Monster Hunter handheld games exclusive to 3DS for three years

A deal between Nintendo and Capcom which would see handheld Monster Hunter games coming exclusively to the 3DS for the next three years has appeared.

[Snookies12]

Man, I have a 3DS, but Monster Hunter 4 should have been for Vita... Seriously, the game could have looked and I'm sure played much better with two analogs. Not to mention MH on PSP was the go-to thing for people especially in Japan. A lot of those people probably got a Vita in hopes of the next one on there.

Oh well though, not like I'd give Crapcom any of my money for ANY game anyway. Just putting in my two cents, which is my opinion of course. Nothing less, nothing more.

[HammadTheBeast]

Well, they'll wish they hadn't signed this once Soul Sacrifice comes out and takes over, without any major competition.

[strifeblade]

actually no, i dont think so... maybe ppl that own vita my wish they bought a 3ds? and maybe they will considering the normal 3ds is less than 150$.

But hey thats just what i think... i mean what do i know? im a nobody just like you.

[DarkHeroZX]

@strifeblade

I owned my 3ds first and until the new Pokemon have regretted every second of it. Only a hand full of games I actually enjoy, no features outside of games which make the 3ds a valid purchase, the Nintendo store is a hot mess, the 3d feature makes my head hurt. I love that I have an r4i that works on it but if the 3ds isn't cracked soon ill never own a 3ds game outside of Zelda which came with the special edition. I think capcom is shooting themselves in the foot with this deal.

[MikeMichaels]

The funny thing is, anyone who wants to play monster hunter on Vita right now can go download "Monster Hunter Freedom Unite" from PSN for around 15 bucks.

....and it probably looks better then the eventual 3DS version.

This is a missed opportunity though. I've been dying to see a MH game game with actual shader/lighting fx's and good graphics.

Oh well. It's a new Gen, this is an old franchise. Something will rise to take its place.

[adorie]

Looks like Nintendo is trying to kill the Vita.

[SilentNegotiator]

A corporation trying to kill their competition?

This is one for the history books, folks!

[Haha123]

Monster Hunter 4 and Pokemon XY

Indeed the vita is pretty much dead

[gaffyh]

There are other games that can be big for systems. Monster Hunter was a new IP last gen, who would have thought it would be this successful. The same thing can happen this gen with a different game.

With that said though, if this is true, then it is a big blow to Sony. But it's not over till it's over.

[sarshelyam]

Another finger pointed at Capcom's loony-bin!

[freezola75]

Yea this is kind of bewildering, perplexing even..

I surely would have thought that this game would have made it to the Vita as well.

For the life of me why wouldn't THEE most popular game in Japan be available for the Vita. I know alot of people would be excited everywhere.

But this is definitely a power grab among handheld consoles because whoever gets Monster Hunter will almost instantly increase their console base..

If it happens this will be a tough lost but again this doesn't mean the Vita will die..

I am thinking that Soul Sacrifice and Phantasy Star Online 2 may be pretty big titles for the Vita.

But really MH is a pretty big title NOT to have...

Doesn't mean that I am gonna pack my Vita away LOL

Peace

[showtimefolks]

i doubt this since MH franchise is a big hit on every console

so maybe 3-4 6 months exclusive. unless Nintendo paid big bucks i don't see 3 years exclusive period

[AngelicIceDiamond]

I think we can ALL agree this is way worse than COD DLC hitting first on Xbox for 3 years...

[shutUpAndTakeMyMoney]

funny the other source say "Rumor: Monster Hunter franchise is exclusive to 3DS until 2014"

[SamPao]

MH can go to hell. I dont give a flying F about this game anymore! Trying to kill the machine that BROUGHT them where they are now! What pricks.
I hope they get served with bad sales!
Soul Sacrifice all the way!

[Haha123]

Good riddance!!, when GTA was exclusive to the ps2 for a couple of years I doubt anyone was complaining like little b*tches, glad this series is exclusive on the 3DS and WiiU, glad the handheld I love is getting amazing support :)

Now in two months time I'll be getting a WiiU for the sole reason to play Monster Hunter in HD

[PsnGammer21]

I know that's your opinion but it's wrong 3ds isn't that great of a system it's only relevant because of pokemon, and Zelda. Not going to lie the Mario games been shit. The wii u yea it's good but you will stop playing it a month in. Monster hunter isn't really good game either.... Again all is my opinion. I had 3ds for 3 months regretted it then sold it instantly, have the vita a much better handheld system that when it has games coming to it just puts your 3ds in its place 6ft under the ground...

[Knight_Crawler]

"Man, I have a 3DS, but Monster Hunter 4 should have been for Vita... Seriously, the game could have looked and I'm sure played much better with two analogs."

This why not everyone can be made CEO of a company - MH Vita with better graphics would mean that the developers would have to spend more money than what they did with the 3DS MH.

