Xenoblade Chronicles X Direct
What we learned from the Xenoblade Chronicles X Direct.
From the world map, to side-quests, to the story line, to the controls, and more.
Humanity has managed to survive an Alien attack by leaving their home planet and starting a new society in a new planet, Mira, in a city called New Los Angeles.
There’s 5 continents in this world, each very different from one another, Primordia, where the player starts its journey and humanity has started to create a new society, Noctilum, a wilderness filled with vegetation and water, Oblivia, a giant dessert with an oasis, Sylvalum, a deep tundra, and Cauldros, a post-apocalyptic volcanic area with ancient architecture from an unknown culture.
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| A character on a Skell gazing upon New Los Angles. |
The Wii U gamepad’s touchscreen will be used for exploring and tapping on the map, exploration, quest log and other features that will prove useful to keep track of all the content this game has to offer.
The creatures in this game vary in shape and size, also varying in how easy it is to approach it, and if they’ll be peaceful or attack you head on.
There’s two items which will aid you exploring new areas, the first is the Nav Ball, which is a light ball that will show you the path you must take to go forth in the story. The other item is the Hopper Cam, which basically works as the live google maps within the game.
Skells are the mech suits in the game which allow you to explore the world easily weather it is by air or land, and also give you an advantage in combat.
For more details and to take a look at the graphics of the game, you can watch the Xenoblade Chronicles X Video Showcase here:
Did the Direct build up the hype you where expecting for? Let us know in the comment section.
Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 2 Available Now!
Plus, 200cc & More Amiibo Support Update!
Mario Kart 8 is one of the games with the best DLC out there! And it only gets better with the second DLC Pack, which includes tracks from Animal Crossing and F-Zero.
Not only do we get that, but we also get an Update with a brand new 200cc mode and more Amiibo compatibility, including Sonic, Mega Man, Pac-Man, Bowser and Villager, all for free!
We already did a rundown of the available content in this DLC pack here: All Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 2 Tracks Revealed Where we explain that you get 2 cups of 4 tracks each, plus 3 new playable characters and vehicles.
You can watch the preview trailer here:
Will you be getting the DLC Pack? Do you already have it, what do you think of it? Let us know in the comment section bellow.
Xenoblade Chronicles X Direct confirmed for April 24th
Directly to You.
The North American Direct will take place this Friday, at 11 a.m. PT and 1 p.m. CT. Nintendo has also announced that it will be followed by a Live Treehouse event, as most American Directs lately.
We expect to learn more about the story, gameplay, release date, and other things already available for Japanese audiences, like the story trailer. You can see the official announcement (and possibly the live stream, once it comes out) right here: Xenoblade Chronicles X Nintendo Direct
What do you expect from this Direct? Let us know in the comment section.
New Tap Amiibo: Nintendo’s Greatest Bits Trailer
Nintendo of Japan released today a new trailer from the Free-to-Download game.
The trailer shows how the functionality of tapping multiple amiibo works in the game, and to no one’s surprise, it takes up quite the amiibo hoard!
The video was uploaded to youtube by Nintendo of Japan’s official account. The way the game works is that you insert an amiibo on your gamepad and the game unlocks a demo of a classic from the NES or SNES era, the trailer also shows that even if you have two amiibo of the same character they’ll unlock different content.
You can watch the trailer bellow:
Will you be spending some time with this free-to-download title? Let us know in the comment section bellow.
Xenoblade Chronicles X Story Trailer Released
Survival of the fittest
Previously, all we knew about the story was that Earth had been destroyed and that the survivors were settling on a new planet, but now we have a better idea on what made humans leave the Earth, or should we say who?
We couldn’t gather the name of the invaders in question by watching the trailer, but we do know that they’ve followed humans to this new planet, and that they want to erase humanity from existence by destroying this new blossoming civilization.
The trailer also leads us to believe that the playable character won’t be the main character in the story, at least not the point where the trailer takes place. If you’re not fluent in Japanese, youtube user iYakku has released a version of the video with english subtitles.
You can watch the original Japanese trailer bellow:
New Splatoon trailer! Plus, new Wii U Bundle announced!
“Get Ready to Get Inked!”
Splatoon, Nintendo’s big summer home-console title, is very close to release now, and Nintendo has released a new 30-second trailer and showcased the newly announced Wii U bundle for the game’s release.
The trailer shows gameplay footage and voice over of some of the features within the game, plus some catchphrases in hope of making an impact on your mind.
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| Splatoon Amiibo 3-pack |
The bundle itself has the same things as any other 32GB edition Wii U, the only big difference is that this bundle has both Splatoon and Nintendo Land, it costs $299.99 at Best Buy.
The Splatoon site says the game will be released May 29th of this year. It also shows some of the features of the game plus it gives a little insight into the Amiibo functionality, which consists of exclusive gear and “amiibo challenges”, providing with a few hours of extra content should you have the figures.
You can watch the official trailer from Nintendo’s Youtube Channel bellow.
Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China Gets a Launch Trailer
The game comes out April 21st.
Back on September last year, Ubisoft announced that they’d be releasing the first in a series of Download-Only, Sidescroller titles for the franchise. Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China follows the story of Assassin Shao Jun, in 16th Century China.
We prevously met her in Assassin’s Creed: Embers, an animated movie that served as a closure to Ezio Auditore, the main character of the Assassin’s Creed 2, Brotherhood and Revelations.
The gameplay doesn’t seem like something we haven’t seen before, it’s a 2.5D sidescroller that reminds us of the popular Metroidvania formula; popular examples of this are Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Super Metroid, and the more recent Batman: Arkham Origins: Blackgate.The title will be download-only, and will be available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. The next titles in this series include Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: India and Russia, already announced for the same platforms as ACC: China.
What do you think of this new “Chronicles” series in the Assassin’s Creed franchise? Let us know in the comments.
Xenoblade Chronicles 3D Music Videos Out on the Official Website.
We’re Really Feeling It.
The music videos available on the site include the Main Theme of the game, Gaur Plains, Mechanical Rythm, Engage Enemy, and You Will Know Our Names. All fan-favorite themes that will surely please your ears.
Many Xenoblade Chronicles’ fans have expressed their love for the series’ music.
Some of those songs were made available with the release of the Super Smash Bros. Special Offer CD on Club Nintendo for buyers of both versions of the game, but now Nintendo has decided to release a set of 5 videos on the official webpage.
Some of those songs were made available with the release of the Super Smash Bros. Special Offer CD on Club Nintendo for buyers of both versions of the game, but now Nintendo has decided to release a set of 5 videos on the official webpage.
The 5 music videos in question are available at Xenoblade Chronicles 3D – Media.
Have you been waiting to see a release of Xeboblade’s music like this? Let us know what you think in the comment section.
