[Flare]

Originally posted by Comedor

Just finished Xenoblade X.

Word of advice: play it ASAP because there's one spoiler that will flood the internet in the months to come.

Also, Xenoblade and Xenoblade X are not tied, but the next game in the series will be a DIRECT SEQUEL to Xenoblade X. So yeah, you have to play Xenoblade X if you want to fully enjoy Monolith's next game for NX.

Oh and the game is amazing. I give it 9/10.

Did Nintendo already give Monolith clearence to make another game because for all intents and purposes, Xeno X underperfomed critically and sales-wise and will not even outsell Xenoblade Chronicles at this rate despite having a widespread release, tons of promotion, and using all the hype from the original.

I would be shocked if Nintendo would take a risk commissioning another game when it's clear Monolith is only interested in going super niche with the story, characters, soundtrack, and plot instead of making a game more audiences can enjoy similar to Xenoblade Chronicles.

[Kanji]

Nintendo would be stupid to do anything other than support them. Third party. More mature. They're literally everything they need

[Attitude]

Originally posted by Kiss N Tell

Nintendo would be stupid to do anything other than support them. Third party. More mature. They're literally everything they need

I believe Monolith is first party.

[Comedor]

Originally posted by Flare

Did Nintendo already give Monolith clearence to make another game because for all intents and purposes, Xeno X underperfomed critically and sales-wise and will not even outsell Xenoblade Chronicles at this rate despite having a widespread release, tons of promotion, and using all the hype from the original.

I would be shocked if Nintendo would take a risk commissioning another game when it's clear Monolith is only interested in going super niche with the story, characters, soundtrack, and plot instead of making a game more audiences can enjoy similar to Xenoblade Chronicles.

Xenoblade X is appearing on pretty much every GOTY list, both by fans and critics.

It will easily outsell Xenoblade worldwide.

It did not have tons of promotion, it doesn't even have TV ads. Nintendo themselves said they didn't promote it because it's a niche game and everyone who wants it knows it's coming.

And why would Nintendo not let them make a new game? Are they not... game developers?

[conseeded]

yeah, Mono is first party

There's no way they'd abandon Xenoblade though. It debuted super high and is still critically acclaimed. XCX will probably tie with XC and that's with the small Wii U base

[Comedor]

Also did you guys know Monolith helped with Splatoon?

Legends.

[conseeded]

Monolith LEGENDS should convince Nintendo to do a Xenosaga HD remaster as a launch title for the NX

it'd sell 50m first week

[Gladion]

Are you kidding? I've seen a Xenoblade Chronicals X ad at least 20 times

I see it ALL the time on Cartoon Network when I watch Family Guy Re-Runs

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[Flare]

Originally posted by HausofNiko

Are you kidding? I've seen a Xenoblade Chronicals X ad at least 20 times

I see it ALL the time on Cartoon Network when I watch Family Guy Re-Runs

They were literally playing it into the ground on CN and Gamestop had a booth for it in many stores.

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@everyone else I'm not saying Nintendo will abandon Monolith, that's their first party

I'm just saying, I highly doubt they're commissioning a sequel so soon (especially one thats more XCX than XC) when Xenoblade X has made 0 splash in the gaming world or any world for that matter. It's been a non-event unlike Xeno Chronicles that came out and was this sensation. XC was probably the closest we'll see to FF levels of hype and adoration from a non-Final Fantasy JRPG in a long time (persona comes close but it's more cult like. Xeno had more mainstream appeal/praise. If I remember correctly, it was one of the most pirated games one year too )

With that said, Xenoblade Chronicles X has only sold around 500k WW to date and has fallen off every sales list out there completely so, the chances of it topping XC (which is floating near 1m) is near 0.

The overall reviews place it on meta critic in the lower 80s meanwhile XC is lower 90s. So nothing in terms of its success (or lack of) was an opinion. It's more general consensus. (http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii-u...e-chronicles-x and thats out of 68 reviews. more than enough to say this game has not excelled the original).
So, I don't get what some of you said.

[conseeded]

Originally posted by Flare

With that said, Xenoblade Chronicles X has only sold around 500k WW to date and has fallen off every sales list out there completely so, the chances of it topping XC (which is floating near 1m) is near 0.

XCX with digital sold around the same/outsold XC in Japan though and it's halfway to outselling XC in the US and Europe too, without holiday sales/digital figures

XCX is a niche genre released on a niche console. If the NX doesn't do well then maybe they won't commission, but I doubt it. Monolith has already talked about a sequel

[Kanji]

Oh I always thought theybwere third party. Nvm then

[Gladion]

Ok Important everyone!!

Everyone go to their daily log and check what your top 3 most played 3ds / wii u games are for 2015!!!! (For wii U just tap the icon and it will tell you how many hours you've played it)

It will be very fun to see how everyone's list compares, and if the Wii U smashed the 3ds like it did for me this year

[Flare]

Originally posted by conseeded

XCX with digital sold around the same/outsold XC in Japan though and it's halfway to outselling XC in the US and Europe too, without holiday sales/digital figures

XCX is a niche genre released on a niche console. If the NX doesn't do well then maybe they won't commission, but I doubt it. Monolith has already talked about a sequel

If XCX does move units in the post-holiday charts, then I'll give that to you. Otherwise, you do know how the gaming charts work? Most games are frontloaded sans games like Nintendo Mario-related titles, Call of Duty, Final Fantasy, basically the huge names series only (not even MGSV is pulling amazing sales still even though it recently came out and is critically acclaimed). So, based on that knowledge I would have to say XCX is not going to outsell XC. Maybe in Japan since the sales were so low with XC but I was always talking overall, never region to region. Overall sales are more important imo unless a game is selling truck loads in one region alone (like the Yokai Watch series has using only Japan to push millions upon millions prior to any localization).

Your second paragraph is mostly opinion so I won't address it fully. However, all companies talk sequels once they release a game so it's not some foreign concept. The original person I quoted acted as though XCX had a guarenteed sequel coming which is not true so, we'll leave that there.

[Teneo]

Hideki Kamiya: here, use this character
Nintendo: no the kids wouldn't understand it

[Kanji]

For the 3DS my most played games of 2015 were

Persona Q: 110 hours
Xenoblade Chronicles 3D: 80 hours
Fire Emblem Awakening: 60 hours

I cba turning on my Wii U to check that one

[Kanji]

Pokemon Shuffle was my fourth most played game

2015 was not kind to the 3DS

[Attitude]

Wii U:

1. Paper Mario 64
2. Splatoon
3. Mario Kart

3DS:

1. Super Smash Bros
2. Pokemon OmegaSapphire
3. Style Savvy Trendsetters

[Corsola]

I didn't play my Wii U or 3ds much in 2015 since I was PC gaming a lot (I bet I'll be playing much more this year) but:

Wii U:

1. Hyrule Warriors (only by 1 hour )
2. Splatoon
3. Smash Bros

3DS: too lazy to check and I haven't played it like at all in 2015 anyway

[silver.sparkles]

I got a Wii u for Christmas with Mario kart and smash bros and have been really enjoying it. Anyone have any recommendations for games?