Official Xenoblade thread- Opinions, thoughts and questions inside! Can it hit 1mil in sales next year? Sequel coming for Wii U???

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Question: Are Materials used for anything besides some side quests? My materials pocket is full, and other than a couple of items with "!" on them (these are for quests), I really don't know the use for them. Or are they just to be sold?