It should do better than its two predecessors, based largely on the factors you mentioned, but honestly, the marketing for Xenoblade 2 has been really, really poor.
Their latest Direct in fact turned my roommate off from the game entirely and made me skeptical about buying it. Generally, trailers and presentations exist to get you hyped, but Nintendo's approach with this game has had the opposite effect, at least on me and the people I know who were interested in it.









