Xenoblade Chronicles 3 News
August2022
Soapbox Yes, You Really Should Do All Of Xenoblade Chronicles 3's Sidequests
Live to sidequest
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Alana says you should do all of the sidequests in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 because they're that good. Or at least most of them… The Xenoblade series is known for many things...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 13th)
We're starting a cult...
The heat's back, and we're desperately trying to stay indoors here at Nintendo Life. We've got a round-up of everything that was shown off in the Splatoon 3 Nintendo Direct! Also, were feeling a bit peckish after Kirby's Dream Buffet got a release date. And there's a beautiful
Guide Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Unique Monster Locations List
All Unique Monster locations with maps
Hello, and welcome to our ongoing guide to every Unique Monster location in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. There's a ton of these massive beasts to find and fight in Monolith Soft's latest adventure — somewhere in the region of around 140 — and plenty of them are super-tough to locate, hidden away in secret areas...
Guide Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Soulhacker Guide
Soul Sacrifice
Warning - This Guide Contains Spoilers For Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Of all 19 unlockable hero classes in Xenoblade Chronicles 3, the Soulhacker is easily one of the most interesting and flexible to have in your party setup. You'll unlock the ability to use Soulhacker by recruiting
News Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Makes A Solid Debut In The UK Monthly Charts For July
Sparkin' good!
The UK monthly charts for July are in, showcasing a solid debut for Monolith Soft's epig JRPG Xenoblade Chronicles 3, despite the game launching right at the tail end of the month on the 29th. The game, which stars protagonists Noah and Mio on a quest across the vast landscape of Aionios, lands at number 13 in the physical and...
UK Charts Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Drops While Switch Sports Climbs Back Up
Return of the Classics
After Xenoblade Chronicles 3 took the world by storm, topping the UK charts in physical sales last week, today sees a slight return to normality, with the household players once again taking their positions in the list. Monolith Soft's highly acclaimed JRPG may have fallen to 10th in the charts, but this does not serve to...
News Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Executive Director Teases Series' Future
Tetsuya Takahashi shares his thoughts
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 has been wowing fans across the world since its release just over a week ago, and it sounds like we've got more to look forward to in the years ahead. Nintendo Everything has reported that in an email sent to Japanese customers, Nintendo shared a message from Monolith Soft's founder —...
Back Page How To Make Your Own Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Monster Name
The Ballad of Sharpwitted Tracy
In the magazine business, the Back Page is where you'd find all the weird goofs that we couldn't fit in anywhere else. Some may call it "filler"; we prefer "a whole page to make terrible jokes that are tangentially related to the content of the mag". We don't have pages on the internet, but we still love terrible...
News Good Smile Shares First Look At Figma Samus Aran: Metroid Dread Prototype
E.M.M.I. Figma also announced
Earlier this year in February, Good Smile Company announced it would be releasing a Samus Aran figma based on her Metroid Dread design. Now, at SmileFest 2022, Good Smile has shared its first look at this stunning new release: If this wasn't already enough for Metroid fans, Good Smile has also unveiled a brand new...
Guide Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - All Secret Area Locations
Is it secret? Is it safe?
Warning: This guide contains spoilers for Xenoblade Chronicles 3! Secret Areas in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 are hard to find places that require thorough exploration and use of your various traversal skills to reach. As a reward for seeking out and finding all of these areas you'll net yourself some sweet XP. In order to...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 6th)
Fight to live, live to play games
It's been a busy week for Nintendo fans, and for us at Nintendo Life! Not only has Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's Wave 2 finally dropped, but Game Freak and The Pokémon Company gave us plenty of news on Pokémon Scarlet & Violet! Nintendo also delivered its Q1 financial results, where it reported
Guide Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - How To Complete The Nopon Register Quest
All 19 Nopon located
Very early on in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 you'll meet a Nopon called Shillshill at the Hillside Ferronis Hulk who'll task you with a quest that'll last you pretty much the entire duration of the game's main campaign. Yes, the Nopon Register is needing filled in and you've been charged with finding all 19 Nopon on it. This is a...
Japanese Charts Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Digimon Survive Take Top Two Spots
PlayStation 5 sales surge too
The Japanese charts for the week of 25th July to 31st July are in from Famitsu, and it's a big week for RPGs and the Switch. The top two spots are taken up by two brand-new releases this week. Monolith Soft's Xenoblade Chronicles 3 runs away with the number one spot, selling a staggering 112,728 physical copies. No...
