<s>
Xeno	B-Application
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
science	O
fantasy	O
video	O
game	O
franchise	O
created	O
by	O
Tetsuya	O
Takahashi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
various	O
games	O
have	O
no	O
direct	O
story	O
connections	O
,	O
they	O
have	O
common	O
thematic	O
links	O
and	O
all	O
sport	O
the	O
"	O
Xeno	B-Application
"	O
prefix	O
,	O
which	O
Takahashi	O
has	O
variously	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
identifying	O
his	O
games	O
and	O
a	O
symbolic	O
representation	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Xeno	B-Application
meta	O
series	O
take	O
place	O
within	O
a	O
science	O
fiction	O
setting	O
with	O
some	O
fantasy	O
elements	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
stories	O
frequently	O
featuring	O
psychological	O
,	O
philosophical	O
,	O
and	O
religious	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
title	O
,	O
Xenogears	B-Application
,	O
was	O
originally	O
proposed	O
as	O
a	O
storyline	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
1995	O
RPG	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
allowed	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
as	O
its	O
own	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Square	O
shifted	O
its	O
focus	O
onto	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Takahashi	O
and	O
several	O
other	O
Xenogears	B-Application
staff	O
founded	O
Monolith	O
Soft	O
and	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Xenosaga	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Xenogears	B-Application
and	O
Xenosaga	O
were	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
six-part	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
differing	O
circumstances	O
caused	O
plans	O
to	O
be	O
cut	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
premature	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
Xenosaga	O
series	O
,	O
Monolith	O
Soft	O
began	O
developing	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
initially	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
original	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
Xeno	B-Application
franchise	O
have	O
generally	O
sold	O
well	O
and	O
received	O
positive	O
press	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenogears	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1998	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
planned	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
six-episode	O
story	O
,	O
Xenogears	B-Application
represented	O
the	O
fifth	O
episode	O
in	O
the	O
saga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenogears	B-Application
is	O
owned	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xenosaga	O
series	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
main	O
trilogy	O
of	O
role-playing	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
spin-off	O
titles	O
that	O
form	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xenosaga	O
trilogy	O
boast	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
to	O
Xenogears	B-Application
,	O
although	O
the	O
balance	O
of	O
story	O
and	O
gameplay	O
underwent	O
drastic	O
revisions	O
for	O
the	O
second	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Xenogears	B-Application
,	O
Xenosaga	O
was	O
planned	O
as	O
a	O
six-episode	O
story	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
cut	O
down	O
to	O
a	O
trilogy	O
due	O
to	O
various	O
factors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenosaga	B-Application
is	I-Application
not	O
a	O
direct	O
continuation	O
or	O
prequel	O
to	O
Xenogears	B-Application
despite	O
similarities	O
,	O
instead	O
being	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
currently	O
spans	O
four	O
games	O
:	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
(	O
2015	O
)	O
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
expansion	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Torna	I-Application
–	I-Application
The	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Country	I-Application
(	O
2018	O
)	O
and	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
2022	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
also	O
incorporates	O
traversal	O
using	O
giant	O
mechs	O
known	O
as	O
Skells	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
adopts	O
a	O
story-driven	O
design	O
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
non-linear	O
structure	O
within	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
direct	O
story	O
connection	O
exist	O
between	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
and	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Skells	O
were	O
also	O
a	O
deliberate	O
callback	O
to	O
the	O
Gears	O
of	O
Xenogears	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Xeno	B-Application
"	O
prefix	O
,	O
which	O
means	O
something	O
strange	O
or	O
foreign	O
to	O
a	O
group	O
,	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
connection	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xeno	B-Application
title	O
has	O
been	O
repeated	O
throughout	O
the	O
series	O
:	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
concerning	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
director	O
Tetsuya	O
Takahashi	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
prefix	O
had	O
become	O
a	O
symbol	O
referencing	O
the	O
previous	O
works	O
of	O
Monolith	O
Soft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
still	O
,	O
the	O
Xeno	B-Application
title	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
distinguishing	O
Takahashi	O
's	O
work	O
,	O
phrased	O
by	O
the	O
interviewer	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
director	O
's	O
signature	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenogears	B-Application
,	O
Xenosaga	O
,	O
and	O
Xenoblade	O
series	O
make	O
extensive	O
use	O
of	O
various	O
religious	O
and	O
philosophical	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenogears	B-Application
incorporated	O
concepts	O
from	O
the	O
works	O
of	O
Friedrich	O
Nietzsche	O
,	O
Sigmund	O
Freud	O
and	O
Carl	O
Jung	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Xenogears	B-Application
uses	O
motifs	O
and	O
references	O
to	O
abrahamic	O
belief	O
systems	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
concepts	O
such	O
as	O
reincarnation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
themes	O
of	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
focused	O
on	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
overcoming	O
a	O
pre-determined	O
fate	O
and	O
finding	O
the	O
meaning	O
of	O
human	O
existence	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
what	O
