Nintendo Switch: 10 Most Anticipated Exclusives Of 2021

8. Monster Hunter Rise

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Capcom

The Switch is set to join the main caravan of Capcom's stonkingly successful Monster Hunter franchise in 2021 with Monster Hunter Rise, a console exclusive scheduled to release 26 March.

If you prefer dogs to cats, this might just be the Monster Hunter for you. Canine chums known as Palamutes now join you in the hunt (though friends of felines needn't worry; Palicos are still in there alongside the good boys), and can even be ridden into battle as bounding, doggy steeds. There's also a new Wirebug critter, which lets you zip around the environment like Spider-man - Temnoceran-man, if you will.

Oh, and for those still on the fence about signing up to the hunters' guild: Monster Hunter Rise thankfully has nothing to do with the abysmal movie whatsoever.

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