Guide Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - Chain Attacks Guide
Because team work makes the dream...eh...something
Warning: As with all our Xenoblade Chronicles 3 guides, the following article contains spoilers. There are multiple overlapping systems at work within Xenoblade Chronicles 3's wonderfully strategic combat system. From returning elements such as auto-attacks, positional attacks, class-based tactics...
Guide Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Cadensia Region Unique Monsters
Every Unique Monster in Cadensia, with maps
Hello, and welcome to our ongoing guide to every Unique Monster location in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. There's a ton of these massive beasts to find and fight in Monolith Soft's latest adventure — somewhere in the region of around 140 — and plenty of them are super-tough to locate, hidden away in secret...
Guide Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Pentelas Region Unique Monsters
Every Unique Monster in Pentelas, with maps
Hello, and welcome to our ongoing guide to every Unique Monster location in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. There's a ton of these massive beasts to find and fight in Monolith Soft's latest adventure — somewhere in the region of around 140 — and plenty of them are super-tough to locate, hidden away in secret...
Guide Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Keves Castle Region Unique Monsters
Every Unique Monster in Keves Castle, with maps
Hello, and welcome to our ongoing guide to every Unique Monster location in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. There's a ton of these massive beasts to find and fight in Monolith Soft's latest adventure — somewhere in the region of around 140 — and plenty of them are super-tough to locate, hidden away in...
Guide Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Origin Interior Unique Monsters
Every Origin Interior Unique Monster, with maps
Hello, and welcome to our ongoing guide to every Unique Monster location in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. There's a ton of these massive beasts to find and fight in Monolith Soft's latest adventure — somewhere in the region of around 140 — and plenty of them are super-tough to locate, hidden away in...
Guide Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Fornis Region Unique Monsters
Every Unique Monster in Fornis, with maps
Hello, and welcome to our ongoing guide to every Unique Monster location in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. There's a ton of these massive beasts to find and fight in Monolith Soft's latest adventure — somewhere in the region of around 140 — and plenty of them are super-tough to locate, hidden away in secret...
News Nintendo Reconfirms Release Windows For Major Upcoming Switch Games
Bayonetta! Kirby! Pokémon!
Nintendo has released its latest financial report today, and as with every one of these, the company has updated its list of upcoming releases. June and July have been pretty busy months for the Big N, but the rest of the year is looking much calmer. This updated schedule does include July's releases — so Live A Live...
UK Charts Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Soars To Number One
Digimon Survive also places
JRPG fans in the UK have something to celebrate this week. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 has topped the latest Uk sales charts, and not only that, it's broken a series record in the process. Monolith Soft's critically-acclaimed game debuted at number one the week it launched, proving this highly-anticipated juggernaut is...
News Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Is UK's "Biggest" Physical Launch For The Series
It's already outdone the second game
We've already heard last weekend how Xenoblade Chronicles 3 had shot to the top of the Switch eShop charts across all regions, so it's no surprise to hear physical sales are doing just as well. In the UK, it seems the third outing in Monolith Soft's epic RPG series has become the "biggest" ever Xenoblade...
Guide Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Walkthrough, Tips And Hints
Heroes, skills, classes, cards, coins, unique monsters and more chronicled
Welcome to our Xenoblade Chronicles 3 walkthrough and guides hub. This third numbered entry in the Xenoblade Chronicles series is bigger and better than ever, an enormous 100-hour+ epic with a huge map to explore, friends to meet, and enemies to best in series-best combat...
Guide Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - How To Complete The 'Uniting The Seven Nopon' Quest
Unite the clans!
'Uniting The Seven Nopon' is a quest that you'll get served up quite late into Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and it charges you with finding and speaking to a handful of Nopon who wield Ultimate Hammers before reuniting them in order to unlock the ability to upgrade your weapons. Sweet! But where are all of these elusive Nopon? Well,...
Guide Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Aetia Region Full, Aetia Region Upper & Elgares Depths Unique Monsters
Every Unique Monster with maps
Hello, and welcome to our ongoing guide to every Unique Monster location in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. There's a ton of these massive beasts to find and fight in Monolith Soft's latest adventure — somewhere in the region of around 140 — and plenty of them are super-tough to locate, hidden away in secret areas and hard...
