so the Switch did lost its best 3rd party supporter after all :/

looks awesome whatsoever, and the changes are much needed

but i highly doubt that the West will appreciate MH as much as Japan or even close, so either Japan gets to buy more Ps4's or MH gets less popular overall

One thing that has to be mentioned is that a lot of the appeal of Monster Hunter in Japan is the local multiplayer. Just having the brand stamped on it, isn't appealing for Japanese audiences because their lifestyles (mobile, long work hours, etc) don't support it. Monster Hunter games are a fix when you had 40 minutes to waste with your classmates/coworkers. 

It seems as if Capcom is trying to save itself from financial disaster by separating the series which has been keeping them afloat into two baskets based on two regions. They want a portable series (which will be on Switch), but which Nintendo will no longer help with localization to the West, and a Western series for PC/XBO/PS4, but they are overrating the appeal of the game (even this westernized version) for western audiences, in my opinion. 

This is a huge risk, and it could mean that Capcom finally ends up being bought out, after all of these years of companies trying. I wonder who it will be, and what it means for the series. 

This is interesting. Clearly some things have changed if this is true, which I believe it is. World seems much less watered down than this describes, though monster hunter fans will know better than I do.

This clarifies that MHXX on switch is separate from MH Portable, though. That's interesting. Looks like Capcom will be getting the best of both worlds.

What a fascinating potential look at the underbelly of the gaming industry.

My thoughts exactly. Switch has moved 20% of PS4s install base in three months. It will surely eclipse it within two years and the amrket for these titles is clearly on portable (the early home console versions didn't exactly light the world on fire). 

Reminds me of Ark

so they are splitting the main MH into two, in an attempt to make it more popular in the West, but I guess the portable for Switch is just speculation/rumor for the time

I agree it's a big risk

since the clock and missions are gone as mentioned above, and with instant drop-in online, this sounds like an MMORPG with offline mode, it's got potential

Still, if this is true I hope this doesn't mean that MH Switch will revert back to zones because it's "portable." I like the more open maps, and I'd prefer it if I were to play them under my covers.

Monster Hunter: World will be the most interesting game in the world to follow, because it really needs to set the west a blaze, and fast to be worth it. It's competing with 4m sales on 3DS.

Yeah, but the rest of the rumor has come true. I don't see any reason not to believe in the remaining portions (unless something changed since.) 

There will probably be a Monster Hunter Portable for Switch, and it will sell a lot in Japan, but won't be localized, despite the moderate success of the 3DS games in the West. 

Monster Hunter World probably won't sell all that much in Japan, and I am skeptical that it will be a big hit in the West unless they work their asses off to make it a polished and seamless experience For the type of game they are trying to make here there is strong competition, and I am just not seeing it from the trailer, but I am a bit down on the game like the rest of the MH fanabase, so who knows. 

If this fails though, Capcom is in big trouble and will likely try to get Monster Hunter Portable out ASAP to recoup costs. Even that, might not be enough though. 

I'd argue that it is competing with more than just 4 million sales. Capcom can resell the same game three times (with extra content.) I don't see them being able to do this with MHW. MH4,MH4U, MHX, and MHXX all subsidized eachother's costs of production significantly. Capcom better buy some reviewers or hit the ball out of the park here. 

The timer and missions are in. The leak is wrong about those.

I think Capcom will be fine. They have XX to tide them over if World pulls an SFV.