The Wii U was a strange console. The wild success of the original Wii was never going to be an easy act to follow, but it’s pretty plain to see how this oddball console was the foundation of Nintendo’s latest bit of hardware, the Switch.
]]>Capcom has put a few of its games on sale through the North American eShop.
]]>Depending on how experienced you are with the franchise, there's a chance you've been playing Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate but are yet to get to know the Brachydios, its foremost enemy. Capcom has released a new video showing off this fearsome foe, to give you something to work towards.
]]>Nintendo is offering 3DS owners the chance to pick-up a free game when they register three titles from a list of eight top releases. The promotion is aptly named, "So Many Games!"
]]>High-street retailer GAME has become the first retailer in Europe to sell Nintendo's eShop codes online and in stores. The retailer is selling a number of Wii U and 3DS titles through its website, with six Wii U titles ranging from Singstar at £32.99 to Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge and New Super Mario Bros. U for £41.99.
Thanks, Joystiq.
]]>Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate developer Capcom has released a Wii U patch that lets players hunt beasts on their GamePad controller only, and play with adventurers from other territories.
]]>Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate will be patched next week, providing users with off-TV play and cross-region play. Look for it on the eShop in North America April 15 around 8.00pm EST and in Europe during the wee hours of April 16 around 1.00am. Thanks, Joystiq.
]]>If you live in the Bay area and are keen to check out Monster Hunter - either as a seasoned pro, a curious novice, or somebody who's just completely baffled by the whole thing and keeps dying - you're invited to a special event at Capcom USA's offices on April 20.
]]>More news about people buying games instead of companies closing down because they don't: according to a series of tweets from Nintendo Europe boss Satoru Shibata, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate stock is running low in PAL territory retailers. The executive said he expects more shipments in store for Wii U next week, and for 3DS by mid-April, and noted that eShop versions are available on both systems. The action RPG debuted close to the bottom of the UK charts this week.
]]>Wii U console sales leapt 125% across the UK last week, according to retailers. The boost is thanks in part to Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate's release.
]]>Gears of War: Judgment is the new UK number one this week, followed by the poorly-reviewed Walking Dead: Survival Instinct. The delay in review code seems to have worked after all.
]]>Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate is really starting to make sense to series virgin Dave Cook. Join him as he slaughters a community of cat-people, gets mugged and is mauled by sea beasts.
]]>Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate is supported by a 3DS app allowing players to transfer their progress back and forth with the Wii U version - cross-save, in other words. It was mysteriously absent on the 3DS eShop at launch, to the frothing outrage of some consumers.
]]>Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate is out today in North America and Friday in the UK, so Capcom has released a live-action launch trailer to get you pumped for the Wii U/3DS title. It's below. On top of that, Capcom has also released a "Home Shopping Network" video spoof as well. It's got a sword in it. Thanks, AGB.
]]>Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate reviews are dropping in Europe now. Series virgin Dave Cook charts his journey from lame pig-hugger to fierce beast killer.
]]>Nintendo has posted this week's digital eShop offerings, with both the Wii U and 3DS receiving downloads of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, and the Wii U Virtual Console receives a port of NES classic Punch Out!!
]]>Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate reviews have been hitting the west this morning. The game launches this week in the US and Europe, and we've got the scores here.
]]>Capcom has provided a list of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate goodness, which reveals the actual scope of the game's size.
]]>Nintendo has updated its weekly, downloadable offerings for North America today, and this week you can pick up demos for HarmoKnight and Chasing Aurora and other goodies. Starting Monday, March 18 you can pick up LEGO City Undercover from the eShop and later on in the week on March 19 you can nab Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate and Need for Speed: Most Wanted U.
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]]>The opening cinematic to Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate has been released by Capcom. It's below. The game arrives in the US on March 19 and Europe on March 22 for Wii U and 3DS.
]]>Monster Hunter is phenomenally popular in Japan but despite its rock-solid hardcore action and multiplayer push it's never done quite as well overseas. Capcom is hoping to change that.
]]>The latest trailer for Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate has players taking on some of the most fearsome enemies the franchise has ever fronted, including Brachydios.
]]>Friendly heads-up time. If you were planning on buying Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate when it launches across Europe on March 22, you might was to think again, or get a new SD card.
