Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition announced for March 20th
As everyone is expecting Nintendo to finally reveal the long-awaited successor to the Nintendo Switch, Nintendo has just made a much different announcement that is still bound to delight a whole bunch of people (namely, Xenoblade Chronicles fans). Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition, an enhanced version of the Wii U cult classic, is coming to Nintendo Switch on March 20th!
Just like Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition features enhanced visuals, added story elements, and more.
Here’s the debut trailer:
The year is 2054. Humans have fled Earth amidst a destructive intergalactic war. As one of the survivors and a member of the New Los Angeles (NLA) colony, it’s your mission to help build a new home on the sprawling, hostile planet Mira. Explore this seamless open world across five otherworldly continents teeming with unknown creatures – some of which are epic in scale – and fight for the future of humanity.
Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition features your character at the center of the action in a standalone sci-fi story. Customize your avatar’s looks and class to your liking and choose from a wide variety of options in a comprehensive battle system that’s as deep as you want it to be. Once you have proven yourself to the BLADE organization, you can also unlock a powerful Skell: Your giant, customizable mech that’s proficient in exploration and combat to assist you in your adventures across Mira.
While you go about the reconstruction effort, you’ll get to know the people of NLA and help them with their problems, and build affinity with your party members to unlock quests that contain rare gear and other rewards to earn. Plus, join an online squad* and take on multiplayer-specific missions, including extra-challenging Global Nemesis Battles! You can even recruit the avatars of other players to your team in the main story.
There is even more to discover in this definitive version of the game. Just who is the mysterious hooded figure on the beach? You’ll have to stay tuned to learn more…
And here’s some further details and some screenshots:
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.
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!
Finally, Nintendo has also announced that players who buy the digital version of the game will get a Nintendo Switch Online 14-Day Free Trial code (Personal) (7 days in Japan). The code has to be used before March 31st 2026.
Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition (Switch) comes out on March 20th worldwide.