Nintendo might be holding a contest to see how ridiculous game titles can get on Switch 2, especially when it comes to bringing over original Switch games. The latest example is Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition -- Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. That's right, you're not seeing double: There are two editions in that ridiculously long name. Sure, it was possible to just go with the subtitle "Nintendo Switch 2 Definitive Edition," but the company probably figured that screws up its framework for these upgrades.
Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is egregious, but somehow, Nintendo will give it more competition next month. That's because Super Mario Bros. Wonder -- Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park arrives on March 26. Rolls off the tongue, right? We could then express our annoyance at the scattershot pricing for these upgrades, especially when games like Super Mario Odyssey and Pokemon Violet/Scarlet received free Switch 2 updates. But that's for another day.
This isn't the first time that the Xenoblade franchise has seen some silliness releasing on a new platform. Xenoblade Chronicles 3D brought the original RPG in the series from Wii to a portable format, but with one caveat. The game was exclusive to New Nintendo 3DS, so that box art wasn't the cleanest. But it is sort of quaint in retrospect compared to Xenoblade Chronicles X on Switch 2.
There is an alternate universe where this is even more laughable, by the way. For those unfamiliar, Nintendo actually first showcased Xenoblade Chronicles in North America under the name Monado: Beginning of the New World at E3 2009. How that Monado name would translate to the sci-fi X branding is obviously unclear, but it could have led to three different subtitles.
As for now, Xenoblade Chronicles X on Switch 2 is available now as a separate $65 digital purchase or a $5 upgrade pack. There will be a physical version released on April 16. For more, check out GameSpot's original Xenoblade Chronicles X review from 2015. The Switch version is currently on sale for $42 at Best Buy, making it cheaper to buy that and the upgrade pack for a total of $47.
Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition at Best Buy
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Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is egregious, but somehow, Nintendo will give it more competition next month. That's because Super Mario Bros. Wonder -- Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park arrives on March 26. Rolls off the tongue, right? We could then express our annoyance at the scattershot pricing for these upgrades, especially when games like Super Mario Odyssey and Pokemon Violet/Scarlet received free Switch 2 updates. But that's for another day.
This isn't the first time that the Xenoblade franchise has seen some silliness releasing on a new platform. Xenoblade Chronicles 3D brought the original RPG in the series from Wii to a portable format, but with one caveat. The game was exclusive to New Nintendo 3DS, so that box art wasn't the cleanest. But it is sort of quaint in retrospect compared to Xenoblade Chronicles X on Switch 2.
There is an alternate universe where this is even more laughable, by the way. For those unfamiliar, Nintendo actually first showcased Xenoblade Chronicles in North America under the name Monado: Beginning of the New World at E3 2009. How that Monado name would translate to the sci-fi X branding is obviously unclear, but it could have led to three different subtitles.
As for now, Xenoblade Chronicles X on Switch 2 is available now as a separate $65 digital purchase or a $5 upgrade pack. There will be a physical version released on April 16. For more, check out GameSpot's original Xenoblade Chronicles X review from 2015. The Switch version is currently on sale for $42 at Best Buy, making it cheaper to buy that and the upgrade pack for a total of $47.
Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition at Best Buy
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