Rumour: Could Monolith Soft's Website Be A Hint At A Xenoblade 3 Nintendo Direct?

I actually hope they'll port Xenoblade Chronicles X before making a new sequel.

I'd try to look into the future to see if this is true, but I can't find my Monado anywhere

Gonna get my hands on Xenoblade 2 here soon. Been at it with Fire Emblem Three Houses and I loved it feel like Xenoblade 2 would be just as interesting

I could buy Xenoblade 3 appearing somewhat soon. Unlike other rumours, this game has evidence in actual things from official places as opposed to leaks on 4chan and such. The main thing that has me convinced is Yasunori Mitsuda and Anuna (an Irish choir that sang choral parts for a few songs in Xenoblade 2), tweeting about working together a few days ago.

Of course that doesn't have to be Xenoblade, but we'll get some classic Mitsuda bangers out of it either way

Weren't Monolith Soft working on a non-Xenoblade fantasy RPG?

I've said it once I'll say it again the industry has an rpg problem.

I hope it is a port of XCX. I do want to see that one in particular

@sanderev I hope so too

@sanderev I hope so as well, I have yet to play it and I've been dying to do so.

Well here we go again. I'm just going to point form this seeing I need to say it every week apparently.

Xenoblades X is not being ported. Basically everyone involved with Monolith Soft has said this.

Jenna Coleman's comments are based off her mistaking the work she did for the Definitive Edition as a new game (pretty understandable mistake, she has more voice lines in Future Connected then in vanilla XB1)

All of the new hires at Monolith are working in Tokyo on BOTW2. It's IN THE JOB POSTINGS. Both studios that makes Monolith IPs are currently understaffed.

That said, a new Xenoblades game is still likely coming soon simply given 4 years is a pretty standard development cycle. But NOTHING is indicating that, in fact most of what we see points to it not being the focus right now.

I would rather have a port of XCX first before XC3, but I'll take what I can get.

No offense, but Zippo says nothing you can hang your hat on.

No! Come on! Why 2 sequels on one console? Same case with Splatoon. I wanted to see new IP's from these talented developers. Hopefully the Xenoblade 3 rumor is false and they are making an entirely new IP. I wouldn't mind if they made Xenoblade 3, but in my opinion, they should make it after making a new IP.

"When have we ever been wildly disappointed about a much-awaited announcement after rumour-based hype? We can't remember a single time."

Wait, what is the rumor that Kate is eating her hat over, XC3, September Direct, or XC3 IN a September Direct?

I'm on team "September Nintendo Direct" b/c there's always a September ND as the article stated. XC3 seems likely at some point but @HeadPirate did a good job of putting that on the back burner for awhile. Though, considering how far in advance Bayonetta 3 and Metroid Prime 4 got announced, and Pikmin 4 was talked about, having XC3 in a September ND for a 2027 release on Switch 2 seems possible, if uncalled for.

@rjejr I have two hats: one for Xenoblade 3, one for the Nintendo Direct. The ND one is slightly smaller and made of gummy bears

Xenoblade is certainly shaping up as the go to replacement for Final Fantasy. Dragon Quest continues strong but Final Fantasy isn't the franchise it used to be.

Ahh yes another leaker lets not get our hopes up

@HeadPirate I dont think anyone at Monolith said an X port isn't possible or wasn't happening. They said it would be difficult or unlikely depending on demand. But i dont think they have ever said an outright no.

If Chronicles HD sold well they would be a a green flag for an X remaster.

I'm banking on another port while they're getting ready to reveal the next game. ^^

The meat on the rumours gets less and less I feel...to the point where it's becoming rather farcical.

@rjejr A september direct is pretty much a given. It will outline what is coming between december and march next year. Maybe even a release date or window for Splatoon 3.

@Marioracer What do you mean an RPG problem?

