Poll: So, Will You Be Getting Xenoblade Chronicles X For Switch?

Not even a question. Of course I’ll be buying it.

...Despite the stupid censorship, yeah...I have a launch Switch anyways. >.> lol

Day one! By all means announce the Switch 2, but please don't release it in March!

Day one, no question. My most hyped upcoming release.

Without question. It needs to sell well so we will finally get a sequel.

Not right away but defiantly at some point!

I will be buying it. Though I did play it on Wii U and beat it, I just feel like it's unfinished business for some strange reason. I really don't want to rebuy this game, but I look forward to playing it among new players. This will be the biggest double dip I will have ever done.

I most definitely will be I played it on Wii u still have it on Wii u but I would prefer having a version that didn't require a bunch of other download packs to run efficiently

Give it to me, I can’t wait

Didn’t finish it on my Wii U(still only in the beginning of it) since it was annoying to set the game up all the time lol. Will most likely be buying it day 1 but a couple of things might hold me back from buying it day 1. Like is it going to have switch 2 enhancements when it comes out or whatever and will it have Japanese voices in addition to the English ones(which I think it will most likely given the past titles on switch).

Hrmm, not without QOL improvements. I liked the game well enough on Wii U, but man was it rough in a number of areas.
To be fair, that's most Monolith games. Weird difficulty spikes and obtuse quests.
Xenoblade 1 has some great improvements over the Wii version.

Have it on Wii U, it was my 1st Xenoblade game. I never did finish it but the Mech mechanics were pretty dope. It’s a cool game, I don’t believe I ever fully grasped all of the mechanics of the game, don’t think I’ll be double dipping but happy it’s seeing a re-release.

Absolutely preordering the physical version, my 2nd most anticipated release of 2025 so far (first is Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered).

I own it on Wii U, so no.

Xenoblade has quickly become my 2nd favorite franchise, maybe 3rd at worst. So yeah, I'll be grabbing it day 1

Day one just like all the other Xenoblade games!

As much as I enjoyed it on Wii U, it eventually became a slog and I had to force myself to finish it. At my age I just don't have the patience I used to have for 100+ hour-long RPGs. So I'll probably skip this version, but I'm happy that many people will get the chance to play it for the first time, it truly is a fantastic game.

I won't be buying it as I didn't like it. Considering how hyped I was from it's reveal up till it's launch, it has to rate as one of my biggest gaming disappointments of all time.

Honestly? I'll think about it.

I wonder if Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition will get a Switch 2 release as well. Definitive Definitive Edition?

If not: The Switch 2 might be backward compatible and offer enhancements for Switch games.

It’s not a bad game. Wait. Did I even play this one? I remember my brother telling me about it….Hmm. Maybe I’ll have to pick it up for myself if I can get one of his Switches…

@beltmenot defiantly or definitely?

Played it on Wii U, it's not for me I'll pass.

Not just yes but heck yes! At the strike of midnight on release day.

I'm not buying any more Switch games until Nintendo confirms that the Switch 2 is for a fact backward compatible. So I voted "As soon as possible"

@andyg1412 Apparently @beltmenot will buy it, but not be happy about it apparently.

Day one no question. I’m so freaking excited

Yup, I've been meaning to do another playthrough with a different character build. It'll also have new content(looking like it'll have some sort of new expansion ala Future connected in Xenoblade 1 remake).

Sure. I doubt there is gonna be anything else I’ll play on Switch around that time.

I put a good amount of time into XCX on Wii U, but I will gladly buy an updated version for posterity.
I’m not sure how many more years I can expect out of my Wii U!

XCX had the space arc premise and MMO feel of Phantasy Star Online, if not the action-based combat. But it was close enough for me to enjoy it! And it was probably the most gorgeous-looking game on Wii U, with a big-budget soundtrack to boot. I’ll look forward to diving back into the game next spring. It’ll be competing with the Suikoden Remasters, and probably the Switch Deux announcement will be distracting everyone then, too.

I remember getting pretty far in the game and just getting bored, maybe chapter 9 or 10. The first couple areas were really fleshed out, but the "northern areas" I think snow and lava were just where I stopped. I don't think a second playthrough would bring more enjoyment to me so I'll pass.

