Capcom has quite a bit in the works, especially when it comes to next-gen-only releases like Resident Evil Village. However, it also has reportedly has a new Monster Hunter title in the works for Switch, developed on RE Engine. Both projects will be receiving more details soon but even more interesting is when they seem to be releasing.
According to AestheticGamer on Twitter (aka Dusk Golem on ResetEra) – who originally leaked details on the next Monster Hunter – Resident Evil Village was supposed to release in January 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic affected this but Capcom is still looking to release it and Monster Hunter Switch in this fiscal year. Street Fighter 6 was also originally planned for the same window but faced delays due to other development troubles.
AestheticGamer also confirms that Monster Hunter on Switch is “100 percent” real and that an “announcement is right around the corner.” With Nintendo announcing a new Nintendo Mini Direct: Partner Showcase for tomorrow, perhaps it could be announced there? Regardless, Resident Evil Village will be at Tokyo Game Show 2020 Online so expect more details on that in the coming weeks, at least.
(1/2) I'll just blatantly say it, at the start of this year back in February I said there'd be 4 big titles Capcom would announce, & two of them would be RE games (including RE3, announced at the time). RE8 was supposed to release January 2021 before COVID struck, & the other two
— AestheticGamer aka Dusk Golem (@AestheticGamer1) September 16, 2020
(2/2) games at the time were Monster Hunter Switch & Street Fighter 6. SF6 was supposed to release this fiscal year but got a year delay due to trouble in direction from Ono's decisions & someone else taking over.
Capcom have still been very much gunning for RE8 & MHS this FY.
— AestheticGamer aka Dusk Golem (@AestheticGamer1) September 16, 2020
100%, and the announcement is right around the corner. https://t.co/Ds3cB59ECq
— AestheticGamer aka Dusk Golem (@AestheticGamer1) September 16, 2020