Hello, everyone! Can't wait to play Xenoblade X... aww
Just wanted to report that in Russia Nintendo makes a big push for Xenoblade X at biggest Russian gaming event @ IgroMir Expo 2015 / Comic-Con Russia 2015.
http://www.igromir-expo.ru/ This annual show is not very well known in the West (like E3, TGS, etc etc), but it's a pretty big deal here (last year, the show brought in >157,000 total visitors). All major companies from around the world participate (for example, Capcom announced a new character for Street Fighter V, Zangief, at IgroMir yesterday). Sony and PlayStation are BIG in Russia, Xbox is gaining popularity, too, but for Nintendo this is a very difficult market (because it arrived here very late - Nintendo Russia, which has a marketing budget ala Nintendo Spain, opened in 2011).
So, long story short, Nintendo has a pretty big booth at the exhibition, too. And Xenoblade X is a star of Nintendo's show this year ^ ^
IgroMir / CC Russia 2015 takes place in one of the biggest exhibition centers in the world, Moscow' Crosus Expo
http://www.crocus-expo.ru/ Nintendo decided to promote the game on the giant screen @ front of the building. This is expensive, so I was really surprised to see Xenoblade there! This picture taken on the day before IgroMir opened (9/30):
http://gamemag.ru/images/uploads/20/312a5450361602e585ebbe052824d2a7.JPG Another one:
http://gamemag.ru/images/uploads/20/9d1fe7eecd1e42c449c51cdbcf1162af.JPGToday (10/1) was a press day, and X had the largest crowd of all games installed at Nintendo's booth!
Also, Nintendo managers told visitors that at IgroMor Expo they're showing final localized version of the game. there was english VA, but atmosphere in the building is noisy (no headphones :/), so it is impossible to properly hear the voices. One friend of mine said that VA is great, another one missed the sound. Both of them, btw, amazed by the game! They're planning to buy it in december.
Hope we'll see epic trailer w/english voices soon!