Unless you just "hate" the Xenoblade Chronicles franchise, this should really be a no-brainer, esp now that it's bringing back online and Xenoblade fans can finally play together again (its a pretty cool/chill online experience)

Game looks great even on the Wii u. I’ll pass this one.

As long as "western version" means content additions rather than the changes, yes. Because then it actually has value to me.

Otherwise no

İ still need more time to decide.
İ have never played a Xenoblade Chronicles game before. İt is possible that maybe 1 day İ decide to play an Xenoblade Chronicles game. İ have interesting in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 game. İt is possible that İ check 1 day Xenoblade Chronicles 3 game. İf there is a Demo from the game in the Nintendo eShop that İ can check the game from there.

The Xenoblade Chronicles games looks absolutely beautiful.

Yes I will. I would like to get back into the series again.

Probably not Day 1, but I'm definitely getting this.

I'm waiting until I know if there are separate audio sliders for battle, voice, and music.

I need more details...

I'm replaying it right now on the Cemu emulatior...there are some great graphics upgrades, and I'm running it at 60fps, so that has to be a minimum for me to buy it on the Switch.

I still have my Wii U copy so probably not. But aside from the lackluster story I quite liked this game (which was NOT the consensus at the time) so if they add anything cool for the port I could see myself double dipping.

Absolutely. Day one.

I actually bought a used Wii U a few years ago for the original game and the HD Zelda ports but since I can't get a real portable experience with the Wii U, I've only played a couple hours of XCX. I'll dig in throughly with the Switch version.

Day One, as with all Xenoblade games. So excited for this!!

Nope. Not my cup of tea.

Considering it's the sequel to one of my favorite games, I'm surprised how little I remember about X, besides having a good time with it. That's more than enough reason for a replay in my book.

This has jumped to become my most anticpated release

Tbh didn't like how different it was from XC1 when I played it back in 2015 because I love that story, the characters, the world and the more fantasy style setting and music. That being said, I still enjoyed the game quite a bit, and I'm keen to give it another shot with different expectations this time around.

I'd recommend fans of mainline XC that haven't played XCX yet to be wary it's pretty different from those games both in terms of tone and gameplay, but it's definitely worth trying out.

Just like Tokyo Mirage Sessions fe#, it’s disappointing about some the censorship, but as long as there’s no other unwanted changes, having all the current Xenoblade games on one console (assuming there’ll be backwards compatibility), it’s a no brainer to me.

I've been waiting for a chance to play this game, and was admiring it from a distance through trailers and its soundtrack. Now I'm just biding my time for the release date, so that I can get my hands on a copy as soon as possible.

Eh, probably. I own all of the others and while I've never really been that interested in X I'm definitely willing to give it a shot.

I've kept from spoiling myself on this game's events and worlds all these years in hopes of a Switch release....so yes, I will be buying it.

@LavenderShroud ha ha yes that's what I was thinking.

Day 1, please and thank you.

Obviously. X is an incredible game and I miss owning it.

I am going to be so broke.... MH wilds, brother ship, prime 4, XCX, sparking zero.... plus switch successor. Easily dropping 700 bucks in a short period of time....

Of course, I have been waiting a long time for a 'Definitive Edition' of XCX.

@MegaMari0 It never ends.

I have it on WiiU but my Mom had a stroke shortly after I got it and I've spent the past nine years taking care of her so never got the chance to get back to it.

@LikelySatan it ends when my love for the hobby dies or I die. It's looking like the latter.

Why cant it just say yes, no, maybe?

I put 200+ hours into this on Wii U and never even beat it, hell yeah I'm buying it.

Day one for sure. I never got around to finishing this and this is a game I would love to have portable! I’ve waited years for this to get announced and had given up hope but secretly also got disappointed whenever a new Wii U port was announced and it wasn’t XBCX. I’ll gladly sink in a couple hundred more hours into it.

@KryptoniteKrunch what build did you use in the original?

I love this game. It's my favorite of the Xenoblade Chronicles titles. If I can swing it, then Day One.

Definitely. I'd like to own all Xenoblade games on Switch.

