History Trivia / Xenoblade

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: In the United States: The retail game is now out of print from its highly limited run by one retailer. This gives it a high value to collectors. This is likely the reason why it's getting a port on the New Nintendo3DS. The Wii version has also since been released on the Wii U Virtual Console, in Europe on August 5, 2015, North America on April 28, 2016, and Japan on August 5, 2016. Used copies can be found at nearly any Gamestop, albeit still at close to original retail price.

* NamesTheSame: "Beyond The Sky" is both the title of a song in ''VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}}'' and in ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemElibe Fire Emblem 6]]'', both on Nintendo platforms. Other than that, they share no relation.

** Dickson, Mumkhar, and Alvis all have unused dialogue, including for attacking high level enemies ([[spoiler:Neither Dickson or Mumkhar rejoin the party after the Battle of Sword Valley]]), burst affinity quotes, retreat quotes, [=KO=] dialogue (Alvis can't die in his only fight in the game), and Shulk, Fiora and Reyn would have Tephra Cave battle lines exclusive to the Ether Cylinder quest.

* NamesTheSame: "Beyond The Sky" is both the title of a song in ''VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}}'' and in ''[[FireEmblemElibe Fire Emblem 6]]'', both on Nintendo platforms. Other than that, they share no relation.

* SleeperHit: The game didn't receive a lot of advertising or recognition by Nintendo upon release in Europe, but positive reviews and word-of-mouth (courtesy of Operation Rainfall's efforts) made the game sell rather well, to the point where they had shortages of available copies because of the surprisingly good sales. The fact that it's the SpiritualSuccessor to ''CultClassics VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'' also helped.

* SleeperHit: The game didn't receive a lot of advertising or recognition by Nintendo upon release in Europe, but positive reviews and word-of-mouth (courtesy of Operation Rainfall's efforts) made the game sell rather well, to the point where they had shortages of available copies because of the surprisingly good sales. Operation Rainfall hopes to do this again in America, despite a limited release.

* NewbieBoom: Newcomers started rushing in in late 2014/early 2015 partially because of the protagonist Shulk's inclusion in the fourth installment of the ever-popular ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series, partially because of LetsPlay/{{Chuggaaconroy}} playing it, and partially because it got a [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes much-needed]] re-release on 3DS.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: In the United States: The retail game is now out of print from its highly limited run by one retailer. This gives it a high value to collectors. This is likely the reason why it's getting a port on the New Nintendo3DS. The Wii version has also since been released on the Wii U Virtual Console, in Europe on August 5, 2015, and later in North America on April 28, 2016. As of the time of this edit (Mid-November, 2014) used copies can be found at nearly any Gamestop, albeit still at close to original retail price.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: In the United States: The game is now out of print from its highly limited run by one retailer. This gives it a high value to collectors. This is likely the reason why it's getting a port on the New Nintendo3DS. With the January 2015 announcement that Wii games will be coming to the Wii U eShop and that ''[[VideoGame/MetroidPrime Metroid Prime Trilogy]]'', another highly sought-after limited release, would become available on that service, many are hoping that Xenoblade could similarly be distributed via this method, and later in August, those people got what they wanted in Europe. As of the time of this edit (Mid-November, 2014) used copies can be found at nearly any Gamestop, albeit still at close to original retail price.

* HeyItsThatVoice:
** English:
*** [[Creator/AdamHowden Shulk]], [[Creator/NicholasBoulton Gadolt]] and [[spoiler: Meyneth]] are [[VideoGame/DragonAgeII Anders, male Hawke and Lady Hawke respectively!]]
*** Dunban is [[{{Series/Mongrels}} Nelson, the "urbane" fox]]!
*** [[Creator/JennaColeman Melia]] is [[Series/DoctorWho Clara Oswald]].
*** Miqol is [[WesternAnimation/PeppaPig Daddy Pig]].
** Japanese:
*** [[Creator/RyoHorikawa Dunban]] is [[Anime/DragonBallZ Vegeta]] and [[VideoGame/FZero Captain]] [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Falcon]].
*** [[Creator/NorioWakamoto Metal Face]] is by that proxy, [[Anime/DragonBallZ Cell]], [[Manga/{{Hellsing}} Father Anderson]], and many more villains to go. Also, [[Manga/AzumangaDaioh Chiyo-chichi]].
*** [[Creator/JojiNakata Sorean]] himself too is also a number of villains, and tying in with Metal Face, Sorean would be his [[{{Manga/Hellsing}} Alucard]]. Again, between the two: AMEEEEN~!
*** [[Creator/AkenoWatanabe Sharla]] is [[Manga/ToLoveRu Rito Yuuki]].
*** [[Creator/TsuyoshiKoyama Dickson]] is [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Bang Shishigami]] and also another Nintendo character, [[VideoGame/PunchOut Doc Louis]] in ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Smash Bros. 4]]'', just like Dunban is Captain Falcon.
*** Alvis (Shizuma Hodoshima) is another Japanese RPG character, by the name of [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV Cecil]] [[VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy Harvey]].

