There were a few mysterious names that popped up on Nintendo’s latest round of release date updates. We now know what The Last Story is, but Xenoblade was one of the other unknown titles. A site for the game has opened, however, and has confirmed that Xenoblade is the Japanese name for Monado: Beginning of the World. There’s no new information for the title right now, although you can check out the game’s teaser site here.

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Mistwalker’s new game revealed

Posted on 15 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 8 Comments

Update: Added in a bit of information below

Mistwalker has finally unveiled their new project, The Last Story. After much speculation regarding what Mistwalker has been teasing the past few months, the game has been confirmed for the Wii. Nintendo and Mistwalker have yet to share many details, but the game is an RPG and will be released in Japan this year. You can check out the game’s official site here.

– Theme of universal feelings held by people
– Co-developed by Mistwalker and Nintendo
– Goal is to create a new type of RPG
– Developer blog starting in March

Iwata on the iPad, DS successor/Wii HD rumors, and 3D gaming

Posted on 15 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, News, Wii | 11 Comments

Iwata on the iPad…

“It was a bigger iPod Touch. There were no surprises for me.”

Iwata denying the DS successor rumors (with motion sensing) and Wii HD rumors…

“I question whether those features would be enough to get people to buy new machines.”

Note: Iwata did acknowledge that the company is working on new systems, though that isn’t too surprising.

Iwata on 3D gaming…

“I have doubts whether people will be wearing glasses to play games at home. How is that going to look to other people?”

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Million-seller titles of Nintendo products

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Once again, this information comes from Nintendo’s Supplementary Information about Earnings Release…

New Nintendo release list says Metroid: Other M hitting Japan in the summer, The Last Story this year, and more

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This information comes from Nintendo’s Supplementary Information about Earnings Release…

Interesting details:

– Zelda Wii is listed as “TBA”
– A title called Xenoblade is listed
– “The Last Story” is listed as well, which confirms that it is not Last Window
– Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Metroid: Other M are on track for this year
– More specifically, Other M should be hitting Japan in the summer
– Kensakusu and Start With 100 Words: English Conversation, two unknown titles, are on the list
– Kirby Wii pops up on the list once again