Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate getting cross-region play

Whether it's offering a pleasing amount of post-launch support or scrambling to add features which got cut so Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate could make its release date, Capcom is revealing a lot of features it's adding to the violent craft 'em up. A patch in April will open up cross-region play between Europe and North America, Capcom announced yesterday, and also let the game run away from your screen on the Wii U GamePad.

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Whether it's offering a pleasing amount of post-launch support or scrambling to add features which got cut so Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate could make its release date, Capcom is revealing a lot of features it's adding to the violent craft 'em up. A patch in April will open up cross-region play between Europe and North America, Capcom announced yesterday, and also let the game run away from your screen on the Wii U GamePad.

Capcom says it's responding to fan feedback, which is nice.

A revamped version of Monster Hunter Tri, MH3 Ultimate is coming to Wii U on March 19, alongside a 3DS version. Sadly, the launch of Ultimate will bring sorrow for Tri, as Capcom plans to shut the Wii game's multiplayer servers down on April 30.

Capcom previously announced that a launch-day patch will add support for USB keyboards so you can type messages out to your chums the easy way.

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    March 1, 2013 4:15 PM

    Alice O'Connor posted a new article, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate getting cross-region play.

    Whether it's offering a pleasing amount of post-launch support or scrambling to add features which got cut so Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate could make its release date, Capcom is revealing a lot of features it's adding to the violent craft 'em up. A patch in April will open up cross-region play between Europe and North America, Capcom announced yesterday, and also let the game run away from your screen on the Wii U GamePad.

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      March 1, 2013 4:39 PM

      GamePad play is pure win for Wii U games

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        March 2, 2013 6:59 AM

        Yep, being able to play the game all in the game pad now almost makes me want to get both versions (and a Wii U lol)

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      March 1, 2013 5:00 PM

      How about standalone 3ds multiplayer??? :(

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        March 1, 2013 6:02 PM

        I know, I'm not buying a Wii U for this game... but I'd really like to be able to play MP on the 3DS.

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        March 2, 2013 6:56 AM

        We always have local.

        But it still sucks that we don't have online. :(

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      March 2, 2013 5:47 AM

      I was perfectly happy with the wii version, no need to shut down those servers

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      March 2, 2013 6:59 AM

      So fucking ready for this game.

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        March 2, 2013 7:28 AM

        It's been on Wii for a couple years. I already have every piece of gear. I don't know that I care to have them in HD.

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          March 2, 2013 8:01 AM

          Well I never played the Wii one xD
          Last Monster Hunter game I played was Freedom Unite on my PSP years ago. Can't wait to jump back in. Monster Hunter 4 is also coming to Japan a couple months from now, and it'll have all new weapons and gear and mechanics and whatnot (you can jump now! what!) Hopefully enough people buy this game to give Capcom an incentive to localize 4.

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          March 4, 2013 9:27 AM

          Yeah, but Tri on the Wii only had about 18 large monsters...
          3U is upping that count to about 50.

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      March 2, 2013 10:23 AM

      We should make a list of Shackers so we can hunt online together.

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      March 2, 2013 9:51 PM

      The demo was decent enough this should be fun with friends.

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