Nintendo Switch Exclusive Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Confirmed for 2017; Gets a Bit of Info, Screenshots

Giuseppe Nelva January 13, 2017 1:00 AM EST

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is coming to Nintendo Switch before the end of 2017.

Following the reveal during the Nintendo Switch presentation from Tokyo, Nintendo sent a press release including a bit of info for Xenoblade 2, that will be renamed Xenoblade Chronicles 2 in the west, following the same pattern as Xenoblade Chronicles and Xenoblade Chronicles X.

First and foremost, we get the confirmation that the game will come this year, even if for now it just has a generic “2017” launch window. We also get a very short synopsis and the confirmation of the staff list.

A NEW JOURNEY TO FIND ELYSIUM BEGINS NOW… In the latest entry of the Xenoblade Chronicles series, a new hero will seek out Elysium on an immense journey through a brand-new world. FEATURES: • Executive Director: Tetsuya Takahashi (Monolith Software Inc., Executive Director from Xenoblade Chronicles and Xenoblade Chronicles X)

• Character design: Masatsugu Saito

• Music:

• Yasunori Mitsuda

• ACE (Tomori Kudo, CHiCO)

• Kenji Hiramatsu

• Manami Kiyota

You can check out all the screenshots below, and if you want to see the game in motion, don’t forget to enjoy the epic announcement trailer.