Xenoblade Chronicles X Nintendo Direct Confirmed for 24th April

sigh I'll get back on the hype train...

Yes.

release date for the west?

Cool. Maybe it will convince me to buy the game; I'm still not entirely sold on it.

Will be at school so can't watch. Still hyped

Drools

Not going to watch it, i want as much as possible to be a surprise and I will go on total media lock down on this!

I'm excited to hear what the English voice acting sounds like.

Of course they want to do a western Direct ahead of the Japanese release so that they beat Japan to the spoilers.

Nice! More info is always welcome! Granted, I know everything I need to know I want this game (except for a release date), but I suppose I'll tune in, anyway.

I was hoping for a Splatoon Direct. But I won't complain with this. I'm not that excited on this game anymore but I'll still buy it day one. Also 8pm is welcome and not midnight like it use to.

"Don't get your hopes up, don't get your hopes up." That's what I tell myself every time...

It never works.

Almost certain to reveal the release date! I won't watch for the same spoiler avoiding rseasons as others but look forward to having a date confirmed.

Surely they will announce the release date and show the English dub!

August or earlier please...

The saturation of news for this game and Splatoon is... getting a bit much. lol Though I guess a lot of it was more Japanese news that was posted. But I just feel like this and Splatoon are Nintendo's only games for the year I guess I just want to hear more about the other games such as Yoshi, Mario Maker, Star Fox but that will probably be E3.

@ikki5 Dunno I am really excited about Fatal Frame coming out this year too, theres just so many I have pre-ordered for the Wii U against only Batman on the PS4. And even now I am unsure if I actually care about another Batman game.

Well guess i'm hyped damn it! I told myself i wasn't gonna do this!

@DarthNocturnal That's what I'm hoping. It is just news on these games is like a daily occurrence while we have unknowns about a lot of other stuff. It just kind of sucks that my hype for Splatoon is literally gone and this one is fading too.

Woohoo! If this is true then they may give us a release date which means we'll get it before E3! I mean, why give us a later than E3 release date before E3? You might as well save it for E3. Oh man, I'm so excited!

THE HYPE TRAIN HAS NO BRAKES!!

I generally skip Directs focused on a single game, but I'll make an exception for this one.

They WILL reveal the release date, I'll start the pool:

1. Summer
2. Fall
3. Holiday
4. 2016

I'll pick C, meaning January in the EU/UK.

Does anybody really think we'll get an actual release date date? Mario Maker doesn't have a date, Yoshi doesn't have a US date, but a 100 hour cut scene heavy (according to the review) JRPG is going to have a release date in the west before it even launches in Japan?

I don't skip directs. I skip let's play videos,etc..

Release date. Release date. Release date.

@Sparx lol nice

I'm sold already get here as soon as possible. I want a date.

My prediction is September but would LOVE to be wrong.

Splattoon is in May. September would be great, but there is still Maro Maker and Yoshi Yarn or what ever it is called. So who knows.

I hope this is a summer release, that way I'll have time to play it! Otherwise I'll have to wait for Christmas to find time. I'm also not completely sold on it yet. The story and characters and setting look awesome, but the combat looks... Not so good to me.

Prepare to feel it... in HD!

@River3636 Yoshis wooly world and Mario maker are going to be Nintendo's big holiday games I'm sure. I expect yoshi to come out in october, and Mario maker in November.

My Body is Ready! Please come out in August.....

what about the EU?....

I suppose they're getting the English Direct in before the Japanese release so I shouldn't read too much into them having a Direct now and not waiting until E3. But I can hope this means it's coming sooner rather than later.

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!! NoA isn't being lazy!!!!!

@triforcepower73 so true

September seems like the logical choice, but Yoshi and Mario maker do not look like much for the holidays if you ask me. Nintendo better have a surprise up there sleeves,cuz this is looking like a bleak year. Whenever X comes out I will get day one , but I don't think I will be getting those two.

Wait a cotton pick n minute we still have Starfox!

