All things considered, North American gamers won’t have to wait long for The Last Story. XSEED has sent out an announcement of their own about the game and have confirmed a summer launch.

Read on below for the full press release.

Nintendo Direct (2/22/12, Europe)

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Media Create hardware sales (2/13 – 2/19)

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3DS – 94,667
PS3 – 21,993
PSP – 14,824
Vita – 12,309
Wii – 7,874
PS2 – 1,433
Xbox 360 – 983
DSi LL – 901
DSi – 656

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

3DS – 67,558
PS3 – 22,002
PSP – 15,860
Vita – 13,939
Wii – 8,206
PS2 – 1,239
Xbox 360 – 1,139
DSi LL – 957
DSi – 651

Xenoblade Chronicles Hits Wii on April 6 with The Last Story Soon to Follow

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Nintendo Unveils Exciting Lineups for Wii and Nintendo 3DS
REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo is loading 2012 with surprises for all kinds of gamers. Today Nintendo can confirm that the acclaimed role-playing game The Last Story™ will come to North America for the Wii™ console in 2012, published by XSEED Games. Nintendo also can reveal that Xenoblade Chronicles™ will launch on April 6, complete with fan-chosen artwork that will be featured in the game’s packaging.
“Together, these two games level up the excitement for RPG fans in America,” said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. “Whether roaming the vast landscape of Xenoblade Chronicles or choosing crossbows to battle with or against companions in The Last Story, gamers will recognize these titles as benchmarks for the genre.”

French The Last Story commercials

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Winner for Xenoblade’s reverse cover art

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… As was revealed in the latest Nintendo Direct show.

Nintendo of Europe announces a packed line-up of upcoming games and content in the latest Nintendo Direct

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22 February 2012 – Whether you own a Nintendo 3DS™, Nintendo DS™ or Wii™, the recent Nintendo Direct features something for everybody. If you haven’t had a chance to watch it yet then head over to www.nintendo.co.uk/nintendodirect to see Mr Iwata discuss some of the upcoming launches and content that is coming soon from Nintendo. Fans can also keep up to date with exclusive new game information and official Nintendo announcements by following the newly launched official Nintendo of Europe Twitter feed @NintendoEurope
In this latest Nintendo Direct, Mr Sakurai, the creative force behind the world famous Super Smash Brothers™ and Kirby™ series made an appearance to talk about his latest game Kid Icarus™: Uprising. He comments on one of the forthcoming 3 on 3 multiplayer battles, while using the unique difficulty system – the Fiend’s Cauldron – which rewards the gamers with stronger weapons, as well as on the innovative AR Card feature within the game. He will also introduce the StreetPass™ functionality of Kid Icarus: Uprising, where players will have the ability to share one of their weapons with other Kid Icarus: Uprising owners. The selected weapon is turned into a Weapon Gem. Shared Weapon Gems can be converted into real weapons by paying Hearts. Players can also fuse Weapon Gems together by paying Hearts to create a more powerful Weapon.