<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Monolith	O
Soft	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
remaster	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
series	O
,	O
a	O
subseries	O
which	O
forms	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
larger	O
Xeno	B-Application
metaseries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
no	O
direct	O
narrative	O
connections	O
exist	O
to	O
previous	O
Xeno	B-Application
games	O
,	O
it	O
incorporates	O
aesthetic	O
and	O
narrative	O
elements	O
from	O
both	O
fantasy	O
and	O
science	O
fiction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
navigation	O
through	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
split	O
into	O
zones	O
,	O
side-quests	O
tied	O
to	O
party	O
members	O
 '	O
affinity	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
real-time	O
action-based	B-Application
battle	I-Application
system	I-Application
which	O
incorporates	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
see	O
brief	O
glimpses	O
of	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
frozen	O
bodies	O
of	O
two	O
warring	O
titans	O
,	O
the	O
Bionis	O
and	O
the	O
Mechonis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Key	O
to	O
the	O
Homs	O
 '	O
efforts	O
in	O
fighting	O
against	O
the	O
Mechon	O
army	O
is	O
the	O
Monado	B-Application
,	O
a	O
sword	O
that	O
is	O
said	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
wielded	O
by	O
the	O
Bionis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
an	O
attack	O
on	O
his	O
colony	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
Shulk	O
discovers	O
his	O
ability	O
to	O
wield	O
the	O
Monado	B-Application
and	O
sets	O
out	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
for	O
revenge	O
with	O
his	O
best	O
friend	O
,	O
Reyn	O
,	O
with	O
others	O
joining	O
in	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
progresses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
for	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
originated	O
in	O
June	O
2006	O
when	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
executive	O
director	O
and	O
lead	O
writer	O
,	O
Tetsuya	O
Takahashi	O
,	O
visualized	O
and	O
then	O
constructed	O
a	O
model	O
of	O
two	O
giant	O
titans	O
frozen	O
in	O
place	O
with	O
people	O
living	O
on	O
their	O
bodies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
in	O
2007	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Monado	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Beginning	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
though	O
it	O
was	O
eventually	O
rebranded	O
with	O
its	O
current	O
title	O
in	O
honor	O
of	O
Takahashi	O
's	O
previous	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
recent	O
role-playing	O
games	O
,	O
while	O
its	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
port	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
successfully	O
re-creating	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
portable	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
development	O
team	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
entry	O
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
plays	O
as	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
(	O
RPG	O
)	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
one	O
character	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
party	O
of	O
three	O
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
and	O
Nunchuk	O
or	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
has	O
a	O
real-time	O
action-based	B-Application
battle	I-Application
system	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
manually	O
moves	O
the	O
current	O
lead	O
character	O
in	O
real-time	O
,	O
and	O
party	O
members	O
will	O
"	O
auto-attack	O
"	O
when	O
enemies	O
enter	O
their	O
attack	O
radius	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
setting	O
of	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
originates	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
that	O
was	O
nothing	O
but	O
endless	O
ocean	O
until	O
two	O
titans	O
,	O
the	O
Bionis	O
and	O
the	O
Mechonis	O
,	O
came	O
into	O
existence	O
and	O
battled	O
each	O
other	O
until	O
only	O
their	O
frozen	O
corpses	O
remained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Monado	B-Application
–	O
the	O
namesake	O
of	O
Xenoblade	O
–	O
is	O
a	O
mystical	O
ether-controlling	O
sword	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
Homs	O
in	O
the	O
battle	O
against	O
Mechonis	O
,	O
which	O
grants	O
visions	O
of	O
the	O
future	O
to	O
its	O
wielder	O
when	O
fully	O
controlled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
an	O
attack	O
by	O
Machina	O
warriors	O
called	O
Mechon	O
,	O
Shulk	O
comes	O
into	O
possession	O
of	O
the	O
Monado	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
his	O
journey	O
,	O
Shulk	O
is	O
joined	O
by	O
Reyn	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
Shulk	O
's	O
childhood	O
friends	O
and	O
headstrong	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Defence	O
Force	O
;	O
Dunban	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
wielder	O
of	O
the	O
Monado	B-Application
and	O
the	O
brother	O
of	O
Shulk	O
's	O