@NinjaWaddleDee here in the UK we get Yoshi in June so they must have something else in place for us. I hope.

This could possibly mean a western release date and that too not far off...Hmmm...

All I want is a release date.

I haven't watched any of the previous videos about this game, but now that I've played Xenoblade 3D I just may watch this.

I can't wait to get my hands on this game I hope it comes out soon.

I'm hoping for a release date. But as long as it features the neck testicle creatures, I'm happy.

NOTHING BETTER THAN NINTENDO HYPE o

I was hoping before I saw new LA there wouldn't be horrible American accents. Maybe some races and human characters might have a bit of personality still.

Everything else about the game looks to be epic though!

The more I wait, the less excited I am... This announcement is surprising though. There had better be a release date. Is this Direct only for North America?

Geez, a lot's happening tomorrow, huh? Welp, hype train it is. Next stop, Xenoblade-Buns station.

Woo! i hope for release date

My guess is September release date will be suggested but not confirmed

Hope they got a decent range or English accents rather than everyone being typical American sounding JRPG characters.

Expecting a release date and hopefully a special edition (which will be the same across all Western regions so I don't have to import the other one from the States!)

@Nintenjoe64 I'd like some variety too, but at least American sounding accents would make sense for this game, since most of the refugees were likely American themselves.

I'm REALLY FEELING IT! I am glad they are giving it a spotlight but now they need to put out advertisements everywhere. Nintendo take note: Movies before the trailers, Commercial TV, YOUTUBE (that's a big one), Gaming websites that are highly trafficked like IGN, gamespot, etc.. , Gamestop (yes as much as I hate to say it, it would sell games probably ). ADVERTISE!!!! Stop making the same mistakes over and over because you have great games.

@erv NESTICLES!

@NinjaWaddleDee The combat is great. It's like Xenoblade on Wii but more refined. Just don't go in expecting Devil May Cry or Bayonetta. It's not action, it's still an RPG with real time strategy and there are turns sort of (recharge meters for moves), You switch between characters depending on what skill sets you want to use. It's much more fast paced but it's similar to an MMO combat, I think it's more fluid and deep because it's designed for the single player experience. 4-player co-op is gonna flip it on it's head because your team mates have to make sure they are fulfilling their role. I think it will be awesome.

@rjejr: PREDICTION: NA getting XBX in June while UK/EU gets Yoshi. NA get's Yoshi in the fall and EU will get XBX.

Release date for North america - March 2016. "Please understand"

Nintendo is literally the slowest when it comes to game localizations. Imo every game should only be released when it's done for every region, this is how it's done by the majority of game publishers now as they have figured out the world is connected and the consumers feel pissed when a game is released in the UK/Japan months in advanced.

For example canada uses pretty much the same spelling as UK so why does canada need to wait months for yoshi wollly world? Because nintendo is dumb that's why. The reason nintendo consoles aren't region locked is because they know Americans/Canadians will import every release from the UK, and oh we can't have that,,,

When a game is developed in English there is no excuse for long delays, they only delay because they think they will sell more copies in the UK when they release and they think they will sell more copies in NA at a different time for whatever reason like other game competition, imo this is stupid for this day and age.

Won't be home at that time, so I'll probably watch it later.

I'm calling an August or September release date. Hoping it's before that though of course!!

Same date as Bayo2, there's no way it'll be western's holliday main game.

@mrGREEK360 I really doubt it will be March 2016. I think it is a Fall or Holiday 2015 release. Monolith said that they were working on localization a long time ago. This is not Nintendo working on the game anyway, it's Monolith and while they are owned by Nintendo, they are not Nintendo. They have a lot more content to translate in this game than most other games and with the actors in mind, having to record different dubs you can understand why there may be a slight delay. I think they will stick to 2015. It's not a realistic option for this game to be 2016, they will lose a lot of faith.

Can't wait!!

