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Next mainline Monster Hunter reportedly coming to the Switch 2

In the past half a decade or so, the Monster Hunter franchise ballooned into becoming one of Capcom’s biggest, thanks primarily to the incredible success of Monster Hunter World – the first game in a long time to target home consoles. As such, the title never came to the Switch, with it instead getting the less-technically-impressive Monster Hunter Rise. With the next-gen Switch successor said to be significantly more powerful, Nintendo’s upcoming system will reportedly support Capcom’s next mainline Monster Hunter title.

In a post published to FamiBoards discussing the next-generation Switch successor, industry insider and owner of the publication Universo Nintendo ‘Necrolipe’ claimed that the “Next mainline Monster Hunter will be released on Switch NG [next-gen] yes.”

As mentioned, the current Switch never saw a port for Monster Hunter World developed, with the handheld instead getting its own game in the form of Monster hunter Rise. That said, Rise is deemed to be a mainline title, with the game eventually making its way to other current-gen systems.

Even so, there was a definite disparity between Rise and World in terms of graphics and scope with the former clearly being designed first-and-foremost for Nintendo's lesser-powered Switch.

As such, it is exciting to hear that whenever the next Monster Hunter game is officially announced (possibly early next year), it will be arriving on all current-gen consoles, allowing the team at Capcom to put all their efforts into this singular next-generation experience. Hopefully this does indeed end up being the case.

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