It is official, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 has shipped 1.06 million units as of December 31, making it the first game in the franchise to cross the one million mark (within a single release obviously).

Well deserved! I think it's the most solid statement of the franchise, despite not having such praise as the first one. Still 1M+ and it still has plenty of room to grow.

Wyrdness said:

Is that a new bonus or DLC boss or a Blade... kind of hope it is a blade.

It's in the art book I think it's an enemy of some sort it may be added to the second story DLC.

Yeah, having a Blade that looks a bit like Metal Face is probably to much to ask for.

No, that's an Artifice.  It's the Artifice type that Malos sent to attack the settlements of Alrest during the final boss fight.  You can see it in the cut scene that shows what's happening on the ground while you fight him.  

I see, oh well. Maybe next game.

Got to the start of the final chapter last night.

Spoilers for both Xenoblade 1 and 2 below.

HOLY FUCKING SHIT THAT OPENING CUTSCENE!!! This must have been what it felt like to be a drakengard fan and playing Nier when it first came out. I let out a loud holy fuck as soon as I saw Zanza at like 02:30 in the morning. We also got some context behind the destruction of Zanza's old universe but this raises even  more questions such as What were the humans in Zanza's original universe fighting?, Has this whole game been taking place in the universe Shulk created at the end of 1?, What the fuck is the architect and is it just me or does he sound like both Shulk and Zanza?,  Why is Malos's sword a Monado?, What was the point of X?, Does X actually take place in Zanza's old universe?, and most importantly why are Nopon's name Bana such greedy assholes? Gonna try to finish this game tonight cause I hope to see a least some of them answered.