Not too long ago Capcom unveiled Monster Hunter XX (Double Cross) for the 3DS, the latest entry in the 'main' series on the portable. It's been a hugely lucrative partnership, with core entries on an almost annual basis in Japan.
This latest arrival builds on Monster Hunter X (Cross), better known as Monster Hunter Generations in the West, with additional Hunter Styles and even a 'beast' mode for Prowlers. Out on 18th March in Japan, it'll be interesting to see whether it gets localised, while many franchise fans are no doubt hoping to see the series move across to Switch.
In any case, some lovely new screenshots have been shared, showcasing some fresh moves and styles. We just like looking at Monster Hunter assets, ultimately.
Cast your eyes over a trailer, screens (and a couple of art assets) below.
[source perfectly-nintendo.com]
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Cool! I'm in Japan now and they have the boxes for Monster Hunter XX on the shelves already!
I stopped playing after completing offline 4G :/ Tbh I just can't stand the small screen, especially online. And I was the biggest MH fan ever after Tri! That's why I am SO excited to get back into it on the Switch. Let's be honest, it's happening, it's just a question of when.
Monster Hunter finally joins Street Fighter with multiple versions of the same game.
Enough of this handheld stuff, when are they announcing MH for the Switch? Would be great as a launch title.
I never got the appeal of Monster Hunter, but this seems to me to be Monster Hunter Generations + Super Saiyn Cats.
Looks great. It'll probably be a day 1 purchase for me if it ever gets out of Japan.
The series is reaching almost Call of Duty or Assassin's Creed level of release rates.
Of course if the fans are fine with that, no complaints here.
I still have to finish the first one, so even if this releases outside Japan, I probably wouldn't get it. Now a MH game on Switch, on the other hand...
Monster Hunter 5 for Switch is all I ask.
I love Monster Hunter, but it's milked beyond belief. Hopefully the exhausting rate of releases doesn't damage the franchise in the long-run, but sadly it often does.
Waiting for Monster Hunter XXX
(:
Is this an "expansion" game in the vein of 2ndFU, 3G and 4G? Like, will it use your save data from Generations to carry over your stuff and "continue" from the point with all the new things?
I couldn't find this info.
I'm getting this day 1 !
@Bobb I don't have any source but I'm pretty sure I read that somewhere.
@Bobb I've heard it does, this game is essentially just adding some nifty updates and G rank.
@Xaessya What do you mean? This game is different from the first. Prowler a get an update, we get not styles and we get g rank.
All street fighter would do is just give you a couple new fighters and some tweaks... As well as costumes you had to pay for.
@Haywired Can't see a problem with more quality games coming out.
@Bobb Yes, you can import your save from Generations. It was shown in Japanese Direct, but probably nearly no one noticed because, well, Japanese.
@Xaessya Finally?? They've been technically doing it since 3G and maybe even before that.
I'm playing Generations now atm. As much as I like the new games getting one every year will burn out the series and dare I say even in Japan.
@Haywired Didn't even see your comment before I made mine. Love the series but maybe it needs to take a rest for 2 years and come out totally fresh and reinvent itself. The game largely isn't all that different from Tri years ago. Adding new styles and weapons is cool and all but there's too many similarities between a vast number of monsters including movement.
With that said I do hope they are working on the next game for the Switch as I can see them stepping up their game for that.
Monster Hunter:Stories for the West please!!!
I wouldn't be surprised if this one got fewer sales than previous Monster Hunter games due to people waiting for a Switch MH. I don't have a 3DS, but even if I did, I'd still wait for a Switch MH.
Maybe I'm the minority but I actually like Monster Hunter on the 3DS. What I like most about it being on the 3Ds is the fact that it's a great pick-up and play game. Being able to hunt one monster then close the 3DS is a plus for me. However, if it were to get released on the Switch, then everyone would be happy.
I do believe that they should slow the releases down. It is starting to feel a bit like a COD or Madden release. I loved COD until, I played it so much that I didn't anymore!
I want this but I want MH Switch Axe more.
Thanks Mineral, Kalmaro and Elanczewski
If it comes to the west (it probably will) it might just be the game for me and my bro go back playing together. (He just got robbed recently, lost his 3DS and MHgen cart )
I WANT IT NOW
@Spoony_Tech 2012 and 2016 are the only yeras since the series launched that there has not been a major release in Japan. Looking at the west, we have:
-Monster Hunter (2005)
-Monster Hunter Freedom (2006)
-Monster Hunter Freedom 2 (2007)
-Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (2009)
-Monster Hunter Tri (2010)
-Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (2013)
-Monster Hunter 4 Ultiamte (2015)
-Monster Hunter Generations (2016)
So really, the only point where they hesitated to bring over a game westward was after Tri (which ironically was the most successful game released over here at that time)-- and there were plans to bring over Portable 3rd HD that got shot down by SCEA's president due to a lack of trophy support and incompatibility with PSN.
The series always had pretty regular releases in the West. And overall... well, there was that article on this site about how it surpassed Street Fighter in sales.
@Xaessya ...It joined it in 2005, when Monster Hunter G was released as a follow-up exclusively in Japan.
If it comes to Switch then we can all be happy =)
I will miss the 3D though.
@Xaessya
Monster Hunter has been doing this since the beginning. Where have you been?
I put hundreds of hours into 3U and 4U, and I got Generations on day 1 but honestly haven't had nearly the same level of enthusiasm for it. If XX (or GenU or whatever they would call it here) comes to the west I would get it maybe as a 20$ DLC or wait for a sale, but otherwise I'll likely just wait for whatever the release after that, which I hope would be on the Switch.
Yall are tripping! Monster hunter is perfect for mobile.play MH anywhere!! Gets no better than that.it did have way better graphics on Wii u through..
@ya_boy_six I got started on MH2 Freedom Unite on the PSP and I couldn't agree more with you. It IS perfect on a portable.
Tri on the Wii didn't grab much of my attention.
But I do understand what people are talking about, just imagine it with better graphics. And more: the way the Switch is being advertised, you could keep the portable aspect of it. In fact, the Switch sounds like "The" perfect platform for the next MH.
@EverythingAmiibo -or it might not happen till later.
@Xaessya They've been doing this for eons Xass.
My predictions: I doubt this one will see release in the west, at least probably not on 3DS. If it comes, I'm betting on XX getting a localization and an "upconvert" to Switch à la MH3G on Wii U. It won't be ready for Switch launch in the west, sadly.
Maybe we will get MH5 on Switch, but if so, it's going to be a long time (probably a year or more) before it comes out, and we'll know well beforehand because the Japanese version will release several months before.
Of the two areas in the photos, I can identify the Jungle from Freedom Unite and the other one, I wanna say, is the Hypnocatrice area also from Freedom Unite (?).
An upgrade I would prefer is adding swim-able lakes in the Jungle and Desert (where Plesioth roams) areas.
These are starting to become CoD, Mario, Assassin's Creed, in terms of releases with barely any innovation, and repetitive gameplay. I love monster hunter, but even they are starting to get stale with each of them having only a minor few tweaks from the previous ones.
@Xaessya They have been doing this since 2005. -_- Nothing new.
@EverythingAmiibo Not really happening until we hear rumors at least and I havent heard a single rumor about it. Just ppl speculating. Now Monster Hunter 5 on the Switch will most likely happen. <3
I'm not buying another MH till it either hits Switch or PS4. Enough of this 3ds crap.
@FirPtl Monster Hunter XX is releasing on March 18th in Japan, about the same time the Switch is rumored to launch and it is one of the biggest gaming franchises in Japan.... My money would be on this game being a launch title for the Switch.
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