Got a birthday coupon from Nintendo(just realized 1 day before it expires lol). Have an option to get Captain Toad for $30 or Xenoblade Chronicles X for $42.

if you were in  my position(and didn't have either one), which one would you get?

Depends on what you want. These games couldn't be more different, so its really up to you if you want a huge and deep JRPG or a fun little puzzle platformer.

For $402? OR do you mean $40? xD I'd say Xenoblade Chronicles hands down.

Depends on your preferences.

What do you think you'd enjoy more, a colourful cartoon puzzle game, or an epic sci-fi JRPG?

While it could be rage-inducing at times, I think this was overall a good thing as it maintained the feeling of being lost in a dangerous alien wilderness where therer could be a hulking monstrosity you're absolutely no match for lurking around any corner.

I mean, if you are asking which is the better game, I would say XCX hands down by a mile and a half. But they are radically different so the REAL question is this: what do you want?

CT is a handful of hours long, easy, relaxing puzzle platformer.

XCX is a massive RPG and while you CAN complete it in 50 hours by steamrolling the story content, I *strongly* advise against that and impress upon you that the ideal way to play is holistically, playing side conteng in between main missions, making the ideal play time 90 to 110 hours.

Good news is both are good, but it's an issue of what you want.

The reason I felt the game got away with it was cos there was pretty much no penalty for death. You were sent back to the nearest waypoint, but since I didn't lose progress or anything like that, it didn't sting as much as it could have.

Xenoblade

I wouldn't recommend Chronicles X if you have important stuff to do right now, school, other projects. This game consumes life. You could beat solely the main story, but even that requires about 80-90 hours or even more depending on your playstyle. Then again, there are other details of which players complain about, like the fact that there are many enemies with a lot more levels than you, the lack of a streamlined progression, the overwhelming nature of the game (there are points where some just won't know what to do next, something that it's likely to happen if you are not very experienced with RPGs), the mandatory farming to be able to beat the superbosses, etcetera. 

It's not an easy game to follow, but if you don't mind any of these factors, then it's perfect for you. It has a lot of action and experimenting with clasess it's fun. Otherwise, Captain Toad is your man. 

Have you played 3D world? And have you tried the Toad thing? If you didn't like it then I guess choose Xenoblade

I would choose Xenoblade because that shit is not getting cheaper at my store and Captain Toad is not my style (didn't like it in 3D world)