Would love to, but just like the rest of the series— too long for me ://

I feel like I'm weird. I've only played Xenoblade Chronicles on 3DS for about 3-4 hours. But I own all of them on Switch physically, Torna as well. I even pre ordered XB3. And I'm definitely pre ordering XBX

I 'm more than happy with my Wii U special edition XCX. I still play it there, also I love the dual screen gameplay. So easy to navigate on map, missions etc via the gamepad. So a big No for me. I will stick with my WiiU version as I have done with all Wii U ports on Switch.

I want other games first (Mario Luigi brothership, Mario Party, and gamepass for pc to play Blackops 6) after that, if my wallet allows it haha, i will buy this one too.
Man for the switch 2 i want xenoblade to take full use of the power of that machine, as a graphical showcase. Love these genre.

Personally no. I think I've come to the conclusion that open world games are a little overwhelming for me. That said, I've loved seeing all the excited reactions to the news

Nope. Censorship = no buy. Censorship = evil. And in Xenoblade X's case, censorship is quite serious.
Now it's sad ro remember people saying «Nintendo doesn't censor their games anymore» after this case.
Weird that Famicom Detective Club remakes weren't censored in Japan as well.

They'd have to SIGNIFICANTLY improve how the story is told for me to care about X tbh. I had fun with the game when it first released but in retrospect that must've been a bad case of stockholm syndrome because there was nothing else like it on Wii U.

The gameplay isn't really fun until you unlock the mechs and the overclock gear and it stops being fun ten hours later when you break combat in half.

The story is more of an outline you'd have ready BEFORE you start working on..the actual story and the game straight up ends on its climax. They tease the after credits scene in the switch reveal, so maybe they'll actually finish that part of the game this time.

The world is pretty and the enemy types are pretty unique and cool. But it's also empty as can get.

The music is hit or miss. For me it misses more than it hits but I can see why people would enjoy a lot of the songs I dislike.

Overall, a really hard sell to me. And I'm the sucker who bought the Siren building kit, all amiibo and collector editions for the rest of the series.
Hell, I got the collector's edition for X on Wii U but I just don't care for that game at this point.

Day one or preorder [circa February/March] if I can help it, ASAP otherwise. Early next year generally sounds like wallet abuse with Tales of Graces and Guardians of Azuma also heading Switchward, but that's "not a bad problem to have if you ask me"©.

I still have the original Wii U copy sitting in my backlog, so I may skip that entirely and go for the Switch release.

It’s the 4th best Xenoblade, so I think it will all come down to if there’s anything else to play at the time.

I am defiantly not buying this in protest to the fact they left out Breastlord Lord of Breasts and Bumblebutt the Prince of Posteriors.

Not only are they missing from the Western version, they’re not included in the Japanese version either.

I prefer this one over the rest of the games in the series.

As usual, I'll wait for a sale before getting it.

When else would you buy a Xenoblade but on day one??

Xenoblade has somehow fought up to a tie-position with Zelda for my favorite video game series. Though, honestly, almost every other Nintendo series is tied for second.😂

I skipped it on Wii U, but I just might this time.
There's a couple of visual fixes in place now, that I really appreciate.

Maybe. I guess I'm 60/40 in favour of yes right now. I didn't really vibe with it on the Wii U but perhaps the convenience of the Switch will overcome that.

I want to wait to hear if Switch 2 will be backwards compatible, but we may know that by the time the game launches. If so, Day one for sure!

Possibly, probably. But I'll need to see what it looks like, how the gamepad stuff is translated, if there's any issues, etc. I love that game a lot but there's plenty of room for them to botch it. 'Definitive' means nothing.

I’ve heard enough hype for years from the WiiU gamers that this is easily a day one purchase

This was my first Xenoblade game, so this day 1 for me. Hopefully there will me no Animal / Enemy Pop In

I got it on Wii U but I need it on my Switch. One of few remakes/rereleases I'm happy to see.

I am NOT happy that I am NOW required to PAY additionally to have the full game experience!
$300 + tax for the Console
$60 + tax for the game
And however much the ridiculous online costs!

WiiU didn't charge for online and the game was great and the O.M. BLADE quests were nice! Helped make the world feel full and alive.

Now? NinGreed has taken over!

