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Capcoms business decisions are just baffling this last year. Particularly when it comes to Nintendo, but also in general. I don't understand them at all anymore.

They support the 3DS out of the gate with high profile exclusives and near impossible ports in form of Resident Evils and Street Fighter. They have HD companion titles and Monster Hunter is coming to the system.

Fast forward to the Switch:
The only Capcom game that's announced is a Street Fighter 2 port running on an engine that Capcom doesn't actively support anymore for new titles.
After they announced this title however, they announced a Dragons Dogma port for X1/PS4. The Swan Song of the MT Framework engine. That is running on the Switch by now. A last generation port. That is directly compatible to an audience that bought Zelda with an incredible attachment rate.

Then we have the Disney Afternoon collection. Coming out during a time where the Switch isn't exactly drowning in games. I think we can agree that this game has a high probability of being a success on a Nintendo platform.

Same for the Mega Man Collection 2.

A look into the future? No Marvel vs Capcom. On Unreal Engine 4 that is directly supported. And the Switch is looking like it's becoming a fighting game haven with lots and lots of Neo Geo ports, Capcoms own SF2 port seemingly being successful, a handful of 3rd party fighters and Nintendo's own fighting games.

Monster Hunter XX is coming out in Japan. The week after it's announced and with cross save games, the 3DS XXs sales don't drop but go up for the first time in weeks.
People are excited in the West too - at least gathering from reactions. And Capcom has no plans in bringing it over, despite it being an easy localisation with most of the game already being localized...

It's mind blowing really. And it's not like Capcom makes all the right decisions when it comes to the PS4/X1 games they are developing either. I have no idea how much money Deep Down has to have cost by now, proprietary engine development and all that. SFV flopping and having a hard time to recover.
Compared to the running start they had on the HD twins last gen, this is just astonishing.

I don't know what happened. It almost seems like there was a fallout behind the curtains. Or they are seriously so constrained for money that they can't hire/sustain enough people for ports?

 

[ryechu]

This threads embarrassing, although I'm getting Vita betraylton flashbacks. The franchise already survived one platform switch where it 'fucked over its loyal fans'. At least now its got a wider audience of PS4+PC+XB1.

I wouldn't even rule out a switch downgrade port of MHW eventually anyhow. It seems like Sony's paid for Japanese exclusivity (potentially timed) to drum up a console player base. If a Switch version was announced in Japan its impact would be minimal.

The majority of upset fans here aren't mad about the franchise hopping platforms. A lot of us have a pc, or a ps4. It's that mhxx is lost to the void regardless of the continuation of the monster hunter franchise through World, that and Monster Hunter and switch seems to be a match made in heaven given how fun ad hoc local play is.

 

[tsundoku]

when it goes up on the japan eshop with english text as an option the dedicated fans that still care about another version of the exact same game they keep putting out will buy it on their japanese 3ds or japanese account on their switch

capcom will skip tens of thousands of dollars of waste in shipping and exporting physical copies of the game, and all the lost margins at retail. Everyone who is buying it will play full digital price giving them high margin and preventing the "evil secondhand market"

its genius, anyone who cares will still buy it. And post confused on Gaf about "if it has full english why isn't it being localized?"
And anyone who wants to see the game evolve will check out world on ps4 or pc

4 really charmed me and playing X just bored me, all the dissonant action stuff with massive flashy animations and prowler stuff and the loss of so much of 4s focus on and the importance of verticality.
So excited for World

 

[Cuburt]

Yep. This indeed is the game that has an identity crisis with limited weaponry and simplified combat full of QTEs set in an open world with no mission structure.

I don't need to go into this again but : XX name correct, knew MH5 for PS4 was in the works, can also come to Xbox One and PC but not Switch, "changed to be made appealing to the West" (graphics, AAA production, simultaneous worldwide multiplatform release, and now even a subtitle that doesn't alienate new players)

Also didn't the later pictures from the rumor correctly predict XX being ported quickly to the Switch?

