Media Create/Famitsu/Dengeki - 18th - 24th September 2017

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Nautilus said:

About the other games, it could very well have been that Capcom wasnt unsure that the Switch would suceed worldwide.Thats fair.But MH is sinonimous with Nintendo, and since the Switch is a hybrid(so part handheld), it was obvious that it would have been a sucess in Japan.And a good chunk of the MH audience is a handheld lover, or at least prefers handheld over the console version(since MH always sold much better on handhelds).Which begs the question:Why NOT make a Switch version, at the very least on Japan?That port would easily offset the cost to make it, even if Capcom had to hire extra personel.

It could very well have been Capcom fault for missing this, because they have had their head up on their ass for quite a while now.Thats unfortunely a real possibility.But Im not discarting that Sony could have very well paid Capcom, given that Capcom makes some stupid decisions sometimes, to make the next MH not release on Nintendo, since it would obviously hurt its competitor(Nintendo) and be a boon for the PS4 in Japan.And plus the leaker being really trustworthy as of now.

Capcom wanrs to conquer the west with Monster Hunter World. So they probably thought "PS4 and Xbox are selling well there, but not Nintendo, so let's just invite those 2". Now that the Switch is a big success worldwide, they are probably biting their asses about that decision. Like many before the Switch launched, they where probably not expecting it to be a big success and thus didn't take it into account. Bad decision in retrospect, but at least an understandable one.

However, not translating MHXX for the west is a big mistake from them, I really hope they will go back on that decision.