childhood	O
friend	O
and	O
love	O
interest	O
Fiora	B-Application
,	O
who	O
also	O
joins	O
Shulk	O
;	O
Sharla	O
,	O
a	O
medic	O
and	O
sniper	O
from	O
Colony	O
6	O
;	O
Melia	O
Antiqua	O
,	O
princess	O
of	O
the	O
High	O
Entia	O
and	O
a	O
High	O
Entia-Homs	O
hybrid	O
;	O
and	O
Riki	O
,	O
a	O
Nopon	O
chosen	O
as	O
the	O
hero	O
of	O
his	O
village	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
important	O
characters	O
include	O
Zanza	O
,	O
god	O
of	O
the	O
Bionis	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
antagonist	O
;	O
Lady	O
Meyneth	O
,	O
goddess	O
of	O
the	O
Mechonis	O
;	O
Shulk	O
's	O
mentor	O
Dickson	O
;	O
Mumkhar	O
,	O
a	O
cowardly	O
soldier	O
who	O
fought	O
alongside	O
Dunban	O
and	O
wished	O
to	O
wield	O
the	O
Monado	B-Application
for	O
himself	O
;	O
Egil	O
,	O
self-proclaimed	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Machina	O
;	O
and	O
Alvis	O
,	O
a	O
mysterious	O
man	O
who	O
aids	O
Shulk	O
on	O
his	O
journey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
:	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
adds	O
a	O
new	O
storyline	O
,	O
Future	O
Connected	O
,	O
set	O
one	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mumkhar	O
deserts	O
them	O
then	O
gets	O
attacked	O
and	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
defeating	O
the	O
Mechon	O
,	O
the	O
Monado	B-Application
paralyses	O
Dunban	O
's	O
right	O
arm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
present	O
,	O
Shulk	O
studies	O
the	O
Monado	B-Application
in	O
Colony	O
9	O
,	O
where	O
Dunban	O
and	O
Fiora	B-Application
live	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dunban	O
is	O
injured	O
when	O
he	O
attempts	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Monado	B-Application
again	O
,	O
prompting	O
Shulk	O
to	O
use	O
it	O
:	O
he	O
wields	O
it	O
with	O
ease	O
,	O
and	O
receives	O
visions	O
of	O
the	O
future	O
from	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Mechon	O
are	O
driven	O
back	O
,	O
Metal	O
Face	O
proves	O
immune	O
to	O
the	O
Monado	B-Application
and	O
appears	O
to	O
kill	O
Fiora	B-Application
before	O
running	O
out	O
of	O
energy	O
and	O
fleeing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shulk	O
also	O
meets	O
Alvis	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
share	O
Shulk	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
wield	O
the	O
Monado	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaining	O
entry	O
,	O
they	O
encounter	O
Zanza	O
,	O
a	O
giant	O
being	O
who	O
created	O
the	O
Monado	B-Application
and	O
who	O
offers	O
to	O
improve	O
it	O
so	O
that	O
Shulk	O
can	O
destroy	O
the	O
Face	O
Mechon	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
revealed	O
to	O
have	O
Homs	O
inside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shulk	O
accepts	O
and	O
Zanza	O
improves	O
the	O
Monado	B-Application
,	O
but	O
is	O
then	O
killed	O
by	O
Metal	O
Face	O
and	O
another	O
Mechon	O
called	O
Face	O
Nemesis	O
during	O
an	O
attack	O
on	O
the	O
capital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
ensuing	O
battle	O
,	O
Face	O
Nemesis	O
is	O
damaged	O
to	O
reveal	O
an	O
amnesiac	O
Fiora	B-Application
controlling	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
disheartened	O
,	O
Shulk	O
is	O
rallied	O
by	O
his	O
comrades	O
and	O
sets	O
out	O
in	O
pursuit	O
of	O
Metal	O
Face	O
and	O
Fiora	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Egil	O
,	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Mechonis	O
,	O
then	O
intervenes	O
,	O
spiriting	O
Fiora	B-Application
away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
fight	O
,	O
Shulk	O
and	O
Fiora	B-Application
are	O
separated	O
from	O
the	O
group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
their	O
time	O
together	O
,	O
Shulk	O
learns	O
that	O
Fiora	B-Application
had	O
been	O
fully	O
awake	O
inside	O
Face	O
Nemesis	O
,	O
but	O
another	O
being	O
was	O
controlling	O
her	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
battle	O
a	O
year	O
before	O
,	O
Egil	O
had	O
been	O
working	O
to	O
infuse	O
the	O
Mechon	O
with	O
people	O
from	O
the	O
Bionis	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
create	O
Face	O
units	O
who	O
would	O
be	O
impervious	O
to	O
the	O
Monado	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Going	O
to	O
face	O
Egil	O
,	O
Fiora	B-Application
is	O
taken	O
over	O
by	O
the	O
other	O
presence	O
,	O
the	O
Machina	O
goddess	O
Meyneth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zanza	O
uses	O
the	O
Monado	B-Application
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Mechonis	O
,	O
stealing	O
Meyneth	O
's	O
own	O
Monado	B-Application
from	O
Fiora	B-Application
's	O
body	O
and	O
killing	O
Meyneth	O
;	O
the	O
party	O
narrowly	O
escape	O
with	O
Shulk	O
's	O
body	O
,	O
with	O
Egil	O
sacrificing	O
himself	O
so	O
they	O
can	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shulk	O
rejects	O
the	O
offer	O
,	O
and	O
during	O
the	O
ensuing	O
battle	O
produces	O
a	O
new	O
Monado	B-Application
;	O
prompted	O
by	O
Alvis	O
,	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
the	O
Monado	B-Application
,	O
Shulk	O
kills	O
Zanza	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
new	O
universe	O
,	O
the	O
survivors	O
