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Pre-Order Xenoblade Chronicles At Gamestop USA, Get An Art Book

Xenoblade Chronicles will finally be out in North America on April 6th (just over a month!) and Gamestop has revealed a great pre-order bonus.

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LX-General-Kaos4466d ago

Already have my copy pre ordered. Day 1 purchase for this Nintendo exclusive masterpiece. I hope others do the same.

TrendyGamers4466d ago

Agreed, I'm excited for both Xenoblade Chronicles and The Last Story.

na-no-nai4466d ago

I had xenoblade pre-ordered. Very excited for the game. But I am upset cuz I pre-ordered it from Nintendo online store, I really hope i still get artbook.

Xenoblade and last story can not be release any faster. Dying to play it

Relientk774466d ago

Its about time some RPGs are coming. I'm getting this, Tales of Graces f, and Ni no Kuni when it comes out

GasTankKiller4465d ago

It took GameStop forever to add Ni no Kuni to it's pre-order list. Another great JRPG I can't wait for.

LoaMcLoa4466d ago

Wish we'd get one in Europe as well :C By the way, does someone know where you can get that really huge art-book? Think it only was it japanese

GasTankKiller4465d ago

Can't f-en wait. Pre-order this a month ago. Still need to pre-order The Last Story. It's a great year for JRPG exclusives.

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Xenoblade composer shares a message, says "it's time for a fresh start"

Xenoblade Chronicles composer Kenji Hiramatsu reflects on his work and feels that it's "time for a fresh start."

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autobotdan236d ago

Best JRPG series of the last 5 years imo

repsahj236d ago

I agree 100%. My top JRPG so far, together with Baldurs Gate 3 and FF16.

autobotdan236d ago (Edited 236d ago )

There is no together at the top. There is only one top jrpg series. Xenoblade Chronicles series is alone at the top

raWfodog236d ago (Edited 236d ago )

I like the Xenoblades series but my ‘top’ series would be either the Trails series or Persona series. Just too many good games for me to just pick one series though, so I say play them all lol.

autobotdan236d ago

You are hereby excommunicated the church of Xenoblade Chronocology

CappyBlack235d ago

I'm not huge into JRPGs, but my favorite is easily the Persona series. It's all opinion though. Xenoblade is a great series.

repsahj236d ago

XC4 for Switch 2 for the win!! So excited!

phoenixwing235d ago

Also they might port over xenoblade x to the switch 2

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GameStop Boss Says Disc Drives Should Be Required On Game Consoles

"It would be great if people had to buy more of the thing," says guy who makes money selling the thing.

XiNatsuDragnel254d ago

Absolutely consoles needs disc drives.

wesnytsfs254d ago

Nah should be optional. Not a PS fan but I like their strategy of selling an optional external optical drive. Its all about Options and this will let everyone get their way. Cheaper for digital only and then you can chose to pay more for the optical drive if that is important to you.

Profchaos253d ago

That's not official yet it's only a rumour

Eonjay253d ago

@Profchaos

But what he describes already exists in the 2 base models. If it is a rumor you can blame Microsoft for really backing it in court but if we are honest we all know it's true.

Profchaos253d ago

@Eonjay I'm not denying the appeal of it I can see it being a useful mechanism for allowing gamers to upgrade as needed however until there's concrete proof and not speculation and remember ms still bases that court submitted document off of the same leaks we see on Reddit, 4chan etc I just can't believe it.

The system would be further opened to exploitation and they would need to release an overpriced drive for consumers to buy for it and sure as they do we will hear complaints over the cost of it

ChasterMies253d ago

Absolutely consoles don’t need disc drives. My house has 2 PS5 digital editions, one since launch. Zero issues with the lack of disc drives. In fact, the digital purchasing lets us all share each other’s games, usually mine, and play the same game at the same time on-line.

shadowT254d ago

Optional drives would be best strategy.

-Foxtrot254d ago

If they did then collectors wouldn’t be getting f***** over with discless collectors editions

jeromeface253d ago

yea they would, discs cost extra... even when you're already paying a premium

-Foxtrot253d ago (Edited 253d ago )

Lmao

We are paying roughly the same now without the discs. There’s literally collectors editions which are roughly in the same price range that have a disc.

I’d rather pay a little more for something physical anyway

RupeeHoarder253d ago

No shock, GameStop is alive because of trading. If they don't have used games on their shelves they are absolutely donezo.

darthv72253d ago

Well of course the GS boss thinks this... that's their bread and butter business. That and funco pops and clothing, though those two were added as a means to supplement the decline in people buying used games or even new games. GS just sucks overall when it comes to gaming. I buy my physical stuff on Amazon or Best Buy.

As for "requiring" disc drives... nah. Not anymore, but i like having them as an option. They had a means back when games actually ran off the discs and were more/less complete. Now they are incomplete and the disc is really an installer with a license to play. If you want to change games you have to take out the disc and put in another. Its more convenient to just use digital. I have been into digital for years now and when the PSPortal comes along i wont even have to go into my game room. I will just play my PS5 from my couch downstairs. I have a bunch of digital installed games to my 5... I'm all set.

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Tetsuya Takahashi Wants The Next Xenoblade To Be Vastly Different From Previous Games

Tetsuya Takahashi has revealed his plan to make the next Xenoblade vastly different from previous games.

GotGame818267d ago (Edited 267d ago )

I liked the Xenoblade X formula. It takes awhile, but opening up Mechs was amazing. Especially once you can fly them, and use them in battle. You have to put some time into the game to do it, but it's worth it!

Also, the graphics were more realistic than the other games. Still looks good today, just a lot more pop-in than is acceptable today, hell even too much for back then. It wasn't game breaking though.

gleepot235d ago

Xenoblade 1-3 and X are so great. That said, I'm ready for them to do a big change up.