Nintendo Switch Outsells Xbox One Worldwide

[Signalstar]

RolStoppable said:

Signalstar said:

Evidence that Nintendo Shelled Out Money to Capcom to Have Monster Hunter on 3DS rather than Vita:

1) A Monster Hunter game was shown running on Vita hardware at the handhelds initial reveal in Japan when it was still called NGP.

2) Nintendo created and released the Circle Pad Pro for the 3DS with Monster Hunter as the marquee game in mind. The Vita already had 2 analog stick, therefore it already had optimal controls for Monster Hunter.

3) Monster Hunter released on the 3DS, with bundled special editions, the same day as Vita's launch day in Japan. It was clearly meant to counteract the Vita. The 3DS handily outsold the Vita that week.

4) To date no Monster Hunter Game has been released for the Vita.

Evidence that Sony Shelled Out Money to Capcom to Prevent Monster Hunter on Switch:

0) There is no evidence that Sony shelled out money to Capcom to Prevent Monster Hunter on Switch.

Evidence that Sony Did Not Shell Out Money to Capcom to Prevent Monster Hunter on Switch:

1) Monster Hunter World has always been announced as a multi-platform game. It is available for the Xbox One and PC. Why would Sony allow this if it just wanted to keep the game off Switch. We have seen what it looks like when Sony wants a game Console exclusive with Capcom: Eg: Street Figther V.

This next one is very important...

2) A Monster Hunter game has already been released on Switch. It is called Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate. If Sony paid Capcom to keep MH off Switch they should ask for their money back.

So there is way more evidence that my conclusion is likely and almost zero evidence that his conclusion is even possible. Yet you only asked me for proof...

It's shocking that there are still people out there who doubt that Nintendo and Capcom had a Monster Hunter deal. It was understandable in the early stages of the deal that there was doubt, but over time it should have become undeniable that there was a deal because PS consoles altogether were blocked by it.

But the same line of thinking has to hold true for the current situation. Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate was released for the 3DS in early 2017, so we are now closing in on three years without a new Monster Hunter for a Nintendo console. There hasn't even been any kind of announcement yet.

Similarly, you have to consider how Sony makes deals. It has been common for them to not buy outright exclusivity and leave the door open for PC versions because that lowers the cost of the deal. Now think about how much of an impact the existence of Monster Hunter World on Xbox One has; not only is the installed base of Microsoft's console incredibly low in Japan, as far as I remember the Xbox version didn't even get released in Japan. But either way, MHW was going to be effectively a console exclusive for PS in Japan. When the objective is merely to block Nintendo, it's not worth paying to withhold an Xbox version that isn't going to be important anyway. Likewise, Sony's deal with Capcom has to only concern MH games going forward because an HD port of a 3DS game isn't going to be competitive with all-new games.

If the entirety of 2020 passes without news of a new MH game for Switch, then there should be no doubt anymore that Sony has paid to keep MH off Switch, because that's the only sound business reasoning for Capcom to not use their cash cow on a highly successful console that is already known to have a significant audience for MH games because of all the MH games on the 3DS as well as the solid sales of 3DS port on Switch.

At least you agree with me on something.

You are assuming that Capcom is rational. It makes sense to put a Monster Hunter game on Switch and I fully expect there to be one. It also makes sense to put a game like GTA V on Switch as well. Rockstar just does not want to, which is irrational.