Day one, mostly just to support Monolith. They did create my favorite game of all time, Xenoblade 1 DE. So, I will always support them.

Day one for sure. Collector edition if there is one.
Already spent hundreds of hours on the WiiU version, but i can't wait to return to Mira.

I still have my WiiU plugged in and connected to my TV just in the hope that I will someday pick up where I left off with this game. That's been since 2016. I doubt I ever will? But I can't see myself finishing it on Switch either. So I'll just keep my WiiU plugged in a little longer. Someday...

Day one; I've been wanting this since Xenoblade 2 was a huge disappointment compared to 1 in 2017. X is up there with BotW and XC1 as my favorite fame of all time. All on one cartridge for a hybrid console? This game always belonged on Switch and the only disappointment about its release is how long it took. Don't sleep on XCX; it may not have as strong of a story as 1, 2, or 3, but the gameplay is amazing and the open world is one of the biggest and best on any console video game outside of MMORPGs.

I would buy It but they have to add more online mission for the global Nemesis and increase a lot the drop rate of materials and equipment, i'm not willing to spent another 10-20 hours for getting what I need to beat the tyrants by foot.

Need an option “No, I played the Wii U version and that’s 50+ hours of my life I’ll never get back”.

Probably not. I picked it up when it originally released on Wii U and only played the first few hours of it. Enjoyed what I played and always meant to go back to it, but never did. Too many games, not enough time to play them, so if I double dipped it would probably happen again 😅 Might change my mind if they reveal a whole bunch of new stuff, otherwise I still plan to go back to my Wii U copy one day!

I'm waiting to see if I'll be able to skip to the new stuff like we could with Future Connected. I don't want to have to go through 200 hours of hexagon mapping again.

@GravyThief >only 50 hours.

Dude couldn't make it past the tutorial. Lol lmao

Xenoblade X is literally my favourite game of all time and I've been waiting for this since the second they announced the Switch. I'd given up hope of it ever happening and this can't come soon enough.

@Zeebor15 I completed the game. Can’t remember how many hours it was, other than way too many. The game is mediocre at best.

@Joeynator3000 Now I hate censorship as much as you do, but as someone who played the original in Wii U, the censorship is passable. Just removed the boob slider and modest clothes design for a character with age 13. As far as I know, that was it. Alma, ( or Elma?) and other female characters as well as our own, still had sexy outfits. Not saying to ignore it of course, but at least it doesn't leave a bad taste

@Spider-Kev I usually bring the costs of both hardware and software down to an hourly rate.
Now with 800h in Hyrule Warriors, 350+ on each Zelda game, 100'sh on each Bayonetta game, and countless 100h+ games, my conclusion is that playing videogames costs me for sure less than 0.50 EUR per hour ... I can't think of a cheaper hobby!
Either you should play more, either try and complain less, ... or maybe just switch hobbies 😅😉😁

I will never understand the love for this game, it's easily one of the most overrated pieces of software in existence.

Yes, the graphics are awesome for a WiiU game, creature design is cool, and it's an impressive open world. But the game is a failure in almost every other category.

That load free open world comes at a huge cost where the party clips through everything and bugs and poor design shine through everywhere. Crap like characters just walking through cars is everywhere.
The soundtrack is all over the place, but the music for the main hub area getting my vote for the worst video game music ever composed. The developers included no quality of life options at all to the point where changing your party is a massive chore (why in heavens name do you have to track them down in a huge city individually every time instead of selecting them from a menu!?). The inability to opt out of a quest once it's accepted coupled with the games abysmal balance means it's extremely easy to get locked into a quest for which you are extremely unprepared for, basically forcing you to choose between grinding for many, many hours and being over leveled for many other parts of the game or else basically ending your game there and starting over.

I remember one particular story mission in the games 3rd area, the dessert area. The enemies I was supposed to kill were around the teens or so, but the devs decided to stick them next to a hyper aggressive level 75 skyscraper that one shorted me anytime anyone launched an attack. With no way to back out of the quest, I had to sit and wait for the time of day to change so the monster would disappear. There are tons of stories like that surrounding this game.

That's before we even get to the more pedestrian stuff like clipping through the ground, the enemies clipping into walls, the sheer tedium of moving around New LA pre-Skell, or the incomplete story (oops, I mean the "cliff hanger").