* ExecutiveMeddling:
** Not by Creator/{{Nintendo}}, rather, Nintendo of America.

** And a positive example out of [=GameStop=], who apparently convinced Nintendo to sell ''Xenoblade'' from their stores... who then turned it on its ear by pricing the game ridiculously high (over $80!) and opening every copy so they could all be labeled 'used'. Four years on, 'used' copies still retail for $65.

** Some fans give Dunban and Fiora the surname "Uzuki," even though their actual surnames are never given (assuming they even ''have'' them, since most Homs have OnlyOneName). This is mostly a homage to [[VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}} Jin]] and [[VideoGame/{{Xenogears}} Citan Uzuki]].

** And a positive example out of [=GameStop=], who apparently convinced Nintendo to sell ''Xenoblade'' from their stores.
*** ...who then turned it on its ear by pricing the game ridiculously high (over $80!) and opening every copy so they could all be labeled 'used'. Four years on, 'used' copies still retail for $65.

* NewbieBoom: Newcomers started rushing in in late 2014/early 2015 partially because of the protagonist Shulk's inclusion in the fourth installment of the ever-popular ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series, partially because of LetsPlay/{{Chuggaaconroy}} playing it, and partially because it got a [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes much-needed]] re-release on 3DS. Most fans are welcoming them with open arms, though a VocalMinority are against the newcomers as always, and some joke along the lines of "[[{{Hipster}} liking Xenoblade before it was cool]]".

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Fiora's first design was different from the final version. [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111007145541/xenoblade/images/b/b1/Fiorung_concept_art.jpg She had her hair in two long pig tails and wore a kinda childish short dress]]. Takahashi and his team eventually decided to give her a more teenager look. The outfit is still in the game however, as one of the earlier pieces of equipment you get.

* NewbieBoom: Newcomers started rushing in in late 2014/early 2015 partially because of the protagonist Shulk's inclusion in the fourth installment of the ever-popular ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series, partially because of LetsPlay/{{Chuggaaconroy}} playing it, and partially because it got a [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes much-needed]] re-release on 3DS. Most fans are welcoming them with open arms (though a VocalMinority are against the newcomers as always), but some joke along the lines of "[[{{Hipster}} liking Xenoblade before it was cool]]".

* NewbieBoom: Newcomers started rushing in in late 2014/early 2015 partially because of the protagonist Shulk's inclusion in the fourth installment of the ever-popular ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series, partially because of LetsPlay/{{Chuggaaconroy}} playing it, and partially because it got a [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes much-needed]] re-release on 3DS. Most fans are welcoming them with open arms, but some joke along the lines of "[[{{Hipster}} liking Xenoblade before it was cool]]".

*** [[Creator/NorioWakamoto Metal Face]] is by that proxy, [[Anime/DragonBallZ Cell]], [[Manga/{{Hellsing}} Father Anderson]], and many more villains to go.

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*** English: [[Creator/AdamHowden Shulk]], [[Creator/NicholasBoulton Gadolt]] and [[spoiler: Meyneth]] are [[VideoGame/DragonAgeII Anders, male Hawke and Lady Hawke respectively!]]

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: In the United States: The game is now out of print from its highly limited run by one retailer. This gives it a high value to collectors. This is likely the reason why it's getting a port on the New Nintendo3DS. With the January 2015 announcement that Wii games will be coming to the Wii U eShop and that ''[[VideoGame/MetroidPrime Metroid Prime Trilogy]]'', another highly sought-after limited release, would become available on that service, many are hoping that Xenoblade could similarly be distributed via this method. As of the time of this edit (Mid-November, 2014) used copies can be found at nearly any Gamestop, albeit still at close to original retail price.

** Dickson, Mumkhar, and Alvis all have unused dialogue, including for attacking high level enemies ([[spoiler:Neither Dickson or Mumkhar rejoin the party after the Battle of Sword Valley]]), burst affinity quotes, retreat quotes, [=KO=] dialogue (Alvis can't die in his only fight in the game), and Tephra Cave battle lines exclusive to the Ether Cylinder quest.

** The game was originally called ''Monado: Beginning of the World''. The subtitle is still viewable on the Wii save data management, [[https://tcrf.net/images/thumb/1/1b/Xenoblade_monadotitle_stretched.PNG/120px-Xenoblade_monadotitle_stretched.PNG while a texture with the Kanji for 'temporary' is displayed in the background, presumably to be removed before the renaming.]]

*** Dunban is [[Mongrels Nelson, the "urbane" fox]]!

*** Dunban is [[Series/Mongrels Nelson, the "urbane" fox]]!

** English: [[Creator/AdamHowden Shulk]], [[Creator/NicholasBoulton Gadolt]] and [[spoiler: Meyneth]] are [[VideoGame/DragonAgeII Anders, male Hawke and Lady Hawke respectively!]]
** [[Creator/JennaColeman Melia]] is [[Series/DoctorWho Clara Oswald]].