Guide Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - 16 Top Tips & Tricks We Wish We Knew Before We Started
Some of the most useful things we've discovered on our adventures
We've been playing rather a lot of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 lately, and in doing so, we've come across some handy gameplay hints and tips that can make your life ever-so-slightly easier as you explore the stunning world of Aionios. Let's take a look at precisely sixteen of our...
Guide Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - How To Gain 100% Completion
The long and winding road
Warning: There are big old spoilers for Xenoblade Chronicles 3 ahead! Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is an absolutely enormous adventure that's gonna take you around 100 hours to complete, even when you're just zipping through the story without getting bogged down in side activities. However if, like us, you just can't get enough...
Guide Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - How Long Does It Take To Beat?
How much spare time are you actually gonna need?
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is finally here, and it's a biggie. Yes, just like every other entry in Monolith Soft's superlative franchise, this latest entry is going to require you put aside a fairly hefty amount of time if you want to see everything the world of Aionios has to offer. Xenoblade...
Random Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Has Plenty Of Very Memeable Dialogue
"Hear that, Noah?"
If you're a long-standing Xenoblade series fan, then you're probably used to hearing the same lines of dialogue over and over again, whether it's post-battle, or when opening a chest or gathering items. Xenoblade Chronicles has a few of these — who can forget "I'm really feeling it?" from Shulk, something we abuse constantly...
Random People Are Getting Pretty Worried About Splatoon 3
Is "more of the same" going to be enough?
Splatoon 3 is just a handful of weeks away from launch, with the sequel heading to the Switch on September 9th. Despite the fact that Nintendo has been drip-feeding bits of news here and there on Twitter, including new songs, gear reveals, and
July2022
Guide Where To Buy Xenoblade Chronicles 3 On Switch
Best deals and cheapest prices
The next game in Monolith Soft's Xenoblade series is finally here, with Xenoblade Chronicles 3 now available on Nintendo Switch. You can read our full review of the game if you're wanting to learn more, but for those of you looking to secure a copy at the best prices available, you're already in the right place. We'll...
News Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Is Already Switch eShop's Top Seller, Unsurprisingly
Switch players are "really feeling it"
It's the launch weekend for Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and although there was a lot of demand for the physical versions of the game, it seems plenty of people are still picking up the digital version of the title. For some, these purchases may have even been due to the delays associated with the fancier...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 30th)
Chronicling the weekend
As we reach the end of yet another week in the year 2022, we also sit at the cusp of the eighth month of the year! In the news this week, Nintendo finally unveiled Wave 2 of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's Booster Course Pass. Bandai Namco has asked Digimon Survive fans on social media to not spoil th
News Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Character Designer Shares Celebratory Illustration
Happy launch day!
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 has finally launched on the Nintendo Switch and it seems everyone is in a rather celebratory mood. Despite a surprisingly short period of time from the game's initial announcement to the eventual launch day (made even shorter back in April, if you remember!), fans have understandably been counting down the...
Guide Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Collectopaedia Cards - How To Get Affinity And XP Rewards
Playing fetch
The Collectopaedia Card system is a mechanic that becomes available early in the first chapter of Xenoblade Chronicles 3. In this guide we'll take you through the Collectopaedia Card basics, including what they do exactly and how to use them effectively. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Collectopaedia Card Guide: What Are Collectopaedia...
Guide Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - How To Unlock The Nopon Coin Xchange
The SkillSkills to pay the BillsBills
In Xenoblade Chronicles 3 you'll find Nopon traders dotted all around Aionios, mostly at rest spots and Feronnis Hulk sites. Early on in the game you'll meet SkillSkill, who gives you a long-term quest to find 19 other traders to mark off his list. There's no need to go wild hunting these guys down, you'll...
Guide Xenoblade Chronicles 3 All Heroes And Classes - How To Unlock And Upgrade
Ultimate Team
Warning: There are major spoilers for Xenoblade Chronicles 3 ahead. As you play through Xenoblade Chronicles 3's campaign, take on specific hero and side quests, gather information at colonies and explore the enormous world of Aionios, you'll discover and unlock a bunch of brand new heroes to aid you in your Ouroboros journey. In...