]]>Capcom has said it hopes Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate's release in the west will be met with a "breakthrough" of the sort it receives in Japan. Part of the popularity plan, is making the game accessible on-the-go with 3DS and then continuing the game at home on Wii U; plus, in April the game will be updated with cross-region multiplayer and off-screen play. "In terms of us intentionally doing this, it's always been our wish to make a good start and we've always been saying we'll do this at one point," producer Ryozo Tsujimotos told Eurogamer. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate is due in March.
]]>Capcom has Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate will be updated on Wii U in April with off-TV play and cross-region online multiplayer. So, soon those in North America will be able to play with their friends over in Europe. Moe free downloadable quests are also in the plan for the next "several months", with the first batch available at launch. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate is due in March, for 3DS and Wii U. Thanks Nintendo Life.
]]>Those wanting to see Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate in action should look no further than Capcom Unity's Twitch TV channel for a watch. While the session is over and done with, you can wact a replay of the demo in action through the link. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate is due in March, for 3DS and Wii U and the demo was released on February 21.
]]>Nintendo has published its eShop downloads for Wii U and 3DS in America. NES classic Yoshi is heading to 3DS Virtual Console, while SNES legend F-Zero hits Wii U at just 30 cents.
]]>Nintendo has released its list of new downloads hitting the Wii U and 3DS eShops this week, including SNES classic F-Zero and a free demo of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate.
]]>Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate producer Ryozo Tsujimoto has confirmed that the Wii U edition will not allow for GamePad-only play. It's firmly a two screen experience he said.
]]>Two Nintendo Directs aired simultaneously in Europe and North America today. The big news? Western release dates for Animal Crossing New Leaf and Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D for 3DS.
]]>Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate - unsurprisingly - features a lot of monsters baying for your adventurer's blood. However, you may not know just how big some of these creatures can be, so Capcom has intimidated us all with some lovely new Wii U screens.
]]>Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate's weapon profiles continue with the rapid but risk hack-and-slash of Dual Blade weapons.
]]>Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate is launching on Wii U from March 19th in America and March 22nd across Europe, so it's only natural for Capcom to tell us more about the game's native monsters. First up is Brachydios the Brute Wyvern.
]]>Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate's multiplayer servers will be region-locked, disallowing European, Japanese and US players from interacting.
]]>Monster Hunter Ultimate 3 may well be your introduction to this phenomenally popular game, so get familiar with its weapons. Today's target, ah ha, is the light bowgun.
]]>Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate shots have landed. Below the break you can have a look at versions for both Wii U and 3DS. Pack shots are also included. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate releases at retail and through the eShop on March 19 in North America and on March 22 in Europe. A demo is slated for February 21 on both Wii U and 3DS. A day-one update adding functionality to support USB keyboards for chat, will also be released. A video showing the game’s intro can be found here.
]]>Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate has been given a release date, and a demo is coming soon. Lego City Undercover, Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, and Need for Speed: Most Wanted have also been given a solid date, along with many more titles on Nintendo systems. The massive release list is below the break, along with a few extra nuggets to make your day brighter.
]]>Monster Hunter fans might recognise the Nargacuga. Capcom's beast is returning to the series in Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, after being the main enemy in 2008's Monster Hunter Freedom Unite on PSP.
]]>Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate could well be the best version of the phenomenally popular action RPG, but like every entry in the series, it's not going to be super friendly to newcomers. Learn all about the hammer weapon as you prepare yourself for the challenge.
]]>Capcom has released a handful of screens for another monster in the upcoming Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate for 3DS and Wii U.
]]>Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate contains several new enemies, the latest of which is the fearsome Zinogre.
]]>Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate is launching on Wii U and 3DS on these shores in March and Capcom has detailed and released images of the game's stale weapon set - the trust Sword and Shield class - to give newcomers an insight into the basics of combat.
]]>Meet the two newest creatures to challenge expert players in Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate - Volvidon And Lagombi.
]]>Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate has three new gameplay trailers available for you to drool over in anticipation of it's slated March release on Wii U. Each one shows different gameplay feature brawls with different monsters: Lagombi, Zinogre, and Brachydios. You know you want to watch. Do so below.
]]>A Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate for Wii U and 3DS has been released by Capcom. Posted below, the video shows some of the online monster hunting players will be participating in, as well as the cross-compatibility features, data transfers, and more. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate is out in March for both Europe and North America. Thanks, CVG.