It's seeming more legit the more info comes out.

 

[Oregano]

I understand what you're saying but I'm not sure how it correlates to the future of the Monster Hunter franchise.

I'm not sure how the future of Monster Hunter would be "depressing" when Capcom are still developing handheld games for the Nintendo Switch. You're still getting those and Capcom will still make a shitload of money from them. Nothing has really changed except that now more platforms can enjoy Monster Hunter.

I'm a baka gaijin so apparently not.

 

[Night Angel]

It's definitely legit if we only focus on things that might've happened that can't be verified and ignore everything it gets wrong, sure.

It's even better if we twist the meaning of what it gets wrong to suit what actually happened.

We should always craft our theories after info is revealed.

 

[Rncewind]

when it goes up on the japan eshop with english text as an option the dedicated fans that still care about another version of the exact same game they keep putting out will buy it on their japanese 3ds or japanese account on their switch

sadly capcom denied that already, a shame, seems like im gonna import again like 3rd

The majority of upset fans here aren't mad about the franchise hopping platforms. A lot of us have a pc, or a ps4. It's that mhxx is lost to the void regardless of the continuation of the monster hunter franchise through World, that and Monster Hunter and switch seems to be a match made in heaven given how fun ad hoc local play is.

yeah luckily most true mh fans are not about the plattforming hopping beside some bad vocal apples and warrioring

It's definitely legit if we only focus on things that might've happened that can't be verified and ignore everything it gets wrong, sure.

dont even bother

 

[Jawbreaker]

I don't need to go into this again but : XX name correct, knew MH5 for PS4 was in the works, can also come to Xbox One and PC but not Switch, "changed to be made appealing to the West" (graphics, AAA production, simultaneous worldwide multiplatform release, and now even a subtitle that doesn't alienate new players)

Also didn't the later pictures from the rumor correctly predict XX being ported quickly to the Switch?

It's seeming more legit the more info comes out.

Could have been someone who got legit info but mixed in fanboy conjecture because it certainly was wrong about the details.

 

[Dynheart]

I understand what you're saying but I'm not sure how it correlates to the future of the Monster Hunter franchise.

I'm not sure how the future of Monster Hunter would be "depressing" when Capcom are still developing handheld games for the Nintendo Switch. You're still getting those and Capcom will still make a shitload of money from them. Nothing has really changed except that now more platforms can enjoy Monster Hunter.

It has changed a bit. Get ready for "my monster hunter game is better than yours" threads, as now it seems the franchise is being split into console version and portable versions. Something for everyone, if you own the necessary platforms...otherwise, I smell a shit-storm.

 

[Kyoufu]

I'm a baka gaijin so apparently not.

XX is up in the air but come on, the next game built for Switch will obviously be localised.

 

[Night Angel]

XX is up in the air but come on, the next game built for Switch will obviously be localised.

If Capcom is serious about maintaining a larger western audience, they'll need to do global releases for the Switch MHP games as well.

 

[Lelou]

another warrior



thing is looking up your post history and from what i remember reading youre more about on what plattform XX comes out then about the game itself and a lot of shjit talking of worlds, like many other people here which makes me sad

but i apologize if i am wrong of course

I don't like many informations about world that as coming out (run on the go potions and so on) but hell, if is still a mh i will probably even double take it from console to pc.

But the point of my criticism is mainly about what capcom is doing, rather than the game.

i suppose we can all agree on the point that we don't understand the reasons behind many of capcom moves.

And i feel really strange that a leak was true only by few informations and not all, but i'm pretty new about leaks and 4chan info

 

[oti]

I CAN'T WAIT to see how this plays out for Capcom.

 

[Oregano]

XX is up in the air but come on, the next game built for Switch will obviously be localised.

Obviously.

Sorry if I lack faith that they will bother localising games from scratch when they can't be bothered doing the game that's mostly done.

 

[ULTROS!]

Obviously.

Sorry if I lack faith that they will bother localising games from scratch when they can't be bothered doing the game that's mostly done.

Um... I don't think Capcom localized the Nintendo Monster Hunter games, it was Nintendo who localized them.

Capcom can say "they won't commit to it", but Nintendo might have other plans (like localizing this game).

People gotta chill, since MHXX Switch hasn't even been released in Japan yet. Was there any MH game that had a localization announcement before the actual release of the game in Japan?

 

[Rncewind]

Obviously.

Sorry if I lack faith that they will bother localising games from scratch when they can't be bothered doing the game that's mostly done.

Yeah capcom is gonna capcom.

On a other note, how are the chances that it can be fanpatched like the ace attorney games? would not be ideal as a official locazation but *insert better then nothing game here*. I have no problem play it on japanese personaly but i think for most people it would suck

 

[Yukinari]

Its crazy to think that a successful franchise like MH still has to be treated like shit by Capcom.

 

[Nerazar]

I CAN'T WAIT to see how this plays out for Capcom.

MH Tri was quite successful for Wii... 2 million units+ world wide. Compared to the portable version which was at ... 5 million units+? :-?

I am happy that we get a full-fledged PC/console experience, but portability is huge for the game and Japan which is the main audience for it. So I would guess that Capcom will take a hit if they don't release MH: 5 Portable in late 2018 as well. The PS4 is not performing above all standards in Japan and it already had some system sellers so far. So betting on that platform alone might be a bit risky.

 

[Chauzu]

Um... I don't think Capcom localized the Nintendo Monster Hunter games, it was Nintendo who localized them.

Capcom can say "they won't commit to it", but Nintendo might have other plans (like localizing this game).

People gotta chill, since MHXX Switch hasn't even been released in Japan yet. Was there any MH game that had a localization announcement before the actual release of the game in Japan?

I doubt Nintendo will be as happy to support Monster Hunter in the west going forward from now on.

 

[Toadthemushroom]

So I wasn't crazy for saying Capcom wasn't committed to Switch in the other (rumour) thread. E3 announcements have come and gone, and so far Capcom has only announced and released two very quick MT Framework ports on Switch for the entire year.

3DS had Resi Revelations, Mega Man Legends 3, Resi: Mercs 3D, Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition and E.X. Troopers lined up for it from the start - significantly higher investment.

Still, the Worlds rumour from months back suggested that Sony paid to keep MH5/World off Switch. That seems quite believable not because the rest of the rumour was correct, but because MH World is a game with origins that belie its platforms - MT Framework has been dragged back, the game's presentation isn't especially modern, it looks like it could easily be adapted to the Switch.

I'm not sure how to feel about all this, I'm excited for MH World, but it seems that if you want to play the next big MH game with a group of other owners in local multiplayer, with nice buttons and sticks via the Joy-Con, you're stuffed. Double Cross looks like it'll be Japan-only, significantly limiting the player base, and World isn't on a console that you can take with you anywhere.

Overall I think if you look at 5 in a vacuum Capcom are treating it like they should have a long time ago - international release date, but the intricacies with Switch and regions/commitment for Double Cross are going to split the fanbase again.

Um... I don't think Capcom localized the Nintendo Monster Hunter games, it was Nintendo who localized them.

Capcom can say "they won't commit to it", but Nintendo might have other plans (like localizing this game).

People gotta chill, since MHXX Switch hasn't even been released in Japan yet. Was there any MH game that had a localization announcement before the actual release of the game in Japan?

It was Capcom. Nintendo's involvement in the western release was in distributing and marketing the game in Europe.

 

[nubbe]

I CAN'T WAIT to see how this plays out for Capcom.

It's a bold move for sure
ditching the portable market in the west

 

[SinCityAssassin]

Um... I don't think Capcom localized the Nintendo Monster Hunter games, it was Nintendo who localized them.

Capcom is in charge of its own localization, Nintendo did not handle 3U, 4U, or Generations.

