Nonetheless due on April 25

In case you missed it (and it was straightforward to overlook!), Nintendo shadow-dropped a trailer and launch date for the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 story DLC. Fact be instructed I anticipated this factor to reach in Q3 or This fall of this yr, however, uh, it’s out on April 25!

Following the core reveal, the Nintendo of America YouTube channel additionally gave us a brand new tune from the DLC, and it’s a banger. The monitor is named “New Battle!!!” (ensure you get these three exclamation marks in there), and I can’t wait to hearken to it again and again in-game. Instantly, the huge string of emotional JRPGs I performed from the ’90s by way of the early aughts got here dashing again to me. I like how a lot Xenoblade Chronicles simply does that frequently, courting again to the discharge of the unique on the Wii.

With every launch the Xenoblade identify continues to be on the market, and I hope that when the following inevitable entry drops, it’s a fair larger success. Additionally, timing! This DLC obtained in proper earlier than Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, which goes to be dominating the amassing gaming dialog come mid-Could. Till then we have now Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor to speak about.