Xenoblade Chronicles has become a major franchise for Nintendo over the past decade, thanks to two licensed installments and one . Luckily for fans, neither publisher nor studio Monolith Soft has plans to abandon the series in the coming years.
Speaking to Vandal, Monolith Soft CEO and creator of the Xenoblade Chronicles series, Tetsuya Takahashi, said that the studio is focused on growing the Xenoblade Chronicles brand and will continue to release games under it.
"In terms of giving Monolith Soft more variety, I'd like to do a smaller project if the opportunity arises," he said. “But for now, I think we should focus on increasing the value of the brand that we've built from Xenoblade Chronicles. Of course, if we manage to organize ourselves in such a way that this is possible, I would still like to give a chance to a small project.”
It is worth noting that back in 2018, Monolith Soft stated that it "has no clear plans to continue the series", but, apparently, changed it. Recently released on Nintendo Switch , in which not only the graphics were redesigned, but also many other elements. For example, there is a more detailed and friendly quest log showing the location of the target, be it an item or an enemy.
Takahashi recently confirmed that Monolith Soft has three separate teams, one of which is working on brand new intellectual property. According to rumors, the action of the project will unfold in the world of medieval fantasy, although it is quite possible that this will be the entourage of Xenoblade Chronicles 3. In addition, the studio is helping with the development of the continuation .
Source: 3dnews.ru