 

[ULTROS!]

I doubt Nintendo will be as happy to support Monster Hunter in the west going forward from now on.

Why not?

Because of... Monster Hunter World? That's like... Fanboy logic: "MH WENT TO SONY AND MICROSOFT AND PC BUT WERE NOT GETTING IT SO WERE NOT BRINGING IT OVER HMPH"

Capcom is in charge of its own localization, Nintendo did not handle 3U, 4U, or Generations.

Ah interesting, so Nintendo only localized Tri?

I guess we have to wait till XX Switch actually comes out for a localization announcement.

 

[Dynheart]

Um... I don't think Capcom localized the Nintendo Monster Hunter games, it was Nintendo who localized them.

Capcom can say "they won't commit to it", but Nintendo might have other plans (like localizing this game).

People gotta chill, since MHXX Switch hasn't even been released in Japan yet. Was there any MH game that had a localization announcement before the actual release of the game in Japan?

It just sucks that U.S. Switch owners will, and it is not even confirmed, most likely play a port of an old MH game before World is released. Meanwhile, the game will be sitting in Japan, released, while a localization has to be complete. To further add to the injury, Switch owners will get to watch as PC/PS4/Xbox fans enjoy a worldwide release.

It just sucks all the way around. especially for those who enjoy their portable MH. I believe it could have been handled way better.

 

[Poyunch]

Console "loyalty" is pretty silly when it comes to Monster Hunter. I mean it was a pretty big upset when they moved to both the Wii and the 3DS over Sony systems.

 

[ULTROS!]

It just sucks that U.S. Switch owners will, and it is not even confirmed, most likely play a port of an old MH game before World is released. Meanwhile, the game will be sitting in Japan, released, while a localization has to be complete. To further add to the injury, Switch owners will get to watch as PC/PS4/Xbox fans enjoy a worldwide release.

It just sucks all the way around. especially for those who enjoy their portable MH. I believe it could have been handled way better.

It sucks that XX is not localized

Spoiler

yet

but was there any MH game that was localized in a span of a few months besides World?

 

[Toadthemushroom]

It just sucks that U.S. Switch owners will, and it is not even confirmed, most likely play a port of an old MH game before World is released. Meanwhile, the game will be sitting in Japan, released, while a localization has to be complete. To further add to the injury, Switch owners will get to watch as PC/PS4/Xbox fans enjoy a worldwide release.

It just sucks all the way around. especially for those who enjoy their portable MH. I believe it could have been handled way better.

Can't say I'm surprised after Digital Eclipse weren't even approached by Capcom execs to bring Disney Afternoon Collection to Switch, and there's been a similar no-show with the Mega Man Collection 2 (whoever that's developed by).

There's a theory that Nintendo asked Capcom to make USFII since it's a good fit for tabletop multiplayer, so as a whole Capcom's been generally disinterested in Switch from the start. Publishers who have bothered saw gains (Disgaea 5 almost outsold the PS4 version on pre-orders alone, Puyo Tetris is at 50k sales, significantly more than PS4, Lego City sold most on Switch), though.

 

[Kyoufu]

It just sucks that U.S. Switch owners will, and it is not even confirmed, most likely play a port of an old MH game before World is released. Meanwhile, the game will be sitting in Japan, released, while a localization has to be complete. To further add to the injury, Switch owners will get to watch as PC/PS4/Xbox fans enjoy a worldwide release.

It just sucks all the way around. especially for those who enjoy their portable MH. I believe it could have been handled way better.

Buy a PS4/XB1/PC and it won't have to suck. I mean, that's what I did to enjoy MH on various platforms.

 

[Dynheart]

Why not?

Because of... Monster Hunter World? That's like... Fanboy logic: "MH WENT TO SONY AND MICROSOFT AND PC BUT WERE NOT GETTING IT SO WERE NOT BRINGING IT OVER HMPH"



Ah interesting, so Nintendo only localized Tri?