of	O
Bionis	O
and	O
Mechonis	O
build	O
a	O
new	O
settlement	O
and	O
live	O
peacefully	O
together	O
,	O
Fiora	B-Application
is	O
restored	O
to	O
her	O
Homs	O
form	O
,	O
and	O
both	O
she	O
and	O
Shulk	O
look	O
forward	O
to	O
Alvis	O
 '	O
promise	O
of	O
endless	O
worlds	O
and	O
races	O
beyond	O
their	O
own	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Japanese	O
development	O
company	O
Monolith	O
Soft	O
,	O
with	O
Tetsuya	O
Takahashi	O
forming	O
the	O
original	O
concept	O
and	O
serving	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
executive	O
director	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takahashi	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
in	O
the	O
1990s	O
on	O
Xenogears	B-Application
,	O
then	O
on	O
the	O
Xenosaga	O
trilogy	O
after	O
founding	O
Monolith	O
Soft	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
concept	O
for	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
of	O
people	O
living	O
on	O
the	O
bodies	O
of	O
gigantic	O
gods	O
,	O
came	O
to	O
Takahashi	O
in	O
June	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
first	O
showed	O
their	O
proposal	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
final	O
development	O
stages	O
of	O
Disaster	B-Application
:	I-Application
Day	I-Application
of	I-Application
Crisis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
contacted	O
regarding	O
both	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
and	O
fellow	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
JRPG	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Story	I-Application
,	O
head	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
licensing	O
department	O
Shinji	O
Hatano	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
games	O
should	O
be	O
made	O
for	O
a	O
wide	O
audience	O
and	O
using	O
a	O
"	O
romanticist	O
approach	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
title	O
unrelated	O
to	O
the	O
Xeno	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
bearing	O
the	O
title	O
Monado	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Beginning	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
then-Nintendo	O
president	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
had	O
the	O
title	O
changed	O
to	O
its	O
current	O
one	O
to	O
honor	O
both	O
Takahashi	O
's	O
previous	O
titles	O
and	O
the	O
effort	O
he	O
was	O
investing	O
in	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Takahashi	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Xeno	B-Application
"	O
designation	O
was	O
more	O
along	O
the	O
lines	O
of	O
a	O
symbol	O
,	O
calling	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
works	O
of	O
Monolith	O
Soft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
describing	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
meaning	O
,	O
Takahashi	O
described	O
"	O
Xeno	B-Application
"	O
as	O
meaning	O
"	O
different	O
nature	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
uniqueness	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
"	O
Blade	O
"	O
part	O
was	O
closely	O
tied	O
to	O
the	O
narrative	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takahashi	O
's	O
previous	O
experiences	O
with	O
the	O
Xenosaga	O
games	O
and	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
:	I-Application
Eternal	I-Application
Wings	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Ocean	I-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
called	O
out	O
for	O
being	O
old-fashioned	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
RPGs	O
of	O
the	O
day	O
,	O
influenced	O
his	O
work	O
in	O
this	O
regard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
fully	O
open	O
world	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
described	O
by	O
Takahashi	O
as	O
"	O
overwhelming	O
,	O
like	O
an	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
"	O
,	O
describing	O
the	O
world	O
size	O
as	O
being	O
roughly	O
equivalent	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
archipelago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takeda	O
was	O
a	O
writer	O
for	O
anime	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
collaborated	O
with	O
Takahashi	O
on	O
adaptations	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Xenosaga	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
writing	O
the	O
script	O
for	O
Xenosaga	B-Application
I	I-Application
&	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
remake	O
of	O
Xenosaga	O
and	O
its	B-Application
sequel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
multiple	O
fantasy	O
elements	O
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
is	O
based	O
within	O
a	O
science	O
fiction	O
premise	O
,	O
although	O
such	O
elements	O
were	O
kept	O
low-key	O
during	O
the	O
first	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
the	O
volume	O
of	O
story	O
and	O
writing	O
work	O
was	O
much	O
larger	O
and	O
offered	O
more	O
freedom	O
for	O
dramatic	O
expression	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
scenes	O
where	O
Hattori	O
had	O
input	O
was	O
a	O
scene	O
between	O
Shulk	O
and	O
Fiora	B-Application
which	O
showcased	O
their	O
connection	O
:	O
the	O
original	O
scene	O
had	O
Shulk	O
touching	O
