Xenoblade Chronicles Hits Wii on April 6 with The Last Story Soon to Follow
REDMOND, Wash.–()–Nintendo is loading 2012 with surprises for all kinds of gamers. Today
Nintendo can confirm that the acclaimed role-playing game The Last
Story™ will come to North America for the Wii™
console in 2012, published by XSEED Games. Nintendo also can reveal that Xenoblade
Chronicles™ will launch on April 6, complete with
fan-chosen artwork that will be featured in the game’s packaging.
“Together, these two games level up the excitement for RPG fans in
America”
“Together, these two games level up the excitement for RPG fans in
America,” said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. “Whether
roaming the vast landscape of Xenoblade Chronicles or choosing
crossbows to battle with or against companions in The Last Story,
gamers will recognize these titles as benchmarks for the genre.”
Remember also that Rhythm
Heaven™ Fever for Wii launched Feb. 13, while PokéPark™
2: Wonders Beyond launches Feb. 27 and Mario
Party™ 9 launches March 11.
On the portable gaming side, a sporty new Mario™ game for the Nintendo
3DS™ hand-held system is on the way, and you don’t need
to be a pro athlete to jump into the action. Mario Tennis™
Open, which launches May 20, offers immersive tennis action
featuring everyone’s favorite characters from the Mushroom Kingdom in
classic Mario style. With its intuitive game play, even novice tennis
players can enjoy playing the game with friends and family. Mario
Tennis Open also supports comprehensive online play, a first for the
series. Players with a broadband Internet connection can play singles or
doubles matches with friends near and far, or compete against single
opponents of similar skill levels in Open Match mode. The game also
supports leader boards and victory medals.
The parade of great games for Nintendo 3DS continues, particularly from
third-party publishers. Games that launched during the past two weeks
alone include Resident Evil® Revelations from
CAPCOM, Mario Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games™
published by SEGA, TEKKEN® 3D Prime Edition™
from NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. and METAL GEAR SOLID®
Snake Eater 3D from Konami Digital Entertainment. For more
information and to see a listing of upcoming third-party games for
Nintendo systems, visit http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew.
On March 23, Kid
Icarus™: Uprising joins the Nintendo 3DS
party, complete with online multiplayer battles. The 3D horror of Spirit
Camera™: The Cursed Memoir ominously
follows on Friday the 13th of April.
Lately the Nintendo eShop also has been on a roll, and today Nintendo
unleashes Dillon’s
Rolling Western™. Players take on the role of an
armadillo ranger named Dillon who must defend Old West villages against
mysterious rock-like enemies using strategy and his own unique fighting
skills. This original action tower defense game is available for $9.99.
Nintendo 3DS owners can find many exciting games in the Nintendo eShop,
including the critically acclaimed Pushmo™,
the stylish swordplay of Sakura
Samurai: Art of the Sword™ and Mutant Mudds™,
a classic 2D platformer with a 3D twist.
Remember that Wii and Nintendo 3DS feature parental controls that let
adults manage the content their children can access. For more
information about this and other features, visit http://www.nintendo.com/wii
or http://www.nintendo.com/3ds.
To watch a Nintendo Direct video of Nintendo of America President Reggie
Fils-Aime discussing today’s announcements, visit http://www.nintendo.com/nintendo_direct.
The video is also available at http://www.youtube.com/nintendo
for viewing and embedding on other sites.
For more information about Nintendo, visit http://www.nintendo.com.
About Nintendo: The worldwide pioneer in the creation of
interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan,
manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii™
home console, Nintendo 3DS™ and Nintendo DS™
family of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo
Entertainment System™, Nintendo has sold more than 3.9
billion video games and more than 620 million hardware units globally,
including the current-generation Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS,
Nintendo DSi™ and Nintendo DSi XL™, as well as the
Game Boy™, Game Boy Advance, Super NES™, Nintendo
64™ and Nintendo GameCube™ systems. It has also
created industry icons that have become well-known, household names such
as Mario™, Donkey Kong™, Metroid™, Zelda™
and Pokémon™. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America
Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s
operations in the Western Hemisphere. For more information about
Nintendo, please visit the company’s website at http://www.nintendo.com.
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