Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Confirmed For Switch

woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow! yes yes yes!

All Xenoblade games are finally on Switch!!!

People expecting Switch 2 announcement:

Nintendo:

wow, a shadow drop? From MY Nintendo? Unthinkable.
Guess that means no direct for yet another long while.

I'm so happy that this game is finally coming to Switch!

I was not expecting this, but this is pretty cool none the less. We are one step closer to amiibo Festival: Definitive Edition

Will it need the optimization downloads or will they be included?

Nintendo with the random twitter drops again. Nice.

Nintendo just casually drops such an amazing announcement out of nowhere

(Altough at that point I wished they would have kept the port for Switch 2)

My life... is complete

Hopefully the resources for this didn’t take away from mainline. Genuinely couldn’t get into this game- and I don’t intend on purchasing it again either.

Yyyyyeeeeeeeessssssss!!!

25th March 2025 = Switch 2 Launch Day Confirmed?

YEEEEEAAAHHH My Wii U's Gamepad was dead, even if I have 300 hours to re-do again, I'm so happy XDDD

AAGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! YEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!

Dumb question maybe... but are the Xenoblade games worth trying if I don't like playing games for the story?
I typically skip cutscenes, text dialog, etc.
However, I've always been curious to try either the first game or this one. The world design and exploration looks like it could be fun. Not sure about the combat?

Why does Samus Hunter keep getting things right? This and Famicom Detective Club. Samus Hunter used to be one of the worst leakers, hoping this is just a coincidence XD

About effing time.

Excuse me?? Why now??

Does this mean one day I'll randomly wake up to Wind Waker and Twilight Princess HD?

Neat! Hope it gets an actual ending this time.

Saga and Gears would be nice. I’ve tried Xenoblade but I hate the combat system. Is X any better?

wow is coming

Now just put Twilight Princess and Wind Waker HD on the Switch and we’re set

I love this announcement so much! And all you guys!

Really exciting for me, this has been trapped on the Wii U. Interesting to see how much actually improvement there is to the game.

Goodbye, Wii U!!

I am so ready for this!

On a side note, why is an Organization 13 member speaking to Lao at the end?

I am so happy! HOLD OFF THE SWITCH 2! MY LIFE IS OVER IN MARCH!

They better not remove anything from this, you know, like they did with the character customization in the localized version. >.>

YOU GUYS DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW HYPED I AM IM GENUINELY GOING INSANE IM LOSING IT

@mariomaster96 I'm guessing Nintendo might take a different approach in getting people to buy or upgrade to the next Switch. It might be an approach that Microsoft has with Xbox Series that your games will perform and look better on the next hybrid model. There will be exclusive titles, but I don't think Xenoblade Chronicles X would've been a big mover as an exclusive.

THEY CANT JUST SURPRISE ME LIKE THAT I DAMN NEAR HAD A HEART ATTACK IN CLASS

Beyond thrilled this is coming to the Switch. It will be day one for me. Just give me the special edition.

WHAT no way! The final nail in the Wii U’s coffin!
I loved what I played of this back then, and will gladly double-dip.

I guess this all but confirms backwards compatibility for Switch Deux, because otherwise it makes no sense to release this major title in this time window.

@HammerGalladeBro It won't need them. The only reason they were needed was because of how long it takes to load data off a disc, which obviously isn't a problem on Switch.

Absolutely wild. This was the last game I bought on wii u before the closure. Glad I held off on playing it.

Hell yes!! Finally, Let's Goooo!!!

its not switch 2 but it might be even better news!

I have this on Wii U, but I need it on Switch. Can't wait!!!!

The only Xeno game I've ever completed. so dang good! Still have the collectors guide and terrycloth.

Right at the end of the video. No way it's Organization 13!

Neato. Might buy it finally. Never did get around buying it on WiiU when I had the console.

Damn. This pretty much confirms we're not getting a direct any time soon. At this point we most likely won't hear anything until next year.

The only wii u port I ever wanted when I got the switch. Christ why the massive wait. Either way I'll be there day 1! Super hyped to finally explore that world for myself

Fantastic, I'm glad Nintendo spread the release of these Wii U ports for Switch quite evenly throughout the Switch life cycle. Can't wait to get back into this game, hopefully we get some included contents that should complete the story once and for all. Anyways I guess that's almost all of the Wii U's first party titles on Switch, perhaps the only two left are Star Fox Zero + Guard and Yoshi's Woolly World. Hopefully we see those on Switch before Nintendo put the final nail in the Switch's coffin.

Wow, what a complete surprise. I would have expected this as part of a Direct! I'll take it though, as I played all 3 other Xenoblade games on the Switch and sunk 100 hrs into each of them. Bring it on!

Nintendo just went "oh yeah by the way..."

@sketchturner If you're not as big on story, this will probably be the one that most suits your taste. But all the games have a big emphasis on exploration, so I think you'd probs like them all anyway.

I’m surprised they didn’t do this sooner, especially as now the Wii U eShop’s gone, there were a bunch of performance improving patches that were on the eShop that I don’t think are available anymore. But hey, there’s not much time left until the next console comes out so you may as well release it now. I might pick it up as I kinda want to try the Xenoblade series, but I have a billion other games on my backlog so this might have to wait.

@Kazman2007 This is a wildly different game from the other Xenoblade games. Focuses more on an open world and side quests than it does the main story. The main story cuts off halfway through the narrative.

After having played X on the WII U this year I continued to play Xenoblade 1 DE + Expansion, Xenoblade 2 + expansion and am currently playing through Xenoblade 3. Still can't wait for X DE =) Awesome news

Will they finally fix (or more like implement) the collision mechanichs with npcs and cars?

That looks great from the trailer. I know next to nothing about it other than there are mechs and its the Xenoblade that most appealed to me from what i've seen. The trailer above is the most i've seen of the game, and now im really looking forward to it!

One of the best RPGs ever. Depending on the day I either place this or XC1 as my fave Xenoblade game.

It's finally happening! It is the only Xenoblade game that I haven't beaten yet, so I'm happy I could start fresh on Switch with the online components back on.

..........................

Almost eight years of Directs spent waiting for this, and then WHAM.😆 Welp, that's one more playthrough to restart (hopefully with dual audio as was the case with XCDE, but even the lack thereof won't be a dealbreaker here), 20 Gb of storage space to clear on Deck and a launch window investment plan to make for March. Becoming a complete Xenoblade machine sounds like one legit birthday [vicinity] present for the hybrid queen indeed.🍻

Great news. Looking forward to getting this.

If that new story content goes past that cliffhanger ending I am definitely getting this one again. That ending has been bugging me since I finished it on Wii U. I need answers and closure so bad for this game. Hopefully it delivers on that. And I it would be nice to play this game again.

Nintendo once again with their surprise announcement but definitely a welcoming one! Finally XCX on Switch!

I've been saying for years they would release this in 2025 to match the 10th anniversary. Happy to be correct!

What a wild random Tuesday announcement. All but confirms no Direct anytime soon.

My first thoughts: 1) How will they manage the gamepad map system with no 2nd screen? And 2) how will they manage those tiny menus and tiny text on handheld mode? 3) Can this really fit on one cart?

Anyway...don't know if I'll double dip (probably not) but VERY exciting news!

I see some of you saying bye to Wii U, well not me! I downloaded so many virtual console games on it that it’s basically a retro console machine for me and I don’t have to worry about one day all the games and save files disappearing like the NSO retro games will on the Switch when the service ends eventually.

NNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I already played this game for over a thousand hours on Wii U, and I'm 100% obligated to do it again on Switch, meaning I'll never finish my backlog (including Xenoblade Remastered)! I mean... I guess I'm happy.

Just a matter of time, but a great news nevertheless. The Switch is now home for all Xenoblade Chronicles.

Please have the Japanese dub! I'll assume it will considering the others did. Looking forward to playing through it finally.

MY BODY IS READY

Crazy it’s just been announced like that but a welcome one. Wii U almost getting into completely obsolete territory (minus games that actually utilised the Gamepad).

That's mighty surprising honestly, didn't expect them to port this one.

Not many Wii U ports left to receive on the Switch now. Personally still hoping for Yoshi's Woolly World with all the 3DS content, even though I already 100%'d both versions.

Everyday before I go to sleep I was praying to nintendogods for this to happen. Girls, I m not crying

This is insane. I can't wait!!

