Updated
Updated · Nintendo Everything · Jun 9
Xenoblade Genesis Names 2 Character Designers as Yoko Shimomura Leads Music for 2027 Launch
Updated
Updated · Nintendo Everything · Jun 9

Xenoblade Genesis Names 2 Character Designers as Yoko Shimomura Leads Music for 2027 Launch

2 articles · Updated · Nintendo Everything · Jun 9

Summary

  • Nintendo disclosed key Xenoblade Genesis staff, with Tetsuya Takashi serving as general director, Yoko Shimomura as main composer, and Mai Yoneyama and Palow sharing character design duties.
  • Shimomura is joined by Mariam Abounnasr and Aimi Kiyota on the soundtrack, while Irish choral group Anuna also contributes after recording four songs for Xenoblade Chronicles 2.
  • The lineup ties the project closely to the series' history: Takashi has long led Monolith Soft's Xenoblade work, Shimomura composed for the first Xenoblade Chronicles, and Palow previously worked on Ino in Xenoblade Chronicles 3.
  • Xenoblade Genesis was first shown in Nintendo's recent Direct presentation and is scheduled to debut on Nintendo Switch 2 in 2027.

Insights

How will Monolith Soft's deep involvement in Zelda now shape the world design and gameplay of its own flagship Xenoblade series?
As a 'new beginning' with veteran creators, will Xenoblade Genesis truly innovate or simply refine the series' formula for a new console?