Sooo, Xenoblade Chronicles X USA pre-orders...

[MikeRox]

the_dengle said:

Samus Aran said:

Pokémon is from 1996. Paper Mario and Mario & Luigi have its origins in a game that released in 1996 as well.

It's also worth noting that Fire Emblem didn't exist in the West until the 2000s.

And mainline Final Fantasy didn't release in Europe unti 1997. They are still franchises steeped in a lot more mainstream history than Xenoblade, even if factoring in Xenogears etc. Though Paper Mario and Mario & Luigi can attribute a good chunk of their sales to the brand power of Mario.