{"id":118121,"date":"2020-09-17T14:03:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T14:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/09\/its_official_monster_hunter_rise_confirmed_for_nintendo_switch"},"modified":"2020-09-17T14:03:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T14:03:00","slug":"its-official-monster-hunter-rise-confirmed-for-nintendo-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/09\/17\/its-official-monster-hunter-rise-confirmed-for-nintendo-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Official, Monster Hunter Rise Confirmed For Nintendo Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6673fac9517c9\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6673fac9517c9\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"Monster Hunter Rise\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6673fac9517c9\/monster-hunter-rise.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6673fac9517c9\/monster-hunter-rise.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Monster Hunter Rise\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Update:<\/strong> As predicted earlier today, <strong>Monster Hunter Rise<\/strong> has now been officially confirmed for Nintendo Switch. It launches on 26th March. <strong>Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin<\/strong> was also revealed and will be available summer 2021.<\/p>\n<p>More info on both games will be shown in a special Monster Hunter Direct later today.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Monster Hunter comes to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NintendoSwitch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NintendoSwitch<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Experience the next entry in the legendary series: Monster Hunter Rise, available 3\/26.<\/p>\n<p>A rich RPG story awaits in Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin, available Summer 2021.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MHRise?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MHRise<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MHStories2?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MHStories2<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/monsterhunter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MonsterHunter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nheDCmqFE0\">pic.twitter.com\/nheDCmqFE0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span>\u2014 Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NintendoAmerica\/status\/1306595212022542339?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Original Article (Thu 17th Sep, 2020 11:30 BST):<\/strong> Just hours ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/09\/nintendo_direct_mini_partner_showcase_to_air_tomorrow\">today&#8217;s Nintendo Direct Mini<\/a>, which will have a focus on Switch games from third-party developers, mumblings of a potential new <strong>Monster Hunter<\/strong> announcement have started to bubble away on the internet. Such a game hasn&#8217;t been officially confirmed, but if you&#8217;re keen on avoiding potential spoilers, look away now.<\/p>\n<p>The supposed new game has been <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/MonsterHunter\/comments\/iue0jb\/new_monster_hunter_game_leak_spoiler\/\">&#8216;leaked&#8217; on Reddit<\/a>, with prominent names in the industry also teasing its eventual reveal. According to the initial Reddit post, the game will be called <strong>Monster Hunter Rise<\/strong> and will launch on Switch in March 2021 in Japan. It&#8217;s likely that this would be the game <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/08\/rumour_new_monster_hunter_for_switch_will_be_revealed_soon_according_to_capcom_insider\">already rumoured<\/a> by a Capcom insider last month.<\/p>\n<p>The post reads, &#8220;It&#8217;s going to be again heavily inspired by Japan as was <strong>Monster Hunter Portable 3rd<\/strong>. You have a new companion besides Palico &#8211; a dog that you can ride and he&#8217;s able to assist you too! Locations are much more open and you can climb seemingly any surface. Also you get a&#8230; fairy grappling hook (something like that, you can grapple to anything, even thin air). And yes, it is used in new combos!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;leaker&#8217; goes on to mention that there will be new and returning monsters, as well as three new amiibo figures. No release date is known for the west.<\/p>\n<p>The post has been shared to Twitter by @Nibellion, a usually trustworthy and reliable source for gaming news, and has also potentially been teased by Niko Partners Senior Analyst, Daniel Ahmad.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rumor: first details leak for new Monster Hunter game on Switch, launching early next year<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CL5dnXo93E\">https:\/\/t.co\/CL5dnXo93E<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xWYxfAxyUK\">pic.twitter.com\/xWYxfAxyUK<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Nibel (@Nibellion) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nibellion\/status\/1306534751566733312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Don&#8217;t forget to rise early for this one <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xBggHwguhW\">https:\/\/t.co\/xBggHwguhW<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZhugeEX\/status\/1306483032652644352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Obviously, until such an announcement is made officially, it&#8217;s best to take this information with a grain of salt. The suggestion is that \u2013 assuming the game is indeed the real deal \u2013 that it could be announced during today&#8217;s presentation. We&#8217;ll update you if that turns out to be true.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think? Can you see this being announced today? Would you <em>like<\/em> this to be announced today? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update: As predicted earlier today, Monster Hunter Rise has now been officially confirmed for Nintendo Switch. It launches on 26th March. Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin was also revealed and will be available summer 2021. More info on both games will be shown in a special Monster Hunter Direct later today. 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