'' Xenoblade Chronicles '' was announced during E3 2009 . Its official title and release window were not announced until the beginning of 2010 , alongside the announcement of '' The Last Story '' . The game released in Japan on 10 June 2010 . Over a year after its Japanese release , it was confirmed for release in European territories under the title '' Xenoblade Chronicles '' . This version included both the English and Japanese voice tracks . According to Adam Howden , Shulk 's voice actor , he was not given much information prior to his audition , and was never given the full script during recording . According to him , the translated script needed to be altered as some lines came out as longer or shorter than the Japanese originals , and he was told to give Shulk a neutral British-accented voice . Concerning the game 's localization , Takahashi stated that while some minor changes were made in the English versions of the game , like some bug fixes , minor adjustments to gameplay balance , and slight rewriting of some written content , none of the changes led to any significant differences . Initially planned for release on 2 September 2011 , it was released two weeks early on 19 August . In addition to the standard edition , a special edition with a Red Wii Controller Pro was also released . It was later re-released in Europe on the Wii U 's Nintendo eShop on 5 August 2015
E3 2009
E3 2009
Xenoblade Chronicles (video game)