Question: Numerous video games are scheduled to be released in the year 2017, including new installments for several well-received franchises, including Xenoblade Chronicles, an action role-playing game developed by Monolith Soft and published by Nintendo, for which organization?

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Xenoblade Chronicles
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Shulk
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Lin Lee

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is an upcoming role-playing video game being developed by Monolith Soft and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch video game console.
 The game is part of the "Xeno" series, serving as a sequel to the first "Xenoblade Chronicles", and is scheduled for a worldwide release on December 1, 2017.
Numerous video games are scheduled to be released in the year 2018, including new installments and potential new installments that might come for several well-received franchises, including "Ace Combat", "Crackdown", "Darksiders", "Dragon Ball", "Dragon Quest", "Far Cry", "Fire Emblem", "God of War", "Kingdom Hearts", "Kirby", "Metro", "Monster Hunter", "Ni no Kuni", "Pillars of Eternity", "Psychonauts", "Red Dead", "Shenmue", "State of Decay", "The Bard's Tale", "The Crew", "Tropico", "Yakuza", and "Yoshi"
Xenoblade Chronicles is an action role-playing game developed by Monolith Soft and published by Nintendo for the Wii.
 Initially released in Japan in 2010, and was later released in Europe in 2011 and in North America in 2012.
 A port for the New Nintendo 3DS was released worldwide in 2015.
 "Xenoblade Chronicles" forms part of the "Xeno" metaseries, although no direct narrative connections exist to previous "Xeno" games, and incorporates aesthetic and narrative elements from both fantasy and science fiction.
 The game features navigation through an open world split into zones, side-quests tied to party members' affinity, and a real-time action-based battle system which incorporates the main character's ability to see glimpses of the future.
Numerous video games are scheduled to be released in the year 2017, including new installments for several well-received franchises, including "Assassin's Creed", "Bomberman", "Call of Duty", "Crash Bandicoot", "", "Destiny", "", "Fire Emblem", "Gran Turismo", "Gravity Rush", "Halo Wars", "", "Marvel vs. Capcom", "Mass Effect", "Metroid", "Need for Speed", "Nier", "Persona", "", "Pokémon", "Prey", "Professor Layton", "Resident Evil", "Sniper Elite", "", "Sonic the Hedgehog", "Splatoon", "Star Wars Battlefront", "Super Mario", "Tekken", "The Evil Within", "The Legend of Zelda", "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon", "Uncharted", "Wolfenstein", "WWE 2K", "Xenoblade Chronicles" and "Yakuza".
Shulk (シュルク , Shuruku ) is a fictional character and the protagonist from Monolith Soft's 2010 role-playing video game "Xenoblade Chronicles", part of their overarching "Xeno" series of video games.
 Shulk gained an increase in attention and popularity upon his inclusion in Nintendo's 2014 crossover fighting games "Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS" and "Wii U".
 While he is not present in the game's spiritual sequel, "Xenoblade Chronicles X", the game's character creation tool does allow for the player to create characters that look similar to Shulk, complete with his voice actor Adam Howden.
Tetsuya Takahashi (高橋 哲哉 "Takahashi Tetsuya") (born November 18, 1966 in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan) is currently the head of game software company Monolith Soft, Inc.
 In the past, Takahashi has worked at Square (now Square Enix) and on such games as "Final Fantasy V", "Final Fantasy VI" and "Chrono Trigger".
 His most notable works are those within the "Xenogears" (Square), "Xenosaga" (Monolith Soft/Namco) and "Xenoblade" (Monolith Soft/Nintendo) series, all of which he directed.
 He is married to Soraya Saga, who also worked with him at Square Enix, as well as on "Xenogears", "Xenosaga", and "Soma Bringer".
 He is the co-founder and director of Monolith Soft.
The year 2016 saw releases of numerous video games, including new installments for several well-received franchises, such as "Ace Attorney", "Battlefield", "Call of Duty", "Civilization", "", "Dark Souls", "Dead Rising", "Deus Ex", "Dishonored", "Doom", "Far Cry", "FIFA", "Final Fantasy", "Fire Emblem", "Forza Horizon", "Gears of War", "Hearts of Iron", "Hitman", "Homefront", "Homeworld", "Kirby", "Mafia", "Mario Party", "Master of Orion", "Metroid", "Mirror's Edge", "Persona", "", "Pokémon", "Ratchet & Clank", "Shadow of the Beast", "Shadow Warrior", "Sonic the Hedgehog", "Star Fox", "Star Ocean", "Street Fighter", "Titanfall", "Total War", "Uncharted", "Watch Dogs", "XCOM" and "Zero Escape".
 In addition, it saw the release of new intellectual properties, including "Overwatch", "Quantum Break", "Tom Clancy's The Division" and "The Last Guardian", and indie titles such as "Abzû", "Hyper Light Drifter", "Inside", "No Man's Sky", "Owlboy", "Stardew Valley" and "The Witness".
 Many awards went to games such as "Overwatch", "", "Inside", "Doom", "Dark Souls III", "The Last Guardian", "Dishonored 2" and "Titanfall 2".
Xenoblade Chronicles X is an action role-playing video game developed by Monolith Soft and published by Nintendo for the Wii U home video game console in 2015.
 "Xenoblade Chronicles X" forms part of the "Xeno" metaseries, being a spiritual successor to "Xenoblade Chronicles" without any narrative connections to prior "Xeno" titles.
 Carrying over several gameplay elements from "Xenoblade Chronicles", players explore the open world planet of Mira, completing a variety of quests and unlocking new regions to explore and gather resources from across Mira's five continents.
The year 2015 saw releases of numerous video games, including new installments for some well-received franchises, such as "Anno", "Assassin's Creed", "", "Battlefield", "Call of Duty", "Disgaea", "Dirt", "Fallout", "Fatal Frame", "Five Nights at Freddy's, Forza Motorsport", "Guitar Hero", "Halo", "Heroes of Might and Magic", "Hotline Miami", "Just Cause", "King's Quest", "Kirby", "Magicka", "Mario Party", "Mario vs. Donkey Kong", "Metal Gear", "Minecraft", "Mortal Kombat", "Need for Speed", "OlliOlli", "Resident Evil", "Rock Band", "StarCraft", "", "Tales", "The Witcher", "Tomb Raider", "Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six", "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater", "Total War," "Toy Soldiers", "Xenoblade Chronicles", "Yakuza" and "Yoshi".
 In addition, it saw the release of many new intellectual properties, including "Dying Light", "Evolve", "Life Is Strange", "Bloodborne", "Until Dawn" and "Splatoon", and indie titles such as "Her Story", "Ori and the Blind Forest", "Rocket League", and "Undertale".
 Many awards went to games such as "Bloodborne", "", "", "Fallout 4", "Rocket League", "Ori and the Blind Forest" and "Rise of the Tomb Raider".
Lin Lee, full name Lin Lee Koo (リンリー・クー , Rinrī Kū ) , is a fictional character from Monolith Soft's 2015 role-playing video game "Xenoblade Chronicles X", part of their overarching "Xeno" series of video games.
 The character herself was generally well received by critics, though Nintendo's alteration of some of her more revealing outfits between the original Japanese and her Western release in North America and Europe received more of a mixed response, eliciting much discussion about censorship and differences between cultures from journalists.