Get a peak at the Xenoblade Chronicles artbook

It's almost here, folks. My goodness, it's almost here! Xenoblade Chronicles, the highly anticipated game from developer Monolith Soft will be launching in a little over a week, and you can bet Wii owners all around North America are super stoked to get the chance to play the game.

One of the perks that comes with pre-ordering the Wii RPG at GameStop (basically the only retailer that's carrying the game) is that you get a snazzy artbook. Oh, how I love artbooks. Don't you just adore those fine collections of enjoyable eye candy, too?

A few scans (which you can check out below) of pages from the artbook were recently posted by Siliconera. It's looking pretty damn great, and I'm super stoked that I reserved my copy. I really look forward to seeing the rest of the artwork.

So now you're faced with a dilemma. Do you pre-order Xenoblade Chronicles at GameStop and get that artbook? Or do you get the exclusive ShopNintendo bundle that includes a black Classic Controller Pro? Decisions, decisions …