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Review: Monster Hunter Tri

The Monster Hunter series, while wildly popular in Japan, haven't quite caught on in the West. Maybe it's because it's hard to find any random folks on the bus who have PSPs, let alone a PSP with Monster Hunter? With Monster Hunter Tri, Capcom is bringing the action somewhere that you'll likely find people to play alongside: the Wii. Scott Alan...

Posted April 28, 2010
Wii Classic Controller Pro Now Available, Monster Hunter Tri Bundle Details

The big thing on Wii owners’ minds today is most likely the release of Capcom’s Monster Hunter Tri. But Nintendo has gone ahead and released another noteworthy Wii-related product today: the Classic Controller Pro. This marks the first time the controller has been made available outside of Japan. It’s available in white or...

Posted April 20, 2010
Kojima: Consoles Will Be Dead Soon

Video game visionary Hideo Kojima is predicting the death of the console. At a recent Japanese press conference, the Metal Gear creator said, “In the near future, we’ll have games that don’t depend on any platform... Gamers should be able to take the experience with them in their living rooms, on the go, when they travel...

Posted April 7, 2010
Monster Hunter Tri Interview Details Co-Op Slaying, Voice Chat, And More

Capcom’s latest installment in their wildly popular Monster Hunter franchise has been tearing up the sales charts in Japan since last year, and in a few weeks, Monster Hunter Tri will be lumbering its way onto Wii’s in North America. G4 recently caught up with Capcom during a press event appropriately held at the La Brea Tar Pits...

Posted March 26, 2010
Monster Hunter Tri Makes Wii Debut On April 20, Classic Controller Pro Included

UPDATE 11:15 A.M.: Capcom has clarified the bundle for Monster Hunter Tri. The game will be released sans Classic Controller for $49.99, while the bundled version will retail for $59.99. And as readers have speculated, it will come bundled with the updated, superior Classic Controller Pro. ORIGINAL STORY: Capcom has been trying to make Monster...

Posted February 24, 2010
Capcom Dates Lost Planet 2, Super Street Fighter IV And Monster Hunter Tri

Capcom fans, get out your red markers (or whatever you kids are using these days to mark your calendars), because several of the publisher's biggest titles have finally received release dates. Or at least a narrower release window, as in the case of the eagerly awaited Monster Hunter Tri for Wii, which is scheduled to be released at some...

Posted January 26, 2010
What Capcom Learned From Making Wii Games In 2009 -- Brands Really Matter

Look at the top-selling Wii games in December: New Super Mario Bros., Wii Fit Plus and Wii Play. Nintendo has turned Wii into a brand you can trust and Mario -- well, he's Mario. Capcom failed to get an original Wii franchise off the ground last summer with Spyborgs and Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles hasn't proven nearly as popular as its...

Posted January 15, 2010
Monster Hunter Tri Hands-On Impressions

It's tough to judge Monster Hunter Tri because the series hasn't been my thing. Andrew Pfister and I tried to understand what the fuss was about when Capcom released Monster Hunter: Freedom Unite in 2009, but despite a few hours spent over beers in co-op, we left the experience scratching our heads. Monster Hunter is a genuine hit in Japan, but...

Posted January 8, 2010
Nintendo Distributing Monster Hunter Tri In Europe And Australia

Capcom announced today that it has partnered with Nintendo to distribute the publisher's highly anticipated Monster Hunter Tri for Nintendo Wii in Europe and Australia. The deal gives Nintendo control over sales, marketing and distribution of the title, while Capcom stays on as publisher. "Nintendo has identified Monster Hunter Tri as a...

Posted January 5, 2010
Capcom Delays Super Street Fighter IV, Lost Planet 2, Monster Hunter 3

According to an investor document posted by Capcom today, the company is delaying the release of three major games. The releases of Super Street Fighter IV, Lost Planet 2, Monster Hunter 3 and will be "spread across all four quarters" of Capcom's fiscal 2011, which begins on April 1, 2010 and ends March 31, 2011. Dead Rising 2 will...

Posted December 22, 2009
Monster Hunter Tri GamesCom 2009 Producer Interview

Japanese gamers eat up Capcom’s Monster Hunter franchise like Kirstie Alley eats up small woodland creatures. Yeah. It's that popular. Yet one of the key components missing from the Japanese version of the most recent installment in the series, Monster Hunter Tri for the Nintendo Wii, is WiiSpeak functionality. Now, given the affinity of...

Posted August 27, 2009
Capcom Shipping More A Million Copies Of Monster Hunter Tri At Launch

It looks like Capcom is poised to have a hit on Wii. Alongside a delay for Dark Void, the company announced it will be shipping more than one million copies of Monster Hunter Tri, designed from the ground up for Nintendo's platform, for its August 1st launch in Japan. Capcom says this will be the first third-party Wii release to hit this...

Posted July 30, 2009
'Monster Hunter 3' Goes Subscription-Only in Japan

The next version of insanely popular Japanese game series Monster Hunter for the Wii is going to only be available for gamers who pay a subscription fee. Capcom will be charging Japanese users $8 will for the honor of playing Monster Hunter 3 on the Wii for a month. $15 will pay for 60 days and $20 will buy three months. I doubt the fee...

Posted March 12, 2009| 11 Comments
Best Games Of TGS 2008 Announced

We bet that Japan's CESA had a hard time picking the "best" titles from last week's Tokyo Game Show 2008 because there were just too many good ones to pick. Here are the 12 titles that stood out among the stellar roster of games (via Kotaku): Let's Tap (SEGA) - Nintendo Wii Gyakuten Kenji (Capcom) - Nintendo DS White...

Posted October 15, 2008| 15 Comments
New 'Monster Hunter 3' TGS Trailer

Check out the combat, creatures and chaos in Monster Hunter 3, the next installment of Capcom's action RPG series. Originally slated for the PS3, the title has shifted to the Nintendo Wii for its monster hunting platform with its release date still TBA. Monster Hunter 3 TGS 2008 Trailer Watch Larger Version of this Video

Posted October 9, 2008| 18 Comments