One of the most underrated Wii U games, Xenoblade Chronicles X, has finally been given a new lease of life on Nintendo Switch, and the sci-fi JRPG has had a phenomenal debut month after dethroning Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as the console’s best seller for March in the United States.
Xenoblade Chronicles X, despite being an absolute gem, had become somewhat forgotten in comparison to the main Xenoblade Chronicles trilogy. For over nine years, it was stuck on a console that sold notoriously poorly, with no other way to play it. This changed with Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition, which truly lives up to its name as the best way to play the JRPG , and more importantly makes the game accessible on Switch , introducing it to a massive new audience.
Little over a month after its launch, it’s clear that it’s taking full advantage of this. According to data shared by Circana analyst Mat Piscatella , Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition’s physical sales made it the best-selling premium game on the platform between March 2 and April 5, beating Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Super Mario Party Jamboree, and more when ranked on dollar sales.
Circana’s data accounts for physical sales, as well as digital ones
After 9 years in Wii U prison, sci-fi JRPG Xenoblade Chronicles X debuts as March’s best-selling Switch game in the US, kicking Mario Kart 8 into second place
