'Xenoblade Chronicles X' got announced — why it could be great for Switch gamers who are new to the franchise

It has been virtually 10 years since Xenoblade Chronicles X amazed the roughly 27 individuals who performed it on Wii U, however now that quantity goes to get rather a lot larger.

The collection that I as soon as known as “Nintendo’s most unsung” is now absolutely full on Swap, as Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Version launches on Nintendo’s present console on March 20, 2025. This new port from collection developer Monolith Tender guarantees improved visuals and further story content material for the gargantuan RPG that initially launched on the failed Wii U system pretty late in its life cycle in 2015.

In case you missed it on the time (and also you virtually definitely did), Xenoblade X is narratively disconnected from the opposite Xenoblade video games, making it an incredible place to leap in for those who’ve ever been curious. It is a completely huge open-world RPG set throughout 5 distinct and exquisite continents on an alien planet known as Mira, the place humanity needs to seek out refuge after Earth has been destroyed within the crossfire of an alien conflict.

Its two important attracts are an unlimited open world and absolutely customizable mech fits that allow you to fly and unlock new areas. It is one of the vital memorable open worlds in latest recreation historical past, a lot in order that Nintendo commissioned Monolith Tender’s assistance on getting The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild throughout the end line shortly after Xenoblade X got here out.

You can even count on a bunch of goofy stuff like the primary metropolis on Mira being known as “New Los Angeles,” and fight lessons having names like “Partisan Eagle” and “Full Steel Jaguar.”

Almost a decade later, after a number of in style Xenoblade sequels and re-releases, the final nice Wii U unique is lastly coming to the Swap. Breathe simple, Xenoblade-heads.