I guess we have to wait till XX Switch actually comes out for a localization announcement.

Well because, if all of this theorizing is correct, Nintendo will be getting second hand treatment with the IP. Switch owners, and Nintendo, shouldn't be happy with a mere portable adaptation while Capcom puts 100% into PS4 adaptations. Create a game that both platforms can run, scale down to the Switch, then you have a happy fan base. The way it seems to be playing out is:

PS4/Xbox/PC: AAA MH
Switch: Random portable MH game.

In any world, I do not think anyone would be satisfied with that out come.

 

[nightside]

Its crazy to think that a successful franchise like MH still has to be treated like shit by Capcom.

The seem to be aiming to the destiny crowd with mhw that sounds like a way to get into the "open world online experience" that's so hot right now.

 

[ULTROS!]

Can't say I'm surprised after Digital Eclipse weren't even approached by Capcom execs to bring Disney Afternoon Collection to Switch, and there's been a similar no-show with the Mega Man Collection 2 (whoever that's developed by).

Maybe it's because 7-10 aren't NES games and Digital Eclipse's engine is limited to NES games?

I mean 7 is a SNES game, 8 is the PlayStation version, 9 and 10 are PS3/360 games.

 

[Night Angel]

Buy a PS4/XB1/PC and it won't have to suck. I mean, that's what I did to enjoy MH on various platforms.

People who picked up the series in the Age of Nintendo have never felt the keen sting of betrayal.

I know their pain. I bought 3 consoles for the hunt.

 

[Dynheart]

Buy a PS4/XB1/PC and it won't have to suck. I mean, that's what I did to enjoy MH on various platforms.

Being that is a bad argument (just buy every console and you will be covered!), I do own a PS4/Switch/PC (No Xbox One). I'd rather play MH on the go, however, as that is my preferred method to play this IP, rather than sitting in one spot for hours on end (not to mention my life-style does not allow it).

 

[Kyoufu]

People who picked up the series in the Age of Nintendo have never felt the keen sting of betrayal.

I know their pain. I bought 3 consoles for the hunt.

At least Switch is getting an enhanced port of MHXX even if it's Japan only. Vita got absolutely nothing lol.

And it's not like they abandoned Nintendo. Their primary money maker will be from Switch versions in Japan and those will likely be localised for the west too.

Also Switch is region free. If you really have to play MH on handhelds then import the game. They're not hard to play in Japanese. Your buttons still do the same thing they did on the western versions.

 

[ULTROS!]

At least Switch is getting an enhanced port of MHXX even if it's Japan only. Vita got absolutely nothing lol.

Vita did get Monster Hunter, that is Monster Hunter Frontier G.

 

[le.phat]

Ah. That's kind of depressing for the future of Monster Hunter.

Its the best thing that could happen to this franchise. I'm hoping they will port over world to the Switch, so we can stop with the salt and just have a jolly time with this game.

 

[nubbe]

Its the best thing that could happen to this franchise. I'm hoping they will port over world to the Switch, so we can stop with the salt and just have a jolly time with this game.

They don't need to port World, they already have XX on Switch that is mostly translated.
Aren't you paying attention?

 

[Cuburt]

The majority of upset fans here aren't mad about the franchise hopping platforms. A lot of us have a pc, or a ps4. It's that mhxx is lost to the void regardless of the continuation of the monster hunter franchise through World, that and Monster Hunter and switch seems to be a match made in heaven given how fun ad hoc local play is.

Exactly. When there was a recent thread about XX being confirmed coming to the Switch, suddenly the thread got over taken with port-begging/gloating about Monster Hunter 5 coming to the PS4, I assume that it was due to XX being ported meant that it confirmed part of the rumor. That thread turned into a total shit show and was derailed based off of what, at the time, was still a rumor.

And World isn't even "platform hopping" to another exclusive platform, it's a multiplatform release coming to every platform BUT the Switch, which wouldn't even be so bad if XX was actually coming to the West as well.

