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Nintendo unveiled ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles]]'' at E3 2009, then known as ''[[Monado]]: Beginning of the World''. The game was later renamed to ''Xenoblade'' to honor the director of the game, [[Tetsuya Takahashi]], who birthed the ''Xeno'' metaseries. ''Xenoblade Chronicles'' (titled ''Xenoblade'' in Japan) was released on June 10, 2010 in Japan, August 19, 2011 in Europe, and April 6, 2012 in North America.
 
Nintendo unveiled ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles]]'' at E3 2009, then known as ''[[Monado]]: Beginning of the World''. The game was later renamed to ''Xenoblade'' to honor the director of the game, [[Tetsuya Takahashi]], who birthed the ''Xeno'' metaseries. ''Xenoblade Chronicles'' (titled ''Xenoblade'' in Japan) was released on June 10, 2010 in Japan, August 19, 2011 in Europe, and April 6, 2012 in North America.
   
On January 23, 2013, Nintendo announced ''X'', later renamed to ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles X]]'', as a spiritual successor to ''Xenoblade Chronicles''. However, it was not until E3 2014 when Nintendo officially confirmed it was a spiritual successor to the first game. ''Xenoblade Chronicles X'' was released on April 29, 2015 in Japan and sometime in 2015 for other major regions.
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On January 23, 2013, Nintendo announced ''X'', later renamed to ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles X]]'', as a spiritual successor to ''Xenoblade Chronicles''. However, it was not until E3 2014 when Nintendo officially confirmed it was a spiritual successor to the first game. ''Xenoblade Chronicles X'' was released on April 29, 2015 in Japan and is scheduled to release in North America and PAL regions December 4, 2015.
   
In the Nintendo Direct in November 2014, it was announced that Japan would be receiving a ''Xenoblade Chronicles 3D'' port for the New Nintendo 3DS. The game was released on April 2, 2015 in both the Japan and PAL regions while the North American version was released on April 10, 2015.
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In the November 2014 Nintendo Direct, it was announced that Japan would be receiving a ''Xenoblade Chronicles 3D'' port for the New Nintendo 3DS. The game was released on April 2, 2015 in both the Japan and PAL regions while the North American version was released on April 10, 2015.
 
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Xenoblade series logo

The logo from Xenoblade Chronicles

Xenoblade Chronicles is an action RPG video game franchise developed by Monolith Soft and published by Nintendo. It is considered to be a part of the Xeno metaseries.

The series currently has two games, which cover the Nintendo Wii and Wii U, and one port to the New Nintendo 3DS. In addition to the games, the series has also been featured in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U.

History

Nintendo unveiled Xenoblade Chronicles at E3 2009, then known as Monado: Beginning of the World. The game was later renamed to Xenoblade to honor the director of the game, Tetsuya Takahashi, who birthed the Xeno metaseries. Xenoblade Chronicles (titled Xenoblade in Japan) was released on June 10, 2010 in Japan, August 19, 2011 in Europe, and April 6, 2012 in North America.

On January 23, 2013, Nintendo announced X, later renamed to Xenoblade Chronicles X, as a spiritual successor to Xenoblade Chronicles. However, it was not until E3 2014 when Nintendo officially confirmed it was a spiritual successor to the first game. Xenoblade Chronicles X was released on April 29, 2015 in Japan and is scheduled to release in North America and PAL regions December 4, 2015.

In the November 2014 Nintendo Direct, it was announced that Japan would be receiving a Xenoblade Chronicles 3D port for the New Nintendo 3DS. The game was released on April 2, 2015 in both the Japan and PAL regions while the North American version was released on April 10, 2015.