Monster Hunter 3 Confirmed for Wii

[Lýfelíëk Heroblãde]

Wow-does this make me a happy boy or what? Randy and I had soooo much fun with the 1st game on PS2. I'm sure hoping that there's keyboard support. Well, either way, I'm pumped. From IGN:

October 9, 2007 - With its two PSP entries now above the million mark in sales, Capcom's Monster Hunter series has established itself as one of Japan's favorite franchises. And now, it's coming to Japan's favorite console.

At a press conference held in Japan today, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata announced that Monster Hunter 3 will be coming to the Wii. Aside from this, details were not provided. A release date is currently undecided.

The third numbered entry in Capcom's million selling franchise was previously announced for the PS3, but was never shown. The PS3 version of the game is currently number 5 on the Famitsu most wanted list.

It's unclear if the announcement of a Wii version means the PS3 version has been canned, or if you'll be able to hunt monsters on your platform of choice. Following the press conference, Capcom released a statement formally announcing the game as a Wii title. However, it did refer to the Monster Hunter franchise as being part of its multiplatform strategy.

[Lýfelíëk Heroblãde]

Here's an off-screen trailer of MH3:

[Lýfelíëk Heroblãde]

From CapCom PR:

It’s no secret that, in Japan, Monster Hunter is a phenomenon along the same lines as Pokemon or Yu-Gi-Oh; One in five PSP owners in Japan has a copy of one of the Monster Hunter games! You can see people playing it everywhere; on street corners in Akihabara, on the train, waiting in line to get into the Capcom store at TGS, on school campuses (not during class, mind) and on and on. The publishing company that puts out Famitsu released a Monster Hunter strategy guide that was over 1000 pages!

Outside of Japan, the series hasn’t really caught on in the same way. We’ve done respectable business with the games we’ve released so far on PS2 and PSP. We certainly haven’t posted numbers in North America as they have done in Japan – Monster Hunter Freedom 2 for the PSP has sold in excess of 2 million units there – but the games have done well.

That being said, Capcom is going to be making a major commitment to the Monster Hunter brand over the next two years in the west. Expect to see a significant marketing program dedicated to educating and enthralling gamers of both casual and hardcore natures. We’re not going to let up until there are as many people playing here in North America as there are in Japan! While we have not made specific announcements regarding Monster Hunter 3 in North America (or Europe, for that matter) to date, you can bet we’ll be talking more about it in the future.

[Zeiram Wing]

wow... halfway thru that i started to worry a bit! good to see they are willing to push it in the states. a game like mh deserves more attention and players.

[Lýfelíëk Heroblãde]

It's such a great game- Randy and I had a BALL with it. I'm hoping that Nintendo has has some kind of 'bubblegum-and-duct tape' voice chat in place by that point next year...

[Rabid Scotsman]

Can't wait to check it out.
Unfortunately the first two flew under my radar..

[Lýfelíëk Heroblãde]

Here's, well, a whole lot of nothing about MH3(but good info nonetheless) from gonintendo:

Another little bit from Capcom’s messageboards, which seem to be a never-ending source of info. These blurbs come from Seth Killian, Capcom Entertainment Inc. — Senior Manager, Community….

“Not deliberately avoiding any questions so much as there’s just no new MH3 news to share at this time. The questions fall into an exciting range of “can’t tell you/don’t quite make sense/don’t know. I can say I saw an a non-final build when I was in Osaka recently and it already looks amazing, but can’t answer any of your specifics. I was impressed by every part of the game I would like to say more but I can feel the crosshairs from the Capcom orbital laser platform targeting my skull. I think my favorite part was being shown a piece of super-cool concept art that had me going “wow, that would be awesome, blah blah blah.” Then 15 minutes later, with no fanfare, they showed me that it’s actually already in the game. Totally stellar.”

[Lýfelíëk Heroblãde]

There's a big screenshot update over at IGN for MH3, and boy- I'm more excited for this game now than I have been in the past. I'm seeing different "hub" towns/cities, much improved visuals(over the PS2, at least), and... ta-da! ZOMG- underwater hunting! Check 'em out:

[Lýfelíëk Heroblãde]

Also, as an aside, here's a link from a Japanese magazine scan depicting armor/weapons:

LINK 1

Plus, the site's open:

OFFICIAL MONSTER HUNTER 3 SITE

[Rabid Scotsman]

Now that I've played a little MH3, this could be sweet!
See you on Nin-Wi!

Looks like the PSP version in a lot of ways.
But the cities are more in-depth and have a lot more detail,
now that they have it on a full console.

[Lýfelíëk Heroblãde]

From gonintendo.com:

Capcom - TGS Monster Hunter Wii details
October 1st, 2008

TGS Monster Hunter 3 Tri Schedule

Oct 11th 12pm + Oct 12th 11am

Wii Monster Hunter 3 Tri (30 mins）
・Controls reveal
・Demo play
・Introduction of Monsters
・New Promotional Movie

Yes! Fresh info... soon...

[Lýfelíëk Heroblãde]

[Lýfelíëk Heroblãde]

Here's a great vid from GameTrailers showing the controls in-depth. And, oh yeah- there' a bunch of funny Japanese conversation going on too...

www.gametrailers.com/player/41424.html

[Rabid Scotsman]

I hope those aren't the only weapons available to us.

I want my horn.

And where's the daggers love at?

[Lýfelíëk Heroblãde]

The GREATEST commercials for videogames EVAR!