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XENOBLADE on Wii, Literally Xenosaga Episode IV, Related to Xenogears

XENOBLADE on Wii, Literally Xenosaga Episode IV, Related to Xenogears
Nintendo will release a game called "XENOBLADE" on Wii.
Scheduled for Spring. Developed by Monolith Soft. As seen from the title, it is said to be related to Xenosaga. Tetsuya Takahashi, the key person of the previous series is responsible for this new project. It had been announced during E3 2009 under the codename "Monado", and now it settles on "XENOBLADE".
The title has been changed.
Because it is Xenosaga Episode IV literally.
Episode IV!?
I don't know if those characters from Episode III would appear, but they share the same universe.
Why do you think so?
You can know from the URL of Japanese Official Site.
URL?
"sx4j" is included in the Official Site's URL at Nintendo. "LAST STORY", a RPG by Mistwalker's Hironobu Sakaguchi, was announced on the same day, and its URL contains "slsj". I don't know the meaning of the first "s", but "ls" means "LAST STORY" and "j" is Japan. Think about XENOBLADE's URL with the same logic, "x" means "Xenosaga", and "4" is "Episode IV".
Wow, convincing.
If it is "XENOBLADE" merely, the URL should be "sxbj".
Huh.
Moreover, it seems to be related to Xenogears also.
Xenogears, released by SQUARE ENIX on PlayStation for Japan in 1998, that "Xenogears"!?
What an explanatory statement...
I think some people don't know about that game.
"Xenosaga" was released by NAMCO. It is quite dreamy that the sequel of the series will be released by Nintendo this time.
Nintendo bought Monolith Soft from BANDAI NAMCO.
I remember that.
By the way, you said it is related not only to Xenosaga, but Xenogears too?
Soraya Saga, another key person of the series, hints about that through blog and other means.
Really!?
You need to investigate deeply. She likes to speak independently and what she said is not necessarily official. But she had hinted about the announcement of XENOBLADE in December last year through Twitter. She speaks English and other languages, most people would just miss the messages if they are not attentive enough. Her English is mysterious.
You mean Japanese English?
Negative. She is a good English speaker, but mumbles in other languages also. 3 days before the announcement, she hinted that "something is about to happen" in Italian.
People who have checked such messages should know about the new game before the announcement huh.
Yep. Anyway, the game will be launched in Spring. Let's play through it and feel by yourselves. Old PlayStation style games hardly sell good on Wii, but fans of the series should check it out.
Roger.

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