{"id":1145467,"date":"2026-02-06T21:07:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T21:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/monster-hunter-wilds-popularity-due-to-emphasis-on-story-says-series-producer"},"modified":"2026-02-06T21:07:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T21:07:13","slug":"monster-hunter-wilds-popularity-due-to-emphasis-on-story-says-series-producer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/monster-hunter-wilds-popularity-due-to-emphasis-on-story-says-series-producer\/","title":{"rendered":"Monster Hunter Wilds&#8217; popularity due to emphasis on story, says series producer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/monster-hunter-wilds-popularity-due-to-emphasis-on-story-says-series-producer.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><a data-keyword=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/monster-hunter-wilds\">Monster Hunter Wilds<\/a> has seen huge success since it launched at the end of February, which series producer Ryozo Tsujimoto has put down to the emphasis on story.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/monster-hunter-wilds-popularity-due-to-emphasis-on-story-says-series-producer\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/monster-hunter-wilds-popularity-due-to-emphasis-on-story-says-series-producer\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monster Hunter Wilds has seen huge success since it launched at the end of February, which series producer Ryozo Tsujimoto has put down to the emphasis on story. 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