Monolith Soft is a Serious Heavy Hitter on Switch

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Leaks have hinted at Xenoblade Chronicles 3 drawing near for some time now, and the game has officially been revealed. Xenoblade Chronicles fans watching the latest Nintendo Direct were treated to an elaborate trailer for the next installation in the franchise. Monolith Soft's Xenoblade may not be the oldest RPG franchise on the market, but it's definitely well-loved by fans, as well as Nintendo itself; a new franchise entry provides yet another opportunity for Xenoblade to grow. Perhaps best of all, Xenoblade Chronicles 3's reveal trailer came with a release window. Fans will only have to wait a few months for the franchise's latest game.

Xenoblade Chronicles 3's announcement shows that Monolith Soft has a steady franchise on its hands, but it's also only the latest of Monolith Soft's many contributions to the Nintendo Switch. Five years after the Nintendo Switch debuted, Monolith Soft has risen to be quite the core developer for the Switch, both through its work on the Xenoblade franchise and its assistance with other Nintendo games. To an extent, that's to be expected from a Nintendo subsidiary, but it's worth acknowledging that Monolith Soft has helped make some of the Switch's best games while continuing to make an acclaimed RPG franchise on its own time.

How Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Can Tie Together The First Two Games

While the Xenoblade franchise got its start on the Nintendo Wii, it has really found its stride on the Switch. The franchise first got Xenoblade Chronicles 2 during the Switch's first year of life, and a few years later, Monolith Soft released Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, a remaster of the original game for the Switch. While Xenoblade Chronicles X hasn't come to the Switch from the Wii U yet,