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According to social media postsciting a particular source, Nintendo may be gearing up to launch the Wii U exclusive titleXenoblade Chronicles Xon the Switch. While this rumored Nintendo port would not be released until 2025, the source claimed thatXenoblade Chronicles Xwould also be compatible with the Switch’s successor via backward compatibility.
Originally released in 2015,Xenoblade Chronicles Xis the second game released in theXenoblade Chroniclesseries. While the setting was not tied to any other title in the series,Xenoblade Chronicles Xoffered one ofthe largest open-world experiencesto date, with various environments on the planet Mira that the player character and their party of NPCs could explore. Players could also build and pilot giant mechs called Skells to take on various objectives.Xenoblade Chronicles Xalso allowed online co-op for squads of players to team up against dangerous monsters called Tyrants. At the time of writing,Xenoblade Chronicles Xremains a Wii U exclusive, with the console discontinued immediately after the 2017 launch of the Switch.
While all rumors must be taken with a fine grain of salt, a credible source claims thatXenoblade Chroniclesfans may soon be in luck. According to posts by Twitter userRyan from the Bronx, formerly known asMidori, Nintendo may be working on bringingXenoblade Chronicles Xto the Switch sometime in 2025. However, Ryan did not clarify when precisely the presumed re-release would happen. In a follow-up, Ryan claimed that theXenoblade Chronicles Xport would also work on the Switch’s successor consolevia backward compatibility and that the port was designed with the Switch in mind. Ryan added that the rumoredXenoblade Chronicles Xport would not interfere with the development of future titles in the series, and claimed thatXenoblade 4was not being skipped over.
Rumored Xenoblade Chronicles X Switch Port Could Happen in 2025
Aside from the launch ofMetroid Prime 4: Beyondand the company’s next console, Nintendo has remained quietabout its 2025 lineup. In response to Ryan’s claims on social media, someXenoseries fans replied with excitement and caution over what aXenoblade Chronicles XSwitch port could look like. Some fans pondered which aspects of the gameplay or graphics could potentially change, while a few questioned where Ryan got the information.
Although the Wii U-exclusive title has not seen the light of day in nearly a decade,Xenoblade Chronicles Xis one of the top-rated gamesin the series. It remains to be seen if the latest rumor from Ryan from the Bronx rings true.
Xenoblade Chronicles X
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The next massive sci-fi role-playing game from Monolith Soft, the creators of Baten Kaitos and Xenoblade Chronicles, comes exclusively to Wii U. A terrible intergalactic war leaves just a handful of Earth survivors trying to live in a beautiful yet hostile environment. Players engage in battles against powerful creatures of all forms and sizes using the deep battle system that builds on the triumphs of Xenoblade Chronicles for Wii.Riding and controlling a weaponised mech, players can explore every inch of the massive open world displayed in gorgeous high-definition graphics. The world is filled with strange and imaginative creatures, from small bugs to giant dinosaurs.As characters improve in different classes, they will learn new combat and defensive skills, or Arts. Players can customise the Arts palette as their characters learn new Arts. All Arts have a ‘recast’ time - once cast, the player must wait out a ‘cooldown’ period before that Art can be used again. Players can customise everything about the main character’s appearance, including gender, shapes, height, skin colour, voice, and tattoos.
