Source: Capcom
Best answer: Yes. The developers had confirmed Monster Hunter Rise was the next entry in the main series when they revealed it back on September 17, 2020.
Rise up to face hordes of monsters
Source: Capcom
On September 17, 2020, Capcom hosted a digital event called Monster Hunter Direct where they announced two new games in the long-running Monster Hunter franchise, Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin and Monster Hunter Rise. Both of which will be released for the Nintendo Switch.
The Monster Hunter series are action games where you explore fantastical locales to hunt down terrifying monsters. After killing a monster, you use its body parts to forge mighty weapons and armor to help you fight larger monsters. In particular, Monster Hunter Rise will have you defend the peaceful village known as Kamura from a horde of monsters looking to tear it down.
This is the fourth time updates to Nintendo Direct pages online have been spotted recently.
Prior to this the Japanese Nintendo Direct playlist on YouTube was updated, with a Pokemon Direct that was listed getting removed.
All of this online activity has sparked speculation that Nintendo could be planning some big Direct broadcasts in the near future.
And there s reason to believe that we could be getting some more broadcasts in the upcoming weeks.
That s because in February both the Zelda and Pokemon series celebrate landmark birthday.
Zelda Breath of the Wild 2 is rumoured to have a 2021 release date on the Switch (Image: NINTENDO)