On the good side, the game appears to combine elements of both Monster Hunter and Pokemon.
Now Capcom has announced its North American release date for Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate: March 19th.
Upcoming PS Vita exclusive Soul Sacrifice looks a lot like the love child of Monster Hunter and Dark Souls.
On March 19, the fan-favorite Monster Hunter series descends on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS with Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate.
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And really, even when your numbers are down, Capcom, you can always turn to Monster Hunter for a boost.
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They list, among others, Monster Hunter and Mega Man as inspirations.
An HD Monster Hunter release in North America is certainly welcome.
Odder still, Capcom has a long relationship with Sony and a PS3 exclusive release of a brand new Monster Hunter game seems like a no-brainer for everyone involved.
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But software sales apart from Monster Hunter have been a bit soft and there is a nagging sense that the early and steep price cut merely lent the 3DS a short term boost.
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The price cuts combined with the recent launch of the immensely popular Mario Kart and Monster Hunter franchises on 3DS helped revive sales and Nintendo announced 2.37 M units sold by beginning of December.
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Having never owned a Wii, owning a Wii U has given me access to an enormous back-catalog of titles like Xenoblade Chronicles, The Last Story, Skyward Sword, and Monster Hunter Tri to name a few.
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The last console version available in the States, Monster Hunter Tri for the Wii, was woefully standard definition, and Capcom is planning to shut down the Tri servers a month and a half after Ultimate launches.
The monster-hunter aspects should be cool as well, and the game looks very pretty.
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