Takahashi	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
contrasting	O
the	O
realms	O
of	O
the	O
micro	O
and	O
the	O
macro	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
a	O
deliberate	O
move	O
away	O
from	O
this	O
style	O
of	O
storytelling	O
and	O
the	O
incorporation	O
of	O
philosophical	O
themes	O
:	O
according	O
to	O
Takahashi	O
,	O
the	O
concept	O
was	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
solid	O
gameplay	O
foundation	O
on	O
which	O
to	O
base	O
a	O
future	O
work	O
which	O
would	O
feature	O
a	O
stronger	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
it	O
covered	O
similar	O
thematic	O
ground	O
to	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenogears	B-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
what	O
would	O
become	O
the	O
Xeno	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
was	O
first	O
proposed	O
to	O
Square	O
by	O
Tetsuya	O
Takahashi	O
and	O
his	O
wife	O
,	O
known	O
under	O
the	O
pseudonym	O
Soraya	O
Saga	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
potential	O
storyline	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
was	O
considered	O
too	O
mature	O
for	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Takahashi	O
was	O
allowed	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
original	O
work	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
premise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
initially	O
attempting	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
,	O
Takahashi	O
made	O
the	O
project	O
entirely	O
unique	O
,	O
beginning	O
development	O
approximately	O
two	O
years	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
a	O
second	O
Xenogears	B-Application
game	O
was	O
being	O
planned	O
,	O
Square	O
decided	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
,	O
a	O
decision	O
that	O
Takahashi	O
did	O
not	O
agree	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leaving	O
Square	O
,	O
he	O
established	O
Monolith	O
Soft	O
in	O
1999	O
along	O
with	O
multiple	O
other	O
Xenogears	B-Application
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monolith	O
Soft	O
was	O
founded	O
so	O
that	O
Takahashi	O
could	O
continue	O
developing	O
the	O
concepts	O
of	O
Xenogears	B-Application
,	O
and	O
with	O
funding	O
from	O
Namco	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
began	O
development	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
Xenosaga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Disaster	B-Application
:	I-Application
Day	I-Application
of	I-Application
Crisis	I-Application
,	O
Takahashi	O
was	O
struck	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
setting	O
a	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
bodies	O
of	O
two	O
frozen	O
gods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
original	O
title	O
called	O
Monado	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Beginning	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
then-CEO	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
had	O
the	O
title	O
changed	O
to	O
reflect	O
Takahashi	O
's	O
previous	O
games	O
and	O
hard	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
bringing	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
into	O
the	O
Xeno	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Working	O
within	O
deliberate	O
restrictions	O
and	O
moving	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
cutscene-heavy	O
style	O
of	O
Xenogears	B-Application
,	O
Monolith	O
Soft	O
worked	O
hard	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
balance	O
between	O
gameplay	O
and	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
the	O
developers	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
gameplay	O
aspect	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
creating	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
and	O
online	O
elements	O
within	O
a	O
new	O
set	O
of	O
self-imposed	O
restrictions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Near	O
the	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
Takahashi	O
stated	O
that	O
,	O
if	O
he	O
were	O
given	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
make	O
another	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Xenoblade	O
series	O
,	O
he	O
would	O
hope	O
to	O
create	O
another	O
traditional	O
JRPG-style	O
video	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
core	O
system	O
set	O
up	O
in	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
to	O
further	O
expand	O
on	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
thematic	O
elements	O
for	O
their	O
next	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
which	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
story-driven	O
JRPG	O
style	O
found	O
in	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
development	O
,	O
Square	O
said	O
that	O
Xenogears	B-Application
would	O
likely	O
not	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
west	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
religious	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
not	O
announced	O
for	O
an	O
overseas	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
despite	O
being	O
announced	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
its	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
was	O
doubtful	O
enough	O
that	O
a	O
fan	O
campaign	O
dubbed	O
Operation	O
Rainfall	O
began	O
working	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
two	O
other	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
role-playing	O
games	O
,	O
released	O
overseas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
run-up	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
Takahashi	O
stated	O
that	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
with	O
an	O
international	O
audience	O
in	O
mind	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
pleased	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
receiving	O
a	O
western	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
as	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
also	O
received	O
censorship	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
Lin	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
her	O
clothing	O
made	O
less	O
sexually	O
provocative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Xeno	B-Application
series	I-Application
have	O
been	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
games	O
,	O
namely	O
KOS-MOS	O
and	O
T-elos	O
from	O
the	O
Xenosaga	O
series	O
and	O
Fiora	B-Application
and	O
Metal	O
Face	O
from	O
the	O
Xenoblade	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shulk	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
and	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
,	O
an	O
entry	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
crossover	O
fighting	O
game	O
series	O
Super	O
Smash	O
Bros	O
..	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
later	O
returned	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Shulk	O
is	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
Mystery	O
Mushroom	O
costume	O
in	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
outfit	O
of	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
2	I-Application
's	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Rex	O
,	O
is	O
available	O
as	O
an	O
extra	O
costume	O
for	O
Link	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Breath	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
wearable	O
outfit	O
for	O
a	O
Mii	O
Fighter	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Pyra	B-Application
and	I-Application
Mythra	I-Application
from	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
2	I-Application
were	O
released	O
as	O
DLC	O
characters	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xeno	B-Application
series	I-Application
has	O
been	O
very	O
highly	O
reviewed	O
and	O
praised	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
described	O
Xenogears	B-Application
as	O
the	O
"	O
hands-down	O
best	O
RPG	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
storyline	O
,	O
gameplay	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
presentation	O
,	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
praised	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
character	O
development	O
of	O
Xenosaga	B-Application
Episode	I-Application
I	I-Application
,	O
while	O
GamePro	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
characters	O
"[rivaled]	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
good	O
,	O
hard	O
,	O
science-fiction	O
novel	O
or	O
the	O
best	O
anime	O
series	O
available	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenosaga	B-Application
Episode	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
the	O
least	O
praised	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
Eurogamer	O
still	O
praising	O
its	O
characters	O
and	O
plot	O
,	O
but	O
finding	O
the	O
story	O
uncomfortably	O
long	O
and	O
complicated	O
,	O
requiring	O
too	O
much	O
foreknowledge	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
to	O
be	O
enjoyable	O
for	O
series	O
newcomers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenosaga	B-Application
Episode	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
divided	O
feelings	O
,	O
as	O
some	O
such	O
as	O
Simon	O
Parkin	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
sheer	O
number	O
of	O
philosophical	O
and	O
religious	O
elements	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
both	O
stifled	O
any	O
relatable	O
narrative	O
and	O
robbed	O
the	O
characters	O
of	O
any	O
personality	O
;	O
despite	O
this	O
he	O
felt	O
the	O
ending	O
successfully	O
tied	O
up	O
remaining	O
narrative	O
threads	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
help	O
revive	O
their	O
spirit	O
,	O
they	O
started	O
making	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
that	O
eventually	O
became	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
is	O
thus	O
far	O
the	O
highest	O
praised	O
series	O
title	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
earning	O
perfect	O
scores	O
from	O
Digital	O
Spy	O
,	O
Joystiq	O
,	O
GamePro	O
and	O
RPGamer	O
,	O
and	O
near-perfect	O
scores	O
from	O
most	O
other	O
video	O
gaming	O
websites	O
and	O
magazines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
many	O
“	O
Best	O
RPG	O
”	O
and	O
Best	O
Wii/Wii	O
U	O
Game	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
also	O
had	O
its	O
admirers	O
,	O
with	O
Japanese	O
gaming	O
publication	O
Dengeki	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
masterpiece	O
;	O
they	O
praised	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
detailed	O
world	O
,	O
story	O
direction	O
,	O
and	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
"	O
very	O
high	O
degree	O
of	O
perfection	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
stated	O
that	O
,	O
of	O
"	O
all	O
the	O
open-world	O
games	O
to	O
come	O
out	O
this	O
year	O
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
may	O
be	O
the	O
most	O
formidable	O
"	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
truly	O
enormous	O
game	O
,	O
both	O
in	O
scale	O
and	O
scope	O
,	O
"	O
praising	O
the	O
landscapes	O
,	O
creature	O
design	O
,	O
unlockables	O
and	O
quests	O
,	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
character	O
progression	O
and	O
customization	O
,	O
but	O
criticizing	O
the	O
inconsistent	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
ambiguous	O
systems	O
,	O
and	O
disappointing	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
wide	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
recent	O
title	O
is	O
an	O
expansion	O
called	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Torna	I-Application
–	I-Application
The	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Country	I-Application
which	O
was	O
positively	O
received	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
critics	O
expressing	O
enthusiasm	O
for	O
the	O
story	O
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenogears	B-Application
shipped	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
by	O
March	O
2003	O
,	O
with	O
910,000	O
being	O
shipped	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
280,000	O
overseas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
met	O
with	O
strong	O
sales	O
in	O
Japan	O
despite	O
being	O
released	O
near	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
its	O
console	O
's	O
life	O
cycle	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
commercially	O
successful	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
low	O
sales	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
console	O
titles	O
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
also	O
successful	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
its	O
sales	O
coming	O
from	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
become	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
highest	O
selling	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
for	O
2017	O
and	O
the	O
highest	O
selling	O
Xeno	B-Application
series	I-Application
title	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
1.53	O
million	O
units	O
sold	O
by	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
2022	O
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
3	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
1.81	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
