Nintendo may be the reason for the demand for the Eshop Town, Monster Hunter Rise demo [Updated] 2021: Planet Witch

Nintendo has confirmed that the Nintendo Blackout is over and that IGN is able to access the Nintendo eShop (and download the Monster Hunter demo). The Nintendo eShop is currently down due to unplanned “emergency maintenance”, which may be due to a recent request for a beta version of the Monster Hunter Rise.

The online store has been down for at least 4 hours at the time of writing Japanese Nintendo Customer Service Twitter Account Sorry for the frequent problems, with no repair plan provided.

While not specifically commenting on the Nintendo or Capcom connection, this crash coincides with the release of the Monster Hunter Rise demo, which includes two assignments and two tutorials for the upcoming Switch exclusive.

Yesterday’s Monster Hunter live broadcast revealed many new monsters and details about the game, including new skills that allow you to ride monsters (a skill you can test in the demo).

The demo weighs 1.6GB and can run a maximum of 30 tasks before the February 1 deadline. If you can not download it, we have the Great Isuzu Mission and Mitsuun Mission videos.

If you’re interested in buying the game before March 26th, here’s what comes with each version of Monster Hunter Rise.

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