade will be a GameStop exclusive. Since then, Kotaku “verified with several GameStop locations” that the news is true.

So while an official announcement has yet to be made, the rumors are 99% confirmed. Once we receive a press release – which may come later today – there’ll be no question that Xenoblade will launch in North America next year.

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Update: VG247 claims that a local GameStop salesperson confirmed the information.

Could Xenoblade Chronicles actually a release in North America? If a new database listing at GameStop is to be believed, the answer is a resounding “yes”.

It seems that the title will be released exclusively through the retailer. Notice the “Xenoblade Chronicles GS Exclusive” entry in the image above.

If the photo can be trusted, Xenoblade Chronicles will launch in North America on April 3, though that could be a temporary date.

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ASO II: Last Guardian – 900 points

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On this week’s episode: Mario Kart 7, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and Super Mario 3D Land.