XenoChat Episode XLV: Looking Back on Xenoblade's 10-Year History in North America

April 6th, 2022 marks the 10 year anniversary Xenoblade Chronicles released in North America! While the game had a rocky history, the series has become incredibly successful across the world! Join Justin, Tyler, Bee, Robin, Nick, and Anthony as they discuss Xenoblade Chronicles' rough start in North America and the legacy the series left behind.

This episode contains major spoilers for the first Xenoblade Chronicles.

Opening: Emotions by Yasunori Mitsuda (Xenogears)

Ending: You Will Know Our Names by ACE+ (Xenoblade Chronicles)

Twitter post mentioned in the episode: https://twitter.com/poondonkus/status/1137426308932210690?s=20&t=89HpR_9G1_-VDxPGG4P6bg

Gamestop Controversy:

Nintendolife

Nintendolife again

Destructoid

IGN

Polygon

Oprainfall

Eurogamer (has one of the assets Gamestop made for the Vintage lineup)

Kotaku

Venturebeat

Boundary Break video on Xenoblade Chronicles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lExrJ7gSjcY

Check out Justin and Anthony over at Retro Roulette: https://www.twitch.tv/retro__roulette

Nick will be contributing to the Retro Roulette Kirby stream over on his channel: https://www.twitch.tv/radiotanuki

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XenoChat is a fan podcast. We are not affiliated with Monolith Soft, Bandai Namco, Square Enix, Nintendo, or anyone else.