So basically, we've learned 2 things: 1) Dolls are now called Skells 2) They're not far enough in localization to give a release date or show the English voice acting. A bit disappointing, but I guess this was meant for the people who haven't been avidly keeping up with the Japanese news. Fair enough I guess.

The intro reminds me of how a ride would start in Disney world

REALLY wish this would come to the Switch , such a beautiful game~

Where's my release date, Nintendo of America?

Wait, this is a Wii U game? Looks like it should be a high end PC game. Good for Nintendo to show off their hardware

Waiting for Bill to announcing a Xenoblade X switch port.

It's gonna be awhile before I go outside again.

If this game comes out in North America, I will be getting a Wii U. I've been playing Xenoblade Chronicles on my New 3DS and it's been an amazing experience. I love the factor of how wherever u look, you CAN get there and explore no matter how far or how impossible it looks to get there. Loving Xenoblade Chronicles so far.

All I wanted was info that we didn't already know from the Japanese direct, like English voice acting or something. Oh well, at least the gameplay from the treehouse made me excited to explore the world, not like I wasn't already excited.

This game still looks more beautifull today than 90% of the AAA games on Switch.

Man, the amount of nostalgia I have for this presentation is immense. I truly do miss these times, so damn much. No matter what anyone says, the 2015 - 2016 Wii U era was a special, different time for me.

Everyone was used to "dolls", everyone knows what "dolls" are. But still, they called them "Skells". No idea what it means, so I looked up Wikipedia: "Skell, as a stereotypical or archetypal designation, refers to a person who is homeless, vagrant or derelict. It is often used to connote such a person who is habitually engaged in small-time criminal activity, especially by one working as a con artist or panhandler." ... Nice choice Nintendo.

This was the shortest direct I have ever experienced! Edit: Never mind.

Damn I expected hearing the english dub and some indication of the US release date. I am disappointed.

Bill looked extra silly in this direct.

After watching this. I have to say nintendo step up there game with this game. Also i'm sure Chugga is mind blown after seeing this.

Monolith Soft once again is raising the bar of JRPG excellence.

this is why people buy Wii U even though they already have PC

We need a Switch version!

Jesus, the full map of Xenoblade X has 400km². Just for the sake of comparison, Skyrim's full map has less than 50km².

What a great time it would be for JRPG Disgaea 5 Fire Emblem If Final Fantasy XV Kingdom Hearts 3 Persona 5 Star Ocean 5 Xenoblade Chronicles X Yokai Watch Ys 8 It's good to be a Nintendo / Playstation Owner.

Hey Nintendo, I want an Animal Crossing gameworld this big.

My god why didn't they just show this and then a release date and call it a day. The treehouse put me to sleep. I know why they made the Treehouse apart of the direct, is because Nintendo STILL think their fans only play Nintendo games, Mario, Zelda and Pokemon and never played a JRPG.

anyone else prefer dolls over skells?

Please release Xenoblade Chronicles X on the Switch!

Oho, that BETTER not be Elma's voice..

this game was basically the Wii Us BoTW yet everyone ignored it just because it didnt have zelda written on it and it was on the Wii U, tragic

While we don't have a western release date at this point I know I'll be playing the game next week! YO, Mira baby, April 28th is right around the corner!

This was WAY too short. There was only two things I wanted from this. Footage of the english version of the game and a release date. I got NEITHER. I'm honestly very disappointed. At least the treehouse demo is cool to watch.

Damn, Hiroyuki Sawano really knows how to make great music!

One of the best games I 've ever played.

Weren't the skells called dolls before?

2:48 I like the background music xD

lol that troll face at 8:29

'Nopon with their claw-like ears'? Those are wings, haven't you played Xenoblade Chronicles for the Wii? O.o

I really like the use of the gamepad!

getting the feeling that some of the people in the comments are too impatient for a release date. The way I see it the further away the release date is, the more work the company can put into the game to make it better. Have patience, comment section

Please, everyone, stop asking for a release date. It's obviously too early to tell... Why would you want a release date that might ultimately get pushed back?

Wow, this and Zelda Wii U look incredible already. I can't wait to see the final product of these games!

who's here after the xenoblade remaster for switch?

Please remastered to Switch please!!!

Lol and people say the Wii U isn't a next gen console.

they should've kept the Skells being named Dolls, it makes more sense than Skell and also makes a simple thing sound awesome for those who don't know, a skell is a homeless person

23 Xbone and Ps4 fans cant handle the WiiU Getting such an amazing Title.

Did anyone else think that "skells" was a misspelled version of "skills" at first? XD

The intro guy though xD So bad I love it.

I have played the first Xenoblade chronicles on wii back then and as a veteran player of the series I will say that I cannot wait for Xenoblade chronicles X to get here.

10/10 "A game of massive proportions..." -IGN

I was never interested in WiiU until now. It's a wonder how I missed the original Xenoblade Chronicles on the Wii. I love rpgs too. What a missed opportunity! I must play this game!

HIROYUKI SAWANO SOUNDTRACK! YESSS

Im still calling the Mechs Dolls it just sounds so much better then Skells

I'm happy with whatever they can give me. Nintendo always has a trick up their sleeve and I love it c:

Good stream. For someone who's been following the Japanese directs this was nothing new. But the majority of the people are only keeping up with the English updates. However, I found the treehouse showcase very interesting with a ton of gameplay footage.

