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Xenoblade

Xenoblade

(Wii)

Xenoblade is a action RPG from Monolith Soft, for Nintendo Wii

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1UP Staff added a News story: Top Games of 2012 Video
2012-01-18 18:30:14.703
1UP Staff added a Feature: The Top Wii and Wii U Games of 2012
2012-01-16 19:10:41.087
Chris Abbott wrote a Blog: How I Spent My Holidays: A Look At The Past, A Look To The Future
2012-01-05 11:31:06.433
Ethan Gach wrote a Blog: Setting the Record Straight: Nintendo, Xenoblade, and Disaffected Pirates
2012-01-05 05:23:53.303
Jeffrey Hornick wrote a Blog: The JRPGs Of 2012
2012-01-03 12:22:45.22
Jeffrey Hornick wrote a Blog: The JRPGs Of 2012
2012-01-03 09:33:23.233
Shane Dent wrote a Blog: Random Thoughts About... Final Fantasy XII!
2011-12-10 07:04:35.353
Lucas Tuozzo wrote a Blog: Xenoblade Chronicles review (spoiler free)
2011-12-04 08:46:22.983
Jonathan Carrier wrote a Blog: So It Happened
2011-12-02 21:27:35.44
Martin Harrington wrote a Blog: I'm a liar, and I couldn't be happier
2011-12-02 12:48:30.807

Latest Updates

All Staff Community

1UP Staff added a News story: Top Games of 2012 Video
2012-01-18 18:30:14.703
1UP Staff added a Feature: The Top Wii and Wii U Games of 2012
2012-01-16 19:10:41.087
Chris Pereira added a News story: Xenoblade Chronicles Appears to be Headed to the U.S.
2011-12-02 09:08:21.847
Chris Pereira added a News story: Nintendo Watching Xenoblade and The Last Story's Performance in Europe
2011-08-10 18:45:23.853
Chris Pereira added a News story: Plunging Nintendo Stock Price Sees Former President Lose $300 Million
2011-07-29 13:45:53.857
Chris Pereira added a News story: Xenoblade Dev Monolith Expands With a Second Studio in Japan
2011-07-08 13:44:31.95
1UP Staff added a Link: BLOG: Operation Rainfall Urges Nintendo To Localize For The Fans
2011-06-30 21:38:45.587
Chris Pereira added a News story: Xenoblade, Pandora's Tower, Last Story Still Not Planned for U.S. Release
2011-06-29 19:21:14.95
Kat Bailey added a News story: Active Time Babble XXIX: The New Year in RPGs
2011-01-13 16:07:23.557
Ray Barnholt wrote a Blog: The Sound Test - Episode 9 Notes
2010-07-04 10:07:23.083

Latest Updates

All Staff Community

Chris Abbott wrote a Blog: How I Spent My Holidays: A Look At The Past, A Look To The Future
2012-01-05 11:31:06.433
Ethan Gach wrote a Blog: Setting the Record Straight: Nintendo, Xenoblade, and Disaffected Pirates
2012-01-05 05:23:53.303
Jeffrey Hornick wrote a Blog: The JRPGs Of 2012
2012-01-03 12:22:45.22
Jeffrey Hornick wrote a Blog: The JRPGs Of 2012
2012-01-03 09:33:23.233
Shane Dent wrote a Blog: Random Thoughts About... Final Fantasy XII!
2011-12-10 07:04:35.353
Lucas Tuozzo wrote a Blog: Xenoblade Chronicles review (spoiler free)
2011-12-04 08:46:22.983
Jonathan Carrier wrote a Blog: So It Happened
2011-12-02 21:27:35.44
Martin Harrington wrote a Blog: I'm a liar, and I couldn't be happier
2011-12-02 12:48:30.807
James Tan wrote a Blog: XENOBLADE Finally Headed Stateside? - Via GameStop Listing
2011-12-02 07:17:57.73
Ashley Smith wrote a Blog: Reverse covers/posters for The Last Story and Pandora's Tower
2011-11-16 12:57:48.303

Xenoblade Videos

Xenoblade Battles Trailer

Fighting action from the Japanese version of Monolith's upcoming Wii RPG.

