Laura Kate Dale: Xenoblade X port is not developed by Monolith, working on something new ground up, 2018 earliest

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Well the port is a smart idea for creating exposure for the series because not only is it the dedicate JRPG in the first party line up but lets say the NS really takes off and one of the early games available is XCX more people are likely to pick it up and it potentially gives the next game in the series to have a bigger following.