Xenoblade Chronicles X Special Edition’s soundtrack has buggy DRM
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 61 Comments
Just a few hours ago, we brought up some of the problems with the Xenoblade Chronicles X Special Edition – specifically the USB drive. This is where the included ten music tracks can be found. To actually access them, you’ll need to start up the “Soundtrack” executable file, which is essentially digital rights managements from Kakasoft. It’s not possible to easily access the music files through normal means (you’ll need to use a different program to extract them).
Unfortunately, it seems as though there are also issues with the implementation of Kakasoft’s program. Reddit user CSFFlame discovered that when booting it up, it “mounts the encrypted folder on the Y drive, then edits the group policy for your computer to block system access to the drive, then edits the registry to hide the drive.” These modifications are not reverted, so it’s impossible to use the drive unless you change things back yourself. This can be a problem in business environments which use drive letters at the end of the alphabet (via Reddit’s WillAdams), so it might not be the best idea to try listening to Xenoblade Chronicles X’s music at work.
There is good news though! CSFFlame successfully discovered a way to restore things to the way they were originally on Win7x64, which will hopefully come in handy to at least some of you. Note that this shouldn’t be a problem for Mac or Linux users since the soundtrack is incompatible with these devices.
Head past the break for CSFFlame’s instructions – follow them at your own risk!
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Splatoon – European Splatfest #8 taking place next week
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 4 Comments
Splatoon’s latest North American Splatfest is running right now, and it’s all about food. Nintendo has now announced the next competition for Europe which carries a similar theme.
European Splatoon players can play the new Splatfest starting next Saturday. The topic asks players if they like putting pineapples on pizza or not.
Here’s the news from Nintendo of Europe’s GTwitter:
Pineapples on pizza. Yay or nay?
The next Splatfest in #Splatoon will decide on 12/12 at 19:00 CET! pic.twitter.com/cYABdqUTS7
— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) December 5, 2015
Thanks to Brian for the tip.
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Xenoblade Chronicles X Special Edition – USB drive tidbits, reversible cover
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 9 Comments
It’s been a long wait, but Xenoblade Chronicles X finally made it out yesterday in North America (and Europe). Consumers have been able to choose between a standard version or the “Special Edition” at retail. There are some interesting things about the latter package that I wanted to bring up.
First, let’s talk about the USB drive. Although Nintendo never said how much space was included, we now know that its capacity is 800MB. There’s a selection of music tracks included as well, but its implementation is a bit clumsy.
Splatoon – North American Splatfest #8 now live
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 1 Comment
Splatoon’s latest North American Splatfest is now up and running. It’s the previously-announced “Burgers vs. Pizza” event.
You’ll have until 12 AM ET / 9 PM PT to participate in the Splatfest. Once it’s over, the results will be available soon after.
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Xenoblade Chronicles X accolades trailer, Special Edition on GameStop
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 1 Comment
Nintendo has put out a new accolades trailer for Xenoblade Chronicles X. You can give it a look below.
In other news, if you’re still looking for a copy of the Xenoblade Chronicles X Special Edition, you can place an order here.
Nintendo Minute – Game of the Year part 2
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, General Nintendo, Videos, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Kit and Krysta tackle three more Game of the Year categories in the latest episode of Nintendo Minute. These include the best (worst) enemy, best eShop game and best soundtrack. Watch today’s full video below.
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More photos of the Xenoblade Chronicles X Special Edition USB drive
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Wii U | 12 Comments
Nintendo didn’t post a whole lot of photos showing the Xenoblade Chronicles X Special Edition USB drive, but now that the game has launched, we have a better look at it. A few photos are in the gallery below.
Monolith Soft on player feedback, Xenoblade’s future, relationship with Nintendo, more
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 21 Comments
Gamereactor has gone live with a new interview featuring Xenoblade Chronicles X senior director and chief creative office Tetsuya Takahashi. Topics included player feedback, where he’d like to take the series next, Monolith Soft’s relationship with Nintendo, and more.
You can find several excerpts from the interview below. A couple of additional questions and answers are on Gamereactor here.
Xenoblade Chronicles X version 1.0.1 now available
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 6 Comments
Xenoblade Chronicles X has finally arrived in the west. Alongside the game’s release, Nintendo has issued an update: version 1.0.1.
Players will need today’s patch in order to access online multiplayer features. It additionally makes minor in-game updates to text.
Media Create software sales (11/23 – 11/29) – Top 50
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 3 Comments
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [3DS] Monster Hunter X #
02./00. [3DS] Aikatsu! My No.1 Stage!
03./08. [WIU] Splatoon #
04./11. [WIU] Super Mario Maker #
05./01. [PS4] Star Wars: Battlefront
06./00. [PSV] Hyperdimension Neptunia Vs. Sega Hard Girls: Yume no Gattai Special #
07./10. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad
08./00. [PSV] Criminal Girls 2 #
09./00. [PS3] TV Anime Idolm@ster: Cinderella Girls G4U! Pack Vol.6
10./06. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III #
11./00. [PS4] Blade Arcus from Shining EX #
12./14. [3DS] Disney Magic World 2 #
13./00. [WIU] Taiko no Tatsujin: Atsumete Tomodachi Daisakusen! #
14./21. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer #
15./18. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
16./00. [PS3] Blade Arcus from Shining EX #
17./03. [PSV] Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book #
18./16. [3DS] Pokemon Rumble World
19./05. [WIU] Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival
20./04. [PSV] Omega Labyrinth