]]>Capcom has announced its plans for New York Comic-Con 2012, which includes playable demos from its upcoming 2012/2013 line-up including DmC Devil May Cry, Lost Planet 3, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Okami HD, Resident Evil 6, and Street Fighter X Tekken Vita.
]]>Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate is probably the final version of the apparently eternal third entry in the action RPG series. This video, starring the adorable Cha-cha and Kayamba, explains why you need this one last 3DS and Wii U release.
]]>Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate is heading to Wii U and it's looking good, thank goodness the console is in HD, right? Check out the shots below.
]]>Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate is heading to Wii U courtesy of Capcom, and Famitsu has included it within its hallowed pages this week. Get the scans and new screens below.
]]>Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate lives up to its name by being the fanciest version of the apparently immortal third entry in the series.
]]>Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate's Ryozo Tsujimoto has explained how online play will work between the 3DS and Wii U versions of the game.
]]>Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate allows 3DS players to rearrange the lower screen. See an example of this in the screens through the break, which also show off the portable version's impressive graphical chops.
]]>Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate is heading to both Wii U and Nintendo 3DS, but Capcom has confirmed that the handheld edition will not support online play. We reported on Capcom's online plans for the Wii U build this morning in case you missed it.
]]>Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate will utilise Nintendo servers for online play, as third-party Monster Hunter Tri hosts are shut down.
]]>Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate will launch on Wii U and 3DS across Europe and North America in March 2013.
]]>In an introductory post, Capcom's new associate online and community specialist Yuri Araujo has dropped a hint that a new Monster Hunter release may finally make it to the west.
]]>Nintendo announced many, many things during Nintendo Direct. Things such as: a release date for Rune Factory 4, daily DLC for Heroes of Ruin, and extra information on Mario Tennis Open. Below the break is a bullet list of some of the announcements, and also be sure to keep refreshing the front page for the larger bits hitting the site.
]]>Still no official word on a western release for Monster Hunter 3G, but European retailers are betting it's on the way,
]]>More hints that the perennially popular Monster Hunter may send its 3DS incarnation out to conquer the world.
]]>Famitsu publisher Enterbrain has said 3DS software topped the hardware monthly totals for last month in Japan.
]]>3DS continued to dominate Media Create's weekly sales chart moving 240,819 units which is a 20% increase over the week prior. Monster Hunter 3G crossed the 1 million units sold mark during the week, making it the third 3DS and first third-party title to do so.
]]>Capcom's announced its shipped 1 million units of Monster Hunter 3G in Japan. The 3DS version of the 2010 Wii online RPG launched on December 10, selling 471,055 units in its first week. The series as a whole since its PS2 debut in 2004 has now sold 20 million units. The next main MH installment, Monster Hunter 4, will launch on 3DS, although when exactly is to be confirmed.
]]>Based on retailer sources, Andriasang reports Capcom will have 420,000 copies of Monster Hunter 3G ready for launch in Japan on December 10. 100,000 will be shipped as Slide Pad bundles, and 20,000 in 3DS system bundles.
]]>Let's make this quick. I gotta go brush my pimp suit ahead of a Saints Row party this evening.
]]>Official Nintendo Magazine has reported an estimated fall 2012 release date for Monster Hunter 3G in Europe. The news was posted via a scan of the magazine spotted online by both GoNintendo - which confirmed its accuracy - and Monster Hunter Wikia. Capcom has previously hinted at possibly localizing it for the western market, but beyond the hints, extra information hasn't been provided. We'll send a mail. Thanks, Gematsu.
]]>Capcom has stated in an FAQ on its support site that Monster Hunter 3G will not have an online co-op mode. It will instead use ad hoc wireless play with nearby Nintendo 3DS systems. Players will still be able to access the Internet to download event quests. Capcom has hinted it will localize the game in the west, but has yet to confirm any details on the matter. Thanks, Kotaku.
]]>Japanese pre-orders have opened for the 3DS's Monster Hunter 3G-centric second circle pad attachment. The peripheral goes on sale on December 10 alongside the new game, and fetches ¥1,500 - about $20.
]]>Capcom's announced this morning it'll release a 3DS hardware bundle with Nintendo in Japan for Monster Hunter 3G's release.
]]>Right. Let's get you shorted real fast like.
]]>Even though Monster Hunter 3G and Monster Hunter 4 have only just been announced as part of Capcom's festivities at Tokyo Game Show, fans are already clamouring to find out whether or not the games will be localised and released outside of the Japan-centric market.
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