RUMOR: New Monster Hunter game now in development for Switch

Last week, Monster Hunter fans on Nintendo Switch were disappointed by news of Monster Hunter XX not getting localized in the west. However, there’s a new glimmer of hope for hunters on Switch.

[naruga]

unfortunatley this will be named Monster Hunter 5 and will be for the purists ....to be honest i wanted this game and not MHWorld which destined for west audience (we re so pussie and vocal cry babies when the game is challenging that force the dev to undermine its own game) ..

..however is left to see what game will have the best production values as the MonHunXX is terrible wiht ridiculous Mech Monsters (i know there is acrab inside it) and Turbine Dragons (really Capcom who the f designed these lame concepts)

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

MHXX is the furthest thing from terrible.XD
The only honestly terrible thing is how long localizing it is gonna take, assuming they change their minds, though if we're forced to settle for a new MH for Switch stateside instead then I'll at least be open-minded towards it, so long as it's built from the ground up for the Switch and is not a dual-system deal with the 3DS.

[AdonisIsBeast]

Monster Hunter World is a main title

[notachance]

there's an interview where the devs said the code name for MHW is '5', and the reason why they're not straight up naming it MH5 is because they don't want to alienate potential new fans.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Monster Hunter world has already been confirmed to actually be Monster Hunter 5.

It is the monster hunter that is being done by the main Monster Hunter team. I don't know anything about the latest Monster Hunter being terrible especially considering the millions of units it just moved doesn't really sound like the core fans are angry at the game.

[Summons75]

Knew this was coming as soon as they said XX was coming to the Switch. Awesome news though. Been an awesome couple weeks for MH and MH fans with XX, Worlds, and now this.

[Sirk7x]

Agreed man! More Monster Hunter titles for everyone. It's in no way not a great thing.

[_-EDMIX-_]

News? This is still a rumor nothing is actually been confirmed.

Just speculating but who exactly would even be developing it if you consider the main Monster Hunter team is actually now making Monster Hunter world?

[Summons75]

Because they aren't allowed to have multiple teams at all...

[_-EDMIX-_]

@summ-I'm not ignoring that multiple teams isn't a possibility I'm actually simply specifically saying who would actually develop it?

Like I said before isn't this a rumor or has it been confirmed?

[Nucler100]

Monster Hunter Town LMFAO

IM JUST PLAYING

[Munnkyman]

I laughed and then I was like wait better not happen

[Elronza]

Monster Hunter World is what I personally want to see on the Nintendo Switch. I already have a modded custom firmware New 3DS XL that has Monster Hunter XX and all of the others. I love the Monster Hunter series since the PS2. I'm ​34 and wish more people would give this engaging series a try.

[Perjoss]

Cool story

[XiNatsuDragnel]

Monster hunter greatness

[Eldyraen]

I think it will happen even if it hasn't yet. The franchise is very popular on Nintendo devices and Capcom is throwing games everywhere they can ATM (even with people arguing over them most of the time).

It's not like they don't have enough teams or are afraid to outsource if necessary. Plus it's Capcom, as long as they think it's profitable it will happen until their beating a dead horse.

[Neonridr]

Wouldn't surprise me. Capcom and Nintendo have had a healthy partnership for some time. I don't see that going anywhere anytime soon. Both companies have made millions for each other, not hard to see why they wouldn't want to continue that.

[Munnkyman]

If it ain't world it better be something using a better engine

[PFFT]

Highly doubtful. So far no Monster Hunter can even compare on how amazing World looks. World beats even the might and extremely awesome looking Monster Hunter Online.

[Istolla]

Engines don't just affect how a game looks.

[Munnkyman]

I ment more like not the same engine they have been using from the ps2 days. Something that well looks better than a 3ds game with better textures

[covcha]

Spin off 2018/2019

[Testfire]

If it doesn't get and English translation I seriously don't care.