News Baten Kaitos Remaster Dev Helped Out With Xenoblade Chronicles' Switch 2 Edition

It worked on performance & resolution

Nintendo has previously called on external developers such as Panic Button to assist with first-party game updates, and it's now been revealed the Japanese developer Logicalbeat worked on the Switch 2 version of Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition. This information was

• Sat 25th Jul 2026
• Nintendo Switch 2
• Nintendo Switch
• Monolith Soft
• Nintendo
• Industry

News Monolith Soft Talks Up Ganondorf's "Alluring Charm" In New Interview

"You witness a king's revival"

Developer Monolith Soft has published a new interview discussing its involvement with the production of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (thanks, Go Nintendo). The interview focuses on the creation and modelling of the game's characters, creatures, and items, which

• Mon 6th Apr 2026
• NIntendo
• Nintendo Switch
• Nintendo Switch 2
• Monolith Soft
• Zelda

News Monolith Soft Releases Interview Celebrating Its Work On The Zelda Series

Expect more to come

Monolith Soft, the acclaimed developer behind the Xenoblade Chronicles series, is also known to have collaborated with Nintendo on a number of first-party games, including Mario Kart World, Splatoon 3, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons. It's also worked closely with Nintendo on the Zelda series, starting with Skyward Sword in...

• Tue 16th Dec 2025
• Nintendo
• Nintendo Switch 2
• Monolith Soft
• Zelda

News Xenoblade Chronicles Dev Achieved 19% Profit Increase Last Financial Year

But it's far from its best

Xenoblade Chronicles developer Monolith Soft has recently reported an impressive 19% profit increase for the financial year ending March 2025. As covered by Game Biz (thanks, Nintendo Everything), the company recorded profits of 487 million yen during the last financial year, which is up from 409 million yen the year...

• Tue 1st Jul 2025
• Nintendo
• Monolith Soft
• Xenoblade Chronicles

News Surprise, Xenoblade Chronicles Dev Also Helped Out On Mario Kart World

Jack of all trades

Monolith Soft, the developer behind the Xenoblade Chronicles series, has confirmed that it helped to develop Mario Kart World for the Nintendo Switch 2. Speaking on X (and highlighted on Reddit), the team provided a notice to mark the release of Mario Kart World and confirmed that it had been contracted to develop "fields and...

• Thu 5th Jun 2025
• Nintendo
• Nintendo Switch 2
• Mario Kart
• Monolith Soft

News Xenoblade Dev Monolith Soft Is On The Hunt For New 2D And 3D Designers

Recruitment sessions start next month

There's no doubt that the Nintendo-owned studio Monolith Soft is cooking up something for Switch 2, but what it's working on remains to be seen. Whatever it has planned for the future, it looks like the studio needs a couple more hands on deck as it has announced that it's on the hunt for new 2D and 3D...

• Thu 15th May 2025
• News
• Nintendo
• Monolith Soft
• Business

News Nintendo's Monolith Soft Updates Its Switch Portfolio With Latest Release

It's already topping the charts

Monolith Soft has become a huge part of Nintendo's software division and this week it rolled out Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition for Switch. Now that the game is available, it's followed this up with its usual website update, where it's now added this project to its already incredible lineup of games. This...

• Sat 22nd Mar 2025
• Nintendo Switch
• Xenoblade Chronicles
• Monolith Soft
• Nintendo
• Industry

News Monolith Soft Adds Final Fantasy Cutscene Artist To Its Ranks, So What's It Cooking For Switch 2?

The future is bright(er)

If our hopes of some Monolith Soft Switch 2 goodness weren't already high enough, today, they reached a new peak as we learned that the team has added a fresh cutscene director to its ranks with a pretty beefy portfolio to his name. As brought to our attention by Stealth40K on BlueSky, the Nintendo-owned studio signed...

• Fri 7th Mar 2025
• News
• Nintendo
• Monolith Soft
• Nintendo Switch 2

News Nintendo Now Officially Owns 100% Of Monolith Soft

The chronicle continues

The 'Company Profile' section of the Monolith Soft website has been updated and it looks like Nintendo now finally owns 100% of the company (thanks, Automaton West). The Big N first staked its claim in Monolith back in 2007, purchasing 80% of its shares from Namco before increasing its proportion to 96% in 2011. It's unclear...

• Wed 11th Dec 2024
• News
• Nintendo
• Monolith Soft
• Business
• Industry

News Monolith Soft Is Expanding Its In-House Xenoblade Game Engine For Future Titles

And it has landed a new R&D division

Monolith Soft, the studio behind the Xenoblade Chronicles series, is expanding its in-house engine for use on future titles thanks to its newly-founded R&D department (thanks, Automaton). That is according to the company’s Chief Creative Officer Tetsuya Takahashi and lead programmer Michihiko Inaba, who,...

