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After it originally appeared on Wii a decade ago, Xenoblade Chronicles will return on Switch next year. See how the two versions stack up in the video below.

Nintendo has gone live with the announcement trailer for Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition. Have a look at the video below.

Nintendo has sent out some screenshots for Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition. Find the full set in the gallery below.

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You may recall an interview conducted by Japanese outlet 4Gamer earlier this year with Monolith Soft boss Tetsuya Takahashi and Bandai Namco’s Katsuhiro Harada. It was here we learned that Xenoblade Chronicles 2 has sold 1.73 million copies as of March 2019.

That same interview also had some interesting discussion about Nintendo and Monolith Soft, which we’ve now translated. At one point, Takahashi was asked about possibly experimenting with other genres, to which he seemed unsure about given Monolith’s history and his love of the genre. Takahashi compared the situation to manga artist Hirohiko Araki, who said he would never draw anything other than JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure.

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Xenoblade developer Monolith Soft today shared some information about its financial performance during the latest period. For the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019, profit was at 274 million yen.

Profit for Monolith Soft doubled year-over-year. Here’s a look at how much the company generated in recent years:

Xenoblade Chronicles 2

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 has sold 1.73 million copies worldwide through March 2019. That news comes straight from Monolith Soft’s Tetsuya Takahashi, who shared the news in a crossover interview with Bandai Namco’s Katsuhiro Harada. Takahashi indicated that sales are essentially peaking at that number, which makes sense given how the RPG has been out for quite some time.

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 launched in December 2017. It was at 1.42 million copies sold by June 30, 2018. That number moved up to 1.53 million units by September 30 that year.

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Xenoblade developer Monolith Soft continues to expand. According to its official website, an additional studio has opened in Osaki, Tokyo.

Monolith Soft was previously known to have four confirmed studios. The company is primarily run out of Meguro, Tokyo, but also has locations in Kyoto and Nakameguro and Iidabashi, the latter two of which are also in Tokyo.

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Monolith Soft has confirmed that they are currently recruiting staff for an upcoming entry in The Legend of Zelda series.

Previously, Monolith Soft was cited as having assisted in the development of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, possibly indicating that they are again involved in the next 3D Zelda title.

Translated, the Twitter post from the developer states that they are hiring technical artists, planners, designers, programmers, and a project manager.

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Last week, Nintendo announced Xenoblade 2 Official Artworks Alrest Record, the official artbook for Xenoblade Chronicles 2. It was originally set to be released on February 2nd; however, Nintendo announced today that pre-orders for the artbook greatly exceeded their expectations. As such, the release of the book has been pushed back slightly to February 12 in order to meet the high demand.

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