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GameSpot: Capcom Not Bringing Switch Ver. of Monster Hunter XX to US (at this time)
- Thread starter OrbitalBeard
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It's not about being on people's favourite console. We can have both XX and World.
...and Capcom absolutely has an obligation to give consumers what they want if they want their money. That's a fundamental of business.
Some people do go too far but no one should be begrudged for parting ways with a series.
Except
1. Monster Hunter 4U and Generations sold very well in the west.
2. Monster Hunter Generations already has most of the text contained in XX.
3. Capcom has quite the informants.
If your reason to not buy Worlds is because '[Y] company didn't localize a game for [system I own] so I'm going to send a message', that's petty. If you don't buy/play Worlds because:
1. You don't like the changes
2. You don't like the fact that it's not portable.
3. Capcom has personally wronged you (I mean personally, not this 'respect fans' garbage)
4. Capcom has done some ethically wrong
5. You don't have the systems
then whatever, totally fine. But 'grrr you didnt localize this game for my switch even though i have a ps4/xbo/pc fuck you' seems ridiculously petty. But you can do whatever you want. It's your money.
Souldriver
Member
That fucking sucks. And from a business pov, I also have difficulty understanding this. So much money left on the table and a big opportunity to make the franchise grow worldwide unused.
tenderbrew
Member
Yah, totally weird to support a game they are making for their favorite console coming to their favorite console in another region. Of course they have no obligation, stop being obtuse. XX and World are different games. We have no idea what World even is. There is a huge Western fanbase that knows exactly what this is and wants it.
Looks like the rumor was true. Capcom often makes bizarre decisions, but this one ties in very nicely with Sony bankrolling Worlds with a clause to lock out the Switch in an effort to position PlayStation as the home of Monster Hunter in the West (with an Xbox version not being seen as a threat for people who buy Japanese games) and localizing XX on Switch would play directly against that narrative. Sony's attitude towards crossplay makes the notion of them using exclusionary tactics to gain a competitive advantage even more believable.
TheBaldEmperor
Member
No one is saying they have to localize it for Neogaf. Those who want it are largely using data points and sales figures to reason why it doesn't make sense to not localize it.
Never could get into monster hunter, but that blows for fans of the series. From what I saw it looked really good on the switch. Since the switch isn't region locked, some fans who know Japanese can still import it, but still sucks for non Japanese speaking westerners. Well, at least we've got monster hunter coming on the PS4.
Well, I was not trying to say it will definitely be an objective improvement. Do you not believe it being on a more powerful machine could help to add a lot of neat features? Like no loading between zones as a small example? I'm sure you could achieve that on the Switch too but having more powerful hardware can add interesting things to physics based stuff.
They'll blame the lack of DLC options
Umm how did Sony bankroll it when its on the PC and Xbox One?
Colonel Mustard
Banned
"That's just the way Breath of Fire is now. If you don't download it and throw money at IAPs, you're effectively killing the franchise. Grow up."
I'll just continue not giving a company money if they aren't serving me as a consumer.
I'll just continue not giving a company money if they aren't serving me as a consumer.
Gotdatmoney
Member
Do you want to give me $90? Because otherwise all your saying is "give them your money even though they piss you off". Naw. Though I could just buy it used I suppose.
As a long time player of this series who has bought a shitload of copies over the years for me and friends, I'm probably gonna boycott World and maybe other Capcom stuff now.
Just insulting as fuck, a decision that makes no sense and clearly not in players interests but some kind of horrible business deal.
Just insulting as fuck, a decision that makes no sense and clearly not in players interests but some kind of horrible business deal.
AndrewDean84xX
Banned
I'm not giving a fuck about World if portable MH is lost in the West.
The rumor was anything but Switch
Alexander DeLarge
Member
Yes. I know. I'm saying people that avoided the series due to the hardware it was on now at least have a decent platform to play these games on (at a much higher resolution and a significantly better input method using the joycons/pro controller).
