GAMING NEWSMonster Hunter 4 Debut Trailer Confirms 3DS ExclusivityPosted on Saturday, June 30 @ 10:30:30 Eastern by Jonathan_Leack
![]() When it comes to handheld sales, almost nothing has more impact than a Monster Hunter game. That's one of several reasons it was surprising to hear Capcom share thoughts about the next title in the series steering clear of the Vita, and they weren't kidding. Monster Hunter 4 has finally been formally announced by Capcom. During this year's Game Jam event, Capcom debuted an impressive new trailer which shows many of the game's environments and encounters. See below: The biggest things to note about the game are that it really is exclusive to Nintendo 3DS, will support the Circle Pad Pro peripheral, and is a direct sequel to the 2009 hit, Monster Hunter Tri. I find it baffling that Sony wasn't able to strike a deal with Capcom, especially given that the Monster Hunter series lends itself well to dual-analog sticks—which 3DS owners will have to use a peripheral to replicate—and would look gorgeous on the Vita's screen. Whatever the reason is behind the Nintendo exclusivity, you can be sure that it wasn't a pretty sequence of events. Monster Hunter 4 will release in Spring 2013. More from the Game Revolution Network Comments
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-A new (original) Legend of Heroes
-Final Fantasy XII International
-Final Fantasy Versus XIII
-Dragon Quest XI
-External UMD drive
-64-gig memory sticks and all memory sticks drop in price
-Persona 5
-Ports of all 8 existing Yakuza games, perhaps spread across multiple, separate, themed bundles.
-New original Yakuza game
-New original Atelier game
-Patapon
-More Gundam things
-3D Dot Game Heroes 2
-Valkyria Chronicles 4
-Disgaea 4 port and Disgaea 5 simultaneous PS3/Vita release.
-New original Final Fantasy Tactics
-...um...Mario!
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Thanks, I hadn't realized!
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You do realize the last few games in each series appeared on...PSP, right? You...you realize that, right?
I see you have Captain America in your avatar, so I'll forgive you not knowing what goes on outside of the US, but there are 2 PSP-exlusive Yakuza games, two PSP-exclusive Valkyria Chronicles games, PlayStation-brand handheld ports of 3 Disgaea games, and like a whole trilogy of Legend of Heroes games on PSP.
...And yet you think a continuation of a proven money maker "will never happen"?
And a Gundam game has just been released on Vita. You already think it's the last?
Dude...
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We aren't going to get Valkyra Chronicles 3 game for the Regular PSP or even the vita if they so grace it. It'll take a lot of people whinning an complaining online for that to happen.
We are already missing out on another VC games,the Card Based one that is about to come out. Sega already announced they have no plans on releasing either or to the states due to the low sales numbers that the first two received.
Yakuza, I can see a port in the future but I think they wasted their time on the spin off and the poorly dated released really hurted sales. It was released during the earthquake and pushed back in many areas in japan. Also it didn't fair too well here.
Whats wrong my avatar? Don't love good ol' cap?
I think you underestimate my knowledge of games from Japan. But that's fine I understand I'm basically a nobody on this site.
As for Gundamn games Of course they'll make a million Gundam games but will it honestly do anything in the world market?
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It came out in two thous....ooohhhh you were talking about games coming to America, not games coming out in general or being important to the success of the Vita in other territories. I get it.
I did not make fun of your avatar. I made an observation. It appears the American way *is* to take neutral observations as somehow negative, though....
I am also not the guy who has been thumb-downing you, on that note.
Also, RE: "Yakuza, I can see a port in the future but I think they wasted their time on the spin off and the poorly dated released really hurted sales."
First off, they sell assloads in Japan, hence the recent sequel (just this past March!). "Hurted sales"? It was the best selling game of June 2011 in Japan. Yakuza 5 for PS3 is already in development and there is no reason to say a another handheld will "never happen." These print money for Sega and move systems. Same with Gundam actually. ;)
Noritama
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Never accused you of giving me a thumbs down.
I know they sell assloads of Yakuza actual stories, but the spinoff did pretty bad compared to other releases and they don't do well in America.
If anything like I said, Japanese gaming as a whole needs to step up because when you gather all their games up in a group the development isn't there at all. There are a few gems, but it's not enough. Then again the same can be said about some of American releases but the difference is that they sell more.
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Your claim of "Valkyria, Yakuza, Disgaea, Legend of Heroes, Patapon will never happen on Vita" is silly to think, based on patterns and fairly sound business logic. That's what I was refuting. We can go in circles all day about which developer made money on what games and I can point out that you keep saying "the" Yakuza spinoff as if there has been only one, but that's not the point.
The point was that you made a rather silly statement and I pointed it out. I then explained why it is silly.
We then arrived at the conclusion that you appear to equate not coming to America with not existing at all and not making enough money to be profitable. Monster Hunter -- the topic game -- is a fantastic counter example to this fallacy, as it is a game that practically prints money despite poor and irregular international releases. That's where we'll have to agree to disagree. :)
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I never mentioned patapon nor LoH. Whats silly about my statements about the yakuza game when it tanked?
Like you said I guess we are going to have to agree to disagree.