@rjejr

Cannot help but notice your options are numbers and then you go with a letter

If they are showing localized bits then I guess the localization is well underway, so maybe we are getting this sooner than November, which would be awesome. At least in NA, since this seems to be a NOA Direct.

@Ryno - Oh no, now your going boldface type too? Oh the humanity.

Like your prediction, only took me 20 minutes to decipher the alphabet soup.

@sinalefa - Only you would notice that. But now that you did I'm keeping it, kind of makes sense of it all. I also didn't realize it was NA only, you may be on to something there, you and Ryno both.

@rjejr: Just trying to make it stand out from the usual "I am/I'm not going to watch it" comments. Yeah the NA only (so far) makes it a little suspicious...

Just started playing Xenoblade Chronicles, which I am loving, so yes, I am very excited for X.

Yo @ThomasBW84; how about updating the Xenoblade Chronicles X logo in the "Game Overview" section of this site?

YAAAS, I was hoping to have a direct in English. Decent time too.

I remember them airing the Smash Bros Direct around this time last year, and the game came out in November. I suspect this has become the big November game- all that work put into XCX- I'm sure they want to take full advantage and hype it as much as possible. Especially if it's a really good game.

(Some bad script on N-Life keeps crashing Safari, new ads in place?)

I'm getting more excited for this game. I would hope it's a 2015 release since Zelda got pushed back, but who knows.

@NinjaWaddleDee Mario Maker was already confirmed for September in North America, which is the region that's broadcasting this Direct. Xenoblade Chronicles X is either in Summer, or is the big holiday title for November.

@JaxonH: I really don't think this is NIntendo's "big November" game in NA. If NIntendo thinks a niche JRPG is a good idea for a big November game then they are more clueless then I thought.

I also anticipate some fan rage if there's any kind of significant difference in EU/NA release dates

@Ryno I guess it could be that Xenoblade X and Yoshi's Woolly World are switched release dates for NA and EU.

@rjejr its already stated that it will come out this year.

@NinjaWaddleDee i believe they plan to have the yoshi game come out during the summer.

@rjejr -I'm going 2. Fall

I think they will have an E3 shown game for Holiday like an Animal Crossings to go with a couple other minor things

@pyrotek85 the world might all be Chinese or Indian speaking by the time we've got interstellar trAvel

@Nintenjoe64 I doubt that lol, the story takes place in 2054, and the survivors arrive on a ship specifically bearing the US flag. That actually does seem a bit too soon to develop that kind of technology, I wonder if they stole or were given tech from one of the alien races that attacked?

@Ryno
Maybe, but judging by the fact its' predecessor sold over 1 million copies in limited supply on a dying console, and the fact the game has received so much awareness since then through praise and critical reception, I wouldn't be surprised if Nintendo wants to make this into a major franchise and wants to give this game the spotlight. Final Fantasy is a JRPG, yet has reached mainstream success. It may be much less common to see a JRPG hit that level of success but it's not unheard of.

Great, can't wait for it. I didn't pay attention to the information from the Japanese direct, so it'll all be new to me.

Just give me the game....now...please....

@JaxonH

Agreed. Bloodborne has also sold a lot, and I see that as a niche game.

I sometimes wonder if Nintendo could have this and another game for holidays. A surprise E3 title like Captain Toad for the families. Of course all hopes point to the amiibo centric game a lot of people want. By that time the cards and the 3DS reader should be released so it will be easier for them.

I'm surprised they aren't saving this for E3- it suggests to me they'll have other things to talk about then. I guess it means they aren't using it as a sticking plaster over the Zelda hole.

I'm guessing it's the Hyrule Warriors August/September release. Can't wait.

@edgedino - Stated where? On that graphic that has been half wrong so far?

Nintendo has a tendency not to hit it's projected "windows". When they give a date # they hit it, but seasons or quarters or years, not so much.

I hope my body is ready!

Hellz yes! Everyone aboard the hype train!

It sounds like an external hard drive (for most people) is going to needed even with physical media. I'm down to ~1.7GBs left on my 32gb unit.

