The entire franchise is now at 100 million units worldwide. Monster Hunter Rise, which released on Switch, has sold over 15 million units while Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak exceeded 8 million units.

The full notice from Capcom reads:

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Sonic Frontiers getting free Monster Hunter DLC

Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

Original: Monster Hunter DLC has been announced for Sonic Frontiers, with SEGA just making the announcement moments ago.

Unfortunately, we’re mostly lacking information at present. SEGA says that the DLC is going live on November 14 at 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET for free.

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Monster Hunter Rise director on touch controls, tech performance

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Touch controls were a staple of many handheld Monster Hunter entries, which left many fans wondering why the control options weren’t quite as expansive in Monster Hunter Rise. In a recent interview with Nintendo Dream, Monster Hunter Rise director Yasunori Ichinose explained that as the Switch is a hybrid console, control choices largely stemmed from the fact the team had to develop with both handheld and docked play in mind.

Below is a translation of Ichinose’s full explanation, as well as other tidbits he shared about developing the game on Capcom’s proprietary RE Engine.

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Monster Hunter Rise director on how the Sonic collaboration came to be

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Monster Hunter Rise features a variety of different crossover event quests and had guests from other Capcom properties like Street Fighter, Okami and Mega Man, but there was one collaboration in particular that stood out: the Sonic the Hedgehog 30th Anniversary quest. In an interview with Nintendo Dream, director Yasunori Ichinose explained how Sonic fans on the team prepared and submitted different ideas to SEGA, who ultimately greenlit the collaboration.

We’ve translated Ichinose’s account of the crossover below.

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Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild resurfaces with first trailer, appearing on Netflix in August

Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Videos | 0 comments

Three years ago, Capcom and Pure Imagination Studios announced the 3D animated special Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild. It has now resurfaced – and it’s coming pretty soon.

Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild will debut on Netflix, and the streaming service has now issued the first trailer. The company says of the movie: “In a world where humans and fearsome monsters live in an uneasy balance, young hunter Aiden fights to save his village from destruction by a dragon.” Capcom notes that the original story “focuses on characters from titles such as Monster Hunter 4 and Monster Hunter: World.”

Here’s the video:

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Monster Hunter movie gets new trailer

Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments

A new trailer has surfaced for the upcoming movie, which gives us a first look at the Palico design and more. Check out the video below.

The Monster Hunter movie will initially debut on December 4.

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Monster Hunter movie director on why the main character is from our world, Capcom’s involvement, sequel chances, more

Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Monster Hunter movie director Paul W.S. Anderson recently opened up about the film in great detail. Anderson spoke about some of the finer points about the project and its creation.

After a number of Resident Evil movies, Anderson is teaming up with actress Milla Jovovich once again. Jovovich plays the role of a U.S. Army Ranger, who falls through a portal and ends up in the Monster Hunter world. Regarding the character as well as the decision to have her come from our world, Anderson explained:

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Monster Hunter movie full-length trailer

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Thanks to IGN, we have a proper look at the new Monster Hunter movie with a full-length trailer. View the video below.

The Monster Hunter movie will debut in December.

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Video: Monster Hunter game to movie comparison for Rathalos, Diablos

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IGN has shared a new video for the Monster Hunter movie in which director Paul W.S. Anderson showcases his film adaptation’s versions of Diablos and Rathalos to Capcom game series’ director Kaname Fujioka and producer Ryozo Tsujimoto for their approval. View it below.