BY Miguel Concepcion:
Nintendo has gotten into the habit of kicking off the new year with a media event in San Francisco. It’s not meant to be a convention-level showcase, but more of a preview of what’s to come in the next few months.
Along with six new games (including a couple third-party games), Nintendo also showcased some recently released titles to demonstrate how those games benefitted from the improved camera functionality of the New Nintendo 3DS XL, due out Feb. 13. As much as I would’ve liked to get hands-on with Mario Maker and Mario Party 10 (both were absent), getting considerable tactile time with Xenoblade Chronicles 3D and The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D made attending the gathering worthwhile. Below are all the soon-to-be-released games present at the event, in order of personal hype level.
Their business practices aren’t perfect, but Nintendo makes games like nobody else. But they also have their fair share of games that nobody played.
In a new financial presentation, Nintendo highlights Xenoblade Chronicles as one of several series seeing "dramatic sales growth on Nintendo Switch," joining Kirby, Pikmin, and Metroid. Compared to 1.41 million copies on 3DS and Wii U, Xenoblade Chronicles has collectively sold 7.17 million copies on Switch between Xenoblade Chronicles 2, 3, and Definitive Edition.
I have bought every game no matter the system. Hopefully the Switch 2 is powerful enough to give this world the detail it deserves
Nintendo has now published a special anniversary video celebrating 25 years of Monolith Soft. The developer has also opened a special 25th anniversary webpage featuring multiple commemorative wallpapers as well as a special message from Representative Director Hirohide Sugiura.
I've got about 1500 hours into all 4 Xenoblade games. It's now tied with Zelda as my favorite series. We need a Xenoblade Warriors game.
