Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Is Coming To Nintendo Switch This Fall
Nintendo just announcedd itsfirst Nintendo Direct for 2022, revealing a long and comprehensive list of titles that will be making their way to theNintendo Switchgaming console in “2022 and beyond.” Nintendo has buckled up for back-to-back launches, including exclusive titles, and new as well as popular franchises that Nintendo Switch players are already familiar with. Among the exclusive announcements, Nintendo Switch is slated to getXenoblade Chronicles 3, the next iteration of open-world fantasy RPG, in the month of September this year.
As part of Nintendo Direct, game developer studio MONOLITH SOFT showed us a trailer of what the next iteration to its hulking war-ridden saga looks like.Nintendonotes, “Players will step into the roles of protagonists Noah and Mio amid turmoil between the hostile nations of Keves and Agnus. Six characters hailing from those nations will take part in a grand tale with “life” as its central theme.”
Xenoblade Chronicles 3is set to “connect the futures” with previous titles in the series, Nintendo revealed. This continuity is expected owing to the coherence we have seen betweenXenoblade ChroniclesandXenoblade Chronicles 2, both of which are already available on the Nintendo Switch.
Melodies key to challenges
In a parallel post onNintendo’s blog, MONOLITH SOFT founder andXenoseries creator Tetsuya Takahashi shared some insights about the third installment to theXenoblade Chroniclesseries. Without revealing what it refers to, Takahashi emphasized visuals from the trailer, including “a broken great sword of Mechonis” and “the body of the Urayan Titan with a gaping wound.” Takahashi says these elements are not newly added to the series and were conceived even before the development ofXenoblade Chronicles 2began.
The characters have been fashioned by the same team that was behind the development of the characters in the first and second parts of theXenobladeseries. The background score, too, has been handled by a team that has previously contributed to the music in the franchise earlier.
Music remains central toXenoblade Chronicles 3with flute melodies being key to the game’s storyline. As the trailer also reveals, the flute will be a critical element in the gameplay. Takahashi also adds there is plenty of other themes and elements that are hidden away in the trailer for the fans to guess. The developer will reveal these details as we head closer to the launch in September.
New Mario Kart 8 tracks and countless other treats
In addition toXenoblade Chronicles 3, Nintendo has announced 48 new courses that will be making their way toMario Kart 8: Deluxewhile also revealing a range of other titles includingFire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes,Mario Strikes: Battle League, a remasteredChrono Cross,Star Wars: The Force, etc. that will be arriving on Nintendo Switch. Additionally, Nintendo is also bringingSwitch Sportsto the handheld console in April especially for fans of Wii sports.
