The relationship is so opposite, that I wonder why capcom didn't just panic pr saying that world was also coming to switch
The obvious reason would that World isn't coming to Switch?
Sure, i know, thats why i said that its a different arguement than what i had. The discussion above here talks about advertisement, and saying that its a bad idea to do a different release in the same IP. Thats why i think MHXX for Switch feels like a non-event. Its doesnt really seem like a big deal, even if it gets more advertisement than indicated, and it doesnt seem like the port and MHW affects eachother much.
I don't see how you come to that conclusion. MHW's announcement and promotion pre-XX release has a direct adverse effect on MHXX's potential because instead of pushing people into buying a Switch and MHXX with the hope of future MH it tells them to skip Switch and XX because future MH is elsewhere.