Nintendo will be capping off what has doubtless been the best first year a system has ever had – and I mean ever – with Xenoblade Chronicles 2, the next entry in their premier role playing game franchise. The company confirmed today that the game, which has long been announced for 2017, will be making it out this year after all, with its release date being finally announced as December 1, 2017.

That’s not all- we got to see a lot of the game, too, including a look at its world, its characters, the setup for its story, and of course, the gameplay itself (which, it now seems like the battle system has changed from the one used in Xenoblade and Xenoblade X).

Nintendo also announced a new, limited edition Xenoblade themed Pro controller, as well as a Special Limited Edition for Xenoblade Chronicles 2– you can check both of these, as well as the gameplay footage for the game, out for yourself below. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 will be launching exclusively on the Nintendo Switch.

Nintendo and Monolith Soft confirmed that Xenoblade 2 will be coming to the Nintendo Switch. Yes, Xenoblade 2– as in an actual, full fledged sequel to the original Xenoblade Chronicles. None of the spiritual successor that was Xenoblade Chronicles X– this is a full fledged sequel to the Wii classic.

The game looked to be in an early stage of development, though the gorgeous art style and world design of the original game were on stark display in this trailer. For many, the prospect of a return to Xenoblade‘s style, over the more meandering, open ended stye of Xenoblade X, that entirely de-emphasized storytelling and narrative, two things that the original game was so well known for.

Xenoblade 2 will be available only on Nintendo Switch. We will have more information for you from the Switch event as it comes. Stay tuned.

Nintendo has announced a completely new game at Nintendo Direct and we presume it’s a sequel to Wii’s Xenoblade which took the world… err, at least Wii owners by storm. If you are on the fence regarding the system, you really need to watch the trailer now, it’s epic.

It looks like there’s multiplayer in the game, and it seems like a co-op mechanic, but I’m not sure. The official page for the same is now open but it’s in Japanese. The trailer shows some mech transformation and some amazing scale.

The game also features some mech fights but this is way too awesome without official details. For now, we only know that it is named X, as we saw at the end of the trailer, and that probably looks like a sequel to Xenoblade 2.

The graphics look pretty good but it looks like there’s multiplayer too based on the chat window that we can see in the game. There are giant monsters which you can take out as a team probably and it looks like a Monster Hunter game.

Stay tuned for more news and info at GB.