Nintendo eShop update gives Monster Hunter fans a chance to try its Switch debut

Nintendo eShop update gives Monster Hunter fans a chance to try its Switch debut

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https://www.polygon.com/2018/8/16/17698558/nintendo-switch-eshop-games-list-monster-hunter

We’re in peak “doldrums of summer” time, just ahead of the more overwhelming fall gaming season. Nonetheless, Nintendo Switch eShop has a handful of downloads to check out before September, including a preview of the first Switch game from a huge franchise.

Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate is a Nintendo Switch version of the expansion to 2016’s Nintendo 3DS entry in the series. That game, Monster Hunter Generations, received praise from what was back then a smaller fanbase — a dedicated niche that already knew the Monster Hunter ropes. Things have changed since then, however, as Monster Hunter: World introduced a swath of newcomers to Capcom’s action-RPG franchise.