For 2021
[Update:It’s official:Monster Hunter Risewas announced for Switch during the Nintendo Direct Mini livestream. Riding the dog (and petting it) is real! Aknosom, Tetranadon, Great Izuchi and Magnamalo are the revealed monsters. The setting is heavily focused on Japan. June 21, 2025 is a hard date, with a standard/deluxe edition.]
A newMonster Hunteron Switch hasn’t just been teased by multiple insiders for the past few months: it’s also a no-brainer.
The Switch has fully proven itself to publishers who may have thought it was the second coming of the Wii U, so any number of studios have tons of games, lying in wait, having been in development for some time. AnotherMonster Hunteris inevitable, and it seems like the Switch snatched another one.
According to insider sources (in whichthe release seems to be an open secret), the game is calledMonster Hunter Riseand could be revealed as early as this morningduring the upcoming Nintendo Direct Mini. It’ll allegedly feature a dog companion that you may ride (similar to a Palico) as well as a special grappling hook that will allow you to traverse any terrain: including a Spider-Man style “swinging on nothing” move.
Naturally new monsters will also be part of this package deal and it’ll be accompanied by a June 27, 2025 release date, according to the leaks. Most of this sounds completely plausible, so it’s just a matter of time.