• Mon 7th Oct 2024
• News
• Monolith Soft

News Nintendo's Xenoblade Chronicles Dev Monolith Soft Is Now 25 Years Old

"May your future games be just as amazing and loved"

Update: Nintendo has now published a special anniversary video celebrating 25 years of Monolith Soft. The developer has also opened a special 25th anniversary webpage featuring multiple commemorative wallpapers as well as a special message from Representative Director Hirohide Sugiura: Monolith...

• Tue 1st Oct 2024
• Nintendo Switch
• Monolith Soft
• Xenoblade Chronicles
• Nintendo
• Bandai Namco

News Xenoblade Chronicles Dev Monolith Soft Is Recruiting For A 'New RPG'

Eight roles are up for grabs

Monolith Soft, the developer behind the wonderful Xenoblade Chronicles franchise, has announced that it is looking to recruit new talent for what it describes as a 'new RPG'. In a post via the studio's official website (thanks, Nintendo Everything), founder, CCO, and executive director Tetsuya Takahashi put a call out...

• Mon 5th Aug 2024
• Monolith Soft
• Japan
• Business
• Nintendo Switch

News Monolith Soft Is Looking For Programmer With "3D Action Game Experience"

Hints at the next project?

Monolith Soft has recently updated its recruitment page, and it appears that the Xenoblade series developer is looking for someone with experience in 3D action games. As spotted by My Nintendo News, the Nintendo subsidiary is looking for an "application programmer" to join the team. Using Google Translate, we can see that...

• Thu 1st Feb 2024
• Nintendo Switch
• Nintendo
• Monolith Soft
• Xenoblade

News Yes, Monolith Soft Really Did Help Out With Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom

The Xenoblade Chronicles dev updates its website

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has been a massive undertaking for Nintendo, with the company calling on multiple development teams to help out. As you might recall, one of these developers was the Xenoblade Chronicles team Monolith Soft. Now that Tears of the Kingdom is out, the Japanese...

• Sat 13th May 2023
• Zelda
• Nintendo Switch
• Monolith Soft
• Nintendo

News Xenoblade Chronicles Dev Monolith Soft Provides Employee Headcount Update

A numbers game

The Japanese developer Monolith Soft has been growing in size year after year. In a previous update - dating back to 2021, the company revealed its employee headcount had jumped from 261 (in December 2020) to 272. As highlighted by Twitter user and gaming enthusiast Stealth, the latest update for 2022 is slightly different - with new...

• Thu 5th Jan 2023
• Nintendo Switch
• Monolith Soft
• Industry
• Japan

Gallery Monolith Soft Shows Off Stunning Artwork From Annual "In-House Illustration Contest"

Feast your eyes on these amazing creations

Monolith Soft has just had another successful year with the release of Xenoblade Chronicles 3. It also provided assistance with the development of Splatoon 3. To wrap up 2022, it's held its regular "in-house illustration contest" where graduates can let their creativity run wild. According to a rough...

• Thu 5th Jan 2023
• Gallery
• Nintendo Switch
• Industry
• Monolith Soft
• Japan

News Xenoblade Chronicles Studio Monolith Soft Helped Out With Splatoon 3

Returning for the third time

Monolith Soft has become one of Nintendo's top developers working on huge IPs like Xenoblade Chronicles and also assisting as a support team on multiple other projects. If the release of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 wasn't already impressive enough this year, it seems the Japanese studio has provided assistance with Splatoon...

• Sun 11th Sep 2022
• Nintendo Switch
• Monolith Soft
• Xenoblade Chronicles
• Nintendo
• Industry

News Monolith Soft's Updated Website Has Some Nintendo Switch Fans Excited

Is an announcement on the way?

We haven't heard much from the Xenoblade Chronicles developer Monolith Soft lately, so what has it been up to? Well, it turns out there's been some activity on its official website. Eagle-eyed Nintendo Switch fans have noticed how the Japanese company's website has been given a "completely new design" - with copyright...

• Wed 2nd Feb 2022
• Nintendo Switch
• Xenoblade
• Monolith Soft

News Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Rumours Intensify

"the game is nearing its final stages of development"

Monolith Soft has been expected to expand on the Xenoblade Chronicles universe for some time now with a third major release and yesterday it was discovered Melia's voice actor Jenna Coleman may have confirmed a new entry during an interview dating back to June. If her own comments weren't...

• Tue 10th Aug 2021
• Rumours
• Nintendo Switch
• Xenoblade
• Monolith Soft

News Xenoblade Chronicles Developer Monolith Soft Reports Huge Profits, Up By 138.2%

Shulk's return has likely helped

Monolith Soft - best known for the Xenoblade Chronicles series in recent years - has become one of Nintendo's top developers. It's also supported some key projects like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Following on from its release of

• Fri 9th Jul 2021
• Nintendo Switch
• Monolith Soft
• Industry