Fiora	B-Application
's	O
cheek	O
,	O
which	O
Hattori	O
felt	O
would	O
look	O
"	O
creepy	O
"	O
coming	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
blue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
score	O
for	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Manami	O
Kiyota	O
,	O
ACE+	O
(	O
a	O
musical	O
production	O
group	O
composed	O
of	O
Tomori	O
Kudo	O
,	O
Hiroyo	O
"	O
CHiCO	O
"	O
Yamanaka	O
,	O
and	O
Kenji	O
Hiramatsu	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Yoko	O
Shimomura	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mitsuda	O
was	O
brought	O
in	O
to	O
the	O
music	O
team	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
previous	O
experience	O
with	O
the	O
soundtracks	O
of	O
Xenogears	B-Application
and	O
the	O
first	O
Xenosaga	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
due	O
to	O
Takahashi	O
's	O
long	O
working	O
relationship	O
with	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
featuring	O
the	O
remastered	O
tracks	O
used	O
in	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
:	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
April	O
4th	O
2023	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
August	O
2nd	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
revealed	O
alongside	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
Trinity	O
Box	O
,	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
package	O
featuring	O
the	O
soundtracks	O
for	O
all	O
three	O
mainline	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
album	O
spans	O
99	O
tracks	O
across	O
5	O
discs	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
features	O
the	O
new	O
music	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
additional	O
campaign	O
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
:	O
Future	O
Connected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
during	O
E3	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
official	O
title	O
and	O
release	O
window	O
were	O
not	O
announced	O
until	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
2010	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Story	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
its	O
Japanese	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
confirmed	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
European	O
territories	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concerning	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
localization	O
,	O
Takahashi	O
stated	O
that	O
while	O
some	O
minor	O
changes	O
were	O
made	O
in	O
the	O
English	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
like	O
some	O
bug	B-Error_Name
fixes	O
,	O
minor	O
adjustments	O
to	O
gameplay	O
balance	O
,	O
and	O
slight	O
rewriting	O
of	O
some	O
written	O
content	O
,	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
changes	O
led	O
to	O
any	O
significant	O
differences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
edition	O
,	O
a	O
special	O
edition	O
with	O
a	O
Red	O
Wii	B-Device
Classic	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
Pro	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
on	O
5	O
August	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
confirmed	O
for	O
a	O
European	O
release	O
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
did	O
not	O
have	O
an	O
official	O
confirmation	O
of	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
raise	O
fan	O
awareness	O
of	O
the	O
situations	O
felt	O
by	O
three	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
RPGs	O
:	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Story	I-Application
and	O
Pandora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tower	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
notable	O
efforts	O
was	O
a	O
call	O
to	O
pre-order	O
the	O
game	O
via	O
the	O
original	O
"	O
Monado	B-Application
:	I-Application
Beginning	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
World	I-Application
"	O
placeholder	O
on	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
efforts	O
resulted	O
in	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
becoming	O
#1	O
in	O
the	O
site	O
's	O
pre-order	O
gaming	O
charts	O
,	O
beating	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ocarina	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
3D	I-Application
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
3	O
bundle	O
for	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
campaign	O
also	O
received	O
support	O
from	O
Mistwalker	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Story	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Xenogears	B-Application
and	O
Xenosaga	O
writer	O
Soraya	O
Saga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2013	O
interview	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
president	O
Reggie	O
Fils-Aimé	O
revealed	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
were	O
considering	O
an	O
American	O
release	O
for	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
while	O
Operation	O
Rainfall	O
was	O
active	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
campaign	O
did	O
not	O
factor	O
into	O
their	O
decision	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