Cool! I hope they made the probes easier to understand. That was the one thing I didn't like about X. It's a minor part of the game, but important.

Not a game that I'll be buying again, but that's a huge announcement. I'm happy for everyone that's excited for this. I'm curious to see how they'll adapt the map grid and online interactions for this.

Switch needs Xenosaga and Xenogears now.

I wonder if the game is going to have 2D grass.

...welp, there goes my final reason to keep my Wii U around. Was holding off in case Pretendo was gonna work out but not much has been done in that regard. Definitive Edition it is!

Now Im waiting for them to announce the Collector Edition that we know will come. (All the others did (Aside from Torna if you even count that))

Also wondering if they are gonna add back in the Breast Sliders that were removed from the English versions

incredible and wonderful news!!!
🤘😱🤘

Finally !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
...... Give me Future Redeemed physical and my dedicated Xenoblade shelf will be complete

This is great news! Can anyone who has played the original offer some insight as to what the online component used to entail?

My only hope is that they add a new ending...like give it a proper closure specially if there's not going to be a XCX2

Hard pass. Easily the worst Xenoblade game of all time with an even worse cast. The soundtrack was pretty good though.
Not picking this one up; we already have three great Xenoblade games. There really was no reason for Nintendo to put this on the Switch too.

Nicee, I hope it will have switch 2 performance boost option for at least 1080p & 60 fps mode 😃

Now I only needs zelda twilight princess hd & zelda the wind wakers hd port.

I'm speechless... I can't believe they just randomly drop it on a Tuesday and that it's only coming out in March. Like several others on this thread, I reckon this will be cross-gen with Switch 2 and a March Switch 2 release is now much more likely than it was this morning...

I can finally sell my Wii U

Nuclear shadow drop..ha ha.

Great news. Been wanting this port on the Switch 1 for years! Brilliant news!

I really hope drawning distance has been improved

This smacks of "stall for time" to me. That it was just dropped on Twitter like the Covid times, and announced for the end of the financial year at that, makes me think production of the Super Switch hit a snag. Just like when 3 swapped with Splatoon 3 to give EPD5 more time, Elma is being released from the dungeon to make sure SOMETHING is out in March. That's Donkey Kong Country 9 Definitive Polish Edition for January, and as for February... I'm thinking Pokemon Legends 2: Post Revolution France, cause I feel like they'll want more of a summer spot for Metroid Prime 4: Samus vs. Space Alabama

Finally! What great news. Also, yeah I can see that my prediction of no Switch 2 reveal until next year is looking better and better. I’m telling you this console is not launching until September 2025 or something like that.

@sketchturner Hard to answer. I normally view stories in games as motivation for what I'm actually doing in the game, as the stories are usually not very good in and of themselves. XBC has a decent story and XBCX's is a little worse, but the story beats at least helped me understand why I was going to this place/fighting this dude/searching for this whatever. Not sure how well that would work if I'd skipped the stpry entirely.

Still, the XBC games definitely place gameplay above story, so you might still enjoy just battling and exploring the world. The combat system is very good.

I think this might actually be a bigger announcement than Switch 2.

YEEESS! I was hoping for this and considered getting it for Wii U for so long. Looks like waiting paid of once again!

*****! I HAVE TO WAIT THAT LONG! But looking at the trailer. It looks like the main characters have update face models. NPCs still look weird. Environments seem to be the same throughout with maybe a slight touch up. It will be interesting how they handle the network integration or just striped it out completely. Maybe that is why there was a "playtest". Cool to see new content added especially how they tie it to other games lore wise. Now my Switch 2 is my XBX machine.

ugh, this series never clicked with me because of the combat but now that they're basically all on the system, I feel obligated. These games looks so good and are built with quality but I just would rather a more final fantasy 7 remake style combat system.
Serious question, has anyone played Quest 64? Would you compare that Xenoblade's combat? I enjoyed Quest 64 so maybe I will enjoy Xenoblade after all?

I knew it! When they were talking about projects that Monolith Soft was working on, I knew this was one of them! I'm mad that they waited until the end of the Switch's life to release it, but maybe just maybe it will also function as a soft launch title for the next system. Either way it goes, I'm extremely happy for those that never got a chance to play this game. I was worried that Monolith Soft was just going to let this game slip into oblivion-- I need answers for the cliffhanger ending (I still wonder if this ties back to the main line series somehow). The crazy part is, I am a person that seldom, if ever, double dips on a game, but considering the customization, I may be inclined to get this game again... and I never double dip with RPGs to say the least. I believe last time I built my character around the reclaimers, so I'll choose a different faction this time. The moment you get your Skell is a moment akin to the first time you get the airship in the classic Final Fantasy games... it's just liberating. Good times in coming y'all.

@sketchturner The combat is a blast but they are long games so I could see it getting old if you have no interest in the story. The first game is phenomenal, but more story driven than X from what I know - I never finished X.

Great news! Time to explore Mira a second time, while listening to an awesome soundtrack and potato jokes.

About time. That's all I have to say.

@voidemissary @GameOtaku come on. nobody wants that that. they aren't good games. Nobody wants to be subjected to a weird story and worse gameplay.

@siavm exactly what I need also

YES!!!!! MY FAVORITE!!!!

LETS GOOOOOOOOOO!! WAS NOT EXPECTING THIS NEWS TODAY

NOT EVEN A DISTANT LAND WE'RE STUCK ON A WHOLE DIFFERENT PLA-NET

I really really hope they don't bungle translating the gamepad features. I loved this way more than Xenoblade 2 or 3 and I really would love to play it again on the go. Maybe I'll finish the story this time because last time around I considered the game beat after getting Skell flight and exploring every bit of the world.

Well, this came out of nowhere. Never got around to playing the Wii U version despite buying it at launch. My plan back then was to finish the first game which I'd played up to Eryth Sea but I didn't get around to it until the Definitive Edition. I think I'll buy this so I have them all on Switch.

Don’t need to play this again, the story was fairly forgettable and I didn’t like how the chapters were laid out, and most of the music was too loud and awful, but it’s nice that fans of the series will get to play it, the open world and exploration were great and it was 1 of the best looking games on the Wii U. Always wished they’d give the engine to Gamefreak for a Pokemon game so people could stop complaining about how bad those look.

What is 31.14.31 36 🤷🏻‍♂️

@ChromaticDracula Not at all. Quest 64 was turn based "move here, attack, rinse repeat". This is "move all the time, auto basic attack when close to enemies, manually select special attacks that have cool down timers, rinse repeat with super attacks thrown in" and that the barebones gist of it.

Another must buy port for a must buy system. I'm glad that the Switch is currently going to be Xenoblade Central.

@PikminMarioKirby 😂 your comment make me chuckle this morning.

That’s certainly Nintendo for ya. We expect a zig, so they zag.

Xenoblade Chronicles X was fantastic - and actually the first Xenoblade Chronicles game I played.

So glad it's getting moved to Switch. I hope this means that there will be a sequel.

@Coalescence Since I have shared TV space, I played this game almost exclusively on the Gamepad. It shouldn't be that hard to translate to a more conventional style since it was pretty much already built into the game.

Throws money at screen..........Hell yeah cant wait hope they fix the issues that plague the original version like the plot for instance it was non existence in most of the game leaving more questions then answeres.

Meh, I'll get it to support Monolith, but didn't enjoy it as much as I did Xenoblade 1.

My Ranking is
Xenoblade 1 DE >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Xenoblade 2 > Xenoblade X > Xenoblade 3

I have literally just got back from seeing my brother on hospital WHAT IS GOING ON AAAAA

And Lau! We're gonna get a resolution at last then???

@MeloMan Ok, this is helpful! Thank you for answering... I'm probably picking this up. I'm watching gameplay videos and it really looks solid. I have the 3DS one with Shulk and I skipped X on Wii U so it'll be brand new for me. I appreciate it, thanks!

Image quality seems to be improved a bit but other that, looks just like it did on Wii U (new faces are debatable). Honestly a switch successor remaster would have been ideal.

As long as we’re dropping random announcements about remaster/remakes out of the blue, let’s do Wind Waker HD, Twilight Princess HD, Luigi’s Mansion 1 HD, and Metroid Prime 2 & 3 Remasters next.

