Nintendo Announces Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Coming In September 2022

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Nintendo has announced Xenoblade Chronicles 3 during its most recent Nintendo Direct and will launch in September later this year. Unfortunately, we didn't get a more concrete release date than that, but we likely won't have to wait long until we find out more.

Shortly after the game's announcement, executive producer Tetsuya Takahashi published a blog post on the official Nintendo website detailing what fans can expect from the upcoming installment in the Xenoblade Chronicles franchise, along with key details regarding development.

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According to Takahashi, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 will be enjoyable for long-time fans of the series as well as newcomers who may want to play a Xenoblade Chronicles title for the first time. Takahashi also explains that key members in the development team for Xenoblade Chronicles 2 will be returning for the third game, including character designer Masatsugu Saito and composer Yasunori Mitsuda.

It's a good sign that a lot of the core developers that worked on Xenoblade Chronicles 2 will be returning for the third game, meaning that the game won't deviate too much in terms of quality from previous entries. It's also a pretty clear indicator that a lot of passion has gone into the game, with the developers having been connected to the world for such a long time.

If you liked the look of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and want to catch up before its release, both Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 are both currently available on Nintendo Switch. That way you'll have all the games in the franchise in one place - apart from Xenoblade Chronicles X that is.

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