aware	O
of	O
it	O
and	O
took	O
it	O
into	O
account	O
while	O
deciding	O
whether	O
the	O
release	O
would	O
make	O
a	O
profitable	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
eventually	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
6	O
April	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
eShop	B-Application
version	O
released	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
from	O
28	O
April	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
,	O
titled	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
3D	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
April	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
StreetPass	B-Device
functionality	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	O
Shulk	O
amiibo	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2014	O
alongside	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
the	O
port	O
started	O
between	O
Autumn	O
and	O
Winter	O
2013	O
initially	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
initial	O
testing	O
showed	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
platform	O
lacked	O
the	O
memory	O
and	O
power	O
to	O
effectively	O
run	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
since	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
processing	O
capabilities	O
were	O
greater	O
than	O
the	O
regular	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hearing	O
about	O
the	O
New	B-Device
3DS	I-Device
,	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
to	O
use	O
its	O
increased	O
processing	O
power	O
to	O
realize	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ambition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
increased	O
power	O
made	O
the	O
port	O
possible	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
button	O
layout	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
the	O
ZL	O
and	O
ZR	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
and	O
the	O
C-Stick	O
,	O
meant	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
Wii	B-Device
Classic	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
button	O
layout	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
without	O
adjustment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reason	O
given	O
for	O
porting	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
New	B-Device
3DS	I-Device
rather	O
than	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
home	O
console	O
was	O
that	O
the	O
length	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
be	O
intimidating	O
for	O
the	O
modern	O
gamer	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
becoming	O
more	O
used	O
to	O
on-the-go	O
,	O
quick	O
gaming	O
sessions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expanded	O
remaster	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
:	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
September	O
2019	O
during	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
enhanced	O
visuals	O
,	O
remastered	O
music	O
,	O
an	O
updated	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
quality-of-life	O
improvements	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
utilizing	O
the	O
current	O
model	O
artstyle	O
and	O
graphics	O
that	O
were	O
first	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
new	O
epilogue	O
scenario	O
titled	O
Future	O
Connected	O
,	O
which	O
centers	O
on	O
the	O
character	O
Melia	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
one	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
's	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
29	O
May	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
has	O
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
with	O
praise	O
directed	O
at	O
its	O
story	O
,	O
characters	O
,	O
themes	O
,	O
combat	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
and	O
scale	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>
The	O
story	O
was	O
cited	O
by	O
many	O
as	O
being	O
innovative	O
and	O
enjoyable	O
despite	O
a	O
fairly	O
standard	O
premise	O
,	O
while	O
its	O
open	O
nature	O
was	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
welcome	O
change	O
for	O
the	O
genre	O
:	O
IGN	O
critic	O
Keza	O
MacDonald	O
said	O
that	O
she	O
had	O
been	O
shocked	O
out	O
of	O
expecting	O
Japanese	O
RPGs	O
to	O
be	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
linear	O
and	O
story-driven	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battle	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
a	O
degree	O
its	O
general	O
gameplay	O
,	O
was	O
favorably	O
compared	O
by	O
multiple	O
critics	O
to	O
that	O
used	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
New	B-Device
3DS	I-Device
port	O
also	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
positive	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
was	O
generally	O
received	O
similar	O
praise	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
:	O
many	O
points	O
of	O
praise	O
regarding	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
story	O
were	O
shared	O
with	O
its	O
original	O
release	O
,	O
while	O
new	O
praise	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
an	O
RPG	O
of	O
its	O
scale	O
had	O
been	O
