Back in August, Koei Tecmo announced that a port of the classic PlayStation title, Monster Rancher, is coming to the Nintendo Switch. Soon after, Koei Tecmo announced that the game will also release on mobile, specifically on Android and iOS. Now, we finally have a release date!
Koei Tecmo recently announced via the official “Monster Farm” Twitter (Monster Rancher’s Japanese title) that the Monster Rancher port will be released on Android/iOS on November 28. Meanwhile, the Switch version of the game will be released on December 19.
【MF公式】：
初代『 #モンスターファーム 』移植版配信日決定！2019年11月28日(木)
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2019年12月19日(木)
Nintendo Switch ダウンロードスマホアプリ版の事前予約はコチラ！https://t.co/WJlBt1dqP4
> 再生まであと20日 < #モンスターファーム2 #MF pic.twitter.com/tzdgq0aex3— モンスターファーム【公式】 (@MonsterFarm_KT) November 8, 2019
The release dates above are for Japan as Koei Tecmo has not yet announced any plans for an English release. We hope that the Monster Rancher port does get released internationally given its big overseas fanbase.
Released back in 1997 for the original PlayStation, Monster Rancher tasks players with breeding and raising monsters, as well as having them fight in battles. Think of it like Pokemon, but with a much bigger emphasis on breeding and raising monsters.
Want to know more about the upcoming Monster Rancher port? Here’s everything we know so far about the game: