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Monolith Soft revealed its real-life company emblem badge on its Japanese official X . This post is part of the newly established series of social media updates to let people know more about the studio behind the Xenoblade Chronicles series, which has been wholly owned by Nintendo as of 2024.

The badge has been known to be worn by Monopon, the official mascot of Monolith Soft. The character also wore the badge when she appeared as a Challenge Battle boss in Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

Monolith Soft has since revealed that it also produced the badges in the real world. The studio's staff would regularly wear the badge when they attend social meetings and other events outside the office.

The original Japanese tweet from Monolith Soft's official X is also available to view right below, which offers a look at the emblem on Monopon:

While Monolith Soft originated as a Bandai Namco subsidiary in 1999, Nintendo acquired it in 2007. The studio has since primarily produced the Xenoblade Chronicles series of games, all of which have appeared exclusively on Nintendo's game consoles.

As of the end of 2024, Monolith Soft is working to release a remaster of the 2015 Wii U entry Xenoblade Chronicles X simultaneously worldwide for Nintendo Switch on March 20, 2025.

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Monolith Soft celebrates its 25th anniversary on October 1, 2024, and to mark the occasion the studio released a new commemorative video as well as a new website celebrating the studio’s long-standing history.

The video opens with the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 DLC Future Connected song “Future Awaits,” as all the titles that the studio has produced since it was established in October 1999 are showcased on screen. These include the Xenoblade Chronicles series, the Xenosaga trilogy, the Baten Kaitos duology, the Namco x Capcom and Project X Zone crossovers, as well as lesser-known titles like Soma Bringer and Disaster: Day of Crisis.

It then shows Xenoblade Chronicles 3 protagonists Noah and Mio standing on a grass hill playing the flute as the protagonist of other Monolith Soft titles them, including Rex, Pyra, and Mythra from Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Elma from Xenoblade Chronicles X, Shulk and Fiora from Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, and KOS-MOS from Xenosaga.

The video culminates with the Monolith Soft logo forming from the memories of all the games, and a Japanese sentence which translates to “Opening the future of gaming.” The sentence itself is a reference to the ending of Xenoblade Chronicles, where protagonist Shulk uses a similar line in Japanese.

You can check out the Monolith Soft 25th anniversary video here:

Additionally, the new Monolith Soft official anniversary website offers various phone wallpapers from all the aforementioned game series, as well as a message from Monolith Soft CEO Hirohide Sugiura. In it, Sugiura thanked fans for their continued over the years and expressed his belief that Monolith Soft is in its “genesis” phase, and there is a lot more that the of the studio want to accomplish in the future.

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Procyon Studio announced multiple soundtracks from the three numbered Xenoblade Chronicles installments are on the way in 2023. The company is putting out both the Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition standard OST and Xenoblade Chronicles 3 limited edition OST on August 2, 2023. Then later in 2023, there will be the Trinity Box that includes CDs with music from both of those games and both Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and its Torna ~ The Golden Country expansion.

The Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition soundtrack costs ¥5,000 and is available at CD Japan for $37.65. It includes five CDs worth of music from the game. The announcement noted the 99 songs appear in the order you hear them in-game.

However, the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 one can be pre-ordered directly from Procyon until April 30, 2023. It costs ¥16,800/$129 for the limited edition. That also adds small, 1/3 scale replicas of Noah and Mio's flutes, an 80-page booklet, and a Masatsugu Saito art card. The basic version of the soundtrack is ¥6,600/$49.70 at CD Japan.

Here's a sample of the soundtrack.

With over 140 tracks—around 9 hours—the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Original Soundtrack releases on the game's anniversary July 29, 2023! The Regular Edition releases on August 2.

Pre-order the Limited Edition here! (International shipping is available!)https://t.co/5quI6Lh9P9 pic.twitter.com/NtAZ9fJTOR

— プロキオン・スタジオ (@PROCYONSTUDIO) April 4, 2023

Finally, there’s the Xenoblade Chronicles Original Soundtrack Trinity Box. Only pre-orders for the ¥20,000/$154 limited edition are available at Procyon ahead of its 2023 debut at the moment. The site there notes a July 29, 2023 release, with pre-orders ending April 30, 2023. It includes 20 CDs and 20 digipacks, along with a 56-page booklet.

Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, and Xenoblade Chronicles 3 are available on the Nintendo Switch.

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Monolith Soft is probably best known these days as the developer of the Xenoblade Chroniclestitles. That reputation holds even inside the company to an extent. The results of an in-house art contest featured works that, among other things, focused on Xenoblade characters.

Held every year, the Monolith Soft in-house art contest is open to all employees, regardless of job position. The best is used as promotional illustration in recruitment notices targeted towards new graduates. The the 2022 results were posted to the official website, along with a roundtable discussion with the creators. This year's winner featured Xenoblade characters interacting. Several others included original scenes and designs.

The range of participants was quite wide, with the seven finalists drawn from the Interface and Experience (UI/UX) design roles, 3DCG artists, and in-game animators.

The winner was Nakamura, a UI/UX designer and Monolith Soft veteran of 5 years. Their art featured Xenoblade Chronicles characters Kino and Nene riding flying creature above the rising sun.

According to the discussion, Nakamura sought a scene that would encourage prospective recruits to apply to Monolith Soft. They selected the Nopon siblings Kino and Nene, characters who appear in Xenoblade Chronicles: Future Connected. Future Connected was a playable epilogue included in the release of Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition.

Nakamura's concept was based on Kino daydreaming about riding a flying creature to make his sister happy. Nakamura changed the illustration's lighting as well, from a sunny daytime sky to a dawn sunrise.

Check out the winner and other contestants' works from the Monolith Soft in-house art contest on the official website. Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition is available for the Nintendo Switch.

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There's a new RPG coming out this year, and it has a fair number of industry veterans working on the project. Project TriTri, as it's tentatively named, is an action RPG coming out sometime in Q2 2022. Notably, working on the project are artists, composers, and scenario writers from Xenoblade Chronicles, the Mana series, Octopath Traveler, and more. Further details, including the game's official title, will be announced on May 26, 2022. [Thanks, Gamer!]

The project's official website provides interested fans with a brief rundown. The game, which will be an entirely new IP, will focus on "reviving the golden age of '90s RPGs for the modern age." Releasing for the Nintendo Switch, PS4, and PS5, it will follow a young man who learns that he is the chosen Warrior of Chaos. It will solo play, as well as up to three-person multiplayer.

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The website also goes through some of the people at the helm of the project. Working on world design is Nobuteru Yuki, who worked as a character designer on Chrono Cross and illustrator on Trials of Mana. The game's character designer is Raita Kazama of Xenoblade Chronicles fame. Yura Kubota, the writer for Octopath Traveler, is writing the scenario. The game's composer is Hiroki Kikuta, who worked on the soundtrack for both Trials of Mana and Secret of Mana.

Additionally, according to the game's design documents, the RPG will reportedly feature summonable familiars. Deg these unnamed familiars will be famous Pokemon designers Atsuko Nishida, Tomohiro Kitakaze, and Megumi Mizutani. Developing the game is Three Rings Design, the studio that helped develop Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town.

You can check out some of the design documents and art for Project TriTri in the screenshots below:

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Finally, for those interested in solving riddles, the Twitter is hosting a competition where fans can guess the title of the game. Three winners will receive Amazon gift cards worth 10,000 yen (about $77). If you want a hint, you should take a look a second look at the project's website.

Further details surrounding Project TriTri and its official title will appear sometime on May 26, 2022. The game is expected to release sometime in Q2 2022 for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5.

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Good Smile Company finally assigned a launch window to the Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition Melia figure. Folks will be able to get it in July 2022 in Japan and August 2022 in North America. She’ll cost ¥20,000/$190.99.

This version of Melia is based on the Future Connected epilogue available in the Nintendo Switch version of the game. She wields her World Ender and is poised to strike in the 1/7th figure. While her prototype first showed up at WonHobby 2020 Autumn, we didn’t get an initial look at the painted figure until February 2021.

Here’s a clearer look at Good Smile Company’s Melia figure. She’ll be almost 11 inches tall.

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Melia will be the fourth Xenoblade series figure from Good Smile Company. Previously, the company released versions of Xenoblade Chronicles 2’s Pyra and Mythra. (There were even rereleases, because they were so popular.) The company also made a KOS-MOS figure based on her appearance as a Blade in the sequel. However, there haven’t been any articulated figures, like figmas or Nendoroids, of any Xenoblade Chronicles cast member yet.

The Melia figure will launch in July 2022 in Japan and August 2022 in North America. Pre-orders for her are open through Good Smile Company until April 7, 2021.

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A new Tetris 99 Xenoblade Chronicles event has been revealed. A new theme is on the way, but you’ll have to wait until next month to earn it. Nintendo Switch Online subscribers who take part in the July 3-6, 2020 event will be able to play while a theme from the series and Shulk watches from the background. Also, the UI for this design looks like the Monado.

As is common with these events, earning the theme doesn’t require any money. You turn up for the Tetris 99event and earn 100 points. (The higher you place in a match, the more points you earn.) Once you hit 100, it is permanently unlocked as an option for you.

Here’s a tweet from Wario64 showing how the Tetris 99 Xenoblade Chronicles theme looks and sounds.

Tetris 99 Maximus Cup featuring Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition on July 3 - July 6. Earn 100 event points to unlock the theme for Tetris 99 pic.twitter.com/TblOOJyiGE

— Wario64 (@Wario64) June 23, 2020

Some recent previous events unlocked themes inspired by Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Ring Fit Adventures.

Tetris 99 is free for all Nintendo Switch Online subscribers and requires an active subscription to go online and participate in these sorts of events.

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It is a big day for Monolith Soft, as June 10, 2020 is the tenth anniversary of the Xenoblade Chronicles series. The original installment debuted on the Wii in Japan on June 10, 2010. To all attention to the day, the company has teamed up with Koichi “CHOCO” Mugitani for Xenoblade Chronicles art, which is available as a standalone image or as a wallpaper, that highlights every installment’s “main” character.

In the middle of this Xenoblade Chronicles art is Xenoblade Chronicles X’s Elma with her dual swords. On the left is Xenoblade Chronicles’ Shulk. Xenoblade Chronicles 2’s Rex is on the right. In the background, if you look closely, you can see other notable characters and figures, like Fiora, a Skell, Pyra, Mythra, Nia, and Dromarch.

Here are all three versions of the art, which were shared on the series’ Twitter and Monolith Soft’s website.

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As for CHOCO, the artist has been known for doing concept sketches and character designs for Monolith Soft’s various Xeno series games. For example, there are the Xenosaga Emissions Concept Art Books. CHOCO also was responsible for the T-elos Re: Blade and Praxis Blade designs from Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

To celebrate the occasion, CHOCO released a picture of Melia.

ゼノブレイドDEではフィオルンの新装備と女子のキャラデ監修でお手伝いさせて戴きました。

もっとこうしたら可愛いんでない？(˘ω˘)ｼｬﾗﾗﾗﾗ~ .｡.:*゜

とやるお仕事です。

ほら男子キャラ諸君もｼｬ…

モノリスソフト「いや間に合ってますんで」

(˘ω˘)ｱｱ…#XenobladeDE#XenobladeChroniclesDE pic.twitter.com/pXKhXv12px

— CHOCOお父様 (@choco_mugi) June 10, 2020

Xenoblade Chronicles is available on the Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Wii. Xenoblade Chronicles X is available on the Nintendo Wii U. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is available on the Nintendo Switch.

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Another Xenoblade Chronicles heroine is going to be turned into a figure, and it’s someone who has been getting a lot of time in the spotlight recently. It’s one of the more notable High Entias. The Xenoblade Chronicles Melia scale figure is now in development at Good Smile Company.

It’s such early days for this figure that there isn’t even a prototype yet. All Good Smile Company has shared is a piece of concept art of the heroine. More details about it have yet to be announced. However, since the company’s scale figures tend to be 1/7th scale, people should probably expect that of the Melia figure.

Melia is the fourth Monolith Soft Xenoblade Chronicles series heroine to get a scale figure from Good Smile Company. Both Xenoblade Chronicles 2’s Pyra and Mythra ended up being brought to the life by the company, and both even are getting a rerun in 2020. The Xenoblade Chronicles 2 version of KOS-MOS was turned into a 1/7th scale figure too.

There’s no release date yet for Good Smile Company’s Xenoblade Chronicles Melia figure. However, the Nintendo Switch’s Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition will come to the console on May 29, 2020. It even rewards people who played Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

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Over the past two days on Twitter, Monolith Soft has introduced the Xenoblade Chronicles Ponspectors. This is a group of Nopon who have been surveying the unknown lands of the Bionis' Shoulder that players will get to visit in Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition's new Future Connected epilogue.

These Nopon can be found throughout the Bionis' Shoulder, and they will ask for Shulk and Melia's help with certain tasks. By completing their requests, they'll your team in battle, so try look for them whenever possible.

Here's a look at one of the requests from the Ponspector Hachocho. In this one, he asks Shulk to help find his lost charm that was dropped in the Nervus Graveyard when a monster startled him.

There is a Ponspector Journal where you'll be able to check out the profiles of all twelve Ponspectors. The Ponspectors are split into three teams, which are Red Team, Blue Team, and Yellow Team. Each of the Ponspectors have their own specialty skill, and have personality types like “ionate,” “Caring,” or “Cowardly,” which may come into play in battles. From the team logos, it seems that each team has their own tendencies in battle as well, such as Red Team for fighting and Blue Team for healing.

Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition will come to the Nintendo Switch worldwide on May 29, 2020. Check out screenshots of Alvis, Dickson, and Mumkhar in our previous report.

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With Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition, Nintendo has been gradually sharing new screenshots and videos that give people an idea of exactly how different the game will look and sound on the Nintendo Switch. While initially a lot of this focused on major characters, like Shulk, Melia, Fiora, and Reyn, then brought up peeks at new content like extra outfits and the Time Attack mode, the latest batch of screenshots looks at secondary characters. To be specific, we now know what the Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition Alvis, Dickson, and Mumkhar character updates all look like.

Editor’s Note: There will be no Xenoblade Chronicles spoilers below. 5q4jb

First, the official Japanese Twitter offered a look at Dickson. This is the man who found and raised Shulk. He also fought alongside both Dunban and Mumkhar at The Battle of Sword Valley, which people get to experience at the beginning of Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition.

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Next up is Mumkhar. Like Dickson and Dunban, he fought at The Battle of Sword Valley. However, he is desperate to have the Monado Dunban is wielding in the introduction. As with Dickson’s, his Twitter reveal included two screenshots and his new character render.

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As for the Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition Alvis Twitter reveal, it pays particular attention to his new necklace. In this updated version of the game, it has been changed to reference Xenoblade Chronicles 2. As for his role, he’s a mysterious figure who can use the Monado, just like Shulk can, and shows up to occasionally offer some advice or cryptic hints for Shulk.

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Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition will come to the Nintendo Switch worldwide on May 29, 2020 and add things like a Time Attack Mode and the Future Connected epilogue. Xenoblade Chronicles is immediately available worldwide on both the New Nintendo 3DS and the Nintendo Wii.

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Nintendo has prepared a refresher for all the people planning to head into Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition on the Nintendo Switch. A new video takes a better look at all of the returning Xenoblade Chronicles characters we’ll see, showing their new looks in-action both in event scenes and in fights. While Shulk and his other Colony 9 like Fiora, Dunban, and Reyn have appeared plenty of times before and Melia’s received a lot of attention due to her epilogue role, it’s a way to see even more of Riki and Sharla too.

