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Monolith Soft Founder Might Bring Xenoblade Chronicles X to the Switch

Maybe if Xenoblade Chronicles 2 sells well?

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V0MIT_M0NSTER2472d ago

Always good to see more support for the Switch.

_-EDMIX-_2472d ago

Wait a minute? Why would they bring the first one over if the second one sells well? Technically speaking it would be cheaper to bring the first one over anyway.

I don't think the success of the second title has any bearing on the possibility of a port of the first.

I believe they're right supported I see no reason to leave software on a platform that failed to sell yet the switch is selling out it just doesn't make sense if they have software on the Wii U that performed well I think it's an amazing idea to bring over all of that software considering the situation.

I mean when you consider it probably takes about half a million dollars to do a port I see no reason to not invest.

I mean logically speaking can anyone even give a benefit to not bringing some of those titles over?

I mean I'm fully expecting titles like Mario maker in some of the more successful Wii U titles to be brought over no questions asked.

I only played a little bit of it on the Wii U imported from Japan, I'm not too sure I would actually purchase this version, but I think it's a wise decision by Nintendo to keep the community together and get excitement for the second game by porting the first especially since lots of people didn't own a Wii U.

Why punish and leave so much opportunity to Great software just because the hardware failed?

Vits2472d ago

Xenoblade Chronicles X is not the first one. It is a completely different beast from Xenoblade Chronicles and Xenoblade Chronicles II.

_-EDMIX-_2471d ago

I see, but still questions why the second would need to do good to port the first.

The cost of porting is so low I don't see the point of not bringing it.

Vegamyster2471d ago

Xenoblade Chronicles X is a spiritual successor, it had no connections story wise from the 1st game, Chronicles II is the true sequel.

jamstorr862472d ago

Yeah not linked. i could understand them if they said "we would consider doing a remaster of the original xenoblade chronicles if this one is successful"

wonderfulmonkeyman2472d ago

Given the fact you're unaware that they aren't linked to the first game, I find it hard to believe your claim of having played it on an imported Wii U.

But aside from that, it is probably because they want to focus on newer titles first and foremost, instead of just the Wii U titles. Though I'd be happiest if they'd strike a balance of that, since so few people bought the Wii U, in the end, compared to other consoles, and thus didn't experience many of its best titles.

_-EDMIX-_2471d ago

" I find it hard to believe your claim of having played it on an imported Wii U"

Played it bud, I don't own it or the Wii U, a friend of mine. I don't own a Wii U.

...also irrelevant and off topic.

"But aside from that, it is probably because they want to focus on newer titles first and foremost, instead of just the Wii U titles"

They can, but "They" likely woudn't even be doing the port, just like Blue Point doesn't do Uncharted 5. They'd just get a team that does ports to bring it over.

Its not a either or.

"Though I'd be happiest if they'd strike a balance of that,"

Agreed. Thats my point. They can do both.

Not an either or. Many didn't own a Wii U, why punish a game based on hardware sales? Bring it to the Switch so the series can get more attention.

I don't even get whats the big deal when more games is better and it would only help the series.

Being "linked" to the first game is irrelevant.

Consider many that don't know that, also might see the "2" as they need to know something about the first.

I just don't see much reason to leave software behind when it can be ported at such little cost.

I mean...I haven't even read a single post that even shows a benefit to not having the game on Switch.

wonderfulmonkeyman2471d ago (Edited 2471d ago )

"Played it bud, I don't own it or the Wii U, a friend of mine. I don't own a Wii U.

...also irrelevant and off topic."
If it's so irrelevant and off-topic, then don't try to dodge things by ignoring the fact that you brought up your irrelevant play-time of it on a friend's system first.
Practice what you preach or don't complain about others bringing up "irrelevant" points.

"I just don't see much reason to leave software behind when it can be ported at such little cost."
I agree, though I wish you'd have the sense to apply that to third party ports, which probably don't cost much either, yet you seem to be against them 9 times out of 10 due supposedly to costs.

_-EDMIX-_2471d ago

Seriously stop making these combative post.

Literally your entire post is trying to argue about points that I've nothing to do with the main point

"though I wish you'd have the sense to apply that to third party ports, which probably don't cost much either, yet you seem to be against them 9 times out of 10 due supposedly to costs"

Well this is a game that's from the Wii U to the Switch.... can you please stop trying to paint everyone's comments as blanket post

Where have you even heard me say that I'm against the concept of a third-party port on the switch?

Again please stop going off topic and making these post looking to be argumentative or combative...

I simply bring up playing the game previously as my own personal experience on whether or not I would purchase a port.... that's it, your comment is irrelevant because it's trying to question the validity of the statement despite it actually being irrelevant whether or not I have or haven't.

Segata2471d ago (Edited 2471d ago )

Think of Xenoblade 2 as Final Fantasy X-2. Xenoblade X is it's own contained story with a different setting,different world,different characters. They don't even share the same universe.

_-EDMIX-_2471d ago

I know.

Those two games not even being in the same universe even further proof that the second game being successful should not have anything to do with whether or not the first comes to the switch.

It should come regardless.

Mind you I'm not actually sure why people keep spamming that my comment actually States nothing about two of the titles being connected.