Xenoblade Chronicles X was an impressive technical showpiece for the WiiU, and the art design is great. But the game itself is abysmal, and a lot of times it honestly feels like the devs went out of their way to make a playthrough as painful and slow as possible. It's been hyped into some mythical lost Nintendo gem most people didn't get to play, but I promise the reality is far more disappointing.

Well I’m more into Xenoblade now then I was back then so yes.

@Zeebor15 I suspect by "new stuff" they mean they are actually gonna add in cutscenes and a mission or two to actually finish the damn story this time.

This game has a lot of arbitrary shoehorned in gimmicky crap tied into the gamepad, it's gonna take some work to make it a smooth, free-floating experience on Switch. I really can't see them spending enough money to do that + substantial new content for a port that's going to be coming out for an 8 year old system with a successor months away.

Day one, without a doubt.

@GravyThief no u

Hard pass for me. I'm not a fan of the series at all.

lets hope they let retailers sale the special edition instead of just only on nintendo site even though i got the wii u special edition version which i got from gamestop during that time.

Haven't finished xenoblade 2 yet

Only if they've got rid of the crappy Skell insurance mechanic. I don't know what the Devs were thinking when they decided to give the player a giant transformer to run, ride and fly around in and then limit throwing it into combat by having to fork out 30,000+ credits to fix it if it dies.

I'm getting it, but getting it used. I rarely buy games brand new these day, unless the print run may/is very limited, or there's a special limited edition print run. Just like to save more money that way lol.

Will I be getting Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition?

A Definitive, Yes!

I would also love if Nintendo got with Kotobukiya for a rerelease of the Formula Skell.

I’ll be getting it if it runs at an appropriate frame rate.

Absolutely not! I just overpaid for it on Wii U because it was clear that the odds of this happening were in the negatives. I'm so mad.

Already pre-ordered! So excited for this!

It entirely depends on what new story elements they add. If there's enough to address the many mysteries the original left unsolved then I'll get it. The story, what little of it there was, made me extremely interested to find out exactly what was going on but then didn't follow through on most of it. The ending in particular made me want more.

Day 1 for sure. I own it on Wii U but never got around to playing it. Can't wait for March!

100% yes. Typically I don't rebuy games I already owned previous gen. But I sunk so many hours into the Wii U version, it'll be worth the $60 no doubt. Although I will miss having the second screen. Maybe the switch 2 will have a second screen?

Only if they finish up the story.

March is a long way off, but I'm pretty sure I want to buy it day one! Love the idea of piloting mechs freely, especially in an open world, combined with online co-op and the unique draw of being the work of Monolithsoft.

Growing up with friendly game nights with games like Monster Hunter and PSO, I personally enjoy the old-school gameplay-first game structure with story as an afterthought. Not a bad thing in my book.

Definitely, it was the first game I played in the series and I loved it. I also really enjoyed #2 especially and #3 as well, but X holds a special place in the series for me. Can't wait to play it again.

I had it on WiiU, and got almost nowhere with it. Way too big and confusing for my old brain.

@TechJunkie69 Oh please no. Let Nintendo tell Koto to make a completely new mold. Don't wanna deal with polycaps

@andyg1412 @lavendershroud
Lol I have a hard time spelling words sometimes but I will be happy to get it.

Considering that I spent hundreds of hours in Xenoblade 1-3 and hundreds more in BotW & TotK, and this is basically a blending of the two, I think I may actually pass for now. Plenty of other games to keep me occupied.

I won’t be, I’m sure it’s a quality title, it just doesn’t fall into my limited wheelhouse

I didn't have a Nintendo wii/wiiU so I'm looking forward to playing it.

Yes I probably will get it if only to complete the collection.

Zero interest in RPGs. Most overrated genre ever.

Unfortunately this game is too time consuming for me these days to justify a double dip but I remember having such a good time playing this long jrpg when my wii u was my only console.

I have other games I rather play should have been an option

Day one. I sold my Wii U before Bayonetta 2 and XCX were released, those were the only two games that I was really interested in after playing a ton of Super Mario 3D World and Mario Kart 8. This seemed like a port that would never happen, it's later on but better than not at all.

