Expect Monster Hunter Now to Fail as All Niantic Games After Pokémon Go, says Kantan Games CEO
gamepur.comToday, Pokémon Go developer Niantic announced a new project set to launch this September, Monster Hunter Now. The game aims to do what Pokémon Go did and reach fans worldwide with yet another augmented reality offering that sees players engage with the Monster Hunter franchise while out and about. However, one prominent video games consultancy doesn’t expect it to do all that well.
Kantan Games’s CEO, Dr. Serkan Toto, highlighted that Capcom’s stock closed on a high off the back of the announcement, but past trends don’t indicate that it will be a success. Every game following Pokémon Go, no matter ow hefty the IP, from Niantic has failed. Monster Hunter World is expected to do the same.
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Consultants don’t expect Monster Hunter Now to stand the test of timeMonster Hunter Now certainly sounds like a decent follow up to Pokémon Go. It also looks the part in Niantic’s announcement post. Players will explore the world looking for monsters from the franchise, taking them down with taps and flicks on their phone’s screen. While Pokémon Go doesn’t rely too much on multiplayer, Monster Hunter Now sounds like it will be better with friends. If it can effectively translate the process of hunting for parts, crafting gear, and reading out once more, it’ll likely appeal to Monster Hunter fans.
Despite the excitement from fans and newcomers who may only now be learning about the series through Monster Hunter Now’s announcement, the future doesn’t look good. The game is just the latest brick in a road Niantic has laid with canceled games. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, Catan: World Explorers, and Transformers: Heavy Metal were shut down soon after launch. Pikmin
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