As a PSA for all Australians with a pre-order for the collector’s edition of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 in the Nintendo Australia store – your order will be shipped as a split shipment.
The first package, which contains the game itself, should still arrive by the game’s release date on July 29, so no problem. The second package, which contains all the items from the collector’s edition, will arrive in Australian hands sometime in the spring. The reason for the delay, according to an email sent to customers by Nintendo of America, is “unforeseen logistical challenges.”
The Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Collector’s Edition is exclusive to My Nintendo Store. If you go to the game’s Australian My Nintendo Store page, you’ll see a small print update explaining how deliveries will work for Australians. It’s worth noting that you can’t book the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Collector’s Edition either as Nintendo’s local stock allocation has run out. Here is the revised small print:
Screenshot: Kotaku Australia
Nintendo has been sincere about the delay, sending an email to customers of the pre-order from various territories to inform them of the situation. You can see a copy of this email below:
Screenshot: LeOtaku91 on Reddit
We have contacted Nintendo Australia for feedback and will update this piece when we have a response.
Pre-orders for standard and expansion passes for Xenoblade Chronicles 3 are still available, and you can find all the cheaper copies in our buyer’s guide right here.
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 arrives on July 29, 2022, exclusively on Nintendo Switch. The game recently projected its own Nintendo Direct broadcast full of new details and trailers.