Japan-only Nintendo Direct reveals new Monster Hunter 4, Ace Attorney 5 details

Japan-only Nintendo Direct reveals new Monster Hunter 4, Ace Attorney 5 details

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Gaming News, Handheld, Nintendo DS/3DS On: 31 May

Nintendo’s “big” E3 broadcast (which they’ve promised will give us our first look at the next Smash Bros. and 3D Mario platformer,) is still a few days away, but they aired a short Nintendo Direct livestream this morning in Japan to highlight two of Capcom’s upcoming 3DS titles, Monster Hunter 4 and Ace Attorney: Dual [...]

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Sony Japan Teaser Site Reveals New Game

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Gaming News On: 16 May

Viral marketing has become pretty standard fare leading up to new announcements in the entertainment industry in general, but the video game industry always seems to take things one step further. Everything will seem like a normal day, until Google happens to offer an unfamiliar search result. Scurrying down the rabbit hole, a slave to [...]

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Monster Hunter finally goes HD!… but as a Chinese F2P MMO

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, PC On: 18 Apr

Capcom’s Monster Hunter series is finally getting it’s first truly HD installment, but it’s probably not the next-gen Monster Hunter experience that fans were hoping for.

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Capcom reveals new multiplayer RPG franchise Gaist Crusher

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Gaming News, Handheld, Nintendo DS/3DS On: 02 Apr

Most hardcore Japanese gamers are already afflicted with a cocaine-like addiction to Capcom’s Monster Hunter series, but Capcom isn’t satisfied just yet; today they announced that they plan to go after the nation’s children with a brand new (and hopefully just as addictive) multiplayer RPG entitled Gaist Crusher. Capcom says Gaist Crusher is a “custom [...]

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Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Review

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Handheld, Nintendo DS/3DS, Reviews, Wii On: 21 Mar

Despite some notable improvements, the latest version of Capcom’s popular multiplayer action RPG is the same as it ever was: it’s addictive, rewarding, and beautiful, but it also does everything it can to discourage new players from getting into it.

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Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate update adds cross-region multiplayer, off-TV gameplay

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Handheld, Nintendo DS/3DS, Wii U On: 28 Feb

In response to requests by fans, Capcom is developing an update patch that will remove Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate’s online region lock, and give Wii U players the option to play the game in its entirely without the use of a TV.

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Save $20 when you buy both versions of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Handheld, Nintendo DS/3DS, Wii U On: 17 Feb

Capcom’s Monster Hunter franchise is set to make its triumphant return to Western shores in a month, and hardcore Monster Hunters who buy both the console and the handheld versions of the game can save themselves an Andrew Jackson by ordering from Amazon.

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Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate demo hits 3DS, Wii U in February

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Handheld, Nintendo DS/3DS, Wii U On: 17 Jan

Fellow Monster Hunters, mark your calendars: Capcom announced today that a demo for Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate will be available for download on both the Wii U and the 3DS on February 21st.

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RE6 sales slow significantly, Monster Hunter 4 delayed as Capcom revises sales forecasts

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Nintendo DS/3DS, Playstation 3, Wii U On: 19 Dec

Today Capcom announced that the highly anticipated next entry in the Monster Hunter franchise won’t be released in Japan until summer of next year (and presumably sometime in the US after that,) saying that the game’s developers need more time to perfect the latest version of Capcom’s latest cash cow. The game’s delay caused Capcom [...]

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Latest Nintendo Direct broadcast reveals new details about Wii U Dragon Quest X, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Gaming News On: 25 Oct

Nintendo held another one of their regular, online press conferences this morning, and while most of the livestream focused on the 3DS, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata did spend some time interviewing producers from both Square-Enix and Capcom about the upcoming Wii U ports of Dragon Quest X and Monster Hunter 3.

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New York Comic Con gets the first demo of Monster Hunter on Wii U

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Wii On: 09 Oct

Japan’s currently most popular franchise is making it’s way to Nintendo’s newest console, and attendees at New York Comic Con will get to take the first stab at Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate on Wii U.

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Wii U American launch details: $299, software line-up revealed: Mario Bros., Call of Duty, Monster Hunter

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Wii On: 13 Sep

Nintendo of America’s president Reggie “My Body is Ready” Fils-Aime just finished formally announcing the details regarding the Wii U launch in the US, and as predicted, Americans will get the system before their Japanese counterparts: the system launches on November 18th, just in time for Black Friday.

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