Summary
A very reliable gaming insider, Midori, has revealed the codename for a brand-newNintendogame that is currently being developed by Monolith Soft, the developers of theXenoblade Chroniclesseries.Xenoblade Chroniclesis one of Nintendo’s most popular RPG series, and the developer behind it, Monolith Soft, has proven to be one ofNintendo’s most valuable first-party studios. The developer has notably assisted Nintendo with other projects, most notablyTears of the Kingdom, optimizing the game to handle and run an open world, based on the studio’s experience with theXenobladegames.
The most recent release in Monolith Soft’s library, outside of support work on otherNintendotitles, wasXenoblade Chronicles 3and itsFuture RedeemedDLC. With theXenobladetrilogy concluded, some fans are wondering what is next for the RPG developer, especially now that a new iteration of the Nintendo Switch is somewhere over the horizon. Midori, a notable insider of various Nintendo and Sega projects over the past year, claims that Nintendo and Monolith Soft are working on something new.
This claim was posted on Midori’s Twitter account, in response to a question about any titles that Monolith Soft could be developing for the Switch 2 console. Midori states that she was told that Monolith Soft was working on a new project codenamed “Legacy,” which some people immediately began speculating on, many guessinga possibleXenosagaremaster/remake, as it was one of the studio’s earliest games when it was previously under Namco’s umbrella. However, Midori immediately refuted this claim, stating that Legacy is a Nintendo-published title, and not an external company, asXenosagaisn’t owned by Nintendo.
Possible Projects by Monolith Soft at Nintendo
With this in mind, fans believed a more likely project that Monolith Soft would be working on isa possibleXenoblade Chronicles Xremaster or remake. Despite all three mainlineXenobladegames having been released on the Nintendo Switch,Xenoblade Chronicles Xis still trapped on the Wii U console, and the Switch 2 would be a good time to bring back the spin-off.
Another project that came to mind wasthe possibility of a new IP by Monolith Soft, based on some recruitment ads hiring for an action game that would possibly be set in a medieval fantasy setting. Monolith Soft has been hiring new staff sometime since 2017, and employees at the studio are still apparently working on this project. That said, Midori’s claim is still a rumor, and with a Nintendo Direct happening next month, it’d be best if fans took the information with a grain of salt until more information is officially revealed.
