Xenoblade Chronicles X is finally coming to Nintendo Switch, which means it’s time to ditch the Wii U

The day has finally come Xenoblade Chronicles X fans: underrated Vii Yu classic is coming Nintendo Switch.

During the existence of Switch Nintendo brought a lot of games from the not-so-popular Wii U to its wildly successful successor. Mario Kart 8 is obviously the best game on the Switch, but there was also Pokken, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Pikmin games, and plenty more, including the original Xenoblade Chronicles. But there’s been one game that even the most hardcore fans never thought would come to Switch, and that’s Xenoblade Chronicles X. Except that Nintendo just announced today that the mecha game will actually be coming to the developer’s current generation of consoles.

In the absence of any direct announcement about it, Nintendo shared the news on its various social media accounts earlier today, with this particular version being released under the name Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition. According to Nintendo, the Definitive Edition features improved graphics and even some “all-new story elements,” but as someone unfamiliar with the series, I can’t tell you if any of those story elements are visible in the port’s trailer. except for a short teaser at the end that looks like something straight out of Kingdom Hearts.

And the best part is that you won’t have to wait that long as the game will release on March 20, 2025, just a few months away. What’s potentially interesting about this is the fact that the Nintendo Switch was originally released in March (March 3, 2017, to be exact). I’d be surprised if Nintendo decided to release the Switch 2, or whatever its successor is, right before or after the release of a new game for the previous platform, even if it’s just a port. Basically, we can probably expect the new console to come out in April at the earliest, but Nintendo is busy selling alarm clocks right now, so who knows if we’ll ever get an official announcement.