My poor wallet...

THE MUSIC

1:14 Shulk: "Goddamnit guys, do you know how hard it was to bring it back the _first_ time?"

Raise your hand if your broke XD

I think B.L.A.D.E will be the antagonists at the end. Anyone else?

Bill mentioned metroid!! This is bigger than the grumps acknowledging Jon again!!!

The Nav Ball is such a good idea! A vast improvement on the arrow in Xenoblade Chronicles that took some of the fun out of the wonder of exploration

So you guys have been showing this off since January of 2013 and still no release date?

Does this look like the best game ever? I'm pretty sure it is.

I'm getting more excited for this game as every day goes by.

Beautiful, vast, action-filled and mechs... If that's not enough reasons, for wanting this game, then I don't know what to say...

Does this mean X will not have British accents? I never understood why Chronicles had that.

Amazing graphics !!

I'm Gonna Call You Colony 6, You Colony 9, You Makna Forest, You Eryth Sea, And You Satoral Marsh.

Wow!, Just wow!! Mechs + Adorable characters + Open world = Epicness over 900000!

I really want X on the Switch in some from, I don’t care if it’s a sequel or a port

Nintendo is not holding back anymore, they are now bringing out the big guns (literally) and going in a all out battle in the gaming industry This plus more games coming from cute yet enjoyable games to crazy epic games like these, who knows what else they can pull off Perhaps a actual pokemon game on wii u is just enough to say the least Wii u has enormous potential that they are just biding there time and waiting to use there trump card at the right moment

The music at the end of the trailer sounds like a lost track from Kill La Kill...

I've seen large game worlds but GEEZE! I'm going to get the 1st game on the 3DS and if it has a world like this I will be shocked. This world is MASSIVE!

Xenoblade Transformers

Man this was more like a teaser Nintendo you are evil!!! You continue to keep stealing my wallet...

They were not lying, they only went over 1 percent of what you need to know. What a great game (:

Guys seriously?! I'm looking over the comments, and none of you even cared to say "Thank you" to Nintendo!!! Are you serious? The comments I'm seeing right now is, "Nintendo, when the heck is the game coming?!" Or "Nintendo, do this and that!" Cmon guys, they are working so hard to make games like this, and all we have to do is at least say thank you!!! They put tons of years into their games and what have we said or done in return? Be thankful guys. Nintendo, you are the greatest company, this game looks so beautiful and realistic. You guys are awesome and I loved y'all from the start. Thank you so much.

So, skells are basically playing as a mechon?

Shut up and take my money

Satorl Marshes 2? The Satorl marshes is the most breath-taking location I've seen in any game.

Ok, I've just recently gotten into xenoblade chronicles so I haven't seen many of the X stuff. That cleared up I can just imagine the amazing views that can be made using the hopper drone.

Hey guys. Guys! Do you have what it takes to beat my Skells? :D ....

*Sigh* The top comments and pretty much everywhere else are filled with people saying how disappointed they are about no release dates(obviously saved for E3) and other small things. DEPRESSING. Nobody is talking about how amazing this game is.

Can't believe it's been 7 years this game has aged very well you guys still need to import it to switch by the way and I'm not asking anymore I'm telling you

Yet another reason why I love Nintendo.

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY

No Shulk? 7.8/10 I'm not really feeling it.

This will be the first game i pick up on release day in quite a while.

*meanwhile* We are coming soon! guys! good luck! :D

The main characters looks lame. Shulk is much better.

What a dissapointing direct. No new info just rehashed parts from the Japanese direct. Also no release date or English voice acting.

Wow. I think it's finally time to pick up a Wii U.

This is what the Wii U has needed from day 1 to save it. Games like this. big grand adventures and something no one else has. The PS4 and 360 have nno JRPGs of any merit and there hasnt been one on the last gen for a a long time. I havent played much of my Wii u for a very long time. This game could be my Wii Us saving grace

Been 9 years and I still can't get over this game you guys out did yourselves and should be ashamed you haven't brought it to switch yet

This makes me want a wii u now

Ughhhh the pretty graphics and environments, the unique monster designs, _that MUSIC_!! Definitely going to get this game, and sooo gonna get the soundtrack. It's Sawano Hiroyuki!! I recently bought his "BEST OF VOCALS WORKS [nZk]", and I'm in love. It has vocal songs from anime he's worked on, such as Gundam UC, Guilty Crown, Blue Exorcist, Attack on Titan, Kill la Kill, and 1 from both Sengoku Basara and Aldnoah... I love his work.

All this amazing stuff and all I can think is: "Hooray! We still have the Nopon!"

I wonder if the music that is played in the backgrounds of xenblade chornicles x's videos is actually music from the game because it is just beautiful and relaxing, I like it a lot.

In just a day, copies of Xenoblade Chronicles X and the Wii U Xenoblade Chronicles X Deluxe Set have SOLD OUT!!!!!!

This game is crazy - it takes all the best elelments of those nostaligic 2D RPG's like battles, characters and areas and just evolves them totally to the next level of Epic. Anyone who says those oldskool 2D/isometric turn-based RPG's are better than this is crazy. Next level gaming right here.

Ah...December refuses to arrive any faster than at a snail's pace.