They should give the series a chance on the Switch because that's a pretty common sentiment I've seen among "core gamers".
Mithos
Member
I was running a PSO 1&2 server myself for a while for me and some friends for Gamecube.
Do we have the sales numbers for MH Generations in the West? Maybe that has something to do with it.
This isnt shocking though. Capcom moves MH around every gen it seems like. When Switch iserbase grows, it will probably come back to it in the west. Tjen everyone boycotting will be right back buying.
This isnt shocking though. Capcom moves MH around every gen it seems like. When Switch iserbase grows, it will probably come back to it in the west. Tjen everyone boycotting will be right back buying.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
Hahaahahahahahaha. This isn't a favour these are paying customers they're pissing ogg. Every single game of the past few years they'be released has underperformed some substantially except MH. Let's see if they can go for total dominion.
It's a bold move Cotton.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
.... Its been in development for 4 years. Nintendo didn't even have a relevant console 4 years ago.
People that don't like World but liked X?
tenderbrew
Member
It may be petty, but it's completely valid. Hard to believe a boycott will hurt their bottom line if Worlds ends up great, but it's a totally valid reason for an individual to jump off.
Yes. Assuming they announced and released it before the reveal of Ichinose's next game.
I don't think we have anything super definitive, but it was the number one selling single SKU game the month it came out in last year.
Colonel Mustard
Banned
Generations was no.1 in NPD and sold just under a million in the west.
That's the wrong call, but that's on Capcom. I will wait until the PC version emerges and even then I might wait until there's a 50%+ sale on Steam.
So the Capcom support thus far for the Switch is:
An overpriced Super Street Fighter 2 variant.
A Japan-exclusive Monster Hunter XX they've essentially sent out to die, because they want to push MH: World as the next big title.
Great!
So the Capcom support thus far for the Switch is:
An overpriced Super Street Fighter 2 variant.
A Japan-exclusive Monster Hunter XX they've essentially sent out to die, because they want to push MH: World as the next big title.
Great!
OrbitalBeard
Member
I thought I read 900k in the west, but don't take my word for that.
I said that was the rumor. Not that I believe it.
Gotdatmoney
Member
It has nothing to do with platform. The game doesnt need extensive localization and it will make its budget back easy. We got 3U and 4U. Getting Generations Vanilla gave the impression we wete getting the ultimate version. It takes nothing to localize this. If they cant be bothered then I cant be bothered to buy more MH.
Well, MH: World IS the next big title. It is effectively Monster Hunter 5, with higher production values and (according to both Capcom and people who saw a gameplay demo of it) a bunch of quality of life improvements. It's also launching on 3 platforms with huge audiences (and ones that Monster Hunter fans likely own), so that game is a pretty major push in the West.
It sucks that Capcom is doing this when the last portable entry appears to have done pretty well in the West.
flatearthpandas
Member
titiklabingapat
Member
They have repeatedly made it clear that there is nothing coming to the Switch in the West.
Are you their community manager doing damage control or something? Saying people who don't buy MHW are childish or get angry at people who are irritated by this decision is extremly childish.
Yes, that is nice, but not all of the changes are QoL stuff, and there being no alternative for people about that just means they can only go to the corner if they don't like it.
TheThreadsThatBindUs
Member
Shhhh, rumours are facts now.
Crimsonclaw111
Member
Hahaha fuck off Capcom. This is so lame. The game is already half finished ffs.
Reneledarker
Banned
Capcom treats Western MH fans like shit. First MH2 for the PS2, then MHP3 for the PSP, followed by MH4 for the 3DS and finally MHXX for the 3DS and Switch. I could understand both MH2 and MHP3 since the fanbase was still pretty small, but the rest of the games have no excuse, specially MHXX, a game that is like 70% translated already and it is the expansion of a game they already localized.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
I mean they had the 3DS which mh was exclusive to and it doesn't take a genius to realise it would have a successor. Not saying it's accurate but I that specific reasoning soesn't make sense to me.
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