Also I hope Xenoblade X gets ported

oh I cannot wait!! it must be it

Lol nintendo is sooo quiet
That even the rumors need to promote Nintendo what they arent doing themselve.

@earthinheritor

That's just wishful thinking. NO company says no flat out. Why piss off people like you who are going to think it's still happening even when they have no people working on it, no desire to make it, and no incentive given it's the worst selling game in the series and the port would cost more then developing a new game. Your hype for a game that isn't coming is gold to them, because it causes you to do exactly what you just did ... raise engagement in posts about Monolith Soft, a key investor metric.

Xenoblade DE was ported from the language independent code they already had for the DS port. It was basically free.

X sold 800,000.

1 sold 900,000

A re-release of one sold 1.5m

2 sold over 2m

That clearly indicates the way to go is a new game, as that's your best sales opportunity. They only have 400 people and Nintendo has more then half of them on BOTW and Splatoon ... the opportunity cost of making X is just way too high seeing it means you can't make a new game at the same time because your team is too small.

@HeadPirate Except, they could outsource the port of the game. Also metrics show that Wii U ports sell really good on the Switch (see Mario Kart 8 DX for example).

For one, I have zero interest in Xenoblade Chroncles 3. I never liked 1, and didn't play 2. I won't be getting 3. I played X a lot more on Wii U and I really liked it. It's one of the two Wii U games I still want to be ported. (The other being Windwaker HD)

@MetalMario So that's the true power of the Monado!

@sanderev

Dude believe what you want, but your key argument is about the COST and SALES of an X port, which are 100% completely irrelevant.

The only thing that matters is the OPPERTUNITY cost. If I have money to outsource, I should spend that money on a new game.

DE only sold 600,000 more units on switch and they packaged in 11 hours of new content. That is NOT a success. It's a warning.

@sanderev Me and you both. Last game I missed out on from the Wii U now that Fatal Frame is getting the re-release.

So, if I pool everything together, we have a Direct (next week, i would imagine) featuring

• GTA Trilogy (announcing on a Nintendo console will create the most hype.)
• GB/GBC NSO
• Xenoblade 3
• 3 D Donkey Kong
• Last fighter for Smash Bros (+ a one last fighter announcement tba later lol.)

Did I miss anything?

I think they’ll give some space to Shin Megami Tensei V before Xenoblade 3. I hope to hear about it soon, but don’t expect it this year. If anything, maybe December. Also, Nahobino will be the final smash character. Just saying.

@HeadPirate So one version of a game that sold MORE than the other two versions of that SAME GAME (3DS and Wii) COMBINED is not a success?

Sorry, but I don't think you know how numbers work.

Then why did you ask? 🤨

@sanderev

Didn't take you long to have to resort to personal attacks. That generally happens when the facts are not on your side.

First you're just wrong. The number I used it ONLY the Wii sales. The DS sold a perthitic 600,000, which means the reboot sold the same as the original despite having 11 hours of new content. This means that it would be reasonable to assume X, which would take as much work to port as making a new game, PLUS 11 hours of new content would sell 800,000, which is awful even if you don't understand what opportunity cost is.

I think if you spend a little time looking up what opportunity cost is, you'll change your tone on who doesn't understand numbers.

If I spend a dollar and get 2 when I could have spent a dollar and got 3, it's a failure.

Please don't reply again until you look up the key concept you do not understand.

@HeadPirate We dont know that no ones working on it, yes its unlikely but not impossible at all.

You also say "My hype" but i dont have hype for it because we know its nothing more than a pipe dream.
Raising engagement of posts is exactly what encourages them to make more games and make remasters. Loads of game companies have said if theres interest we will do it and have followed through.

As for being the lowest selling, thats 800k units on a console that was considered a massive failure even by Nintendo.
the Wii U sold about 13m units so 900k sales on a console that only sold 13m consoles is actually really good by comparison.
Especially when you consider the Wii was one of the best selling consoles and only did 100k more.

