Xenoblade Chronicles X localization "well under way"

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Clyde32 said:

noname2200 said:

 

Materia-Blade said:

Actually, Nintendo bought Namco in 2008, but stupid japanese government didn't allow the transaction to be completed. So, nintendo got monolith instead (great deal, but monolith + namco would be overkill).

I genuinely did not know that. Huh. What's the story behind it?

Nintendo was trying to purchase Namco. They had everything worked out to do so, but because that would give them a Monopoly, it was against the law and the government stepped in. So instead Namco decided to just give Nintendo Monolith Soft instead. 

Not that it made much difference as Nintendo acquired a controlling interest in 2007 (they bought 80% of Namco's 96%).  Another fun fact, despite the name, Xenoblade Chronicles as a franchise is actually not part of the Xeno series but a spiritual successor.  Originally it was titled "Monado and the Beginning of the World."