During the recent Nintendo Direct Mini: Showcase Partner, Capcom announced Monster hunter rise for Nintendo Switch. The game will be released worldwide on March 26 and along with that launch are several amiibo figures depicting the new combat partner Palico, the new mount named Palamute, and the monster Magnamalo.
The amiibo will be available for pre-order Next year on Gamestop in the US, EB Games in Canada and My Nintendo Store in Europe:
These #MonsterHunter Rise #amiibo will be available exclusively from the #MyNintendo Store next year! pic.twitter.com/485iPZO2XP
- Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) September 19, 2020
According to what was posted on Twitter by Amiibo Alerts, the prices for Palamute and Palico amiibo will be dollars 19,99 while the Magnamalo amiibo will be dollars 24,99. The higher prices may indicate that they are larger normal-sized amiibo:
Monster Hunter Rise amiibo pricing at GameStop
Magnamalo $ 24.99
Palamute $ 19.99
Palico $ 19.99 pic.twitter.com/hgtAJZcHvX
- amiibo Alerts (@amiiboAlerts) September 20, 2020
Monster Hunter Rise was first announced in August, although it most likely didn't plan to announce Monster Hunter Stories 2 during Nintendo Direct itself.
The most recent title in the Monster Hunter franchise was Monster Hunter World: Iceborne. His latest developer diary (the executive / art director Kaname Fujioka and the director Ichihara Daisuke), covered a number of topics and updates for the title in question. Includes Rajang, Layered Armor, a new volcanic region for the Guiding Lands and more. Players also received two new patches (update 11.00 and 11.01), which included bug fixes and balance adjustments among other gameplay improvements.
Monster Hunter producer Ryozo Tsujimoto recently discussed the future of the franchise. “Regardless of the success of Monster Hunter: World, we've always adopted the approach of focusing on two things: action and communication,” says Tsujimoto. “Regardless of what we will work on in the future, I believe it is a basis that we will probably not change. We also understand that we have a larger player base, yet there are still many people who are unfamiliar with the franchise ”.
Altogether Monster Hunter World has sold over 14 million copies, including sales of the recent expansion pack Iceborne. Generally speaking, as far as in-game spin-offs go, Resident Evil 2 arrived on Iceborne in November along with some hilarious costumes from Claire Redfield e Leon Kennedy. Obviously the series has always been pretty cheeky about these things, so it's definitely part of its weird sense of humor.
Monster Hunter World is now available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. The Iceborne expansion is now available on consoles.