That's great news in and of itself for those who never tried it but if they want me to double dip they need to show what's being added.

Mainly how much of an actual ending are they going to add.

@Kirbysonic my second thought after “Yes!” - if this is the definitive edition maybe they’ll actually finish the story this time!

Fantastic phenomenal news. I was thinking about starting a new playthrough but now I’ll just wait. Day one purchase for me. I’m so glad they took my NL letter from the other month to heart lol

Just started my Wii U playthrough last week. I think I will scrap it now and hold fire for this with the online features.

I am VERY excited!

I just hope it's uncensored this time. I don't really mind Lin (who is a child) getting toned down outfits since the rest of the cast had them uncensored, but one thing that was ridiculous was the removal of the breast slider from character customization.

I'm gonna be cautiously optimistic, mostly because XC1DE didn't get any of it's more spicy outfits toned down.

This was a Wii U game but İ have not played it.
İt looks beautiful. Welcome to Nintendo Switch Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition.

@Maubari I think you will find that a number are rather excited about this announcement. Whilst it might not be for you, Nintendo clearly has a reason to release this.

Figured this would happen eventually. Now i really need to get back to this series. I've played all the games but never finished them. It's time i put aside other stuff and got these checked off my backlog!

Where does this one lie chronologically?

This makes me happy, because it increases the chances for a sequel and finally a resolution of that cliffhanger ending!

Yes my prayers are answered.
After 5 long years.

A-M-A-Z-I-N-G, finally!

YES!!!!! First thing I saw on the site, so excited! I LOVE this game!

Is the battle system different or better than Xeno 2? I kinda liked Xeno 2 but never got to far cuz I did not like the battle system.

@RolyTheBeerGeek the game launches on March 20th, 2025, dude. And it's just the release date of this game hahahaha.

Am I dreaming? This is one hell of an announcement to wake up to.

@Bluelink45 not really a shadow drop* if they announce a game today and it comes out in 6 months.

*not a shadow drop in the slightest

Nice, wanted to try this but never had a Wii U.

Waking up to see my favorite game of all time is coming to the Switch years after I gave up hope was certainly an unexpected surprise. I'm not crazy about the updated player models, but I'm glad to see they don't seem to be making any drastic changes to the game. I'm curious to see more of the new features and story elements they're teasing. FrontierNav is going to be a lot more clunky without the Gamepad, so I'd like to know how that's going to work now. Either way, this is a day one buy for me with whatever fancy special edition they put together.

@Hero-of-WiiU we don't know. If it is the same then its just Xeno 1 with a different way of chaining attacks. I doubt they would change the combat system. They didn't for X1 and I doubt they would for this one.

Probably the last Wii U port to be released? The Switch still giving great games. Guess the console will stay here for a while longer.

This was the last big Wii U game that needed to be ported over to Switch and it's awesome that Nintendo made it happen. I never played this because I sold my Wii U before it launched. This and Bayonetta 2 were the only games that made me regret selling the system. Going to be awesome to have all the XC games on one platform and it pretty much cements the Switch as my favorite Nintendo system ever.

I'm screaming, this is what I've wanted!!!

@ottoecamn I don't know did you see what SEGA did with a certain character

this is a big win. it will be interesting to see how this looks on switch, I thought it was very impressive graphically on Wii u.

please have a listen to my remix of celica's theme from xenoblade x

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNvM3g13bys

Get in there 😍. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Getting it physical so I can play it on the next console as well because we all know that one is going to be backwards compatible 😄

Hopefully it won't run at 10 fps. ... Meanwhile, this just leaves NintendoLand and a couple of - cough - Zelda HD ports - stuck on the Wii U.

Great it’s coming to switch. Not a game I’ll be buying on switch again as I have the limited edition on Wii u

Hell yeah! Been waiting for this for ages can't wait! 🥳

Whaaaaaaa how is this just casually announced like this!! Currently on my first play through of 3. Cannot wait to be able to play X for the first time

FINALLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

Wow, this was one of the ports I thought would happen forever ago!

At this point, I think the only major 1st Party Wii U exclusive games missing are Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, Star Fox Zero (with standard controls), and Nintendo Land.

USA USA USA USA!

So Metroid Prime 4 is potentially April 2025.

I'd still like a Yoshi's Wooly World port on Switch.

Switch 2 launch May/June 2025… maybe?

@DTFaux I wouldn't mind trying SF Zero with modern controls. Yeah, not a gyro fan and using the touch pad was not cool.

@sketchturner Unlike the other Xenoblade games, Xenoblade Chronicles X is known for having less enphasis on story, it's mostly an openworld single-player mmorpg.

With this the Wii U truly has nothing left.

@cylemmulo This one isn't tied to the other games.

If it is...then it's set before Klaus was even experimenting on creating another universe that created the worlds of Xenoblade Chronicles 1 - 3 but that's solely based on my own theories.

One of the two Wii U games I still wanted on the Switch. This will be a day one purchase!

(the other game is Legend of Zelda The Wind Waker HD)

and launching a day before my birthday no less.

@dazzleshell I'd say that's accurate. Showcase of the console in January, with a release either on May or June.

This better be uncensored this time or I am not buying again.

WE'RE STUCK ON ANOTHER PLANET AGAIN? This is incredible for a RANDOM TUESDAY! Super excited to pick this up when it comes out, I freaking love Xenoblade. Never got too far on this one on the Wii U, but I'm really hyped to get back into it.

Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes!

Now I can play all of the xenoblade games and better yet I won’t be out of xenoblade after I finish 3, yaaay! I love, love xenoblade. I just cannot wait for this!

@ottoecamn I would absolutely mind Lyn. If her outfits were suppose to be open, let them be open.

Same goes for the player character with a smaller body type too.

Just let the game be honest

@Snatcher Hold your horses. this is a VERY different xenoblade game.

It's almost like a full on faux-mmo rather than a gacha game

I HAVE NO WORD TO EXPRESS MY FEELINGS, RIGHT NOW !!

Ok, I may have some : Xeno X is the jewel of my collection since a lot of years, one of those games that managed to suck me in completely, and it was the very reason for my Wii U to still be plugged in in 2024.

However, my Wii U was dying. The famous corrupt error, 160-0103. No longer able to play Smash, to play Mario 3D World... Xeno X was still fine, but I fear for it since last year.

And now you tell me that this entire world is saved and will endure, but that I'll be able to take it in my pocket ?!!?

What a happy day.

NB : Oh, I may begin to think that Nintendo won't effectively tell a thing about the Switch 2 before Christmas.

Maybe next year...

I have been waiting SOOOOOOOOOO long to be able to play this again, absolutely cannot wait!

As somebody who got into the series through XC3, I really appreciate I can catch up with the whole series on a SINGLE console. GG

@Duncanballs Haha yeah true enough. Doesn't make the game any less garbage in my eyes though.

Is there any point in a switch 2?

@HammerGalladeBro Optimization was done because they couldn't fit the game on a 25GB disc.

Switch games go up to 64GB.
Whatever optimization the switch version may need for its hardware is likely being finished up in house.

The real question is, how are multitasking elements gonna work? Because in the wii U version, you can send your avatar on jog to wherever you selected while also managing the farming aspect on the Wii U.

@Nf157 Exactly !

That's freaking cool but Mario and Luigi are like a week and a little from now, almost like self sabotage for brothership. So the Wii u is almost pointless now? Just need Nintendo land and that 1 indie game that worked great on it?

YEEESSSS! I am so happy right now!

@ancientlii Well, as long as Rodea the sky soldier is on the Wii U, I'm keeping mine!

Man I loved this game. I always felt it was a shame being on Wii U cause it wouldn't have gotten the sales it deserved. Maybe this will fix that.

For sure! I still own this for the WiiU but I’ll definitely buy it again with new content.

I've only completed XB2 but I'll definitely pick this up as whether or not I'll like it I want to keep supporting the series to see it flourish

That was unexpected

Oh Nintendo - just casually dropping a bombshell out of nowhere. Where were you in the last Direct huh?

This is Super exciting though! It’s the only title in the series that I own but haven’t yet played (just in case of this exact announcement). Hopefully they’ll have also improved the HUD elements alongside the character visual style which is now looking less derpy and more anime 🙂

But gosh… Clearly this series has a fair few fans... Almost 200 comments in 2 hours 🤣

Dangit, my Wii U is now just a Windwaker/Twilight Princess machine. This is pretty dope tho. I love X. How's about going after the Xenosage Trilogy next?

