All of the people who are furious about Monster Hunter "jumping ship" from Nintendo seem to have conveniently forgotten that the Monster Hunter franchise started on PS2 and rose to real popularity on the PSP. This was not a franchise that Capcom and Nintendo grew together. Rather, Capcom grew it and then Nintendo lured it over to their platforms. Vita owners were furious when Monster Hunter went to 3DS and skipped the Vita. They considered that a betrayal of the fact that PSP was where the series really took off. Many people were excited about the second analog stick on the Vita precisely because it would make Monster Hunter easier to play. Now Nintendo fans feel betrayed that Worlds is not coming to Switch.

In all honesty, I think it is only a matter of time before the next "real" Monster Hunter game is announced and it is highly likely to come to the Switch. Worlds is not a real Monster Hunter game. It is a spin-off intended to appeal to western gamers and I do not think it will do all that well. Meanwhile, the Switch is the hottest gaming product in a long time in Japan. Japan is where Monster Hunter games are enormously popular. Capcom will do the match on that and decide that Switch is where money can be made. It will happen.

Back to the subject of this post, I am excited about Stories. I was never much interested in the "real" MH games. This looks more like something I can enjoy.