2010-04-22 15:12:33.243

Xenoblade Japanese Cinematic Trailer

A couple of cut-scenes from the Japanese version of Monolith's upcoming Wii RPG.

2010-04-08 13:52:16.25

Xenoblade The Genesis Trailer

A stunning brand new trailer for Monolith's upcoming Wii RPG.

2010-03-31 10:57:56.48

Xenoblade Chronicles Trailer

Xenoblade has finally been announced for a U.S. release. It's time to get excited - this announcement trailer should help.

2011-12-02T20:27:00+0000

Xenoblade Message Board

User Reviews

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Monolinth have created a Gem

Score: A

by Ashley Smith
2011-11-15 20:29:49.083 � 0 0

Xenoblade Chronicles - helping the Wii go out with a bang!!

Score: A+

by diaglyph
2011-09-11 16:38:30.57 � 0 0

Latest News for Xenoblade

Top Games of 2012 Video

See the games we 1UP people want to play most this year -- BioShock Infinite, The Last Guardian, and seven others.

2012-01-18 18:30:14.703 � 16 12

Xenoblade Chronicles Appears to be Headed to the U.S.

The game (or a certain version of it) may be a GameStop exclusive.

2011-12-02 09:08:21.847 � 131 50

Nintendo Watching Xenoblade and The Last Story's Performance in Europe

Hey, it's better news than what we've heard before.

2011-08-10 18:45:23.853 � 58 26

Plunging Nintendo Stock Price Sees Former President Lose $300 Million

Nintendo still expects 16 million 3DS units to be sold by the end of next March.

2011-07-29 13:45:53.857 � 51 19

Xenoblade Dev Monolith Expands With a Second Studio in Japan

Xenoblade is one of the three titles Nintendo refuses to localize in North America.

2011-07-08 13:44:31.95 � 11 14

Xenoblade, Pandora's Tower, Last Story Still Not Planned for U.S. Release

Nintendo shoots down the hopes of Wii owners despite the efforts of Operation Rainfall.

2011-06-29 19:21:14.95 � 51 13

Active Time Babble XXIX: The New Year in RPGs

We kick off 2011 with chatter about Kingdom Hearts Recoded and a full preview of the year in RPGs.

2011-01-13 16:07:23.557 � 17 21

Japan Review Check: Xenoblade, Just Cause 2

Plus: Can Gay Tony hit it big in Japan?

2010-06-02 07:07:09.56 � 9 16

All About Xenoblade's Fighting System

Party gauges and hate meters and battle palettes! Oh my!

2010-05-19 03:30:55.773 � 9 12

Xenoblade's Music Dissected

Yoko Shimomura and Yasunori Mitsuda discuss working for the most exacting JRPG man in the business.

2010-05-12 04:16:41.89 � 6 13

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Latest Previews for Xenoblade

Xenoblade Preview

Our hands-on with the European version of the MIA title reveals on the of best RPGs in years.

2011-07-30 09:08:49.883 � 0 67

Xenoblade Preview

We preview the next great hope for JRPGs.

2010-06-24 23:43:53.923 � 0 29

Latest Features for Xenoblade

The Top Wii and Wii U Games of 2012

Nintendo surprises on both old and new consoles this year.

2012-01-16 19:10:41.087 � 38 46

Why We Play Japanese Games

All the reasons we still can't get enough of Eastern-developed games.

2011-10-14 14:37:30.537 � 0 66

Top 10 Wii Games of 2011

Some good third-party games fill the wait for major Nintendo announcements.

2010-12-27 13:43:23.457 � 0 26

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Game:
Xenoblade
Platforms:
Wii
Genre:
RPG
Publisher:
Nintendo
Developer:
Monolith Soft
ESRB Rating:
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