Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 9th, 2020. In today’s article, we’ve got a full review of Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, a little bit of news about an upcoming release, summaries of today’s latest new games, and the usual list of new and outgoing sales. It’s a surprisingly big one today for a Tuesday, so let’s put on our gloves and get to work!
News
Action-RPG ‘CrossCode’ Looks to Release in July

I’ve heard nothing but good things about CrossCode since it came out on PC a while back, but I’ve been waiting for the console release to give it a proper go. It was originally announced to be coming in late 2019, but the game was delayed with no firm release window to replace that planned launch. Well, it seems we may be very close to its release now. The game’s Japanese publisher has announced on its website that the game will be hitting Japan on Switch and other consoles on July 9th. It’s highly likely the North American release will be on or around that date. Next month is starting to look pretty busy! Reviews
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition ($59.99)

It’s interesting that a game that was initially seen as too niche to even bother releasing in North America is now seeing its third release in as many generations. Xenoblade Chronicles first hit the Nintendo Wii in Japan in 2010. The game later released in Europe in 2011, and after a large-scale fan ...