It wasn’t but a little over two months ago when Xenoblade Chronicles 3 received it’s official reveal during a Nintendo Direct. Many expected the title to launch somewhere around the date of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel (since delayed to 2023) which was originally scheduled for Fall/Late 2022. However, the Big N made a surprise announcement that we wouldn’t be waiting too long to get our hands on the mech game sequel as Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is hitting the Nintendo Switch family of consoles on July 29, 2022. This is just nearly five months shy of it’s reveal.

In addition to the new release date Nintendo also revealed gameplay footage of the title showcasing several mechanics which can be seen below: