Monster Hunter Tri for August in Japan

By Robert Purchese Published 13 May, 2009

Europe awaits word on the Wii game.

Capcom plans to release the Wii-exclusive Monster Hunter 3 (Tri) on 1st August in Japan.

The news comes from the pages of Japanese magazine Famitsu, translated by IGN.

There's still no word on a Western release, although Capcom's recent financial earnings call suggested an international version before April 2010.

Monster Hunter is phenomenally successful in Japan, but has struggled to do the business in the West. The premise of the game is to run around killing monsters, take their loot and look for something bigger next time.

But there's only so much one person can cope with alone, so along comes Wi-Fi co-op and the real hook of the series.

All of this has been faithfully recreated on Wii, as our hands-on impressions of Monster Hunter Tri point out. It also has split-screen, better controls and an online mode more likely to actually work. Yes please, Capcom.

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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds.

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Comments (15) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • drumbaby #1 3 years ago

    PS2/P version for PAL release, please. First Monster Hunter game I won't be buying otherwise.

  • grussbarbar #2 3 years ago

    I'd love to play this. There are way too few co-op games, IMO.

  • mrharvest #3 3 years ago

    drumbaby, there will be a MHP3 for PSP with 100% certainty. But it'll be long time coming. Western release 2011 earliest.

  • #4 3 years ago

    What a fucking waste bringing this to the Wii. This should be on 360 and PS3. Why did they stop the development of it any ways for said consoles?

  • Santino #5 3 years ago

    Why hold the game back by developing it on the ps3 or 360? they might as well make it for the pc if they are concerned about tech as much as message board warriors seem to be.

  • #6 3 years ago

    Cos at least with the PS3 and 360 there is a standard. The PC is standard less so to speak and they will have to develop for the lowest common denominator or a middle ground or the high end.

    Plus, 360 and PS3 you have a standard with regards to voice chat, that and it would be pirated to hell and back on the PC, probably the main reason it wouldn't appear.

    I'd like to know who they intend marketing it at in the Wii demographics. I thought this market was all causal players. MH is far from casual, unless they have dumbed down the game play and added an auto lock on feature like Zelda.

    Im just sore about it being on Wii, cos ive only recently got into it and find it an amazing game, that would especially well on the the other consoles.

  • Santino #7 3 years ago

    but the pc's lower to middle ground is superior to the 360 or ps3. surely for the franchise to realise its potential it should come out on the pc?

    maybe the developers decided to put it on the best selling platform safe in the knowledge that the series fans will pick it up on whatever platform they have to. and also having a chance of branching out to more potential buyers.

    Are you aware that there is a demo of MH3 out in Japan that came with MHG that has been very well received by the fans? It apparently plays very much like the monster hunter people expected. there are plenty vids around if you are interested in the game, i wouldn't write it off straight away because of the platform it is or isn't on.

  • #8 3 years ago

    Yeah your right... i just hate Nintendo and Wii after years of MARIO AND PEACH..

    /shudders.

  • Oh-Bollox #9 3 years ago

    I thought this market was all causal (sic) players.

    Like the 360/PS3 market is all hardcore? Buying the most heavily marketed, prominently hyped FPS and racing games is hardcore? See how making vast generalisations is fucking stupid? Or would you care to back up your statement with some facts?

    Edited by 1 at 13/05/09 @ 23:00

  • #10 3 years ago

    Whom mentioned hardcore?

    I didn't. Your implying something that wasn't said. Thats obviously your interpretations, and not mine. The Wii doesn't get a tonne of shovel ware for nothing.Perhaps its do with the fact so many causals think they're great games.

    Here, go read this and laugh and stick to playing your Wii dickhead.

  • spookyzombie #11 3 years ago

    It's a shame this won't sell very well in the UK. I'd have liked to have seen it on all major formats.
    Edited by 1 at 14/05/09 @ 07:53

  • Golgo #12 3 years ago

    Ah...the Eurogamer forums in full swing. Arseholes to the right, wankers to the left. Who'd have it any other way?

  • #13 3 years ago

    plus faggots in the middle ;)

  • Golgo #14 3 years ago

    yup

  • Klayman_k #15 3 years ago

    I'm curious to see how Wi-Fi co-op's working.
    The idea was great for Echoes of Time, but every review is pointing that it's slow.

    By the way, I like Wii not because it's hardcore or casual, for pets, children, cockles or mussels, but because thanks to the great amount of installed base and low development costs, they can experiment a lot.

    It's some years that I'm longing for a new ground-breaking IP as were the ones we're still playing right now in form of sequels.
    After all Final Fantasy popped out in such way.