The Wii U sold 13m units but XCX sold 800k
The Wii sold 101.63m but 900k copies of XC1
So by comparison X did incredibly well for a failed console.
So just 100k units more for a console that sold insanely well would show that X actually did better really.

So it doesn't fully indicate the only way to go is a new game.
They did clearly express a desire and want to remake X but would need to see a demand for it. X1 selling well shows them that desire for more Xenoblade is there, be it new or remaster.

So while it is very unlikely, so there is no hype, it is by no means impossible and there is a desire from fans and the original creator.

Its highly unlikely as well but they could absolutely outsource a remaster. Thats what virtually every other dev has done and its worked incredibly well. there are now entire companies that JUST do remasters. Again for some reason Nintendo seems to be against that which makes little sense.

So the sales data for Wii U games is EXACTLY why we are getting all these Switch remasters. Because none of them sold well so now they are porting them to make the money they didnt the first time around.

@earthinheritor

Everything your arguing is covered in my other posts and simply comes down to working the wrong numbers. It doesn't matter if the game will be profitable (cost vs sales) it matters if the game is the BEST USE OF THIER TIME (opportunity cost; profit of what you did vs profit of what you could have done).

We do know what they are working on in fact. They are working on "a new entry in the Xenoblade series", called "Project 1" and a collaboration with Nintendo on BOTW and Splatoon, called "Project 2". These are clear as day, spoken about completely in the open in the job postings. They have not hired for any other project in about 3 years.

I guess I just assume people can see developer job postings, but for people who can't they tell you what you are working on and where you will be working. Top talent is gong to ignore postings that are for a risky project, you want your name on something big. Monolith has 4 job sites, one that is basically Nintendo, one that works on Xenoblades, one that makes side projects (the DS games) and one that does other work. 3 and 4 are all but shuttered at the moment as the staff were moved to the Tokyo site to work on BOTW.

Honestly, I believe that Xenoblade 3 will come out eventually, but all the rumors are just lies. Especially the ones with story details, which sound like someone's fanfiction being passed off as a leak.

@sanderev You should be the new “President of Making Decisions for Projects at Nintendo”. This is my vote! Do a Sin & Punishment collection for Switch and we’ll go for a lifetime position;)

I'm just still waiting for Xenoblade Chronicles 2 to get more copies available at stores. 😑

Rumours make my **** engorged

@HeadPirate following your argument porting XBCX actually would be their best use of time.
Story already written, so "only" porting needs to be done.
It will eventually sell more copies then XBC DE, as the possible audience was much smaller on Wii U.
Taking the sells of XBCDE into consideration, which is roughly 1.5 MiO copies by today and comparing it with XBC2 for example, the sales are really good. XBC2 sold roughly 2 MiO copies and is on the market since almost 4 years compared to XBCDE for only one year.

So I wonder why you think porting XBCX is a wast of time when the DE shows, that there is clearly a demand for these games.
I'm one of the people who never bought a WiiU, so I'm actually happy to get all these ports.

So, +1 do a XBCX Port, because XBC3 will come eventually anyway!

@earthinheritor @HeadPirate The Wii version is higher than that. We only have official numbers from Japan and vgvhartz undercounted them.

Did my time in Xenoblade 1. Loved it until the last 3 or so chapters. Got Xenoblade 2 a while back as a gift so I got its DLC on sale. I'll tackle that the instant the Xenoblade 3 rumor becomes true, if not it will keep its place in my queue.

I would be up for a Xenoblade Chronicles Musou game. Just saying

I will take a new game over a port any day, especially that of a game that is not even very old. That being said, XCX with added content would still get me excited.

I will give it my all, no matter the rumor

I hope it's not a port of Xenoblade X. Especially with the most recent release from Monolithsoft being a port of the original Xenoblade. That combined with the lack luster story, and balancing in X I hope it's something new. Plus there's no way X would be as enjoyable on the Switch as it was on the Wii U with the lack of gamepad. The only way I get interested in a port of X is if they return the story they dropped, and add villages or new locals with friendly indigenous peoples. I mean it makes no sense why there's a race of Nopon merchants on the planet when there is literally no race of people for them to be trading with!

