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> Live Quests. On very rare occasions in Xenoblade, you might stumble upon a live occurring quest while exploring the world. What this means is that if you are at the right place, at the right time, in the right conditions, you might trigger a quest. It will pop up and tell you the details […]

> Though this might be just a rumor I hope you all take this into consideration, remember we’re telling you to pre-order for your own good. We are not forcing you, but it wouldn’t hurt to do it just in case whether this rumor is true or not. Just to clarify – even if the […]

> Quest Log.The Quest log can be accessed from the menu and is used to help you keep track of quests. You can check new quests, current quests, as well as completed quests. You can also select different categories so that you can check only new quests, or only current quests, or quests in specific […]

> Amazon puts up a tentative boxart for The Last Story.Never happier to see that XSEED logo!http://www.amazon.com/Last-Story-Nintendo-Wii/dp/B007CSF3GO

>We found this from a post on GameFAQSApparently it lists all the English voice work done in The Last StoryZael – Jack RyderCalista – Alix Wilton ReganYurick – Colin RyanSyrenne – Kelly WenhamMirania – Montserrat LombardLowell – Derek RiddellAsthar – Tom Goodman HillTherius – Daniel CurshenArganan – Peter De JerseyJirall – Blake RitsonZangurak – Nick […]

>UPDATE: This includes EBGames as well Nintendo Confirms Artbook Included with Xenoblade Gamestop Pre-orders“Xenoblade fans! Hint, hint: a collectable artbook is included with every Xenoblade GameStop pre-order. Treat yourself to eye candy.“They just posted this on their wall. Make sure to like, comment on, and share their post.http://www.facebook.com/Nintendo/posts/330309857004483

>✤ Amazon is Now Accepting Pre-orders For The Last Story ✤UPDATE: Fixed LinkThey have the release date listed as June 19http://amzn.to/wDswoZ

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>We got reports that GameStop is accepting pre-orders for The Last Story to be released on June 20th. We then called a local GameStop and confirmed this to be true for ourselves. The game is not listed on Gamestop’s website as of yet.

> Reviving CharactersYou won’t find any Phoenix Downs or Max Revives in this game! Instead, reviving characters requires you to sacrifice a bar of your Party Gauge. The Party Gauge can be filled by using moves correctly (such as using Back Slash from behind) and by combining certain Arts. It may be wise to avoid […]

> Xenoblade Chronicles is featured in the March issue of Nintendo Power, be sure to check it out!http://www.gonintendo.com/content/uploads/images/2012_2/NP276_Xenoblade.jpg

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>We’ve revised our plans to contact Nintendo of America on Friday. Go ahead and call them up, email them, or leave them a message on Facebook & Twitter saying “thanks!”.Let XSEED Games know how excited you are as well!And if you live in Australia, Europe, or South Africa… BUY THE GAME – it comes out THIS WEEK! […]

>From The XSEED Forum: http://xseedgames.com/forums/showthread.php?1342-Omglaststory!!!!!!!!  FAQ: Will XSEED use Nintendo’s European localization or start from scratch with the original Japanese version? ANSWER: “There will be no translation specific to the North American version as it will be comparable to the in-game English text of other territories.

>News about The Last Story coming to the NoA Region is all over the internet. Check out each of these articles and like, comment on, and share with your friends. Let these websites know there is a huge interest in this game so they continue coverage of The Last Story!http://wii.ign.com/articles/121/1219199p1.htmlhttp://www.gamespot.com/news/the-last-story-coming-to-the-us-this-year-6350838http://kotaku.com/5887245/nintendo-bringing-the-last-story–to-north-americahttp://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/02/the_last_story_coming_to_wii_in_north_americahttp://mynintendonews.com/2012/02/22/the-last-story-officially-coming-to-north-america/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/22/wiis-the-last-story-coming-to-north-america/http://nintendoeverything.com/83220/the-last-story-announced-for-north-america-xseed-publishing/http://www.siliconera.com/2012/02/22/the-last-story-coming-to-north-america-courtesy-of-xseed/http://www.destructoid.com/the-last-story-confirmed-for-north-america-in-2012–222480.phtmlhttp://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=172415http://halfemptyenergytank.com/2012/02/22/the-last-story-is-headed-to-the-u-shttp://www.the-games-blog.com/the-last-story-to-be-released-in-north-america/

> Nintendo of America has also revealed the winning reversible cover for Xenoblade and has also confirmed that date of April, 6th

>Reggie Confirms The Last Story for US!!!!!!!!Revealed in Nintendo Direct at around the 10m30s mark.Out this year, and Nintendo has partnered with XSEED to make this possible.

>The video is in German. The unboxing starts at roughly 2m 30s. If you are in Europe or Australia, hopefully this gets you excited and if you’re in the US, try not letting it get to you too much ( you can cry a little bit).