How Monolith Soft Changed Nintendo | Game Studio Spotlight

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Canipa breaks down the work of Monolith Soft, particularly their work on the Xenoblade series, and how their unique approach to game design has changed their prestigious parent company Nintendo.

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Xenogears footage (xRavenXP) sourced from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8xX-nJnAh4
Xenoblade X footage sourced from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwk-o_dd_aI
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild footage (Spazbo4) sourced from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tgm8TfcsomQ
BOTW Salvager Armor footage sourced from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vhEjHZiDp8

Sources and Further Reading:

Nintendo isn't Interested in Acquisitions - https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-acquisition-dna
Soraya Saga on Xenogears - https://www.siliconera.com/soraya-saga-on-xenogears-and-xenosaga/
Eiji Aonuma on BOTW - https://nintendoeverything.com/aonuma-on-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-full-gamekult-interview-translation/2/
Kyoto Report Staff Database - http://kyoto-report.wikidot.com/
Iwata Asks: Xenoblade - https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/xenoblade/0/0
Iwata Asks: Xenoblade X - https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wiiu/xenoblade-chronicles-x/0/0
Tetsuya Takahashi on Monolith - https://www.gamespot.com/articles/monolith-soft-and-making-rpgs-for-everyone/1100-6432551/
History of Monolith Soft - https://www.kotaku.com.au/2021/07/from-xenogears-to-xenoblade-the-history-of-monolith-soft/
Tetsuya Takahashi on BOTW and X2 - https://www.siliconera.com/monolith-soft-boss-talks-katsura-hashino-xenoblade-chronicles-2-development-struggles/
Tetsuya Takahashi on Xenoblade 2 - https://www.nintendo.co.uk/News/2017/December/An-introduction-to-Xenoblade-Chronicles-2-from-director-Tetsuya-Takahashi-1314702.html
Tetsuya Takahashi on Definitive Edition - https://nintendoeverything.com/xenoblade-chronicles-definitive-edition-message-from-takahashi-says-future-connected-linked-to-series-future/

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Intro:
Animated by Christian Maize (@CookieficationJ)
Music by Steven Kelly (@Sarifus)
Produced for The Canipa Effect

Games/Anime series featured in this video (chronologically):

Starfield
Call of Duty: Vanguard
Destiny 2
Luigi's Mansion 3
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Ring Fit Adventure
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Xenogears
Xenosaga - Episode I
Xenosaga - Episode III
Disaster: Day of Crisis
Xenoblade Chronicles
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean
Soma Bringer
Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Endless Frontier
Elden Ring
Horizon: Forbidden West
Dying Light 2 Stay Human
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
Xenoblade Chronicles X
Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna - The Golden Country
Knights of Sidonia
Kill la Kill
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Splatoon 2
Pikmin 3 Deluxe
Splatoon 3
Genshin Impact
Pokemon Legends: Arceus
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Mario Tennis Aces

Music:

00:00 - Colony 9 - Yoko Shimomura (Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition)
01:49 - Sponsored Message: AtlasVPN
02:54 - Wings - Yasunori Mitsuda (Xenogears)
03:42 - Time to Fight! (Bionis' Shoulder) - Kenji Hiramatsu (Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition)
05:26 - z5m20i12r04a28 - Hiroyuki Sawano (Xenoblade Chronicles X)
08:56 - Where it All Began - Yasunori Mitsuda (Xenoblade Chronicles 2)
09:50 - Switch Presentation 2017 Trailer Music - Kosuke Yamashita (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
12:17 - Crossing Swords - Kenji Hiramatsu (Xenoblade Chronicles 2)
15:36 - Fogbeast - ACE (Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition)


All footage is used for the purpose of review and is fair use.



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