About time Nintendo! Let's go!

I played this very briefly without really getting into it, but I partially blame that on me just hardly touching my Wii U in favour of the 3DS at the time. This will be portable and more convenient to just pick up and play. I'll give it another shot, I think.

@Samalik Yeah I heard it was different gameplay wise, but I love xenoblade as a series so I’m excited nonetheless. And Im glad I get to play all of the games x being the last entry I would need to play after 3.

Edit: thanks for the head up btw! I do appreciate it.

@N8tiveT3ch
Xenoblade has terrible gameplay. Xenosaga is at least deep in its turn based system and using the AGWS. Besides Xenoblade has the most convoluted story even worse than KH.

@N8tiveT3ch Because your opinion equales "everyone else". Good luck mate.

Sorry wallet, gonna let you down again...

people seeing a Switch game releasing in march 2025
now how can I make it about Switch 2?
seriously people, stop, Switch 2 announcement will happen when it happens and making stupid predictions won't make it come sooner

When Nintendo notified me about this, my dreams have come true now, we can finally know the real ending for this game, in addition, excellent online game play too.

this is a pleasant and unexpected surprise i thought this game would come only on switch 2.

That is not true. @HammerGalladeBro The "optimisation downloads" were due to Wii U discs not having enough bandwidth, which would have caused performance issues when playing directly from the disc, which it was still capable of doing, but having those assets available via the system memory or an external hard drive would have ensured more consistent performance, faster loading times etc.

These downloads were completely redundant for those who had purchased the game via the eShop.

There are no currently available physical releases that exceed 32GB, however, Switch games do not necessarily have a limit at all.

DOH! I just started a play thru on Cemu...I can get 60fps on my PC, I better be able to get that with this...

Also, yaay!

But I was expecting this to be a launch title for the Switch 2. It would be a shame if it chugs along on the current hardware after all this time.

Wow, 200 comments. Popular topic it seems lol

Just please put this out as a complete physical cart. Only thing I could want aside from this announcement. Except maybe the Xenosaga Complete Trilogy HD Edition. hint hint

I've owned this game for the Wii U for a long time but never got around to playing it. Depending on the changes I might pass on this but great for people who have never had a chance to play it.

it does make you wonder with this announcement when will switch 2 come out i hope it is not as late as the summer of 2025...

@GameOtaku The combat system is similar to XC1, but a little more complex and frenetic in my experience, so this one may not be for you.

dang, my switch collection will be my biggest collection. no completion in sight, lol

My poor Wii Us (yes, plural) are now officially redundant in terms of Wii U only games. This was my favourite game on the system despite never 'finishing' it, so I'm more than happy to dive back in again.

There's still life in the ol' Switch yet. In fact, I imagine this announcement likely means its successor isn't getting the March release that many had hoped for. On the other hand, it might mean nothing at all.

Either way, I hope this version gets a fetching collectors' edition to go with the other three on my shelf.

@whitemage
Ugh. They attack so slow. Too many systems going on.

161 hours of gameplay on WiiU wasted ...

Not my cup of tea but good that they're all on one system now.

@johnedwin Sadly , it will be early autumn

Censored and without dual audio option? 🤔

@SillyG So as I only that it will be a lauch title for current Switch ....

@GameOtaku Those games getting a fresh coat of paint is like me asking SONY to remake The Legend of Dragoon. Heck even Baten Kaitos got a rerelease.

I also really hope the cars will have physics and wont be able to go through you as if you were just some air

@N8tiveT3ch
It could happen. I’ve heard a remake of LoD is in the works.

Well I guess the years of “this port would be too expensive for Monolith” or “Monolith too small/too spread out” can finally be put to rest.

Another high profile game from Wii U jail saved.

@cylemmulo the Wii U version was completly seperate from the other games with no connection at all. Hence it being X rather than 2.

However, when they ported over 1, they created the "Future Connected" game which, like the "Future Redeemed" DLC for 3 and "Torna" DLC for 2 felt more like a mini-sequel.

So it's almost certain there'll be something like that for X and how could they not take that opportunity to tie it into the wider saga that evolved?

That mysterious clip at the end of the trailer seems to be from it. I don't think its a Kingdom Hearts cross-over, whoever has the hood on is more likely a character from the mainline series.

Unless they've removed the censorship or added more story content, then why would I buy an inferior version?

@ChromaticDracula
Wow... and here I thought I was alone in the world! I still own my original Quest 64 cartridge. Yah, that game and any Xeno game only have the idea that they both are RPGs in common. You say you've played Xeno 1, and Xeno X is fairly similar in combat. The big difference is you have 2 primary weapons that you can swap mid-battle; all the Arts you can use, they are still present. Big difference between Xeno 1 and Xeno X is that X is insanely customisable... like seriously insane.

Damn! This is amazing… That they casually announced a such huge title outside a direct. Just hope that it got a better ending and hopefully a better final boss too, plus expanded story. I bet that the WIi U fanbase are not happy right now. Everyone thought that it were comint to Nintendo’s next console, including me. I pretty much has given up my hopes for XCX on Switch.

But this happened!

@sketchturner
Really hard question to answer, as I can hardly imagine playing a Xenoblade game without immersing myself in their outstanding stories. I don't even know if cutscenes are skippable, as I don't think I ever tried doing that, lol.

Just looking at gameplay though, the games in general are very solid I would say. The combat also has a good amount of depth to master, though at least the main story parts of the game are not quite difficult enough to actually require this, some late game stuff is challenging.

Xenoblade X may be your best bet out of the 4 existing games, if you want to try one, as X does not have as big of a main story focus as the others and is more open. Lots of optional grinding and challeng quests (i.e. finding and killing specific very strong monsters) throughout, if that is what you are looking for. Massive world to explore. Alongside, of course, traditional story/lore focused side quests.

The other games do have all of that too, but Xenoblade X is a bit more focused on that stuff and has an actual open world instead of "just" big semi open worlds.

Would I recommend playing these games without the story? Hell no, because the story is too good to skip.
But for your case: Would I recommend playing these if I pretend like the story doesn't exist? Maybe. Whether the gameplay itself is enough depends a lot on your taste and what exactly you value I think, though it is definitely good.
If they were to announce a Xenoblade spinoff without a story, I personally would still play it.

20th march… guess switch 2 is coming at the end of march then 😊

@ancientlii naw, you know Brothership will sell well because it's Mario, in addition to being a new game in a franchise we thought was dead.

@RainbowGazelle you really think they wouldn't do that? Remember XC1 DE? They wouldn't call it definitive for no reason.

Get rid of the level caps, add a new game plus, and I'm down

@Bobobiwan the last xeno took me a year too finish (I like to savour my games these days) so looks like my switch will last me until at least 2026!
Not that I'm complaining, it's going down as my all time favourite console now

You give up hope and then 10 months later out of the blue nintendo surprise you.

@batmanbud2 I hope they do.

This is awesome. X isn't the best Xenoblade by a long shot, but it might be the coolest. The sheer scale of the mechs, the enemies, and the world really just blow everything else out of the water.

About fricking time heh?! I never thought it would happen! Great for all the people who want all the titles on Switch. Ironically it also means we won't get Switch 2 before March 2025.

I played the game back in the day but stopped pretty shortly. It wasn't bad, but other titles got my interest. However the lettertype was far to small, so I hope for you guys they really changed that.

@SillyG Welp, I knew that something was wrong with the discs so it seemed like a space issue.

And the 64GB thing. That was probably something I mixed up with a rumor

Either way, the full game should be possible on the 32GB

@cylemmulo Separate timeline, that everyone thought would be its own trilogy....

@thor8467 I think I fall in the minority that I liked Quest 64. I thought it was a fun game!
Thanks for this, this is helpful
I'm pretty sold on X now, it seems critically acclaimed across the board. I know it doesn't mean I too have to like it but I'm willing to give it a fair shot and make my own opinion. I'm considering revisiting the first one again now as well. Why Nintendo/Monolith Soft, why must you do this to my wallet!?

will the full game be on the cart?

I can't wait!!! I have this on my Wii u and never beat it. Been wanting to go back to it and finish it. But nope I'll wait until I buy it on my switch in a few months.

