“The reason I created a huge environment to explore was because I believed that type of design was necessary to express the world of this game,” says executive director Tetsuya Takahashi.

Regardless of whether or not you’ve been following the game, hopefully these tidbits will give you some insight as to why Xenoblade Chronicles never gets boring.

Xenoblade Chronicles comes out in North America next week and if you reserve the game at GameStop you’ll get an art book as a bonus.

Nintendo sent over a bundle of character artwork for Xenoblade Chronicles. Monolith Soft’s game centers around a red sword called Monado, a powerful blade Shulk discovers.

GameStop are offering an exclusive art book along with pre-orders for Xenoblade Chronicles.

Nintendo of America announced an official release date for Xenoblade Chronicles today.

Pick from one of four pieces of art to be included on the reverse side of Xenoblade Chronicles’ cover.

IT’S COMING. [Update: Exclusively through Gamestop and Nintendo themselves.]

A Gamestop retail list includes something titled “Xenoblade Chronicles GS Exlusive” on it.

Nintendo gave both Monolith Soft and Mistwalker the same basic guideline at the start of both projects.

Nintendo of Europe are holding a “Let’s Play Xenoblade Chronicles” playtest.

Today’s video shows the Ether Mine area, followed by an overview of how to use Ether Crystals to craft gems.

Shulk and Rein rescue a kid from monsters and are invited to rest at the refugee camp he belongs to. There, they pick up a sidequest.

All good things must end. Get out your plastic oversized Monado sword, box of Kleenex and tune in for Red Sun Gamer’s final episode in their 5-part series of Xenoblade Chronicles.

Everything in this Xenoblade Chronicles trailer is big, from enemies to Shulk’s sword, Monado.

On today’s Episode 6 menu we have; Bromance, Inventory management , weapons and clothing upgrades and visions of the future.