During the recentNintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase, Capcom revealedMonster Hunter Risefor Nintendo Switch. The gamewill be releasing worldwideon March 26th, 2021 and alongside that launch are several amiibo figures depicting the new riding companion Palamute, the classic fighting companion Palico, and the big bad monster of the game Magnamalo.The amiibo will be available for preorder next year atGamestopin the US,EB Gamesin Canada, and the My Nintendo store in Europe:
Reportedly, according to a picture of a flyer theAmiibo Alerts Twitter posted, the prices for the Palamute and Palico amiibo will be $19.99 while the Magnamalo amiibo will be $24.99. The higher prices might indicate that they’re larger than normal-sized amiibo:
Monster Hunter Risewas first rumoredabout back in August, though the rumor most likely didn’t count on the other titleMonster Hunter Stories 2being announcedduring the same Nintendo Direct.
The most recent entry in the Monster Hunter franchise wasMonster Hunter World: Iceborne.Itslatest developer diarystarred executive/art director Kaname Fujioka and director Ichihara Daisuke and covered a slew of topics and updates for the title. It includes Rajang, Layered Armor, a new volcanic region for the Guiding Lands, and more. Players also receivedtwo new patchescalled update versions 11.00 and 11.01, which included bug fixes and balance adjustments among other gameplay improvements
RecentlyMonster Hunterproducer Ryozo Tsujimotodiscussed the futureof the franchise. “Regardless of the success ofMonster Hunter: World, we’ve always taken the approach of focusing on two things: action and communication,” says Tsujimoto. “Regardless of what we work on in the future, I feel like that’s a foundation we’re probably not going to change. We also understand that we do have a bigger player base, and yet, there are still many people who don’t know about the franchise.”
OverallMonster Hunter Worldhas sold over14 million copies, including sales of the recent expansion packIceborne. In other newsResident Evil 2came toIceborneback in November along with some hilariously out of place Claire Redfield and Leon Kennedy costumes. Of course the series has always been rather touch-in-cheek about these things, so it’s definitely part of its weird sense of humor.
Monster Hunter Worldis available now onPS4,Xbox One, and PC. TheIceborneexpansion for the titlewe found to be phenomenaland is available now on consoles. The expansioncame out for PC in Januaryand you can check out our review for thathere.
