With all the attention on Operation Rainfall and the effort to convince Nintendo of America to bring Xenoblade Chronicles to North America, it can be easy to forget that the game will be coming out in Europe very soon. In fact, almost as if in response to that fact, Nintendo of Europe has taken action to make that release come even closer. It has announced that Xenoblade Chronicles will now be released on August 19, two weeks ahead of its previous September 2 release date.

European fans looking forward to this game may want to check our previous coverage for information on Xenoblade Chornicles' preorder bonuses and some trailers. North American fans may want to keep an eye on the Operation Rainfall blog, which is currently organizing a mail in campaign.