Nintendo has a lot of series under its belt and some of the most timeless and well-known characters in all of history. But the Switch era has really shown that the company doesn’t just need to lean on its stable of classics, it can invent new ones as well. That’s never been more clear than with Xenoblade Chronicles, a franchise that has, quite suddenly, rocketed into being one of the best RPG sagas ever created. And now that entire saga will soon be playable on a single console as the sole outlier, Xenoblade Chronicles X, is getting a Switch port. Xenoblade Chronicles X was one of the very best, and most overlooked, games on the Wii U, and it’s finally getting its second chance to shine.
Seemingly out of nowhere, Nintendo has announced Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition, launching for Nintendo Switch on March 20, 2025. It’s a “visually enhanced” version of the Wii U game that also contains new story elements, although we don’t know how extensive those might be. The style of this remaster does look extremely similar to the Definitive Edition of the first Xenoblade Chronicles — which added on an entirely new epilogue story that lasted roughly 10-15 hours. The eShop description also states that the 32-player online mode will also be coming back.