Now people are on some "Fuck you, I got mine. Stop complaining." shit as if fans don't deserve a better explanation as they try to completely shift gears with the marketing. As if a Capcom rep didn't just come out and say they are only focused on World for the West.

 

[Eolz]

Capcoms business decisions are just baffling this last year. Particularly when it comes to Nintendo, but also in general. I don't understand them at all anymore.

They support the 3DS out of the gate with high profile exclusives and near impossible ports in form of Resident Evils and Street Fighter. They have HD companion titles and Monster Hunter is coming to the system.

Fast forward to the Switch:
The only Capcom game that's announced is a Street Fighter 2 port running on an engine that Capcom doesn't actively support anymore for new titles.
After they announced this title however, they announced a Dragons Dogma port for X1/PS4. The Swan Song of the MT Framework engine. That is running on the Switch by now. A last generation port. That is directly compatible to an audience that bought Zelda with an incredible attachment rate.

Then we have the Disney Afternoon collection. Coming out during a time where the Switch isn't exactly drowning in games. I think we can agree that this game has a high probability of being a success on a Nintendo platform.

Same for the Mega Man Collection 2.

A look into the future? No Marvel vs Capcom. On Unreal Engine 4 that is directly supported. And the Switch is looking like it's becoming a fighting game haven with lots and lots of Neo Geo ports, Capcoms own SF2 port seemingly being successful, a handful of 3rd party fighters and Nintendo's own fighting games.

Monster Hunter XX is coming out in Japan. The week after it's announced and with cross save games, the 3DS XXs sales don't drop but go up for the first time in weeks.
People are excited in the West too - at least gathering from reactions. And Capcom has no plans in bringing it over, despite it being an easy localisation with most of the game already being localized...

It's mind blowing really. And it's not like Capcom makes all the right decisions when it comes to the PS4/X1 games they are developing either. I have no idea how much money Deep Down has to have cost by now, proprietary engine development and all that. SFV flopping and having a hard time to recover.
Compared to the running start they had on the HD twins last gen, this is just astonishing.

I don't know what happened. It almost seems like there was a fallout behind the curtains. Or they are seriously so constrained for money that they can't hire/sustain enough people for ports?

Outside of the last paragraph, this.
Both MT framework and UE4 are supported and work well on Switch, Disney and Megaman audiences have always been there on Nintendo platforms, but nothing is happening.
It's baffling.

Adding MonHun World (aka 5 apparently) skipping portable platforms in Japan as well is just another idiocy from Capcom. You'd believe their fighting games team is in charge of business decisions now, and if so, good luck with the franchise...

 

[Moondrop]

It's not illogical as a fan to tie my purchases together. If I knew XX was being localized to Switch, then I'd probably try the spinoff. Maybe I will actually like circle-strafing a Rathian with a minigun? Should at least tide me over.

But if it's the case that I won't get more classic monster hunter until perhaps MH5 in 2019 (if ever), then it seems most reasonable to just withdraw from the franchise until it again produces something appealing.

 

[Ernestotaku]

First post! Nice to meet you all!

What I'm going to miss is gathering with my frineds in their homes or mine and p`lay together in the same room with our portables.

I don't mind about World, I'm getting it on PC, but...I need a handheld Monster Hunter, some communities have been created around this game.

And, in Spain, we got the approval of Capcom for our community to be official a few years ago...now, back to our houses again.

 

[Arion]

They don't need to port World, they already have XX on Switch that is mostly translated.
Aren't you paying attention?

Wait, XX for the japanese release has english translation? What's the source on this?

 

[Ricky 7]

That's fine, from the sound of things MH World is all I need and I've played every game in the series except Frontier. It might be my most anticipated game now, hope they release a better trailer to do the game justice. I know many people weren't impressed with the E3 trailer, it made the game seeem boring.

