And it could very easily be the big time console RPG franchise for Nintendo. (Although I'm 100% confident that Pokemon could fill that role if they did a console Pokemon RPG, but that's a story for another topic.)
RPGs is the one genre the Wii U is desperately lacking in, and it's funny since the RPG genre is the 3DS' specialty.
So they need to find a way to get that audience over to their consoles as well.
Xenoblade becoming their next big time blockbuster franchise would be a perfect step in the right direction.
But Ninteno has to treat it with the same attention and give it the same level of marketing as they did with Splatoon, Mario Maker, and what they'll eventually do with Zelda.
The facts that it's no longer retailer exclusive and it's releasing in the holiday season certainly works in its favor.
Another step in the right direction would be to bundle it like they did in Japan.
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