The Xenoblade games seem to go on sale a tiny bit more often than Nintendo other IPs, so I'll probably pick it up just to have it when that happens.

It's interesting they've announced the game's release in March and yet no news or hint of the Switch 2.

The popular theory was that the Switch 2 was set to drop in March or Spring, but what if Nintendo will once again push the date to mid or even late 2025 to squeeze the last drop from the original Switch since their sales are still doing well-ish?

@Bluerangervegeta you know very well that there's a high chance almost all of that will be fixed with this version.

@Vyacheslav333 "Nintendo won't let me jerk off to big boobs and skimpy bunny suits, so I'm not supporting them anymore."

Get an actual life, buddy.

@batmanbud2 I wasn't the one who came up with that idea, lol. So, I just want to experience the creators' original vision. 😉

The moment I'm able to, I'm definitely getting XCX:DE. The DE for the 1st game was and still is spectacular. This and Metroid Prime 4 will definitely be huge titles in 2025.

"Will you be getting Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition?"
Does Rikki make a good soccer ball?

I was planning to replay the Wii U version anyway, I'll just wait a few more months and play the remaster.

I don’t think I can survive playing another Xenoblade game.

No one mentioned it, but it NEEDS a font size adjuster.

I will probably buy it at some point, not day one as i have more than enough games to be getting on with, but I'll buy it eventually.

Now the thing i don't understand is that you read the comments and you see the poll on games like this and when you compare like for like with other 1st party Nintendo games, you'd think that Xenoblade is a smash hit game right?

I mean just reading the overwhelmingly positive response to this game, one would think this game will sell HUGE numbers. Damn game won't even sell 4 million units.

In fact the entire franchise doesn't even have as many sales as a Mario port of a Wii U game 😂. If i was Monolith, I'd legitimately question my exclusive partnership with Nintendo.

@Maxz I assume you're joking

I cancelled the games I intended to buy and will save them until next year for Xenoblade X!

It's my only MUST BUY out of all currently-announced upcoming titles... so, yeah, as soon as possible. Hopefully there'll be a CE, but it's not looking like that'll happen. In which case I guess I'm stuck waiting until after the game comes out to order it from Amazon, since Nintendo games aren't listed for preorder any more, for whatever reason.

@AvianBlue No, it needs a completely overhauled UI. While it wasn't as bad as XC1's... it was still pretty bad. Needs more legible fonts, menus and maps.

Day one for sure, it's one of my most anticipated ports that I wanted ported to the Switch

Probably eventually since it seems to be hyped to heaven and back, but for now I don't really feel the need to.
While Xenogears and XC1: DE are among two of my favourite games ever, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is already shaping to be a major letdown for me (playing through that entry rn), so my expectations of the Xenoblade series have diminished a lot.

I’ll get it on sale, as usual. $66ish bucks is too much for most games.

@MegaVel91 One would certainly hope so.

Will wait and see what, if any extra content is added. How censorship is being handled regards to costumes, and if it is censored then I'll wait further to see what the modding community comes up with. If they can fix it then I'll buy it. Otherwise I might as well stick with the WiiU version....

Also if this works on Switch 2, or if there will be a separate version for Switch 2, then I might as well wait for that too.
Seems weird to release this now, when switch is about to die if it doesn't work on switch 2. But then again this is nintendo we're talking about so having them release it again at full price for switch 2 wouldn't surprise me with their insane levels of greed.

Pre-ordered a physical copy the moment it went up for grabs!

@RadioHedgeFund Did you install enough probes? You get a payout every 6(IIRC) in-game hours depending on how many you have, how many you linked with neighboring nav sites for linked bonuses, min-maxing based on a nav-site’s particular output, etc. Do enough of that and you’ll never have to worry about money and Miranium again. I maxed out after a couple hundred hours into my run because I explored everywhere I could to plant probes.

@Bluerangervegeta You can change the time of day by “resting” at one of the many BLADE trailers in the world or fast travel back to the barracks, rest (change time) there, and fast travel back. Resting becomes necessary when taking on missions hunting Tyrants and they only show up during certain times of the day and/or under certain weather conditions.