The game will be released on the Switch on March 26
Monster Hunter Rise game producer Ryozo Tsujimoto confirmed with video game magazine IGN on Friday that the game will be released for the PC in early 2022. The game was initially scheduled for release only on Nintendo Change on March 26th.
CAPCOM developed the game with the resources of Nintendo He changed his mind, but decided to launch the PC game due to the high demand from fans, “mainly from foreign players”.
The “Rise” in the title refers to the hunter using the verticality of the game’s environment, as well as the developers’ desire to create enthusiasm with many players around the world. The new Wirebug will allow players to complete new actions and scale a variety of vertical locations. New monsters in the game will include Maganmalo, Aknosom, Great Izuchi and Tetranodon. The new sites will include the ruins of the sanctuary. The base of the game is the village of Kamura, and the story will be in turmoil.
The game will be compatible with Stories of Monster Hunter 2: Wings of Ruin, another new Monster hunter game for the Switch announced simultaneously with Monster Hunter Rise.
The figures of Palamute, Magnamalo and Palico amiibo will be released on the same day of the game.
THE Monster Hunter World: Iceborne expansion launched for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in September 2019, and debuted for PC via Steam in January 2020. The game added the Fatalis monster as its “final” free update on October 1 (September 30, US time). The expansion has a combined number of shipments and digital sales of 5 million copies on March 13.
Monster Hunter World launched worldwide in PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in January 2018. The game had 15 million copies in circulation (physical and digital) on January 2, the highest number in CAPCOMstory of. The overalls Monster hunter franchise has more than 61 million copies in sales in January 2020.
Source: IGN (Ryūichi Kataoka, Daniel Robson)