Xenoblade Chronicles for the Wii is over 6GB. This game will be pushing the capacity of the physical media. Makes me think about actually getting it via download but it will take a while but read access might help. To put in into perspective, Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze is over 11GB. With the price of memory cards being what they are today, maybe consoles should consider using cartridges again? Dual-layer and triple layer Blu-Rays are almost more expensive.

Nintendo has been releasing amiibo waves on the same day as big game releases. Perhaps we will see Xenoblade X release the same day as Dark Pit and Palutena in July...

If this is anything like the Directs centered on one game, its going to be full of spoilers. Not watching. But will read the release date because surely this is the intention for a NA Direct.

@rjejr Monolith soft tends to but we will see tomorrow possibly and then again i am in usa and some games tend to come to eu bit later then some.

@steamtrain LOL, that would be awesome.

Xenoblade is life!

I think that we'll get an announcement for a new Wii U pokemon game at E3 , they haven't shown anything pokemon related this year like usual( free to play games doesn't count ) and its getting suspicious ..... Plus pokemon is THE system seller they need .

Since most of us are going to need an external HDD, can anybody recommend any for the Wii U that are cheap? I don't need anything over 500 GB. 250 GB is probably enough.

So we are about a month away from E3, and for North America the only releases we know of for Wii U pre-September are Paper Mario 64 next week, Tap Amiibo, and then Splatoon on May 29th. Hopefully during this last Direct before E3 we get the following:

1. Xenoblade Chronicles X release date (a given, but before September hopefully)
2. Next batch of N64 VC titles
3. Confirmation of more Wii VC titles in NA (Last Story, Xenoblade)
4. Confirmation of MK8 DLC pack 3 (battle arenas, one can dream big, right?)
5. Some brief footage of things to expect at E3 like Star Fox, Project Giant Robot, and Project Guard.

Personally, I only need them to give me 2 words. Release date. After the Direct in japan, I don't really feel like I need more info. Now I have to actually finish xenoblade 1.... I'm not going to lie, this game was one of the reasons why I bought a Wii U.

I watched all the Japanese Directs, and I'm still watching this. I assume we'll be seeing some dubwork in this as well.

It's good that we're getting all of this information, but I've been intentionally staying away from most of it, just because I don't want to spoil the experience of playing it after watching too much. The last game I read about to death before release was Pokemon Red/Blue, and I only had 28.8k internet back then, so... not many details to spoil.

@IceClimbers Most stores don't sell new 250 GB stuff cheaply, and if you want them cheap, you usually need to buy them used or during holiday sales. About the cheapest thing I can think of is to get a $15-20 Used 250GB internal desktop hard drive (e.g. from Western Digital), and a $10 SATA/IDE to USB converter (e.g. from Patuoxun).

Otherwise, you're likely going to spend $40-60 on an external drive, and 250-500 GB drives completely lose out in that price-performance ratio range to things like the external Silicon Power A60 1TB Rugged, which is $60 New. ($10 more than a typical new 500GB external drive, with extra shock absorption and an extra 500GB.) It's about $1 per 10GB on new 500GB external drives when not on sale, and up to $1.25 per 10GB on new 250GB drives; whereas new 1TB+ drives can be $0.60-1.20 per 10GB.

The market is not kind to those without plenty of disposable income.

...Guess I'll watch, now that I'm getting into this series.

YES!

Crap I can watch some of it but I am going to be working on someones computer before it is over. Unless it is relatively short and the treehouse stuff is going to be the focus point.

@IceClimbers Check this out: http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/latam/en/systems/wiiu/system_external_storage.jsp?menu=general_info&submenu=wup-external-usb-storage
you should get a hard drive with an external power supply, apparently the USB powered ones can put strain on the Wii U console. I got one of these, it's pretty good: http://www.amazon.com/Book-External-Drive-Storage-Backup/dp/B0041OSQBG

@Nico07 This is a 'video showcase' of Chronicles X, I wouldn't get your hopes up for anything more than that.