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In a post on X/Twitter, Xenoblade composer Manami Kiyota recently shared that she is working on a new project. As noted by users on the Xenoblade subreddit, Kiyota doesn’t have a lot of credits outside of the series. She has worked on other games, including the Pokemon spin-off PokePark Wii: Pikachu’s Adventure. However, she’s predominantly focused on Xenoblade, and has been with the series since 2010. That could suggest that a new game is currently in the works.
The future of Xenoblade Chronicles has been a major question over the last few years. We know that Monolith Soft was hiring for some kind of new RPG last year, leading to questions about whether it will actually be a fourth game in the series, or something else entirely. If it is the latter, it’s possible Kiyota could still be involved with it, given her history with Monolith Soft. There’s simply no way of knowing for sure, but Kiyota’s continuing passion for Xenoblade is evident throughout her posts on social media.
While Nintendo and Monolith Soft have carefully avoided confirming a fourth entry in the Xenoblade Chronicles franchise, series creator Tetsuya Takahashi did talk about the possibility back in 2022. Those who bought the soundtrack for Xenoblade Chronicles 3 found a special message from Takahashi, where he addressed the future of the series. The creator noted that if there is another entry in the series, he wants to do something “vastly different from what came before.” Takahashi noted that those differences would come across both “in style and in music.” Of course, that desire for a change in sound would not necessarily preclude Kiyota from being involved.
