Turns out that Xenoblade may not have been a Gamestop exclusive: 

When I went in to pick it up, turns out you can actually make an order for the game from Nintendo and most likely no one actually tried.  Though you have to order a minimum.

So glad I got this game at Gamestop when it first came out. X and Zelda are the main reason I'm getting a Wii U.

$70... wut... Dolphin that shitz up yo

Edit: Just to clarify, not in a pirated way

It's a 3rd party-licensed reprint of the game FYI

No.  it's got the same sku, ordered directly from Nintendo (I was told anyways).

Edit: But I'll check the box art.

I am not saying that Xenoblade is a bad game or anything, but $69.99 is way too much! Just use a damn emulator. It's not like Nintendo wanted the game to sell judging by the way they handled it anyways.

If your Wii is hacked (piece of cake), use a decent capacity SD card, USB drive, or external HDD.

Just checked the box art, looks like Nintendo may have had some left over. Still has the 2012 copyrite on the box.

What the hell, you can get a legitimate copy and make an iso out of it to play on Dolphin, it's not just an illegal download that works.  You are so ill informed and you downloading games without paying for it is exposed in this way.  Reported for glorifying piracy.

Reported for being Turkish.