Zippo is not a reliable leaker whatsoever.

Same thing with other "leakers" like SamusHunter or LeakyPandy...

@KateGray Well hopefully you won't go hungry then. 😁

@sanderev It certainly feels like we should get a Direct, seemed like more "speculation" than rumor, but XC3 could be seen as a rumor.

Though I always feel like the more the internet says it's coming the more Nintendo laughs and makes us wait a month.

time to feel the Monado?

@westman98 The fact people buy into farces like them, despite them being wrong time and time again, or clearly not knowing what they're talking about just.. amazes me to no end.

You realize, now that you've mocked the rumor, it's certain to come true. Unless... unless your plan was to reverse-psychology the universe into making it true and then... KATE, YOU'RE BRILLIANT!

The moment they announce Xenoblade 3 will be the first time in years I’ve chosen to preorder a game. Might even shell out for any special editions, absolutely adored the first 2 and a Xenoblade X port would be the cherry on top.

I just want the Castlevania Advance Collection announced soon

I would be mostly excited for the prospect of new Xenoblade and Kirby games. Announcing Xenoblade 3 would be a perfect way of finishing it.
But I won't refer to it as Xenoblade 3 until it's confirmed! I'm really hoping it's the same project they have been teasing since 2017 with that concept art.

No it isn't... stop this

@VoidofLight
Yep. Frankly, it's embarrassing.

There are definitely some real leakers out there (i.e. that PracticalBrush guy on Reddit), but Zippo, SamusHunter, LeakyPandy, and other random Twitter users aren't it.

@mazzel

Well Tetsuya Takahashi likely has better access to marketing data and sales projections then you do (maybe not, you seem to know everything) and he told US gamer and a bunch of Japanese media that isn't the case, telling denfamicogamer flat out he only controlled 50 staff members because Nintendo sees the best use of the studio's time as working on BOTW2, with the next Xenoblade game a distant second, and no other projects even in consideration based on opportunity cost shifts now that they Nintendo wants them on first party projects. He even suggests that once BOTW2 is done, the 350 people working at Nintendo will move to Splatoon, THEN Metroid Prime before he gets them back.

(https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/interview/180202)

Did you want his e-mail so you can explain to him how you've figured out why he's wrong? Honestly he would love that, he didn't seem happy with the situation.

I have no idea why people like you think I have a horse in this race. I LOVED X and my freaking Wii U is broken, if it was up to me we would have it tomorrow. But ... that's just not reality. If you want to make crazy statements like that mess, hey, power to you guy on the internet. Have fun, maybe hook up with the people who still think Half Life 3 is coming.

If you want to inform your opinion based on actual evidence, I've given you that chance. Lead a camel to water and all that.

@HeadPirate Well, if monolith owner thinks their resources are used better in another project then it is a whole different story.
I was referring to your comment.thatbitnwouldnbe a financial disaster to port XBCX. And I still don't understand how you come to this conclusion. The numbers definitely do not support your claim!

@sanderev The problem is that you can already play X on your Switch if you know what you're doing. No matter what you do, there's no way to play 3 on your Switch, or anything else, because it doesn't exist.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeX2phN-sLM

on the subject of monolithsoft i do hope those baten kaitos trademarks end up leading to something since it would be great to have those games on switch, maybe in a collection or something.

In regards to Xenoblade X i really did enjoy that game a lot, though i imagine it would take quite a bit of work to bring to switch. it was one of those games where the visuals did ad a lot to it since the scenery was a big draw and made exploring the games world more fun.

@iLikeUrAttitude I just think there's to many rpg like games at the moment but to quote Scott the Woz "I'm not an rpg guy"