[Afro Gunsou]

Thanks to Tri G's success on 3DS and the upcoming Tri Ultimate for Wii U/3DS and Monster Hunter 4 for 3DS, it looks like Monster Hunter is a series that's going to be staying on Nintendo platforms for some time to come. Do you think the Monster Hunter team's current relationship with Nintendo will allow for a potential collaboration in the future?

From a business standpoint Pocket Monster Hunter (or Pokemon Hunter for America) makes a lot of sense but from a gameplay standpoint, I don't know how okay Nintendo and the Pokemon Company would be with people chopping off Charizard's tail, Suicune's mane and Dialga's helm using them for armor. I'm sure they would have to tone down the "carving" aspect, but probably not as much as one might think.

I've seen this discussion on a number of other forums but I've never really seen it on GAF. Thoughts? Would you want a Pokemon X Monster Hunter game? Do you think it'll happen? Would you buy it?

Obviously, I'm not the only one who thinks this would be a good idea...







If they could cross-over Nobunaga's Ambition and Pokemon, Monster Hunter should be a breeze.

BONUS: Some people even have armor ideas...

[Dinosaur]

Tyranitarmor


The more I think about this game the more it makes sense. So many cool monster designs ready to use, lots of diverse weapons and elements to wield. Wild Rhydons and Charmeleons roaming around, Gyarados terrorizing the village... so many possibilities.

[Yoschi]

A change in direction such as this is exactly what the pokemon franchise needs. It's gotten bland and boring since the gameboy games.

[Mariolee]

Never played a Monster Hunter game, but this would be badass.

[2+2=5]

It would sell gadzillions of bazillions.

[Canis lupus]

Like an open world 3D Pokemon game?

[chickdigger802]

Gonna cook some pikachu meat.

[Ice Mage]

Oh wow, this would be so amazing! Capture quests... tranqs could be Pokeballs and ... :D

Edit: As the last image suggests =_=

[Muchi Muchi Pink]

I don't think so.

[Dinosaur]

Like an open world 3D Pokemon game?

Yes but instead of catching them you kill them and use their natural resources to create new armor and weapons. Or in Venusaur's case some cool herbs and decorations.

[Takao]

There are too many cute Pokemon to hunt and skin.

[fly high ~ayunite~]

That's hot

[ohlawd]

Would be cool to see Kyogre, Groudon and Rayquaza cameos in Monster Hunter.

[bon]

Maybe if, instead of killing and skinning the Pokemon, you catch them at the end of the fight.

It would still be weird to go around hitting Squirtles with weapons though.

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

This cant work with pokemon. I cannot bring myself to cut a vulpix..or growlith, eevee, tediursa,emolga, minun pluse, oh theres too many for that.

[chertipros]

This is the best idea ever.

[ohlawd]

lol you guys shouldn't factor in the cute and small Pokemon into this. It's too cruel!

It'd work with the big Pokemon though like most legendaries, Gyarados, Steelix...

[AtomskEater]

Yeah, I'm thinking the "slaying and carving up monsters for their precious body parts" might be a barrier to making this type of game with Pokemon characters. They'd have to dress that bit up to make it more acceptable, but this would likely be pretty awesome.

[Dinosaur]

You could also just capture them and keep them on your farm, using them to harvest resources. Plant pokemon could provide tranquilizers, Electric ones could powerup your weapons, Fire pokemon could help you forge and upgrade weapons, Water pokemon could help keep your crops healthy, etc. etc.

[Takao]

lol you guys shouldn't factor in the cute and small Pokemon into this. It's too cruel! It'd work with the big Pokemon though like most legendaries, Gyarados, Steelix...

I wouldn't hunt a Snorlax dude's just sleeping.

[BD1]

Why dilute two massively ridiculously successful franchises like that? They are different experiences and they both sell millions and millions of units per entry.

[Boss Doggie]

Yeah I don't think killing Pokemon would be rather appealing on its fanbase.

A change in direction such as this is exactly what the pokemon franchise needs. It's gotten bland and boring since the gameboy games.

oh u

[Tiktaalik]

It would be pretty fun, but I'm not sure Nintendo would be comfortable with a game where you can carve up a Pikachu and wear him as a hat.

[Blueblur1]

Oh shit, I'd buy that.

[Qurupeke]

It would be great, but as the OP said, I can't imagine the reactions if you cut and damage Pokemon... Cool thought.

[Boss Doggie]

Since you guys are talking about people in pokemon skin you might as well look for Pokemon ReBurst where people become pokemon-ish

[DR2K]

It would easily be Japan's highest selling game of all time bar none and "Monster Hunters" biggest game worldwide. Makes too much sense, so I doubt it'll happen.

[Canis lupus]

Yes but instead of catching them you kill them and use their natural resources to create new armor and weapons. Or in Venusaur's case some cool herbs and decorations.

I don't see that happening.

[Vaati]

I would quit gaming.

Harmony between people and nature is one of the cornerstone themes of the Pokemon franchise. A Pokemon themed version of Monster Hunter would be the biggest insult to the Pokemon franchise.

