Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Launches March 20th, 2025

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Another beloved Wii U game is exclusive no longer, as Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition launches on Nintendo Switch on March 20th, 2025.

This updated version of the 2015 original will retail physically and digitally for $59.99 USD. It’s up for pre-order now on the Nintendo eShop, and it’s Nintendo Switch Game Voucher-eligible. Buying it digitally nets you a 14-day free trial for the Switch’s online service.

Aside from improved visuals, developer Monolith Soft is touting “added story elements” for Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition, so there’s at least a little something in here for veterans. You’ll want to watch the trailer (below) to the end for a taste of that new content. Scroll past that for a quick overview.

Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Overview

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…

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Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition launches March 20th, 2025, for Nintendo Switch.

Curious? We gave top marks to the original release almost ten years ago, and it easily secured a place on our list of the best Wii U RPGs. If you don’t know your Xenoblades from your Xenosagas, our own Tyler Trosper drew up a handy primer.

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