Climb every mountain
As you explore the world of Aionios in Xenoblade Chronicles 3, you'll very quickly find areas that you can't access for various reasons, such as purple sections of wall you are unable to climb, steep sandbanks that your party can't navigate, rope slides you can't ride or poisonous areas that kill you in short order. In this...
Guide Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - Do You Need To Play The Previous Xenoblade Games First?
How much do you need to know before diving into Monolith Soft's latest adventure?
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is finally here and it's an absolute thrill-ride that we reckon is the best entry yet in Monolith Soft's epic franchise. But do you need to be well-versed in the complex lore of the Xenoblade series and should you have played the game's...
Guide Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - All Ferronis Hulk Locations
How to find every Ferronis Hulk in the game
Whilst travelling throughout Aionios in Xenoblade Chronicles 3, you'll find disused Ferronis Hulks that can be rebooted by charging them up with ether cylinders. It's worth taking the time out to find these rare locations as they provide handy rest spots for fast travel, give you two containers full of...
Guide Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - All Meal Recipes, Effects & Where To Find Them
Eat before you beat
During your adventures throughout Aionios, you'll need to chow down on some of Manana's phenomenally tasty cooking in order to temporarily make use of the various boons that meals grant you while you're out in the field. Meals in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 gift you boosts to your rate of XP/CP accruement as well as to the amount of...
Guide Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - All Rest Spot Locations
Every rest spot in the game located
Rest Spots in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 are locations which can be used as fast travel points, much like any other point of interest or landmark you uncover on the world map. However, rest spots are doubly useful in that they also provide you with access to cooking, upgrading gems, levelling up with your excess XP,...
News Nintendo Celebrates Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Launch With New Noah & Mio Trailers
Now available
Well, believe it or not - Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is finally being released around the globe on the Nintendo Switch. The reviews are already in, and so far, many are saying it's the highlight of Monolith Soft's RPG series. Here on Nintendo Life, we awarded it 10/10 in our own review - calling it an epic, and emotionally-charged...
Nintendo Download 28th July (North America)
Xenoblade Chronicles 3! Digimon Survive! Strange Horticulture!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch eShop - Highlights: Xenoblade...
News Xenoblade Chronicles 3's World Is 'Five Times Larger' Than Predecessor's, Says Monolith Soft
I would walk 500 miles...
Drumming up excitement for a game release is no easy business, but Nintendo and Monolith Soft have made it their mission to release a small amount of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 info almost every day for at least the past few months With the game releasing tomorrow, today's teaser can only be assumed to be the final one — and...
Nintendo Download 28th July (Europe)
Xenoblade Chronicles 3! Azure Striker Gunvolt 3! MADiSON!
The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch Retail eShop - New Releases: MADiSON...
News Monolith Soft Made Custom Flutes To Create Xenoblade Chronicles 3's "Unique Sound"
Master crafters
The music of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 has rightly gained lots of attention since the game was announced. With a team helmed by legendary JRPG composer Yasunori Mitsuda (of Chrono Trigger, Xenogears, and Chrono Cross fame), and made up of Xenoblade series veterans ACE, Kenji Hiramatsu, and Manami Kiyota, there's no doubt the music will...
News Xenoblade Chronicles 3's Day One Update Is Out Now, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Version 1.1.0 is here
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 launches tomorrow, and before many get their hands on the game, the RPG's day one patch is now available. The changes are reasonably minor and mainly focused on the Expansion Pass and in-game menu accessibility, as well as standard bug fixes, but it ensures keen adventurers will be all set to explore...
News Designing The Characters For Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Was Apparently 'Hellish'
Monolith Soft devs spill the beans
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is almost out and - according to a whole bunch of media outlets - is a pretty good game. We're often guilty of not sufficiently appreciating the work that goes into creating such a massive title, so it's always fun to get insight from game developers on how they approach aspects like game...
Video Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis Of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 On Switch
And it's the most impressive Xenoblade yet
If there's one area that the Xenoblade series has struggled with on Switch, it's performance and resolution — especially in handheld mode. But the folks at Digital Foundry have some pleasant news to deliver regarding Xenoblade Chronicles 3, the latest game in the series which releases this Friday...