@themightyant, this is my favourite Nintendo game of all time, I hope it sells very well, i might be picking up multiple copies for the online mode as the online arenas were very fun, I spent 400 hours on this game and plan to spend many more 100s of hours on this, Nintendo has finally answered my prayers.😀
I have been waiting for this multiple years.👍

@batmanbud2 I also misunderstood, this was just a sudden announcement, I thought they shadow dropped Xenoblade x

Was there a direct this morning? Why did Nintendo randomly drop this bomb on us?

@johnedwin yes it will https://www.famitsu.com/article/202410/22673

That’s it…! No need for a Wii U now…!

I was expecting this to be a switch 2 launch window title… maybe it still will be?

Still the best news I’ve heard today by far!!

In each console generation there is always A special game that makes you feel like you haven’t played anything like it before.
THIS is one of those games.
It will always hold a special place in my gaming heart, it was THAT good. It really took me in into its world and their need to survive in a strange planet.
I will double dip. Hopefully this time there’s closure.
And hopefully they fix the mission where you need to find 100 mini lobsters in the city (that was such a drag and those things were ridiculous to find), but the mission/boss after the lobster thingies was unbeatable.
After spending hundreds of hours in the game it was a letdown that I couldn’t finish that mission at all and the game just stuck at 99% completion for me.
I really wish they nerf it this time.
Ohh and I remember that you actually had to fight it on foot…. Skells were not permitted for that fight.

The soundtrack was amazing too. Hiroyuki Sawano (of Attack on Titan fame) did nail an OST that you enjoy listening for hundreds of hours in an open world game.

So does this mean all Wii U exclusives have now been ported to Switch? Aside from the HD Zelda games and apparently Yoshi’s Wooly World (which is on 3DS)?

@LavenderShroud Star Fox Zero as well

Switch 2 need a backward compability now.

YAAAAASSSSSS I could swear but I won't. This is gonna look amazing. The original looked amazing on Wii U, this will be even better. One of the best looking worlds ever. I wonder how they're managing the lack of 2nd screen? It's gonna be a bit annoying not having a large scale map to glace at and quickly scope.

@Baker1000 And Devil’s Third. Surprised I forgot that one. Plus a couple others, but hey, at least more are getting ported over.

One of my top 10 favorite games of all time, with my favorite soundtrack of all time.
I've been dying for a sequel, rather than a remake, but I'm glad so many people will get to give it a chance! And who knows, if NintendoLife comment counts are indicative of future sales, we may get that sequel after all!

What's new will decide how much of a priority I make this remake. If they gave it proper co-op (explore and complete missions together), I'll buy a copy for me and my 3 closest friends. I don't expect they will, but it's what I dreamed of when we first saw four skells in the original's first trailer. If it's just story content based on that one party member, ehhh.

Will I buy it? Yes. Play it again? Certainly. But as for when...

Edit: lol I forgot my name here is a XCX reference. Loved how inventive the game was with its aliens!

Beautiful world, but the ugliest main character design from a Japanese developer - even with the ability to create a character you can't get past that bland look. Additionally I hope they change the music in the main city - that upbeat crazy repetitive electro on a loop was funny in a cheesy way, but really bad after a while.

Whether I buy this or not really depends on what extra story elements there will be. I remember the story setting up some extremely interesting mysteries but didn't follow through on any of them. I have my doubts that they do much considering it would likely take a significant amount of work to answer the questions it set up.

@Jonnyl I just listened again - it was guitar not electronic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB6XKsE43KQ - it is kind of funny, especially near the end

So ready to have another "out of body" experience with taking my first steps into Noctilum from Primordia and hearing that music play. God, I love this game so much.

@sketchturner they have pretty good gameplay, excellent music, but the story is the strongest selling point, so...

This one that was just announced is probably the one you'll like the best, its more gameplay than story focused... very focused on exploration

You might enjoy Xeno 3, its the one with the most polished gameplay, but I would recommend playing on hard

Yes baby! I have been waiting for this.
One of the best shadow drops ever.

When you're hyped that Xenoblade Chronicles X is finally getting a Switch release but realize that the more Wii U games ported to Switch means the less relevant the Wii U will be in history books:

I feel so bad that Monolith, after years of resisting, have been forced to make this. I also hate the fact that it means we're likely going to have to wait longer for a new game, or might mean that game has less polish.

But with that out of the way ...

OMFG BEST NEWS EVER. I can't wait. Not only do I get to play it again, but my wife missed it the first time and she's going to LOVE it.

<Happy Dance>

Oh man, and we're totally going to have people freaking out and fighting over how they can't dress the 13 year old up in a sex bunny suit aren't we? Can't wait for that either!

Monolith Soft's output on Switch has been quite impressive, 2 new games + 2 Definitive Edition remasters is nothing to sneeze at.

@Serpenterror And Nintendo Land and Mario Maker 1. Others have pointed out AC Amiibo Fest and the Kirby game.

@N8tiveT3ch Nintendo isn't Sega. they don't operate in the same way (plus X has a higher age rating).

Maybe I'm being too optimistic, but usually when something gets changed in Nintendo games, it's NoA's touch of death. I'm just hoping the japanese branch keep them in check this time. since they DID get a lot better about not letting Three House censor their games when the Switch launched (granted, if Fire Emblem Engage and Paper Mario are anything to go by, they need to clean house again).

Love 2 and 3 but for some reason really never been curious at all about X. Eh, probably still will give it a look.

@Samalik I get what you mean, ideally, nothing should be censored, but I'm saying that if Lyn is the only compromise, I can accept that. to me it's more important that the rest of the characters get their uncensored outfits and that the Breast Slider isn't removed.

@Ooyah @thor8467 Ha! It's a solid game! Granted I don't think I've ever beaten Quest 64 (or, "Holy Magic Century" — man, I love that name!) but I really used to love renting it weekend after weekend back in the day. I think it holds up and is done well enough playing it on my emulator over the years.

Have you played Return to Popolocrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale on 3DS? I felt the battle system was similar on there and that was half the reason I enjoyed that game so much too. because it reminded me of Quest 64/HMC.
I pre-ordered the Analogue 3D the other day so now I'm on the hunt for my final N64 carts I want to round out my collection. Quest 64 is one of them! I will beat it this time!

Fantastic news. Definitely want to double dip and do a whole new character build.

This announcement has given me a reason to look forward to something after the death of my sister this March, I was dreading the anniversary and as much as I know it will still be incredibly difficult at least Nintendo has given me this dream come true distraction ❤️

Hell yeah! I love the Xenoblade games and now to have the whole series complete on the Switch is amazing news, first day purchase for me, can’t wait!

I have never played a Xenoblade game and am now considering diving into one. If you had to pick one for me to play through to completion, and it was the only one I’m ever going to play, which one should I play through and why?

@Sakmaster The first title is an all time classic JRPG that drops a lot of JRPG cruft in favour of MMO-style.combat and exploration.

Good news on X but I really hope they've done away with the costly Skell insurance feature so you can actually use the giant transformers with wanton abandon.

Holy crap, I wasn't expecting this. It's amazing that the entire franchise will now be playable on Switch.

There is a comparison. They enhanced my a**. They changed (slightly improved) characters' faces but the rest is the same. This aint on the improvement level of XCH Definitive Edition sadly...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DePvVL0HlQ4

Well this was a huge shocker, recently some sources claimed Nintendo would reveal the first details of the Switch 2 this week, and suddenly they surprise us with something else! This feels a bit trolling, but most importantly, it's a good announcement at least.
That release date is curious, since that's the date many are expecting Switch 2 to release. That is actually the date of the game's 10th anniversary, any close timing with the Switch 2 is a coincidence.

I was personally thinking this game would get a remaster, but mainly for the Switch 2 and that it would've been a huge change. It seems this is running on the updated XC3 engine, but on the Switch's successor, it could look even better. Is this still the biggest open-world yet?

With XC3 being my first ever xenoblade game and it being one of my favorite games of all time the abiltly to go out and get all XC games on my switch makes me wanna cry tears of joy.

I knew this port was wanted but I wasn’t expecting this level of craze around it. I am genuinely very happy for my fellow gamers (but I was hoping for some Switch 2 news tbh). Nevertheless I never got round to playing this originally so this gives me the perfect opportunity to add it to my never ending backlog.

Hope it is developed by Monolith to potentially get some extra story. I have a feeling though that this one is done by an external partner and monolith will be focusing on Switch 2.

@mariomaster96 It'll still be playable on the Switch 2 due to backwards compatibility, so it's not really a big deal!

I wonder if casual/easy mode will be making a return from the other games. I certainly hope so, as I only played the original Wii U version once- right when it first came out- because the final boss was SO hard it took me literally an entire day to beat! Casual/easy mode would help make that fight much, MUCH easier! Anyone think casual/easy mode will get in?

@Nintendofanatic994 But will it have further enhancements on Switch 2?
The main reason why I'd want XCX on Switch 2 is because it would run at lets say 1440p60fps instead of 1080p30fps on Switch (or whatever the actual resolutions/framerates would be)

I just bought it on Wii U. Now I'm upset.

@BlackenedHalo You're joking, right?? Of course this is not at the same level of improvement, the original Xenoblade wasn't even in high definition!
I want to believe you're just being ironic.

This is one of my happiest days in my gaming history and to be released the day before my partner has important surgery which I'm already stressed about. Knowing X will be there to help me try to de-stress is a wonderful thing.

I'm going to "explode" with happiness. It was the only Xenoblade I wanted on the Switch. I hope they tone down the censorship this time.

One of the weakest, hollower RPGs I have ever played tbh. Bland characters, atrocious combat systems. They can keep this remaster… hope we get actually cool
JRPGS like Remake and Metaphor with the Switch 2 release

Just give me separate audio sliders so I can mute that music, and we good. Very happy for fans. I've always wanted to love this series, but the fighting has never clicked.

Cool. Enjoyed XC:DE. Still need to play the others.

I'll admit, as much as I loved Xenoblade Chronicles X on the Wii U, I never did beat it. I have been hoping for it to be ported to the Switch for years now. But if it's coming out next year, possibly around the time that the successor to the Switch launches (launch title, maybe?), I may hold off until any announcement as to whether or not it will be coming to the successor.

I just wonder if certain features that were in the Japanese version but were taken out of the North American version during localization will be restored for this Definitive Version.

Strangely this is continuing the trend of Xenoblade marking the imminent death of a console. The original on Wii, X was released on a corpse, and the original again for 3DS. Wild stuff.

I knew it was a matter of time and I'm glad that I get to add it to the other Xenoblade games in my collection.

How is this one, compared to the mainline entries? Good? Different?

@LikelySatan Maybe they'll redo the music instead. HAL remastered the music of Kirbys Return to Dreamland, so who knows?

I have pre-ordered it.

Looking forward to playing this and seeing how it fits in with the stories from the other three games and their DLC.

I think in the lead up to March (after completing Unicorn Overlord), I might replay XC1, then the XC3 DLC followed by XC3 again.

Just because.

@Chlocean Well it makes sense, so that Xenoblade can be there with their shinobue and play A Life Sent On for each console 😉

@NintendoWife it's definitely its own beast, less story driven and more exploration heavy than the numbered sequels, however there are also series standards that are just quintessentially "Xenoblade" so I think it's a good entry into the franchise. Barring one or two infamous clunkers the music in X is sublime, I used to just roam the enormous world listening to the music because it is so amazing... the Noctilum and Sylvalum biome themes in particular are spectacular!
I envy newcomers to the series because this really is the most underrated game of the Wii U era and you're in for a treat!

@Kingdom_Hearts95
Don’t fret too much! We can leave our Wii U’s hooked up solely as NintendoLand machines! 😁

Edit: oh, and Affordable Space Adventures, too! 👍🏼

@Otoemetry lol. I just can't take the songs w lyrics.

@GameOtaku the combat is one of the best parts.

@LikelySatan edit: so I wanted to double check the veracity of my little factoid and turns out I was mistaken, guess that is what you get for reading internet comment sections and not checking something before you pass it on 😅

XENOBLAAAADEEE!!! YEAAHAASSS!!!

My love for Xenoblade has grown exponentially over the past two years. I finally got my cousin to play them, so we've been talking a lot about it as he goes. All the talk has made me really miss it, so this couldn't be better timed. It's the only one I haven't played yet, and it looks and sounds so good.

I am so ready.

For some reason, the Xenoblade games never really grabbed me. I tried X on Wii U, and Xenoblade on Switch and neither were my cup of tea

@Joeynator3000 indeed.

@Mrkittyhead
It’s too slow. I kept yelling at the screen that he could swing his sword faster. Not to mention way too many systems to keep track of like what skills are only available against this one specific enemy type and wgat skill to use when you see the premonition. Just make it an action RPG hack and slash.

@Teksetter

That’s very true. I almost forgot about those. 😆 Nintendo Land was pretty fun imo. I unfortunately never did play Affordable Space Adventures, though. 😄

@Mrkittyhead

Same here! As I’ve played through Xenoblade Chronicles, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, and especially Xenoblade Chronicles 3, my love for the franchise has also grown. I think it’s probably my favorite IP owned by Nintendo at this point.

I look forward to playing this definitive edition of Xenoblade Chronicles X next year. I originally played some of it on Wii U, but unfortunately never finished it. Now that I’ve gained a much better appreciation for the Xenoblade Chronicles series, I’m really looking forward to giving Xenoblade Chronicles X another go next year when it launches. 😁

@ottoecamn well, there's already rumors circulating that the game is being implied to be censored, since the game has a disclaimer that the JP release is "based off of the western release"

That could mean a lot of things, but it's concerning. Equally so with how much people look at these changes and try to shame someone as being a "gooner pervert" for knowing what we have is now gone for good, completely missing the point.

A few years ago, there were rumours of 64GB cartridges potentially coming into circulation, but no such release has materialised... yet (unfortunately). 32GB cartridges are barely used as it is even after nearly eight years into the Switch's lifespan, with poor, struggling, destitute companies like Take Two and EA still screwing over physical releases with forced downloads.

If anything, 32GB cartridge costs should have reduced drastically since 2017. Pathetic.

The Wii U version of Xenoblade Chronicles X was over 22GB, so unless they manage to compress it down to under 16GB, this could possibly be Nintendo's second 32GB release.

@Vyacheslav333 @Samalik @ottoecamn @Cronodoug

"This title is based on the Western version of “Xenoblade Chronicles X” released on Wii U. The specifications are the same worldwide."

Source, NoJ XBX listing page on Nintendo Store.

Unfortunately it appears they're going to push the censored western release on the entire world like they did Tokyo Mirage Sessions. In fact, I'd bet this port is censored even further.

@Samalik oof, that's not very reassuring, I'm still gonna "wait and see" for now, since they are doing the thing they did with Xenoblade 1 DE and redoing all the models in a new artstyle. so far, doesn't look like anything was removed, but we need more information.

@AlexanderDaniels is it censorship if nothing has been surpressed or prohibited by an outside actor?

@VoidofLight Ports of games in general don't need a huge staff, especially since the original release wasn't that long ago in the scheme of things.

@LikelySatan yes. because the localizers are outside actors. they took no part in the creation of the game. just removed a feature they personally didn't like despite it being a staple of character creators. and, Remember the Yuji Horiie interview, the West is ALWAYS the ones pushing censorship and alterations of japanese art.

@LikelySatan it was already censorship back then. Its still censorship now. even the director of the game mocked the censorship of the Wii U version by saying "why don't I just add a crotch slider for the guys then?!" likely because we were in the era where everything attractive is sexist, so it was the popular buzz insult.

I just hope that the alterations are just model improvements, optimizations, ect that were probably there when the game was brought over.

Just in time for them to remaster the other 3 for switch 2

Gawd. You people embarrass us all by giving any crap at all about boob sliders. Give it a rest.

@jesse_dylan Nothing gets better if you don't speak up, or try to shut people down who have valid complaints

@SillyG Here's to hoping the upcoming system makes that the default, with an exception made for indies who publish 500MB games.

@ottoecamn the localizers are not employed by Nintendo/Monolith, etc?
It's all so strange. They need to pixelate penetration in porn but hentai and gravure are also a thing. Lol.

@Samalik if not having a booby slider is the only censorship we have to deal with, we’re doing fine. The same people who say omission of a boob slider is censorship, want to ban trans books from libraries (or have parents who do); that’s literal censorship and is a big contrast.

