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Capcom is likely to scrap the online charge for Monster Hunter Tri when the game heads West.
"It's something that we're looking into at the moment and there are a few factors to consider. Firstly, Monster Hunter isn't as popular in the West, so it might put people off. Secondly, Japan doesn't have Friend Codes, so Capcom run all the servers and the monthly fee is essentially to pay for those costs," Capcom's Chris Kramer told GamingUnion (via Kotaku).
WiiSpeak support is another area the publisher is looking into for Monster Hunter Tri's Western release, although there is nothing set in stone just yet.
That Western release won't be until early next year. Japan, however, has been playing since August, although the Wii-exclusive hasn't whipped the nation into a frenzy in the same way the PSP games have.
Monster Hunter Tri is an action adventure based around killing monsters over and over for better equipment, as statistics are measured by the armour you wear and weapons you wield. The kick, therefore, comes from teaming up with friends to take down the biggest beasts for the best rewards.
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Japan does have friend codes but not for this game as it's run through a subscription system that obviously has unique id via accounts.
On the article, this is an excellent idea that would hopefully draw in gamers; it's effectively the first MMO on Wii!
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JohnnyWashnGo
05/10/09 @ 08:55
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I love monster hunter on the psp and am looking forward to this on the wii. That being said, I wouldn't pay for online access, so this news is pretty special.
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I wouldn't bother with this game as it's guaranteed to loose it's servers in a few years time. It's Phantasy star online all over again. Nintendo, unlike Microsoft and Sony, don't have their own game agnostic premenant online service. So all servers are provided by the games companys and we all know how fickle they are.
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oldschoolsoviet
05/10/09 @ 09:00
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YOU DANCER !
/looks at sealed NMH & Madworld Soon my pretties, soon...... |
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Wow didn't know japan didn't have friend codes lucky lucky bastards. Am surprised that Tri has not performed well though. Good reviews, good install base and recognised brand very strange.
Oh well looks like we'll miss out on the fourth installment and all wii owners are doing is paying towards development costs of the immenant PS3 port or Monster Hunter 4 which no doubt will be PS3 exclusive. Cynical I know but probably true |
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INSOMANiAC
05/10/09 @ 09:31
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Ill definitely give this a dabble, I would have enjoyed the psp ones a hell of a lot more with duel analogue and I believe your supposed to use the classic controller mainly for this one.
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Tri sold worse than the PSP versions because MH is a social game in Japan, people meet up and play local multiplayer with their own characters. Tri outperformed the PS2 versions by far AFAIK.
Nintendo, unlike Microsoft and Sony, don't have their own game agnostic premenant online service. So all servers are provided by the games companys and we all know how fickle they are. I recall hearing that Sega shut the Chrome Hounds servers down.
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