Monolith's New Nintendo Wii U Game Revealed

By Shane Jury 23.01.2013 25

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Today's Nintendo Direct has shown off the first glimpse of the new Nintendo Wii U game from the makers of Xenoblade Chronicles.

As an epic finale to today's Nintendo Wii U- focused Nintendo Direct video, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata presented the first footage for Monolith's upcoming title, presently untitled. The video looks to be reminiscent of Xenoblade's open-world gameplay combined with even bigger roaming monsters and - oddly enough - ridable mecha-suits.


 

What do you think of Monolith's latest project on Nintendo Wii U?

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Monolith

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Nintendo

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Real Time RPG

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meeto_0 is offline. meeto_0 23.01.2013#1

Is it me or was this Nintendo direct more interesting then their E3. 

 
JayUK is offline. JayUK 23.01.2013#2

That Nintendo Direct was impossibly good, why can't their E3's be that entertaining. That delivered everything I wanted from Nintendo.

-Great games
-integrated virtual console
-improved load times

Well done Nintendo!

 
samus_boy is offline. samus_boy 23.01.2013#3

I've got about 65 hours in on Xenoblade so far and it has quickly become one of my favorite games, period. I've never played any of the other Xeno games, so this could be just a feature of them, but this preview shared many, many similarities with what I'm seeing in Xenoblade. The icons on the bottom of the screen, the map in the upper right, the way battle appears to be initiated. Also, the flying armor looked exactly like a Mechon from Xenoblade. My point being, if these aren't all features of the Xeno games, this could very well be a sequel to Xenoblade.

Regardless, I'm truly loving what I've seen so far.

meeto_0 said:
Is it me or was this Nintendo direct more interesting then their E3. 

It is not just you. I had the same thought. Lol

 
Phoenom is offline. Phoenom 23.01.2013#4

This bit sold me on the game straight away. Smilie

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JayUK is offline. JayUK 23.01.2013#5

Oh so good, me want it now!

 
Azuardo is online! Azuardo 23.01.2013#6

Those talking about E3 - Nintendo don't care as much about E3 any more, and I don't blame them. I much prefer their spaced-out Direct conferences throughout the year than scruffy E3. The show isn't what it used to be, and has become less and less about the fans each year. At least Nintendo is doing it for the fans with these videos. That said, E3 should be a decent showing for them this year, with playable Mario and new Smash Bros screens.

And on topic, looks like I really need to get on Xenoblade soon. Could this be a possible sequel? The guy at the end looked like the main guy from Xenoblade, and then the 'X' logo..? Speculating. I don't know. I shouldn't try to spoil myself.

 
SirLink is offline. SirLink 23.01.2013#7

Azuardo said:
Those talking about E3 - Nintendo don't care as much about E3 any more, and I don't blame them. I much prefer their spaced-out Direct conferences throughout the year than scruffy E3. The show isn't what it used to be, and has become less and less about the fans each year. At least Nintendo is doing it for the fans with these videos. That said, E3 should be a decent showing for them this year, with playable Mario and new Smash Bros screens.

And on topic, looks like I really need to get on Xenoblade soon. Could this be a possible sequel? The guy at the end looked like the main guy from Xenoblade, and then the 'X' logo..? Speculating. I don't know. I shouldn't try to spoil myself.

I agree, just look how some past conferences went from all three companies and it's obvious how E3 is becoming less and less interesting for gamers like us. It's a clever approach, since Nintendo doesn't have to share the spotlight with anyone by doing Nintendo Directs for many of their huge announcements.

Speculation will no doubt ensue about this game being a sequel or not, so it would be a good idea to get on Xenoblade sooner rather than later unless you like dodging possible spoilers for months to come.

WAIT A SECOND...look closely and you'll spot a chat window in the footage. Online co-op? That would be incredible...

( Edited 23.01.2013 15:35 by SirLink )

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mooojc is offline. mooojc 23.01.2013#8

This is looking gorgeous, seems like its almost a 'Xenoblade 2' with some of the similarities it shares such as combat/UI. Plus that mech at the end of the trailer? Win. I want this game. 

 
Stulaw is offline. Stulaw 23.01.2013#9

SirLink said:

WAIT A SECOND...look closely and you'll spot a chat window in the footage. Online co-op? That would be incredible...


Someone from Neogaf posted this.
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Phoenom is offline. Phoenom 23.01.2013#10

The trailer is on the eShop. You guys absolutely NEED to see this on a full-screen TV.

