Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Switch) News Articles
Tuesday22nd Jan 2019
News The Lovely Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Art Book Has Been Delayed Due To Unexpected Demand
Luckily, you won't have long to wait
Just last week, Nintendo and Kadokawa shared the news that a gorgeous Xenoblade Chronicles 2 art book was set to arrive in Japan. It has now been confirmed that the book's release has been delayed slightly after the product received an unexpectedly high number of pre-orders. The news comes via this tweet below...
Tuesday15th Jan 2019
News Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Is Getting A Gorgeous New Art Book
And pre-orders are now live
Nintendo and Kadokawa are set to release a brand new Xenoblade Chronicles 2 art book called 'Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Official Artworks Alrest Record'. The book will feature illustrations from the game's main character designer Masatsugu Saito, four special illustrations by rare blade designer CHOCO, and contains art from...
Friday7th Dec 2018
News Celebrate The Game Awards With These Switch eShop Deals (North America)
Up to 50 percent off
If you happen to live in North America, you're in for a treat. In celebration of The Game Awards, Nintendo is offering up to 50 percent off the eShop versions of all nominated games and has also reduced the prices on a few other games that were previously nominated. Nintendo's Super Mario Odyssey is 30 percent off its regular...
Monday3rd Dec 2018
News Here's How To Get Mythra's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Outfit In Xenoblade Chronicles 2
A new outfit from this weekend's update
This weekend saw a free software update arrive for both Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna - The Golden Country, giving players access to a special Super Smash Bros. Ultimate-themed accesory in-game. If you've updated your game to version 2.0.2 (or version 1.0.2 for Torna), you'll now be...
Thursday22nd Nov 2018
News Lots Of The Switch's Biggest Games Have Just Received Huge Black Friday Discounts In Europe
Zelda, Mario, Skyrim and More
Seemingly out of nowhere - although no doubt thanks to Black Friday sales - Nintendo of Europe has slashed the cost of lots of top games on Switch, with customers now able to snag some of the best and biggest titles from the eShop at bargain prices in a new Cyber Deals 2018 event. Seeing Nintendo first-party games drop...
Friday19th Oct 2018
News Both Xenoblade Chronicles 2 And Torna – The Golden Country Have Just Been Updated
Fixes everywhere
If you're a keen Xenoblade Chronicles 2 fan, sinking every precious hour you have into its addictively gripping ways, you may be pleased to hear that a new update has just arrived for both the main game, and the newly released expansion Torna - The Golden Country, fixing various bugs and issues across the board. Proud owners of the...
Thursday4th Oct 2018
News Xenoblade Chronicles Developer Monolith Soft Is Hiring For New RPG Project
To join the main team
Monolith Soft, the development studio behind the Xenoblade Chronicles franchise, has been incredibly busy in terms of recruitment just lately. Back in May this year, the studio began actively and urgently recruiting for "experienced staff in action game development", and the team had reportedly grown in size just a few months...
Saturday29th Sep 2018
News Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Has Exceeded Expectations Following Strong Sales Outside Of Japan
Future entries could take a different direction
Octopath Traveler might be the most popular JRPG released on the Nintendo Switch in recent times, but that doesn’t mean other games within the genre haven’t been performing. Monolith Soft Executive Director Tetsuya Takahashi has revealed Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and the game’s DLC,
Monday24th Sep 2018
News My Nintendo Is Giving Away Printable Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Switch Case Covers And Wallpapers
On the North American site
To celebrate the recent release of Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna - The Golden Country, Nintendo is giving away Xenoblade-themed goodies on the North American My Nintendo store. The new rewards come in the form of printable Switch case covers and wallpapers for both mobile and desktop. The good news is that these can be...
Friday21st Sep 2018
Video Get Hyped With This Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna - The Golden Country Launch Trailer
Available for everyone today
Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna - The Golden Country is now fully available to all players, and Nintendo has released a brand new launch trailer to celebrate. This Xenoblade Chronicles 2 DLC addition, which is actually a standalone prequel that has received its own release, has no doubt been sitting at the top of every...
Wednesday12th Sep 2018
Reminder You Don't Need Xenoblade Chronicles 2 To Play Torna – The Golden Country
DLC or physical game card? The choice is yours...
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is getting its biggest helping yet of DLC goodness this week in the form of Torna – The Golden Country, but the way in which Nintendo is distributing this stand-alone story has caused some confusion for players. We've had a few concerned emails from readers wondering exactly...
Monday10th Sep 2018
News All Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Players Will Receive In-Game Freebies To Celebrate The New DLC
Torna – The Golden Country
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 developer Monolith Soft has revealed that all players will soon be eligible to receive a selection of in-game goodies as part of a celebration for the upcoming Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna ~ The Golden Country expansion. As you'll no doubt be aware if you're a keen player of the game, the...
Friday24th Aug 2018
News Xenoblade Chronicles X's Elma Revealed For Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Available Today
And a new blade, too!
Nintendo has confirmed that Xenoblade Chronicles X's Elma will be making an appearance in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 alongside a brand new blade. The best news? They're both available today! Yes, even more news has come flooding out of Gamescom's lovely show floor, with Nintendo sharing a brand new video segment for Xenoblade...
Tuesday7th Aug 2018
News Xenoblade Chronicles Developer Monolith Soft Has Hired More Employees
Bigger and better
As each Xenoblade release grows in size, so does the series' developer, Monolith Soft. According to a post on ResetEra, the Japan-based company recently updated its website - with the employee headcount now at 171. Back in May, there were three fewer people at the company. Monolith is now also reportedly recruiting 'business...
