

It is loosely a part of the Xeno metaseries, for which it receives its namesake, co-created and directed by Tetsuya Takahashi. The series has been represented in other gaming franchises, including the Super Smash Bros. Xenoblade Chronicles has been well-received for its world design, music, stories, and themes. The series has since sold more than 8.2 million copies worldwide.

The original game became a critical and commercial success, spawning multiple sequels.

Though initially only released in Japan, it was localized into other regions as a result of Operation Rainfall, a large grass-roots fan campaign to pressure Nintendo to localize several Japan-exclusive games. The series began with the original Xenoblade Chronicles game, published for the Nintendo Wii in 2010. Xenoblade Chronicles is a series of action role-playing games developed by Monolith Soft and published by Nintendo.