If Nintendo doesn’t want to embarrass themselves with a bust slider, I fully support that.

@LikelySatan He means that they are normally separate from the main intended art.

They may be hired by Nintendo, but they are their own separate division. And under the wrong hands, they do sabotage things rather than respect it. It doesn't help that some of these companies are sending their games to consulting to sand down the games even more...

and yeah, the pixilation is unfortunately one thing we kinda have to deal with. Hopefully it gets removed by this decade

We'll know if this is truly the 'Definitive Edition' if they finally give the US the breast size slider in character creation.

@jesse_dylan When you put it like that, it just makes it come off as "I'm ok with censorship as long as it doesn't affect me", which is just not really how it works in the long haul. And I never brought up trans stuff, so I dunno why you're bringing that up. And fishy how you bring it up as if it's embarrassing to have a feature in a character creator, as if the series isn't already deep in the creative liberation of otaku subculture already.

Besides that, this is a character creator. People should be allowed to make whatever character they want in a game they relax to, whether it's a character based off of themselves, and idealized version of themselves or someone they find attractive and in their tastes. So contrary to the way you try to frame it, yes, even one's own mental health when they engage with their favorite hobbies is important too.

besides that, we're not doing fine anyways as far as gaming is concerned, given the rise of censorship of older games this year alone, and in some ways, old japanese classics like Ranma. Give them an inch...

The female characters in Dragon Quest III were censored so of course this will be too. The mission of the western political class to remove all femininity from existence marches on.

Part of me kind of wishes that this was reserved for the Switch 2. I'm expecting that this might come across as more of a port with some art style changes than an upgrade.

@Samalik What about something like the publishers of Stellar Blade refusing copies to streamers who refused their terms, ie not mentioning feminism, Covid, "politics?" That is the kind of thing I find more worrying.

@LikelySatan I don't recall anything about Stellar Blade. You're probably talking about Wu Kong, which is a different thing that requires different people talking about it, since I'm an individual more focused on arts and freedom in that realm.

Thought, from what I hear, it was likely in response to hit pieces GameScience got, so they wanted their game to stay out of trouble they didn't cause. Some journalistic media outlets even gave the game a lower score because they weren't "diverse enough." ActMan did a video breaking down the nonsense.

But yeah, we're getting off topic...

@LikelySatan Sounds exactly like Dragon Age; Except Dragon Age only gave review copies to people politically aligned with the left.

Hell yes! This was a great surprise to randomly come across on YouTube!

@Samalik Wukong, you right. It's all so tiring.

@raghouse I don't watch any YouTuber that engages in the culture war BS. Are you saying authoritarian style, draconian censorship is a right wing thing? Because while EA may have only sent copies to lefties (I don't think so), EA didn't make anyone swear fealty to leftist causes, lol. I'm not sure what this response is.

@LikelySatan Specifically what they did is have a play test and later only provided review copies to those that were positive of the game and excluded those with critical views of it.

Yes!
One of my most played Xenoblade games.
The world of X is second to none. so much variety, landmarks and tons of different types of enemies. gameplay can be confusing though.

It also happens to be (next to BOTW) the most impressive Wii U game. One enormous world and not a singly loading screen.
Once you get the mech (and therefor "flying" abilities) it really shows what they accomplished on the WiiU.
The level of detail is almost ridiculous. It runs constant 30fps at a locked(!) 720p res. No dynamic resolution at all. This gives the game a very stable picture quality at all times. almost like a painting.

I hope the switch release fixes the enemy pop-in(which can be bad on the WiiU) and maybe gives the game a res boost to 1080p. otherwise I'm still absolutely fine how it looks on the WiiU. after almost 10years.

@raghouse yeah no surprises there. EA are kind of scumbags. To be clear, I have zero interest in Veilguard. It looks completely toothless.

@Joeynator3000

Yees. Removing boobslider totally broke the game, gameplay and story. We just cannot play game where we cannot make huge boobs for our female character

/s

It was worthless whine when game was released and it's worthless whine now, it has ZERO affect to the game.

so on that note.. WOO HOOOOO!!!! I also have been waiting this so much! Even it's not same storyline than three others, it's still great. Wonderful to see it on more common console, just surprised it is released this late for Switch's life. Oh well. I take it.

@Finntendo You mean people aren't allow to role play in their role playing game?

@ottoecamn

Well it's understandable because it's really not that thing in west 12-13 yr olds (or generally preteens/teens) characters having gigantic boobs and extremely tiny clothing. Because you know. They are children. Underage people. There's a term for that stuff here in west.

I have played lots of games with custom characters but if it's missing boobslider.. not really big deal for me. DOes it affect gameplay? No. Does it affect story? No. Character still has lots of features to choose from and clothes to pick from.

...but if you want to live your life sexualising everything in front of your eyes, which seems to be thing nowadays no matter what gender. You do you.

I had such a piss day at work yesterday, and then you hear about these news. I'm so hyped, can't wait to play this lovely gem again. I would claim that this might just be the best open world game there is out there (sorry Zelda, but facts are facts). Nothing compares to the sense of wonder you get when exploring Mira

Nice name for Switch Successor! xD :facepalm:

@AlexanderDaniels Oh my... Thanks for notification.

No thanks. This game was bad already on Wii U.

Hope they remember to increase font size this time.

@HeldHero : RIP Switch Lite users.

@Ulysses "well, this is what we're meant to do... to send on the voices of the departed is an off-seer's purpose."

@Finntendo Here's the thing mate, I too have played character customization games without a boob slider and I don't have a problem with them. What you're ignoring is that this WAS a feature that WAS included in the game, but then got removed from the in the western release. in a game that features LOTS of revealing outfits. (and again, I don't mind Lyn being the only one to have this toned down as long as the rest of the cast is unaltered).

Having that Slider only gives people the option, games are fantasy, escapism. if someone wants to run around in a big fantasy world as a big boobed anime woman in cyber lingerie, let 'em. if that's not your thing, that's fine, X allowed for both. Why would you support NOT having the option to chose?

@LikelySatan again, not part of the development team. they're employed by completely different segments of the company. they went in after the game was finished and removed the bits they didn't like.

@Samalik I don’t really see it as censorship by contrast… and I don’t think censorship is an all or nothing deal. They have ratings to worry about. And, again, the same people who call this censorship, are also mad that dragon age veilguard’s boob and butt sliders don’t go further, and are simultaneously upset that you can add cellulite and top surgery scars to characters. Unfortunately, all of this is all related, whether we like it or not. Things that were seen as acceptable in the ‘80s in concept and promotional art (but were not visible in the 8x8 pixel sprites in-game) are no longer necessarily acceptable in full on HD art and higher definition character sprites. Games that were secluded in niches are no longer secluded.

But I don’t think that means a wave of censorship is coming to completely change every game. It’s obviously targeting certain elements for readily apparent reasons.

@ottoecamn because they probably don’t want massive weird huge boob characters running around on twitch and YouTube and for their game to be known as the massive boob character game and laughed at.

It’s their game, not a Michelangelo statue. With actual censorship happening on a daily basis in society, this really isn’t on the same level.

@raghouse that’s not even true. There are a huge number of pre release reviews, many very positive and many extremely critical. They’re all plainly visible.

@jesse_dylan I'm sorry, I don't play Dragon Age, so you're taking a shot in the dark with that over-generalization. And ESRB have already let Senran Kagura Burst through before with a T rating. The age rating shouldn't even be all that relevant concern for one of Nintendo's more "mature" franchises.

"because they probably don’t want massive weird huge boob characters running around on twitch and YouTube and for their game to be known as the massive boob character game and laughed at."
They published Bayonetta and made the other Xenoblade games into more conventional, albeit, offline gacha games. Do you really think people who relate boobs to porn hub are worth a care when the target audience is more knowledgeable and open minded about the genre's tropes?

@jesse_dylan you do realize Nintendo saved bayonetta, the woman who gets naked when she fights and constantly makes suggestive poses ans sexual innuendos, from oblivion and went out of their way to tell Platinum to make the link costume Sexier right?

Not to mention that they HAD all of that in the original Japanese release. All I'm arguing for is that the original vision be preserved.

@Samalik I guess we're getting off into the weeds here.

I brought up Dragon Age because, again, it's the exact same group complaining from the other end. Whether you like it or not, they are your company for this journey. (I'm not particularly interested in Dragon Age either, because the combat looks too actiony, and it doesn't seem like an RPG anymore.)