Wednesday1st Aug 2018
News Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna - The Golden Country Expansion Gets Titanic New Trailer
Arrives September
During this year’s E3, Nintendo shared information about its upcoming expansion for Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Torna – The Golden Country allows you to venture back in time and experience the fall of
Thursday26th Jul 2018
News Xenoblade Chronicles 2's 1.51 Update Arrives Tomorrow, Adds New Rare Blade And Quests
Final Expansion Pass quests
Nintendo has revealed that Xenoblade Chronicles 2 will receive an update to version 1.51 tomorrow (27th July), bringing with it a whole bunch of new goodies to sink your teeth into. First up, and possibly the main attraction of the new update, is the brand new Rare Blade called Hibana (although this name could...
Wednesday4th Jul 2018
Rumour Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Will Soon Allow Players To Fully Customise Difficulty Parameters
Game changer
Dataminers have been chipping away at Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and it appears that the game is set to receive a very different approach to difficulty selection. Potential spoilers ahead. Posted over on Reddit, new datamined info has been provided thanks to folks at the Xenoblade Discord datamine channel. It appears that an...
Tuesday12th Jun 2018
News Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna - The Golden Country Expansion Coming This September
Available early for season pass owners
During the Nintendo Direct E3 2018 live stream, details were shared for Torna - The Golden Country - a DLC expansion for Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Players will guide a group of legendary warriors on a journey through the tragic history that doomed a kingdom and drove a hero down a dark path 500 years before the...
Thursday24th May 2018
News Xenoblade Chronicles 2's 1.41 Update Brings New Expansion Pass Quests
It arrives on 25th May
Xenoblade Chronicles 2's new update is due to arrive tomorrow (25th May), bringing with it a raft of new quests for those who have purchased the Expansion Pass. There are five different missions on offer, although the official titles for each may change as the names used below are from a direct Japanese translation:...
Monday14th May 2018
News Xenoblade Developer Monolith Soft Is Recruiting For Experienced Action Game Devs
What are they up to?
Japanese game developer Monolith Soft, the studio behind the Xenoblade Chronicles series, has begun a recruitment drive for "experienced staff in action game development". Translated by JapaneseNintendo, the recruitment post describes itself as being "urgent", with a Technical Artist (including modelling and animation),...
Saturday12th May 2018
Rumour Dataminers Have Uncovered The Details Of The Story DLC For Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Don't look if you don't want to know
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is already a staggeringly expansive game on its own—made even more so by the new game plus mode added last month—but Monolith has been progressively adding even more content to the game through DLC releases. These additions have largely been superficial, mostly Blades and items and...
Tuesday24th Apr 2018
News Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Version 1.4.0 Launches Later This Week
New Blades!
Similarly to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is one of those games that seems nearly infinite, and the expansion pass for the game has added a decent amount of content already. Though the meat of the pass is still yet to come—with challenge battles and new story content on the way—a fresh update is due...
Wednesday28th Mar 2018
News The Nintendo Switch eShop Prepares To Launch In Hong Kong
Bringing out the big guns
Nintendo is no doubt really keen to sell Switch in China, which could be potentially very lucrative indeed. Until then, Nintendo will have to make do with launching the handheld console in Hong Kong, which is an autonomous territory of China. The Switch eShop for the Hong Kong region will launch on 3rd April and...
Thursday1st Mar 2018
Nintendo Download 1st March (North America)
Every new game and piece of DLC hitting the eShops in NA
March is here, and we're only a couple of days away from Nintendo Switch's first anniversary. So to celebrate, here's a ton of new games for your favourite handheld console. Okay, it's technically Nintendo Download day, but there's still good reason to celebrate. This week there's plenty of...
Tuesday27th Feb 2018
News Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Gets a Japanese Soundtrack Release on 23rd May
THINK YOU CAN TAKE ME?
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 was a wonderful way to end the first calendar year that Switch was available for, offering a suitably massive RPG experience that served as a nice on-the-go follow up to Xenoblade Chronicles 3D. The game also featured a fitting soundtrack, filled with sweeping, epic tunes, and it was just recently...
Friday9th Feb 2018
News Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Version 1.3.0 Will Go Live Next Week
New Game Plus! QoL Improvements! New Blades!
Monolith Soft promised that it would be supporting Xenoblade Chronicles 2 plenty in the months following launch, with the first major addition being a New Game+ mode. This rather substantial update to Xenoblade Chronicles 2 was expected once the new year rolled over, and though it missed the month of...
Friday19th Jan 2018
News Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Update Allows Certain Quests To Be Completed At Any Time
Quest fixes and adjustments
Nintendo has released a new patch for Xenoblade Chronicles 2, updating the humongous RPG to version 1.2.0. This update fixes issues related to a specific Skill RAM and Agate’s Blade Quest “Precious Yearnings,” and will also give the option to skip voiced segments in the game's menus. Perhaps the most interesting...
Friday15th Dec 2017
News Take A Look Behind The Scenes Of Xenoblade Chronicles 2's Character Design
Concept art and development requests revealed
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 has been sitting firmly in the cartridge slots of countless Switch consoles since its release at the start of the month. If after hours and hours of exploration you're just as enamoured with the game's art as we are, you may be interested to take a look at some behind the scenes...
Thursday14th Dec 2017
News Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Update to Bring Bug Fixes and Map Improvements
Paving the way for a New Game+ addition next year
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 has been available for nearly two weeks, offering an enormous adventure for Switch owners to take on. With its own Expansion Pass and some areas needing improvement it's a title that'll have a number of updates, and Monolith Soft has outlined the first major patch - version...
Wednesday6th Dec 2017
News Pokémon, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Nintendo Switch Lead the Way in Japanese Charts
Monolith Soft's title beats launch sales of predecessors
It's that time, once again, for the Japanese Media Create charts. They make for some interesting reading this week, with the release of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 being of particular interest. Monolith Soft's title had a pretty decent launch on Switch, securing second place behind Pokémon Ultra...
