I love how the blades of grass disappear about halfway through.
Xenoblade announced for New 3DS
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I love how the blades of grass disappear about halfway through.
Hero of Legend
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Here's the HQ footage from the direct and the 360p capture as seen in the OP. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEm9vN57ODM
What's the music at 0:30?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEm9vN57ODM
What's the music at 0:30?
Add Kid Icarus Uprising to that list. Going back and watching the reveal trailer again is a shock after playing it.I remember when people were clammoring about how games like SM3DWorld, Wonderful 101, Hyrule Warriors, etc. looked like shit during their reveal trailers. Then when the games actually released "Omg this doesn't look anything like the reveal!" No shit.
Case in point.
ArchedThunder
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right, I'm sure that this (you can clearly see the hardware improvements in this "new" 3DS!)
will become something very beautiful. just have to believe in the pre-release Nintendo's magic, yes?
Lol.
This is really the only bad looking shot in the trailer, all the other shots look much closer to the Wii version.
PotionBleue
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Here's the HQ footage from the direct and the 360p capture as seen in the OP.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEm9vN57ODM
What's the music at 0:30?
Gaur Plains (Daytime) (the part played in the Nintendo Direct is at around 3:24)
What you posted is a re-upload, and thus has been re-compressed. The original is on NintendoJPofficial's channel ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghFEU4t_Pm8 at 27:16).
The sequences on the video have a framerate of 24-29 fps.
hitsugi
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Here's the HQ footage from the direct and the 360p capture as seen in the OP.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEm9vN57ODM
What's the music at 0:30?
I think the game looks pretty good.. I mean, really it does look faithful to the original. I'm not sure what people are expecting. The environments are the best part.. characters were never anything special.
ArchedThunder
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Someone did a frame analysis and it's actually in between the PAL and NTSC versions apparently. They probably have plenty of time to smooth things out too.
there aren't any Wii games up on the eShop lol.
Considering what was said by the creator of the series about increasing the size of XCX to maintain it's sense of scale i can't help but feel that the 3DS won't properly convey that sense of scale that Monolith Soft wanted/created in Xenoblade.
Coming out to Gaur Plains for the first time and just letting the world sit for lack of a better word is amazing on the big screen. That's something i think will be lost with this handheld version.
Pellegri Testament
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Because that would mean they have to do something about the limited storage space on the system, Xenoblade isn't exactly a small game even compressed and them trying to finagle it onto a basic WiiU would be pretty laughable.
Hero of Legend
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My main disappointment with this is that the odds of a Wii U very just became like zero. 
Also while I too see the New 3DS as 3DSi, I am also worried it's going to extend the 3DS's life for too long. Luckily that comes with an expandeddong power, but it depends on the use.
ALSO, this can be a benefit IF this entices 3rd-parties, because let's face it, most of the AA folks have utterly flocked to Vita, leaving the very rare AAA game like MH and all the A licensed crap (well some are less crap than others) on 3DS.
Also while I too see the New 3DS as 3DSi, I am also worried it's going to extend the 3DS's life for too long. Luckily that comes with an expanded
ALSO, this can be a benefit IF this entices 3rd-parties, because let's face it, most of the AA folks have utterly flocked to Vita, leaving the very rare AAA game like MH and all the A licensed crap (well some are less crap than others
) on 3DS.ArchedThunder
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I don't know, I think the 3D could add a whole lot to the areas.
The NTSC and PAL versions had different framerates?
There are a bunch of eShop games that won't fit on the Basic's flash.
My thoughts exactly. Have no problem with them making a 3DS port but come on the Xenoblade audience will be on home consoles especially with the new one coming to a home console. Another lost opportunity for Nintendo I think...
That doesn't stop any other retail Wii U game from being on the Eshop...
Limited storage space is not a problem on the Wii U. There are plenty of games on the eShop that are a lot bigger than Xenoblade (I think Tekken Tag 2 is even bigger than 20GB).
ArchedThunder
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PAL was 25fps while NTSC was 30fps.
Hero of Legend
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They changed the song slightly, it sounds more beautiful, can't say why I can't put my finger on the specifics. XD
On the big screen most definitely 3D would look amazing for Xenoblade but the size of the 3DS screen and its resolution also at least for me hamstrings the sense of scale 3D would give it as well.
Hero of Legend
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I think it's extremely likely.
Huge Succeeded
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didnt they do that on wii too
GBA was severely underpowered. I love the thing but it really was.
What's the source for this? I don't think that's actually true.
I think the original Xenoblade sold just "okay" in japan and I think this new3ds port is more to get the portable centric people in Japan involved with the series since it seems like this is an IP Nintendo wants to grow.
ArchedThunder
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That's the typical PAL framerate for SD content...
bobawesome
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right, I'm sure that this (you can clearly see the hardware improvements in this "new" 3DS!)
will become something very beautiful. just have to believe in the pre-release Nintendo's magic, yes?
Lol.
Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.
Only if you don't actually know what PAL is. Or the difference between PAL50 and PAL60.
ArchedThunder
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I know that the vast majority of GameCube games are locked at 25 and I'm positive the it's the same for Wii.
This is exactly it - it's why Xenoblade Chronicles X has it's (awful) name and why Shulk is in Smash.
Personally I'd have liked Xenoblade to be remade for Wii U rather than 3DS, but then that's because I have the Wii version that I'm actually playing through right now.
Pretty much every single Wii game supports 60hz, Xenoblade included.
ChrisMahoney
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If the Pokemon game after Ruby requires this new 3DS, I'm done with Nintendo.
ArchedThunder
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Alrighty, didn't know that.
You're wrong. Nearly all PAL Wii games support 60hz and many GameCube ones too. The PAL version of Xenoblade is only 25fps if you run it in Dolphin due to a bug, it runs at 30 on the actual console.
Yeah most PAL games don't have this problem. Xenoblade actually does however, it's quite baffling.
There's even been made a patch to fix that
edit: ah only on dolphin? that's how i played it to be fair
……forgetit
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Vastly inferior, but still much better than what it was before.
FlashbladeGAF
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It will. So pack your bags now.
I'm just gonna trade my old 3DS in.
I want to see the "track your eyes" no lost 3D effect
Sucks to have a main feature on a handheld not getting used the majority of the time.
ArchedThunder
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Just like how Black 2 and White 2 where DSi only? Oh wait.
In all likelihood due to the way the the Pokemon franchise operates now I doubt they will do anything more than have the games run a little better on the New 3DS and maybe have some extra control options.
This was one of the main selling points for me. I love the 3D on my 3ds so having an improved version of it is a really big plus for me.
MarcoZombieCannon
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How is the 4GB cart limit gonna affect the port though? (if there even is a physical version) Because IIRC the Wii version is 6GBs.
Maintenance
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3DS can go up to 8GB, the Vita is the one who can only go to 4GB.
How big was the Japanese version of Xenoblade? The EU/NA versions of Xenoblade had dual audio, so maybe they would just cut Japanese audio from the international versions and call it a day.
Just trade in your old 3DS.
MarcoZombieCannon
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Right! I'd forgotten about that. We haven't had any games go up that far that I know of, however.
Chezzymann
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I wonder if the new 3ds version will actually have 3D in the overworld
Maintenance
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Yes, you're right. But at least they have a breathing room, unlike Sony*, which saw the 4GB limit bite them in the ass many times already.
*By Sony I mean games for the platform, not 1st party.