Monster Hunter Stories Will Roar Onto 3DS in Europe on 8th September

YES YES YES YES YES I CANT WAIT

Oh. MY. GODDDDD.

Since capcom has dumped on switch users, with no monster hunter 5 or world. I have no plans to buy any capcom titles.

Have been waiting a long time for this. Can't watch the trailer at the moment but can anybody confirm whether there will be Amiibo support on the Western release? I'll be doubly excited.

I'm still waiting for the release date for America

Is it much like Pokemon or Monster Rancher ?
I still don't understand the Main Objective inside Monster Hunter series since I have never played before and not a fan of Monster Hunter except for this spin-off.
Kinda intriguing...

@Lord Don't forget the "currently no plans" to bring to the west a game that is practically already localised

Great! looking forward to it

no localization of XX but we get this? what a bummer

This looked cool but not enough to dust off my 3ds...now it's a different story for the new Metroid 2 remake.

Getting this day one as I have it preordered through Best Buy during their E3 deal. Can't wait to try this out since I could never get into the Monster Hunter main titles. I wonder if we will be getting the amiibos

Never heard of this game before but it sure as hell looks awesome!

@MisterMan @Natzore @Lord
Ok, World started development in 2013. Switch didn't even exist in concept yet. Heck, Wii U had barely even released. Is it any surprise then it's not coming?

And localizations have never been announced until 6 months after JP release. And they didn't say they have no plans, they clarified to say "currently have no plans to announce" which is obvious since it hasn't even released in Japan yet. They even went out of their way to clarify they weren't saying no.

The fact they went out of their way to get MHXX on Switch despite it being just months old is a testament to their commitment to bring MH to the system, and I guarantee you MH will be all over Switch this gen.

And this is a solid looking game that we're getting and no one else. Support it and show Capcom we do want MH. Boycotting a MH game simply because an other MH game didn't come (which had good reason to not come) doesn't solve anything

Hell, I'd even take this on Switch at this point.

The finale of Monster Hunter on Nintendo platforms in the west if World does well.

@JaxonH The producer said 3 years, so that'd be 2014. Also that's quite the 180 compared to how you used to look at this whole thing. Even if it's 6 month afterwards, I doubt it should take as long this time. I mean, what else save for translation would they need to do?

I'll believe what news I hear/see. Until then, I'll not busy myself with Capcom, I have Xenoverse 2 to look forward to. As for this game, I never had interest in it, but we'll see how it sells.

Can't wait for this to come out in North America. Looks like fun.

Yeah no, not really. And not just because of Capcom being Crapcom lately, but I genuinely have no interest in spinoffs of MH. It'skay and all, just not my thing. Meanwhile, I'll just twiddle my thumbs and store up my salt for any kind of MH Switch announcement down the line...

So ... about those awesome amiibos? Will they come to the west as well? Pretty pleeeeeeesse?

@Grudgebearer
They also said a year planning before that.

But ya, I was just concerned they were changing the formula in World and may not localize other games. But now I see World is legit, and they clarified their statement on XX, and I don't think for a second they're gonna throw away their portable sales.

@JaxonH I'm not boycotting this game because they're not localizing XX. I'm just not buying it because it looks lame. Chill out man.

I'm very excited for MH World and looking forward to the new direction this game is headed.

@JaxonH It would spit in the face of logic, but have they not done so already before? Remember the Capcom 5? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capcom_Five.

I'll not get my hopes up until I see proof that's as solid as the door I use to exit my house.

Great, it's something I'm looking forward to. Not sure whether I'll get it or not, as there's lots of other games I'm also wanting to play.

Chances are, we're looking at the real reason for no Switch MH plans in the west this year. Or at least a more realistically sounding one than corporate conspiracies risking antitrust backfire for ephemeral gains.

@nhSnork Pardon me, but I fail to see how a 3DS spin-off stops a core MH Switch game.

To those who are boycotting this: yeah, that'll show them. Making sure they have poor sales on a series surely will make them eager to give us more. No seriously, when has boycotting worked in the game industry? If you want them to give us more MH, support the ones they do give us and stay as vocal as possible. That's honestly the best chance we'd get. Boycotting does nothing for us.

NA better get this around the same time.

@Grudgebearer I suspect the concern here is a core MH game interfering with a spinoff's sales in the regions that aren't the franchise's biggest markets as it is. And I do think the confirmed Switch version of DQXI may be keeping a low profile around the time of 3DS version's release in Japan for similar reasons.

ive never p;ayed any monster hunter games but this loooks fun and ill def be picking this up when it comes to n/a

@nhSnork I'd argue that, since Nintendo has done the publishing for Stories, it's more their concern if anything. But who knows, perhaps we'll find out one day eh?

I'm getting it!

Day 1 BABY!!!

@MisterMan same here, MH World looks pretty interesting, I'm not too confident about the changes they have made, but I think that we need to try it first before being all salty about it.
I will not buy the PS4 version tho, not paying for a 60 dollars internet connection service to play with random people. My friends are not interested on this game

I can't wait to read reviews. This might become my first Monster Hunter game.

I love how many times I got replies from people saying this would never come to the West. Kind of like a "nah nah, in your face I told you" moment to all those naysayers. LOL! But all smugness aside, I am very excited for this game. Hopefully North America gets it around the same time as Europe, and hopefully the amiibo arrive here too (I have the game pre-ordered and 3/6 amiibo imported already)!