You guys are bringing up bayonetta now, and it's a totally different situation. They had control over how that was perceived. They don't have control over people making weird big-boob characters and running all over Twitch making their game look weird. It has nothing to do with pornhub. It's just an optics thing.

@ottoecamn This has nothing to do with bayonetta... If you want to get on the culture-preservation bandwagon, I totally applaud you, but this is a bizarre way to do it. What works in Japan, does not work here, as the Japanese devs themselves have noted. People in Japan aren't going to be weird about it. We are going to be weird about it. Even us having this lengthy discussion about it is us being weird about it.

They're also trying to hit a teen rating, not M. Bayonetta had an M rating.

@jesse_dylan Sorry, but I mock both sides because I hate both. So you really can't dictate who shares a bed with me.

Do I have to bring up Xenoblade 2 again? With Pyra and Mythra being designed by an eroge artist? (Hell, I even have a nude plastic model designed by the same character artist too! Look up Dark Advent) As with other Blades? I might have not played the game yet, but even I know the history of what kind of characters get added to the gacha. Saying it's "jeopardizing a T rating" because of pai pai customization is ridiculous.

In the end, it's censorship. It should not have been there to begin with.

@jesse_dylan it's only made weird here because the content gets removed, which prompts people to ask why and it devolves from there. Had they left the game alone, I guarantee you nobody would be talking about it. Also, if you wanna bring age rating into the question, games like samurai Maiden, Senran Kagura burst, and even xenoblade 2 itself all have T ratings. A book slider would not raise the age rating past a T.

People wanna day this is a non-issue. And it would've been if they hadn't removed the feature.

@Samalik it would be censorship if the character artist were saying “my special pai pai slider is carefully designed”. They’re not removing characters or even outfits.

And the person who designs the characters has no effect on the rating. The xenoblade 2 characters weren’t designed as eroge characters… (they do kind of look it tho)

@ottoecamn well, we’re not gonna know why it is or isn’t an issue. But obviously Nintendo didn’t want it in the game in the Wii U days, and whether they want it now or not, it isn’t, and only a very small minority care… there are fights to be fought if you want to fight them. Probably. As far as games go we’re at an all time low for censorship, and I still struggle to conceptualize this as censorship.

@jesse_dylan Did you play this game? I have. I even kept up with some interviews back in, what... 2015?

I dunno why I have to mention it so many times these past two days, but even the director was complaining about it, especially when he offered a crotch slider as a counter balance.
It's censorship. Take a hint already....

They also covered outfits too. So again, censorship

@jesse_dylan The people that were invited to the playtests and were critical of the game didn't get review copies; It's that simple.

@jesse_dylan You couldn't make giant boobed characters with original breast slider anyway. It was maybe D cup max and A cup minimum. Now everyone is a B/C. It was just an unnecessary removal.

@raghouse Then how are there early reviews of the game that are critical? It's not out yet, and there are plenty of critical reviews. It ranges from "best bioware ever!!!" to "mediocre and not recommended".

BG3 didn't have a boob slider, and I didn't miss it. It didn't have a PP slider either, but it did have jiggly peens.

@Samalik I did not play it, and you are very broad in what your definition of censorship is... I will play the new one (hopefully).

What the director thinks really has no bearing on anything.

Removing a boob slider, and changing the outfit design of a 13 year-old so she's not in a skimpy bikini (?) is modification more so than censorship. They didn't change the story, the dialog, the concepts... they didn't outright ban something... If you want to fight anti-censorship battles, I'm with you, but this is not exactly the one. You could perhaps do some research on historical or current examples of actual, salient censorship, and it might put this into perspective.

@Orpheus79V What exactly is a “19th anniversary”? Anniversaries are to commemorate round numbers, especially when the day of the year is not factored in.

@kalosn Your broad point connecting the anniversary Perceptive, but I think one of your premises is sliiiiightly off here. The 10th anniversary is April 29th, 2025, and they could have avoided the generic and overused “definitive edition” subtitle with “anniversary edition” (still somewhat overused but less generic) by waiting a mere 6 weeks. So that should raise a few questions like “why does this have a release date before Metroid Prime 4?” Perhaps either MP4 or Pokemon Z-A is taking a while. They hopefully want to avoid a sloppy launch for Pokemon this time.

Given Nintendo’s penchant for one big release each month, and DKCRHD being January, MP4 or Pokemon Z-A would be February presumably. Perhaps the other is the April game, or perhaps it’s after Switch 2. Switch 2 will be announced by March 31st, and they presumably learned their lesson from Metroid Samus Returns selling poorly due to coming out after the Switch was released.

I see this announcement indicating Switch 2 will release in the late spring at the earliest and probably not be announced until the usual February direct. But maybe they don’t even want a Switch 2 announcement to hurt MP4 sales, so perhaps they forego the usual February Direct. I see it indicating that one of those other two games is behind schedule.

@jesse_dylan The reviewers that game Dragon Age a lower score were the ones that liked it in the play test but liked it less when the full game came out. No scores below a 60 last i looked so nobody was outright negative.

@ottoecamn Sorry, but I doubt it's that simple, lol.

@sketchturner The games are very story heavy but also very combat heavy so it’s a best of both worlds. But the story is very much worth it.

Why do I hear Chuggaaconroy screaming right now

I’m just glad we may be getting Lao off the beach! It’s almost as big of a cliffhanger as getting Mega Man Volnutt off the moon. I can’t wait! Though I might not sink another 700 hours into this, I could go for another 300. In my original run I spent 200 hours in chapter 3 just trying to open as much of the map points of interest as I could on foot. It was surprisingly a lot (you just needed to be a good finding wall geometry to jump on).

@GameOtaku I mean, they could, but then it wouldn't be Xenoblade. The combat gives it identity.

@sketchturner not sure if anybody else answered this yet but in a general sense the first question should probably be have you enjoyed other JRPGs without really following or having interest in the stories? If yes then this is as good as any other gameplay-wise. Specifically with XCX though, this is a lot lighter on story than the other entries in the series and than most JRPGs in general. Some compared it to an MMO but I don't play those to know. What I do remember (and I never actually finished it, hence my interest in picking it up again on Switch) was that there was a much larger focus on world exploration (common for the XC series but even moreso here) and completing missions and side quests with some city development as I recall. Personally I loved the exploration and gradually filling out objectives on the open-world maps. Hope this helps.

This game was beautiful, probably the most impressive game on Wii U. But my God, this game was boring! Playing it felt like work, but without any sense of satisfaction of getting anything accomplished.

YASSSSS! Plan to buy the physical copy. So thrilled for this - can’t believe it’s real! It already looked awesome on Wii U, can’t wait to see how enhanced it is. Please make the tiny text larger. How will the Wii U Gamepad element be replicated? Open-world sci-fi action-RPG in the Xenoverse!

@jesse_dylan Nintendo did get better on the Switch generation, with games like Xenoblade 2 coming over unchanged, even with crazy risque designs like Newt. but the industry as a whole is probably as the worst it's ever been with censorship, specially after playstation shifted it's HQ to california and f*cked every developer that liked doing fanservice.

@GameOtaku I didn't personally mind the slow attacks (but I get it), and while I adore all the Xenoblade games I absolutely agree that there are too many systems in place, it makes it tough for any individual system to feel impactful enough that I know how to work it to make a meaningful difference in my combat prowess, especially in X.

@Thomystic you should've noticed it was a minor typo, with 9 and 0 being next to each other on a keyboard.

Xenoblade X Wii U - 2015
Xenoblade X NSW - 2025

@ottoecamn I wouldn't consider Xenoblade 2's english version being unchanged. Yeah they kept the boobas but the dialogue was mucked up.

This looks good it it kind of like final fantasy I've only played ten I think on PS3

@Orpheus79V fair point, still it was leagues better than what NoA was doing in the Wii U and 3DS days.

Between this and Gta 6 (which I am buying a copy on Ps5 for my wife and a copy for myself on Series X) 2025 is already looking like a good gaming year. This has been a top requested game from Nintendo fans to be ported from Wii U to Switch by Nintendo.

I hope that New L.A. has fresh music because it was jarring on the WiiU. Would also be nice if the cars driving around don’t just go right through you like a ghost.