[jman2050]

It's the perfect genre mashup from a gameplay perspective that will never happen because carving up Pikachus isn't Nintendo's idea of fun :(

Understandable concern though...

[EmCeeGramr]

It would only work if the cutting off parts aspect was replaced with just "disabling" those parts, and instead of carving the monster up, you just did some kind of scan or magic spell that let you copy their "essence" for armor creation.

[Rm88~]

I can't see Nintendo letting it happen. They refused Pokémon+Samurai Warriors because it'd be too violent.

[D_prOdigy]

I ship this.

[Mr. Sam]

I'm all for game crossovers but yeah, like most have said, the concept would have to be a bit more... PG. I couldn't stab a pikachu.

[Afro Gunsou]

lol you guys shouldn't factor in the cute and small Pokemon into this. It's too cruel! It'd work with the big Pokemon though like most legendaries, Gyarados, Steelix...

Totally agree. I think the cute Pokemon would be relegated to Cha-Cha type roles.

The dragons, legendaries and bigger Pokemon would all be fair game though.

I can't see Nintendo letting it happen. They refused Pokémon+Samurai Warriors because it'd be too violent.

They made a Nobunaga crossover though. Don't forget that.

[Boss Doggie]

I don't see that happening.

Yeah no. In MH you don't spare monsters.

Hell, I can't even kill MH monsters especially when they're drawn cute-like. :(

[Kokonoe]

Team PETA/Plasma will be the villains of this game, and they will stop you from eating Torchic nuggets.

[Rm88~]

They made a Nobunaga crossover though. Don't forget that.

After Nintendo refused Samurai Warriors. Pokémon Conquest has the exact same level of "violence" regular Pokémon games. I guess they could adapt it somehow.

[Afro Gunsou]

After Nintendo refused Samurai Warriors. Pokémon Conquest has the exact same level of "violence" regular Pokémon games. I guess they could adapt it somehow.

When did this happen? Is this in an Iwata Asks or something?

[jmizzal]

You could also just capture them and keep them on your farm, using them to harvest resources. Plant pokemon could provide tranquilizers, Electric ones could powerup your weapons, Fire pokemon could help you forge and upgrade weapons, Water pokemon could help keep your crops healthy, etc. etc.

This sounds great

[Alextended]

I don't think Nintendo would want people to hunt their Pokemon like that, even the big ugly ones. I'd personally just want them to finally make a 3D Pokemon game with a beautiful new world to explore and new mechanics that more resemble the way things went in the anime. Trainers shouting orders while Pokemon fight in real time based on those, their previous training, personality etc. Using them outside combat as well. Maybe some GTA sandbox elements with hefty penalties that stop you from going all out like terrorizing a city with a giant Pokemon. Although those evil teams could do that in quests you'd send an equivalent Pokemon to stop them. Something that looks like Ni No Kuni but plays amazingly with variety and solid, polished mechanics.

[Makonero]

This could work, but only if you remove the humans killing pokemon aspect. Instead, give us control of a Pokemon directly and allow us to work up the food chain and take over areas or something.

But yeah, Monster Hunter isn't really the greatest franchise to cross over with pokemon.

[Lord_Byron28]

They could make the pokemon be assistant characters like chacha or the felynes just flesh it out a lot more. They team up with you to fight regular monsters in monster hunter. Include a few special scary legendary pokemon to fight and it works.

[Karsticles]

This is the Capcom crossover we need.

[IceCold]

This idea sounds awesome tbh. I haven't played a pokemon game since Pokemon Gold but I'd definitely play this.

[linko9]

Yeah, I think it could work. You could have one or two pokemon sidekicks helping you out in battle, and when you "defeat" a wild pokemon, you might just automatically capture it and it gets sent back to the pokemon center where it can be "exchanged" for items that just happen to look like they were ripped off that pokemon. It would make a shitton of money, but the question for those companies probably is, would it make more money than just continuing to make separate MH and Pokemon games?

[Rm88~]

When did this happen? Is this in an Iwata Asks or something?

I'll google harder when I get home. I can't find it right now :/

[Boss Doggie]

I don't think Nintendo would want people to hunt their Pokemon like that, even the big ugly ones. I'd personally just want them to finally make a 3D Pokemon game with a beautiful new world to explore and new mechanics that more resemble the way battles go in the anime. Trainers shouting orders while the Pokemon fight in real time based on those and their previous training and personality etc. Using their skills outside combat as well. Maybe some GTA sandbox elements except with hefty penalties that stop you from going all out like terrorizing a city with a giant Pokemon. Although those evil teams could do that in some quests and you'd send an equivalent Pokemon to stop them etc. Anyway. Yeah. Something that looks like Ni No Kuni but plays amazingly.

When people bring them up I always think they only have fond memories of the early anime and even then the fights there feel bullshit.

Even the spinoffs tend to play close to the original battle system - even mystery dungeon!

[Anteo]

I'll google harder when I get home. I can't find it right now :/

I remember reading that too. Wasn't it a comment by the director of Conquest or something like that?

[EulaCapra]

This gave me the lolz.