All of the people who are furious about Monster Hunter "jumping ship" from Nintendo seem to have conveniently forgotten that the Monster Hunter franchise started on PS2 and rose to real popularity on the PSP. This was not a franchise that Capcom and Nintendo grew together. Rather, Capcom grew it and then Nintendo lured it over to their platforms. Vita owners were furious when Monster Hunter went to 3DS and skipped the Vita. They considered that a betrayal of the fact that PSP was where the series really took off. Many people were excited about the second analog stick on the Vita precisely because it would make Monster Hunter easier to play. Now Nintendo fans feel betrayed that Worlds is not coming to Switch.

In all honesty, I think it is only a matter of time before the next "real" Monster Hunter game is announced and it is highly likely to come to the Switch. Worlds is not a real Monster Hunter game. It is a spin-off intended to appeal to western gamers and I do not think it will do all that well. Meanwhile, the Switch is the hottest gaming product in a long time in Japan. Japan is where Monster Hunter games are enormously popular. Capcom will do the match on that and decide that Switch is where money can be made. It will happen.

Back to the subject of this post, I am excited about Stories. I was never much interested in the "real" MH games. This looks more like something I can enjoy.

@RatKing64 I would vouch for EVERYONE getting an MH core game, regardless of platform, but that's just me. Have it everywhere, that'll grow it in the West, but I just cannot appreciate what is basically a middle-finger to those who own a Nintendo platform in the West.

Yes, they may announce something later down the line, but if it comes in the wake of world, it may just be "mustard after the meal" what good will that do anyone? It'd have to be of comparable quality to even make any relevant sense, and one has to keep in mind that those who are excluded now, don't even have XX to bridge the gap IF there comes a Switch game that ALSO gets localized. There's a lot of question marks in there.

As for the spin-off part, you do know that they've basically confirmed it's 5 http://gearnuke.com/monster-hunter-world-originally-called-monster-hunter-5-no-plans-switch-version/ and not a spin-off https://twitter.com/dubindoh/status/874525954709757952

That, and literally everyone save for those who own only a Nintendo platform are excited for World, even the Japanese, so I'd be surprised if it sells like crap at this stage. It'd require some really dumb gameplay decisions or otherwise to have that be the case now.

@Lord You're so dramatic. Gonna look real silly when — surprise — a series made by multiple teams that sells well on portable comes to the only current gen handheld in a year or so.

The lack of localized XX instills a deep sense of rage in my soul, but the fact that we're at least getting Stories should manage to quell it... FOR NOW!

@MisterMan this is better than XX.

I still would be surprised if we don't get XX (Generations Ultimate?) sometime next year.

Looks good for 3DS users. Frankly it looks far better than our Xenoblade. ;_;

Judging by comments I often see on Stories articles, the game definitely seems to be at least somewhat accomplishing it's goal off pulling in new players who couldn't get into core titles. Vets may scoff at it, but familiarity with the monsters in this game may help those newcomers down the line, if they ever do decide to try a main game again.

@manu0 ...you poor misguided fool

@ShadJV
Boycotting Stories will hurt nintendo more than capcom. its even more poopy and useless if they really wanted to send a message to capcom

Its a bit late, but I'll check it out. Not as excited for it as I used to be when it was first announced for Japan though. I really wish companies would recognise the internet is a thing and we're aware it took them years to bring this game over to the west. I wonder if they'd change their tune then... Probably not.

@BrokenskullZero I wasn't even speaking on which company is being hurt by boycotting, Capcom will still look at the sales of this game and not be inclined to gives us more MH. Even if this is a spinoff. I mean it definitely won't INCREASE their desire to give us games.

@ThatNyteDaez only 2 years, that's not that long for a JRPG, especially one we seemed unlikely to get at all.

@ShadJV Boycotting is one thing, but it's just not what I personally want out of a MH title. So if they base whether or not to localize XX on this one, then they're more foolish than I already thought.

Hope this includes the new 1.2 patch that was announced for Japan from the start so that you don't have to download a giant update later on.

@KIREEK MHS's US boxart still has the amiibo logo.

Give me a date so I can preorder dang you!

@roy130390 My sister plays the MH games so my best guess for U.S. probably September 12th or 19th.

If they announce MHXX for the West, I will get this too. If not, Capcom can suck it.

@GoldenGamer88

You can get them real cheap on Amazon sometimes. I got 3 of them for under $40 earlier this year.

Honestly I find 2017 one of the best years in gaming history, especially for the 3DS. It's quite amusing how the 3DS is still on fire even though most people claim it to be a "dead handheld". My wishlist keeps growing, but I don't mind it at all.

@KIREEK still no reports of the Amiibos being released outside of Japan. But I can't see a reason for them to cut the Amiibo functionality out of the game.

So getting Japanese imports or other non-Nintendo items might be the best option.

The Monster Hunter Amiibos are massive. The only larger plastic Amiibo is the Guardian from BOTW. I imported all 6 when there were released and I picked the first 3 up with the game. It's really fun and is a lighter hearted Monster Hunter game.

I am so excited for this game! I need to put a bigger dent in my backlog so I can better enjoy this game! I want to get so deep into it!