 
SirLink is offline. SirLink 23.01.2013#11

Phoenom said:
The trailer is on the eShop. You guys absolutely NEED to see this on a full-screen TV.

OMG *grabs Wii U GamePad*

Holy shit...it makes the quality shown on the stream or Nintendo's official YouTube video look like a joke.

( Edited 23.01.2013 16:19 by SirLink )

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Stulaw is offline. Stulaw 23.01.2013#12

SirLink said:
Phoenom said:
The trailer is on the eShop. You guys absolutely NEED to see this on a full-screen TV.

OMG *grabs Wii U GamePad*

Holy shit...it makes the quality shown on the stream or Nintendo's official YouTube video look like a joke.

Damn, I don't have a Wii U Smilie.

 
ScreamoPichu is offline. ScreamoPichu 23.01.2013#13

At first I thought it was just a test of Xenoblade in HD. Than the giant mech thing. (Which amazed me) I'm glad this was shown last, because my mind went; "HOLY SHIT THIS IS INCRREDIBLE."

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Sonic_13 is offline. Sonic_13 23.01.2013#14

SirLink said:
Phoenom said:
The trailer is on the eShop. You guys absolutely NEED to see this on a full-screen TV.

OMG *grabs Wii U GamePad*

Holy shit...it makes the quality shown on the stream or Nintendo's official YouTube video look like a joke.

and I was impressed just by the visuals in just that animated gif above!

I can't wait to get home from work to see the video on the eShop!

 
Darkflame is offline. Darkflame 23.01.2013#15

Big open crazy explorable landscapes?
SOLD
Smilie

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SirLink is offline. SirLink 23.01.2013#16

For anyone curious about this game's composer, this will be his first video game soundtrack with his previous ones being for anime, TV shows and movies. If the trailer music and this one below is any indication, it'll be an amazing soundtrack.


 

 
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greenfox is offline. greenfox 23.01.2013#17

Hmm well just piecing a few things together. Anyone think this could be monoliths first stabb into mmo territory I mean they have that text box and did say they wanted to be like Bethesda and the scale of the game looks impressive. 

I do have one issue. I don't think it looks any better than a ps3 game. Possibly a little worse that current AAA titles. Sure it will play sublimely

 
JayUK is offline. JayUK 23.01.2013#18

greenfox said:
Hmm well just piecing a few things together. Anyone think this could be monoliths first stabb into mmo territory I mean they have that text box and did say they wanted to be like Bethesda and the scale of the game looks impressive. 

I do have one issue. I don't think it looks any better than a ps3 game. Possibly a little worse that current AAA titles. Sure it will play sublimely

I really doubt its an MMO.

 
Entity is offline. Entity 23.01.2013#19


greenfox said:
Hmm well just piecing a few things together. Anyone think this could be monoliths first stabb into mmo territory I mean they have that text box and did say they wanted to be like Bethesda and the scale of the game looks impressive. 

I do have one issue. I don't think it looks any better than a ps3 game. Possibly a little worse that current AAA titles. Sure it will play sublimely

I hope it's NOT an MMO but rather have the option to play online co-op. I want a grand story in single player as in Xenoblade.

About the graphics there are two things that has to be mentioned.

1. This not the finishe game. We have no idea how long they have come in development yet. And...

2. If there will be such a huge open world as in Xenoblade then this looks very good, I just hope they let Xenoblade inspire them a good deal have make all those different and colourful areas as in that game.

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TAG is offline. TAG 24.01.2013#20

I guess I should start saving my money for a WiiU. And I here I was, thinking that I'd be PC gamer for the next generation. Silly me.

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ScreamoPichu is offline. ScreamoPichu 24.01.2013#21

Phoenom said:
This bit sold me on the game straight away. Smilie

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I just thought I'd let you know that I've watched this GIF about 1000 times now.

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Sonic_13 is offline. Sonic_13 24.01.2013#22


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Darkflame is offline. Darkflame 24.01.2013#23

? They dont look similiar at all if thats what your saying - also that sw one is concept art.
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Anyway, why didnt they credit the landscape people? Smilie

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Sonic_13 is offline. Sonic_13 25.01.2013#24

Darkflame said:
? They dont look similiar at all if thats what your saying - also that sw one is concept art.

I thought it was from a trailer, but maybe not.

I was just posting it because when I saw the gif of the character getting into the vehicle above a huge world, it made me think of the Star Wars 1313 picture of the character overlooking the world ... and it made me hope Star Wars 1313 makes it to Wii U.

 
Darkflame is offline. Darkflame 26.01.2013#25

Well, I agree with that Smilie

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