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Nintendo’s first post-Switch-2-launch Direct is right here, and its first Associate Direct for the platform. Kicking issues off, Capcom revealed Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, the most recent in a spin-off collection that began life on the Nintendo 3DS. It appears to be like such as you as soon as once more tackle the function of a rider versus hunter, with you being the only real Rathalos rider on this sport’s world Azuria. Whereas it was all in-game footage, no precise gameplay was proven off, however it’s slated for launch in 2026.
Based on a press launch, this threequel follows the “story of two nations on the trail to spoil.” That consists of the aforementioned Azuria, and Vermeil. A lately found egg, the one seen within the trailer, gives up some hope amongst the battle, just for twin Rathalos to hatch from it with the identical mark as the dual Skyscale Rathalos, “portents of destruction that hearken again to a civil conflict waged 200 years in the past.”
The rider you play as is the inheritor to Azuria, defending monsters and folks throughout the land, when a “life-changing occasion” forces them to set out in direction of “the forbidden land past the northern Meridian.” They’re then joined by Eleanor, princess of the rival nation Vermeil, pushed by her concern over her sister the queen of Vermeil’s true intentions.
Capcom additionally confirmed post-Direct that this may not be a Nintendo Switch 2 unique, as it is also coming to PS5, Xbox Collection X|S, and PC through Steam.
For extra on at the moment’s showcase, make certain to check-up our roundup of all the largest Nintendo Direct bulletins.