Monster Hunter Wilds director Yuya Tokuda admitted that the game may have been too easy, and series producer Ryozo Tsujimoto says he has no plans to stop the series there.
Now that the list of nominees for The Game Awards 2025 has been released, if you had shown it to me at the end of 2024, I would have questioned the absence Wild Monster Hunters (well, after being scared that there was a new Donkey Kong game out). CapcomThe latest version of the game seemed to have all the momentum in the world, but a year filled with performance issues has seen the game's ratings drop significantly since its launch. the company sold less than Monster Hunter Rise in its most recent quarter.
However, performance was not the only criticism leveled at the game; Another hot topic was the fact that it was extremely simple. At the PlayStation Partner Awards 2025 Japan Asia, where the game won the Grand Prize and the User's Choice Award IGN Japan was on hand when the game's director and producer spoke to the press.
However, he notes that it ultimately worked out in the team's favor, stating, “Monster Hunter has the characteristics of a game that is updated regularly, but player input was very helpful during the update process, and to make Monster Hunter Wilds better, fan votes gave us strength.” He urges: “If you beat the game right after its release and stop playing, I would appreciate it if you could pick it up again.”
Meanwhile, series producer Tsujimoto said that even with the problems this game has faced, don't expect Monster Hunter to go anywhere. “Of course, we do not intend to stop the series here. We plan to continue and want more people to play it,” Tsujimoto said, adding that the team also “wants to think about things beyond games so we can further expand the potential of the Monster Hunter IP.” So expect a sequel to 2020's Monster Hunter movie any day now… or, more likely, just weirder collaborations. like this guitar.
