Monster Hunter World, the latest entry in the Monster Hunter series now out on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, is the first entry in quite some time to not get released on a Nintendo console, and it seems like it may never get released on Nintendo Switch, judging from a recent statement from Capcom's president.
According to Haruhiro Tsujimoto, Capcom's president, porting Monster Hunter World to the Nintendo Switch would be difficult due to a variety of conditions, mostly due to a difference in features and user base. With the publisher wanting to release games that fit each console's feature, adapting the Monster Hunter experience to the Nintendo Switch requires time.
Even with its streamlining of some aspects, Monster Hunter World is a more than worthy entry in the series, and one of the best games released this year.
Capcom’s first full-fledged Monster Hunter on the latest generation of consoles (with PC to follow later this year) is among one of the strongest sequels to any RPG I’ve ever played. Nearly every quality of life improvement works out in World’s favor and makes the experience more immersive and accessible, rather than trying to dumb it down for a newer audience (I certainly won’t miss trying to knock out a Fatalis with an orange sharpness hammer just because I was an idiot that didn’t bring enough Whetstones). We’re only just in the first month of 2018 and already I can claim that Monster Hunter World might very well be my own personal Game of the Year.
Monster Hunter World is now available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It will release on PC later this year.
About the author: Francesco De Meo has been covering video games and technology since 2012, starting his career at small outlets like Gamersyndrome and GeekSnack. After joining Wccftech gaming section in 2015, he quickly expanded his video gaming coverage with in-depth reporting, interviews with iconic industry figures such as Grasshopper Manufacture founder and No More Heroes creator Goichi "Suda51" Suda, Resident Evil series creator Shinji Mikami, Team NINJA's president and Nioh series director Fumihiko Yasuda, and Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama, reviews and on-the-ground coverage of major industry events such as Gamescom and E3. When he's not reporting or reviewing, Francesco can be found playing the genres he loves most, spending time with his six cats, reading, writing music, playing guitar and drumming for his progressive rock band.
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