QUOTE(TenSou @ Oct 25 2016, 01:28 PM)
It does say no new "Switch" or Smartphone apps" related info will be announced. I'm going to assume they mean console information will be announced since they can just show a teaser trailer for a switch game without revealing anything about the switch that we already know.
Capcom did hint that they'll have a major title game with 4m sales in/before 31st march (their fiscal year end) 2017 in their last
fiscal year report which coincides with Switch's release. Currently, only MH is capable of reaching that sales number in capcom's lineups.
PS: There's going to be a capcom stream right after that direct too.
it's 2m, not 4m before fiscal year ends (that 4m is for resident evil 7). they won't outright say the new game will be for switch as well in this direct, maybe in other stream or future direct but not this one. also, that "no switch/smartphone" footnote exist since last year, back when it is still "no nx/smarphone" and they really meant that (so no console or game). this is different from like 3ds direct but ends up showing 1 or 2 wii u games, or spring game direct but ends up having 1 or 2 summer/fall games as it never mentioned in footnote before.
(this only applies to the upcoming direct, not monster hunter emergency broadcast airing 30 minutes after direct. that one is not fully Nintendo related, so they don't have to play by Nintendo's rule

)
anyway, there's 3 possible situations for this new game (which ppl mostly assume it will be mhxg):
1. 3ds exclusive
2. 3ds/switch
3. switch exclusive
no. 3 is impossible, as no matter what magic Nintendo/Capcom use, 2m target will be almost impossible to achieve in less than a month (that would make the attach ratio almost 100%, which will never really happen)
no. 1 is possible, and the 2m prediction matches with what typical mh game decline.
no. 2 is what most people including me hoping with 2 different situations; either same day release or late enhanced release for switch version
This post has been edited by kuroneko0509: Oct 25 2016, 02:48 PM