 

[ShironRedshift]

I don't need to go into this again but : XX name correct, knew MH5 for PS4 was in the works, can also come to Xbox One and PC but not Switch, "changed to be made appealing to the West" (graphics, AAA production, simultaneous worldwide multiplatform release, and now even a subtitle that doesn't alienate new players)

Also didn't the later pictures from the rumor correctly predict XX being ported quickly to the Switch?

It's seeming more legit the more info comes out.

Why do people keep saying this? The name in the rumor was wrong:

The logo itself says "Double Cross" on it. How does someone who actually has inside info see that, and nonetheless say the name is "Cross Cross" instead of what's plastered on the damn thing. They got lucky that the name had two X's in it, but that's all. If they had any degree of inside info, they would have actually seen the logo of all things and known the name was pronounced "Double Cross" and not "Cross Cross."

That they got such a big thing wrong and that that not only didn't toss the rumor into the garbage, but it's held up to somehow validate it anyway because "yeah, they got the pronunciation wrong, despite it being clearly being visible in the logo... But they kinda sort of got it half-right and were closer than anyone else, so it still counts anyway despite not being the actual name" and be proof that it's right just breaks my brain.

They somehow knew about all these backroom deals and drama and the like between Capcom and Sony and Nintendo and stuff and know how they all reacted to that, but despite knowing the juiciest gossip about the game possible they can't get the damn name right of all things and we're supposed to give them credit for it anyway as if that didn't happen? I don't get that. How do you know about backroom deals and moneyhatting and the like, but yet apparently never so much as saw the actual logo of the game (or have your source tell you the frickin' kana printed right underneath it that says the same thing) you apparently know oh-so-much about at the same time? That doesn't work for me.

And of course, that's ignoring all the other stuff being wrong about it, such as it being confirmed that World does indeed have all the weapon types and there's no hints of QTE events or anything of the sort thus far. It's garbage.

 

[Lelou]

Wait, XX for the japanese release has english translation? What's the source on this?

I think he means that 50% is based from generation, that is already full translated and released.
They have just to work on the rest 50% (g ranks)

 

[MikeBison]

If they got XX out before Christmas, me and a anfew friends would buy it, then buy world next year.

They're leaving easy money on the table.

 

[membran]

I think he means that 50% is based from generation, that is already full translated and released.
They have just to work on the rest 50% (g ranks)

I'm guessing it's much less than 50% that's left to translate.

 

[brinstar]

Outside of the last paragraph, this.
Both MT framework and UE4 are supported and work well on Switch, Disney and Megaman audiences have always been there on Nintendo platforms, but nothing is happening.
It's baffling.

I will say that I knew about the legacy collections being in development wayyy before NX rumors started popping up so I think those are just a case of bad timings.

 

[Toadthemushroom]

Outside of the last paragraph, this.
Both MT framework and UE4 are supported and work well on Switch, Disney and Megaman audiences have always been there on Nintendo platforms, but nothing is happening.
It's baffling.

Adding MonHun World (aka 5 apparently) skipping portable platforms in Japan as well is just another idiocy from Capcom. You'd believe their fighting games team is in charge of business decisions now, and if so, good luck with the franchise...

To add insult to injury, MH5 is also being developed on MT Framework, an old engine Capcom doesn't support but is supported on Switch...and visually it would comfortably fit the Switch's hardware considering what the engine accomplished on 3DS/Vita and how there are Switch games running on more modern engines that look remarkably better.

I will say that I knew about the legacy collections being in development wayyy before NX rumors started popping up so I think those are just a case of bad timings.

Digital Eclipse said they were never approached by Capcom to make the game on Switch, it was always just PS4/XBO for that game. Same thing must have happened with the second collection, which wasn't Digital Eclipse.

 

[Haunted]

When I saw in the detail sheet of World that it'll be the first worldwide simultaneous release MonHun, I lost all hope for a 2017 XX release in the west.

Simultaneous release would've meant a certain purchase, perfect game to get back into the groove of things after I've skipped the 3DS generation to tide me over until World.