Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Announced, Releasing This September

Nintendo announced Xenoblade Chronicles 3 – the much-anticipated sequel to 2017’s Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – and it will be available for Switch on September 10. 

Today’s Nintendo Direct ended with Xenoblade Chronicles 3 surprising everyone. That’s because it showed a lot of imagery that looked similar to Xenoblade Chronicles X, the spin-off to the first Xenoblade Chronicles. Given that that was the Wii U’s last major game that hadn’t been port to Switch yet, it made sense that today’s direct would finally reveal that port. Monolith Soft, Nintendo, and Nintendo have decided to bring the series forward with a third part. 

The trailer begins with plenty of flute – who doesn’t love a good flute solo? – before jumping straight into the action. Of course, Noah, the game’s protagonist, is seen fighting around the battlefield with a Xenoblade in hand. 

From there, our protagonist and his party begin a massive adventure that seems to take them all around Mira (unless 3 takes place elsewhere). Chronicles 3 looks like Xenoblade Chronicles 2 & the Xenoblade game before it. 

Here’s what Nintendo had to say in a press release released shortly after the Direct: “A vast world awaits in Xenoblade Chronicles 3, the next game in the acclaimed RPG series from Monolith Soft. Players will step into the roles of protagonists Noah and Mio amid turmoil between the hostile nations of Keves and Agnus. A grand story with “life” as the central theme will feature six characters from these nations. Discover a brand new world which will link the futures of both Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Xenoblade Chronicles 2. It launches for Nintendo Switch on September 20, 222.

As you wait to find out more about Xenoblade Chronicles 3 check out our opinions on the predecessor. Game Informer Xenoblade Chronicles 2 review and then read Game Informer Xenoblade Chronicles review. 

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