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Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (called Monster Hunter 4G in Japan) is the newest installment in the popular Monster Hunter series, which has sold more than 28 million units worldwide to date. In Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, players will take on the role of a hunter that joins up with a traveling caravan to explore new lands and towns along the way. This grand adventure will include hundreds of quests to take on a variety of extraordinary creatures that yield valuable resources used for weapons and equipment. Launching on Nintendo 3DS, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate represents the biggest leap forward ever for the series with more new content and exciting features than ever before. Also, for the first time ever for the Monster Hunter series on a handheld system, players will be able to join up with friends over the internet via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, as well as the previously available local wireless option. Source: IGDB

Platforms

Nintendo 3DS

Release date 11 October 2014

Developers

Capcom

Genres

Action Adventure
RPG

Publishers

Capcom

Franchise Monster Hunter

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Free May DLC detailed. Dante Palico armour teased for June.

9
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate passes 1m shipped milestone in West

The first in the series to do so.

21
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate now has a Sonic Palico costume

And 14 new quests as free DLC.

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Capcom brands a Monster Hunter roller coaster

Ride the Gore Magala.

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Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate has shipped over 3m copies worldwide

With the series selling 32m total.

24
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Zelda: Majora's Mask second, Monster Hunter 4 fourth.

48
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate heading to Europe in early 2015

Roar.

32
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Monster Hunter 4 dated for Europe, too.

26
Samus and Zero Suit Samus costumes in Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate

We're Tallon you the truth.

29
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That's sword we heard, anyway.

21
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"We want as many people as possible to play it on 3DS."

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"That's definitely our intention."

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