Xenoblade Chronicles for the New 3DS XL is Coming to North America this Spring

When the new Nintendo 3DS was unveiled in Japan last year, Xenoblade Chronicles was announced along with it. At today’s Nintendo Direct, the company confirmed that Xenoblade Chronicles will becoming to North America this spring.

For those who may not be aware, Xenoblade Chronicles was originally released on the Wii. The game follows protagonist Shulk and his band of misfits as they attempt to solve the mysteries surrounding the Monado sword while defending their homeland from robot-like creatures called the Mechon.

Monster Games, the studio that was in charge of porting Donkey Kong Country Returns for the 3DS, will be handling the port for this title as well.

Xenoblade Chronicles is set to be released exclusively on the new Nintendo 3DS XL in North America this April.

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Zhiqing is the Reviews Editor for Twinfinite, and a History graduate from Singapore. She's been in the games media industry for nine years, trawling through showfloors, conferences, and spending a ridiculous amount of time making in-depth spreadsheets for min-max-y RPGs. When she's not singing the praises of Amazon's Kindle as the greatest technological invention of the past two decades, you can probably find her in a FromSoft rabbit hole.

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