Monolithsoft has just announced Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition, a remaster of the 2015 Wii U game, to be released on March 20, 2025.
The official description of the game, per Nintendo’s website, reads as follows.
Rebuild humanity on the mysterious planet Mira in this action RPG
The year is 2054. Earth has been destroyed by an intergalactic war between two alien races, and humanity is on the brink of annihilation. A small number of survivors, aboard the USS White Whale, crash land on the vast and untamed planet Mira—and now it falls to you, as a member of BLADE, to help bring humanity back from the edge of extinction…with the aid of powerful giant robots called Skells!
The visually enhanced edition of this open-world RPG contains newly added story elements and more.
The Xenoblade Chronicles™ X: Definitive Edition game is coming to the Nintendo Switch™ system on March 20, 2025!
Take on tough foes in a robust combat system, and pilot powerful giant robots called Skells
Choose from a huge variety of special attacks, skills, and classes in a combat system that’s as deep as you want it to be. Once you’ve proven yourself to BLADE, you’ll earn the right to pilot and personalize your very own Skell—a powerful machine that can fly, transform into a vehicle for fast overland travel, and wield immense strength in combat with customizable weapons and armor.
Gather resources and take on missions to build the community of New Los Angeles
As you go about the reconstruction effort, getting to know the people of New Los Angeles (NLA), you’ll build affinity with your party members and unlock quests for gear and other rewards. Join your choice of military organization within BLADE to take on even more missions—or even team up with up to 32 players from near and far online* in Squad Tasks, Online Missions, and extra-challenging Global Nemesis Battles!
Xenoblade on the Switch
The Xenoblade franchise has had an amazing time on the Nintendo Switch. With Xenoblade Chronicles 2, released on December 2017, being one of the first big RPG’s on the platform, has been a perfect gateway for new fans of the previously niche franchise. A remake of the first game Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, was released in May 2020, and followed by a sequel to both, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 in July 2022. With the release of Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition, the entire franchise is on one platform. Now fans of wide open worlds, intricate combat systems, and colorful casts of characters have one more game to sink their teeth in. With the inevitable release of the Nintendo Switch successor, will this be the last major RPG on the platform or is there something more to that March 2025 release date?
