Two new Monster Hunter titles on the way to 3DS this year
If you live in Japan of course...
Not one, but two new Monster Hunter games were announced during last night’s Japanese Nintendo Direct, Monster Hunter X (Cross) and Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Palico Village DX.
Firstly, Monster Hunter X (Cross) is a brand new game in the Monster Hunter series which while looking like Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate will play more like the Frontier series of games. Monsters both new and old will be featured in this game.
The second game is an updated version of a PSP title which was released in 2001. Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Palico Village DX is a little similar to Animal Crossing which is great because it will also feature characters from Animal Crossing. It’s a Monster Hunter for a younger audience.
Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Palico Village DX is due out in September while X (Cross) will be released closer to Christmas. Both games of course are only set for a Japanese release so far.
Monster Hunter has become more and more popular outside of Japan as of late – do you think we’ll see these ones released here?
I certainly hope they come to the West!
Nope, we’ll get Monster Hunter X Ultimate in 2016 instead and the title screen will feature such a fierce animation to emphasize the “ultimate” aspect that the console will literally explode and murder the player..