Wii U version of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate to be beefed up with cross-region online play
2/28/13 2:59pm
Wii U owning Monster Hunter fans have been deeply emerged in the demo for Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate over the past week and while the majority of players are enjoying the game, this doesn’t mean there hasn’t been an outpouring of concern over the quality of the final product.
A big part of this concern stems from two glaring omissions: The first being the inability to play the game with gamers from other regions. While the other is the fact the game fails to take advantage of the Wii U’s Off-TV play feature, which is weird considering it’s one of the console’s main selling points.
Well, the folks at Capcom have announced that they have listened to the demand for these features and will patch them into the final product because, “it made sense ;)” Although, it won’t be arriving until a few weeks after launch.
This (free) patch will merge both the North American and European servers, to allow players from both continents to enjoy the hunt together. Oh and of course it will also allow them to play the game exclusively on their GamePad.
Coincidentally, Capcom has also said fans can expect to see a stream of free post-launch DLC quests, with the release dates to be revealed sometime in the near future.
The patch will be available for download at some point in April, while the full version of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate will grace store shelves for the Wii U and 3DS on March 19 or March 22 if you happen to live in Europe.
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g1 DISCUSSIONS
Sword of Battle
Agreed! After sinking months and months into MH back in 09' on the PSP, the 3DS demo just doesn't hold a candle to the PSP's larger screen and dual analogs. This is the reason I'll be getting a Wii U, as well as Smash Bros. down the road.
Sckarton
if only the demo didn't have this stupid ass limit of use (fix this shit Nintendo)
NinjaRed64
my friends keep talking about Monster Hunter. gotta say, i'm kinda interested.
yggdra324
If you have a Wii U tty the Demo, if you have a 3DS try the demo, but be warned its not as good on the 3DS
NinjaRed64
i've played the demo on the 3DS, and it took me a while to get used to. but after a bit, i started to like it. i played as the standard sword and shield guy, and then the long sword chick.
T-Shirt Turtle
I've never played a Monster Hunter game. After all the good things I heard about Monster Hunter Tri and this news here, I think I need to change that.
KAOSN00B
I didn't like the demo on the 3ds or the wiiu so i think i'll just pass on this one ;)
TheLouzer
That sucks, you're missing out on a good one. What, if I may ask, didn't you like about it? Only really asking because I love it, so maybe my blinders are on so I can't see what people could find fault with.
KAOSN00B
There was a lot of things that bugged me, The characters feel really clunky, whenever the monster moved away i'd lose track o where he was because there was no way to lock on and most importantly i had no idea if i was even doing any damage to the monster, I spent 15 minutes slashing a monster to death but had no idea if it was working or not. Clearly it was but still this just doesn't seem like my kind of game. If you love it don't let my dislike ruin it for you or on recommending it to others i'm sure it's great, just not a game for me.
TheLouzer
No, it won't ruin it for me, but there are some things you were right and wrong about. The clunkiness is something, yes, but there is a lock on feature from the tablet and the touch screen. It's that box with the weird picture in it, and when you click it, every time you hit L to center the camera, it centers it on the monster. I actually like that the monster has no life bar, it makes it all the more exciting when it starts to limp, that's when you know it's almost done. Monster Hunter's obviously not for everybody, but I really enjoy it. Thanks for giving me a good outside perspective though!