successfully	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
platform	O
at	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2011	O
Japan	O
Game	O
Awards	O
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
received	O
the	O
"	O
Excellence	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
IGN	O
's	O
Best	O
of	O
2012	O
awards	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
named	O
"	O
Best	O
Wii/Wii	O
U	O
Game	O
"	O
and	O
awarded	O
with	O
"	O
Best	O
Wii/Wii	O
U	O
Story	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
RPGFan	O
's	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
awards	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
named	O
"	O
Best	O
Traditional	O
RPG	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Combat	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
RPG	O
"	O
,	O
losing	O
both	O
to	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
awarded	O
the	O
site	O
's	O
"	O
Reader	O
's	O
Choice	O
Best	O
RPG	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
with	O
24%	O
of	O
readers	O
 '	O
votes	O
going	O
to	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
beating	O
Persona	O
4	O
Golden	O
to	O
the	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2012	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
RPG	O
"	O
category	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
lost	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
Skyrim	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
opening	O
week	O
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
reached	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
Japan	O
's	O
gaming	O
charts	O
,	O
selling	O
80,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
161,000	O
copies	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
eighth	O
best-selling	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
reached	O
almost	O
200,000	O
units	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
UK	O
charts	O
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
debuted	O
at	O
#7	O
,	O
and	O
reached	O
#2	O
in	O
the	O
dedicated	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
charts	O
despite	O
stock	O
shortages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Investment	O
banking	O
firm	O
Piper	O
Jaffray	O
estimated	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
during	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
April	O
2012	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Prototype	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
3D	O
fared	O
worse	O
,	O
selling	O
56,932	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
:	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
had	O
sold	O
1.52	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2022	O
CESA	O
Games	O
White	O
Papers	O
revealed	O
that	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
:	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
had	O
sold	O
1.68	O
million	O
units	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
December	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shulk	O
has	O
been	O
featured	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
crossover	O
fighting	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
appearing	O
in	O
its	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
and	O
Ultimate	B-Application
installments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaur	O
Plain	O
,	O
a	O
location	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
stage	O
along	O
with	O
several	O
music	O
tracks	O
;	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
recurring	O
antagonists	O
,	O
Metal	O
Face	O
,	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
hazard	O
on	O
said	O
stage	O
;	O
Dunban	O
and	O
Riki	O
(	O
and	O
Fiora	B-Application
in	O
Ultimate	B-Application
)	O
accompany	O
Shulk	O
during	O
his	O
Final	O
Smash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fiora	B-Application
was	O
later	O
featured	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
crossover	O
game	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
representing	O
the	O
Xeno	B-Application
series	I-Application
alongside	O
Xenosaga	O
character	O
KOS-MOS	O
,	O
opposite	O
Metal	O
Face	O
as	O
an	O
enemy	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
using	O
experience	O
gained	O
during	O
development	O
of	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
and	O
listening	O
to	O
feedback	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Takahashi	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titled	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
parallel	O
story	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
December	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
Shulk	O
and	O
Fiora	B-Application
can	O
appear	O
as	O
optional	O
Blades	O
to	O
recruit	O
via	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
expansion	O
pass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
and	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shulk	O
and	O
Alvis	O
are	O
expected	O
to	O
appear	O
in	O
a	O
DLC	B-Protocol
story	O
expansion	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
between	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
