"Earlier in the year, the internet ran wild with Monster Hunter speculation after a PSLS tipster spotted “Monster Hunter Portable 3” for Vita on UK retailer Play.com. That same tipster has now found more proof that such a game or Norway’s GAME website." - PSLS
By Erik Kain
Dear Capcom,
This is Confused Gamer.
I’m writing because this trailer for the Japanese Spring 2013 release of your game Monster Hunter 4 looks awesome. I don’t speak Japanese or live in Japan, so I won’t be able to play this game. Then again, I don’t have a 3DS or any other system for which a North American version of a Monster Hunter game has been released.
That’s because no North American release of any Monster Hunter game has made it to Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, the two consoles I own. This is peculiar, since these are two of the most widely-owned consoles in the world. 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.
Monster Hunter is coming to PS3, though it's a remaster PSP version. My question though, wtf happened to that. It's out in Japan I think
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Sony needs to get this up on PSN with multi language. I mean they have the translation already from the normal PSP version.
SCEA and SCEE won't release it. Capcom won't follow proper publishing rules that are in place.
It doesn't have trophies and it doesn't use PSN, it connects to the internet using Ad-Hoc Party, specifically an updated Ad-Hoc Party uses that was never released outside of Japan, so it would require Sony to go back and fix a service hardly anyone uses for one game and it's not worth the effort as far as they're concerned.
It's a lazy PSP remaster, it's not like, say, the God of War games or Peace Walker.
Capcom are greedy as hell. They don't care about a franchise or what stage it's at.. it starts on one console then another company will offer more money and so on, which is dumb because it just splits up the fanbase/franchise -_-
I don't see why the don't use logic and just make them.. multi platform, there's demand for it.
I love how Capcom always tries to say that there isn't a western market for it when they havent even tried.
I think the fact the main series is moving from consoles to a handheld sums the whole thing up. They don't care about the Western market when the game sells millions in Japan.
I would say that the Main series IS portable..a large number of the series is portable..I'll list out how many exist and on what systems all regions to the best of my knowledge: ps2(3) psp(6) ds(1) iOS(1) wii(2) ps3(1) 360(1) pc(1) ..thats about the best I can do for know..I'm sure I'm missing some..
Bumeo, a lot of the handheld titles were expansions and remakes of the main series.
Monster Hunter 1 and 2 on PS2.
Monster Hunter Tri on Wii.
Then, Monster Hunter 4 on 3DS.
Thank you, Forbes. Thank you.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING, CAPCOM? Stop releasing PSP ports and create a TRUE title for consoles. I've been waiting since the PS3's launch.
Capcom is taking the more cheaper/profit route by releasing MH games on handhelds
Great article.
I've been feeling this way for a while. Capcom's whole exclusivity with Monster Hunter on handhelds is so damn idiotic. They are limiting the overall potential of the franchise. They are holding back a franchise that could be even more popular than it already is. Imagine Monster Hunter on an hd console with Xbox Live/PSN online. It just makes to much sense.
DualShock Nexus: With E3 fast approaching everyone's eyes are on Sony and what they plan to do to boost Vita sales.
A remake of FFVII on the Vita would probably make it the fastest selling console of all time. Oh yeah, and Square would be swimming in money. But apparently they don't like to try and do something like that, because they're afraid they'll mess up the original. Not like it would matter, even if they failed we'd still have the PS1 version...
It's a win-win, and a lose-lose, if that's possible. Yeah, it'll sell, but NOBODY would be satisfied. Unless it was absolutely perfect, it'd just be a repeat of the reaction to XIII.
I don't quite think so... As long as they keep everything the same from PS1, simply updating graphics of models and backgrounds, keep the battle system the same and everything. Just add some things on top of what's already in place. (Maybe new materia, some new monsters, a new place or two to explore. A new extra boss "Diamond weapon" would be awesome since that rumor about fighting it in the marshes always flew around back then.) They could stay away from voice acting (or get the same voice actors from Advent Children).
That's about all they'd have to do, though it would surely be 2 or more Vita chips I'm cool with that. They can't possibly mess it up if they go at it like that.
EDIT: Oh, and that whole thing where they stated we "wouldn't want to see Aerith being impaled by Sephiroth in HD". Yeah, I kinda would... That would be badass lol!
1. gran turismo
2. call of duty
3. battlefield 3
4. a new fallout game.
5. a new assassins creed.
They showed Call of Duty at the keynote when they were first showcasing the Vita. Kind of makes me wonder what happened to it.
I'd replace 4 and 5 with something like a new Monster Hunter game (to satisfy Japan) and a Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker follow up (or similar), which I suspect is already in the works anyway.
Anyone who ever wanted those games, probably owns them on a console (considering that Vita is same price as a home console). I would much rather ave some new and original IP's for the Vita. One's that especially make use of the touch panel's and gyroscopes (to differentiate from the current games I already own on my pS3).
I know everyone hates it but something similar (not 1:1 copy) but very similar to Raccoon City on the Vita would be nice. A squad based zombie hold off game with a campaign, co-op and perhaps multiplayer modes? I'm not to keen on competitive especially in the sense of Raccoon City but I know some are. I'd really just like something like that with a character creator and various armaments. Maybe something akin to Killing Floor on the vita now that would be ideal :).
Aw, man. My roommate's been dying for a Monster Hunter game on Vita.
Hoping for Vita Monster Hunter news soon as well as news on Type-0 localization/ confirmation of a Vita version.
If it is real, I'm sick of all these ports. They should make a Monster Hunter for the Vita from the ground up, not a stupid port.
This thing is like COD to the japanese market.
When a MH comes out I will have no more excuse not to have a Vita.