The special version will be a separate purchase in the UK
Nintendo is splitting out the game from the other contents of the Collector’s Edition forXenoblade Chronicles 3. While the base game will still launch on July 29, theXenoblade Chronicles 3Collector’s Edition contents won’t roll out for Europe until after the game’s launch.
In astatement, Nintendo says that due to “unforeseen logistical challenges,” the company is unable to open pre-orders for the collector’s edition until after the game launches.
Rather than hold off on selling the game, Nintendo will be offering the contents of the Collector’s Edition as a separate purchase. That way fans can purchaseXenoblade Chronicles 3at launch and not have to re-buy the software.
The Collector’s Edition includes a softcover concept art book, a steel case, and the outer packaging that holds everything.
A sought-after special edition
The rollout ofXenoblade Chronicles 3Collector’s Edition hasn’t been smooth sailing. The online store hashad a few pre-order windows, and they were usually accompanied by waves of people sitting in a long virtual queue and not making it in. The online storefront even crashed for some. Nintendo has to host several waves of releases as it resolvedissues with purchasing physical productson the My Nintendo Store.
Whether this will still be a sought-after Collector’s Edition in September, we’ll see.Xenoblade Chronicles 3is due out later this month on July 29. As Chriswrote in our preview, the RPG is so far everything he needed it to be.