"Maybe if Xenoblade Chronicles 2 sells well?"

The point I'm actually making is simply that it would make more sense to Simply port it regardless of how successful Xenoblade 2 is.

Mean after all if you're telling me they're not even connected to the same universe and their seene as independent titles, that kind of goes in support of what I'm trying to say.

Once again so we're completely clear, nowhere in my regional post am I even making that statement based on whether or not those titles are connected or not.

I'm simply saying the success of the second title should have very little to do with the possibility of porting Xenoblade Chronicles X.

We can have both.

Neonridr2471d ago

if anything they should bring the first game over, not X. I know it already got a re-release on the New 3DS

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kevnb2472d ago

cool, i would like them to add surround sound.

Eldyraen2472d ago (Edited 2472d ago )

One of the games i wanted but never bought as didn't pick up a Wii U. I'd take a Switch version for sure.

jamstorr862472d ago

i sold my wii u just before it released.

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With Chronicles Done, It's Time to Make Xenoblade X: Definitive Edition

With Chronicles finished, it's time to return to the mechs and mysteries of Mira

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jznrpg306d ago (Edited 306d ago )

Yea. I own it but don’t want to pull out the Wii U

Zeldafan64306d ago

I never unplugged my Wii U. Still play it almost daily but a definitive edition of X would be appreciated.

jznrpg306d ago (Edited 306d ago )

It’s one of the systems I have the least games for . Though there are some really good games on it. I have systems from Atari’s , Nintendo’s, Segas , TurboGrafx 16 , PS’s etc etc so I put a few in my game storage room. I do pull it out from time to time and I have a new one in a box but won’t open that .
But I’d really like to have a Chronicles X but not on Switch whatever the next console is preferably so they can add more quality to it .

Zeldafan64305d ago

Lucky, you didn't need to explain that.

Zeldafan64306d ago (Edited 306d ago )

Playing X at 1080/60 would be great so waiting for the Switch successor would be ideal but it wouldn't be smart to make it a launch game. It would suck waiting til 2025 to get X definitive edition but I think that's what will happen.

I know people say Wii U has no games but I've got over 100 games for it.

luckytrouble305d ago

I mean, when people say a system has "no games" they aren't saying the system literally had no games released on it. They're more commenting on the state of games that make the system worth owning. For many the Wii U never had a game that made the system worth owning, or if it did, it has a Switch port or successor at this point anyways so they were effectively proven correct to have never purchased a Wii U in the first place.

Yes, depending on the individual the Wii U remains worth owning for the handful of games still locked to it, but for many they'd rather just wait to see what else gets ported in the future at this point. There is exceptionally little you can only play on a Wii U these days though, especially with the eShop dead so anything that may have existed only on it is no longer of consequence to non-Wii U owners.

chaos999306d ago

They said it cost too much time to remap controls unfortunately

luckytrouble305d ago

In all fairness, that's probably a reason they're passing on a few of the still Wii U locked games. Starfox Zero, among the reasons you may not want to port it, would need its entire control scheme reworked from the ground up. Chronicles X may not be as extreme of a case (I don't know, I've never played or watched gameplay), but often unless a game is going to sell really well, it can be hard to convince a company to do more than the basic expected remaster work. Heck, a lot of people figure the only reason we got Galaxy 1 in the 3D All Stars collection for example is because they had already done the work for the Nvidia Shield port for China, which subsequently is likely the major reason they didn't include Galaxy 2. They simply did not want to remap the game controls. It may sound silly since it sounds so simple just by the words, but you have to figure more goes into it than you're probably thinking if it's that much of a sticking point.

DefaultComment306d ago

Yes, I agree. We definitely need to retake Xenoblade Chronicles X which btw it left us on a cliffhanger suggesting there wiull be a XCX2 .... and im up for it.

isarai306d ago (Edited 306d ago )

I put so many hours into X, just please ad a music volume setting was going crazy walking around base and hearing

"UH UH... YEAH!.. YEAH!...YEAHYEAHYEEEEAAAAH!..U H UH!"

FinalFantasyFanatic305d ago

I can't believe they haven't done it yet, it's the Xenoblade game I'm most excited for, I would buy it in a heart beat.

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Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed Brings the Xeno Saga to a Glorious Close

Xeno fans rejoice! The six-part saga has finally been told!

Xenogears was originally supposed to be a six part series, but Squaresoft cut the budget for the first game and canceled future plans. Xenosaga, published by Bandai Namco, was its spritual successor, and it too was supposed to be a six part series but was cut to a trilogy after subpar sales for Xenosaga 2.

Future Redeemed is by far the best DLC of the Xenoblade series, achieving its lofty goals of introducing new characters, reconnecting with older ones, and closing a narrative that Monolith Soft’s main man Tetsuya Takahashi has been trying to tell since 1998.

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Poppi Is The Star Of Xenoblade Chronicles 2

DualShockers Writes "Xenoblade Chronicles 2 features a wide range of characters. Amid the cast of Rex, his allies, and even his enemies, you'll find many interesting personalities throughout your playthrough. However, among all these endearing heroes and villains, few come close to being as interesting or compelling as Poppi."

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