Here’s the full Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition character trailer. It begins by looking at Shulk, the protagonist. Then, it moves on to focus on Reyn, Fiora, Dunban, Sharla, Riki, and Melia. If you want to avoid spoilers, though, stop watching before the 1:45 mark. That’s when the video looks at Future Connected, the new epilogue being added for this release that looks at an extra adventure with Shulk and Melia.

As a reminder, while this version does not include the New Nintendo 3DS release’s special features, it will let you do things like decide which soundtrack it uses.

Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition will come to the Nintendo Switch on May 29, 2020. Xenoblade Chronicles can be found on both the Nintendo Wii and the New Nintendo 3DS right now worldwide.

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Nintendo and Monolith Soft released another batch of screenshots for Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition featuring a look at its various fields. We also got a look at screenshot comparisons between Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition and the original Wii version.

First, check out the latest official screenshots showing the fields of Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition below:

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This time we got a look at screenshots featuring various fields of the game. 

Next, check out the comparison screenshots shared by @rage38682512 from Twitter. The screenshots give us a side-by-side look at Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition and the original version.

The Definitive Edition is shown on the top images and the original Wii version on the bottom. Here we get to see Shulk, Reyn, and Sharla at the Bionis' Leg.

Check out some more environment screenshots that compare the Xenoblade Chronicles games below:

In case you missed it, we recently got a look at several key characters and their updated looks in the latest character screenshots.

Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition will release for the Nintendo Switch on May 29, 2020. The game is currently available for the Wii and New Nintendo 3DS. The Switch version will include a "Future Connected" epilogue that takes place a year after the end of the game.

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It’s time for a better idea of what the original versus Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition comparison might look like, literally, as a round of character-focused screenshots have been released by Nintendo in Japan. The Japanese Twitter had an array of tweets on April 27, 2020, with each one focused on characters like Shulk, Fiora, and Melia. The goal of each was to briefly remind people who they were, complete with new Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition screenshots and full body renders showing their new looks for the Nintendo Switch version of the game.

First, let’s go through all of the Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition screenshots. Each one offers two pictures of the characters in cutscenes or during actual gameplay. While each hero does appear prominently in their screens, we might also get chances to see how others look in them. For example, Fiora has a screenshot that shows another look at Shulk, while in one of the Riki images we also see the Nopon talking to Reyn and Sharla.

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As for the official art, each one is a little better at figuring out the Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition comparisons. After all, these give us a more detailed look at every main character. You can see the greater similarities between the designs and the in-game appearances, with better likenesses and greater resemblances to one another.

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The new look is only one of many changes in Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition. When people go through it, they can use the original or remastered soundtrack. It also has a Future Connected epilogue to go through, which takes place a year after the end of the game and doesn’t need to be unlocked if returning players want to start with that storyline. We’ve also seen plenty of screenshots and footage looking at how different characters, enemies, and the world will be this time around.

Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition will come to the Nintendo Switch on May 29, 2020. Xenoblade Chronicles is immediately available on the Nintendo Wii and New Nintendo 3DS.

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Yesterday, the Nintendo of Europe Twitter shared a sample of a song from the Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition soundtrack. People were able to hear what the remastered version of “Colony 9,” Shulk’s hometown theme song, sounded like. Now the Nintendo of Australia Twitter did the same while dropping some knowledge. People can choose which soundtrack the game uses.

The audio clip is otherwise the same in the tweet. It’s the context that changes. After sharing the 30 second sample, Nintendo noted that people can go with either soundtrack when a person picks up Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition and begins playing. Presumably, if you head into the options menu, you’ll be able to choose the music that best suits your mood.

The remastered Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition soundtrack is one of the game’s main changes. In addition to that, the graphics have been completely updated with new character models and such. You also have a whole new epilogue starring Shulk and Melia. (If you’ve already played the game, then you can hop right into this extra adventure instead of having to unlock it by replaying it all again.)

Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition will come to the Nintendo Switch on May 29, 2020. It is immediately available on the New Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Wii.

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