Now tell me how this makes any sense business wise to spend more money on a game that does not even half the install base that the 3DS has?

Consumers do not look at the spending cost part of making a game and only look at the receiving end which is just make the dam game and do not worry if it bombs or sells...this is why Sony is in the red right now because the make game like iNfamous, Heavy Rain, Twisted Metal, Battle Royal, Killzone and Resistance which are great games but do not sell enough to break even or make a profit.

[stickskills]

I definitely would have tried the game out had it come out on the Vita in a reasonable time. Just another reason for me to not play my Playstation Vita... again...

[JoGam]

Just another reason not to play your Vita again? Dude that got to be the stupidest thing I ever heard other than the word "Bazinga".

What did you buy it for?

[Snookies12]

Don't mock Sheldon's Bazinga good sir... D:

[profgerbik]

I also think the word Bazinga is moronic to the point of no humor and usually I find stupidity funny but that is not even funny stupid, it's just stupid.

Mock it all you want.. Ugh just saying the word Bazinga back to myself makes my spine shiver in the most unpleasing way..

I also agree it's even dumber acting as if Monster Hunter is the only game if it were on the Vita to be worth playing.. It's not.

[WrAiTh Sp3cTr3]

" What did you buy it for?"

Fell for the Sony hype? It happens to the best of us.

[LordHiggens]

We as a people have a stick up our collective butts...We need to find out sense of humor again. Why so serious folks? Big Bang Theory is hilarious.

[Root]

I don't understand to be honest, I mean I understand from a business point since the 3DS is outselling the PSV but with the PSV they could do more with the franchise

[ABizzel1]

For some people and some companies then paycheck is more important than the quality of their work.

There are few companies that put both quality product and revenue on the same playing field.

In case you haven't figured out yet, Capcom is not the latter of the two.

[Salamander]

Never played MH before it seems to be a quality game, otherwise why would people care so much. But hey thats business.

[ChronoJoe]

3DS is outselling the PSV something like 20:1 in Japan. Last gen the PSP had a good initial uptake in Japan off the back off the PS2. The PS2 was popular so some of that translated to PSP sales.

Unfortunately the PS3 isn't quite the hit the PS2 was and Sony no longer hold the exclusivity of intellectual property that they once did. There's far less reason for the Japanese to pick up Sony's new handheld than there was the PSP and as a result it makes sense that publishers like Capcom would want their games on the most popular system for their target demographic.

With the Vita's current install base it's really not worth developing for, to be honest. At best you're looking at 500k units sold. On the 3DS you can shift a few million. There's a big difference and I imagine that alongside the incentive from Nintendo made it an easy decision.

[ABizzel1]

@ChronoJoe

That's somewhat true, but the thing is. Monster Hunter is what pushed the sales of the PSP in Japan, not riding off the PS2. The PSP wasn't doing huge numbers in Japan until late in it's lifecycle, and it's still doing well which is the problem.

The PSP is cutting into the sales of the Vita. World WIde both the PSP and PSV are selling similar numbers 80k per week.. The Vita has a near even split across the world (30k, 30k, 20k), while the PSP is selling (2k, 9k, 70k), and that 70,000 is being sold in Japan alone for the PSP.

On top of that Monster Hunter is a system seller in Japan as proven by the significant boost in sales when the games came to the PSP, and when it launched on the 3DS. Capcom knows this, and they know that if the release it on Vita it's still going to sell 1+ mil copies. THey just don't want to take the chance. They'd rather have another PSP quality game and a check than improve the entire series by releasing it for Vita or even consoles.

[ElectricKaibutsu]

It's like people are forgetting the last console generation. The Xbox was much more powerful than the PS2 and the GameCube was slightly so, and yet all the big games came out on the PlayStation because, like the 3DS, it had the larger install base. I never heard anyone complaining then.

[Godchild1020]

If it was exclusive to the 3DS, why would it come to the Wii U? Unless he means, it's exclusive to Nintendo for 3 years. So, would 4 be the last game to be exclusive to the 3DS or does it start with 4?

Also, I thought Nintendo doesn't pay for exclusives.

[Lionheart377]

All "handheld" Monster Hunter games will be exclusive to the 3DS.

[Godchild1020]

Never mind I get what you are saying!

The source is from 2011, so that means the exclusivity will end next year? This does prove why we won't see a monster hunter game on the Vita this year.

[Lionheart377]

That's what seems to be up in the air.

[ChronoJoe]

I guess they do now. They shunned a lot of third parties previously so it makes sense to change their policy. They also netted Bayonetta as an exclusive too by offering to publish it.

[Lionheart377]

Wait, what's the difference between exclusivity for "handheld Monster Hunter games" and "all handheld Monster Hunter games"? Both are pretty inclusive.

[Tei777]

Were nintendo worried about the 3DS or did they just want to create a monopoly?

i find it strange that both Square Enix and Capcom steered completely away from the Vita in terms of original content even before it had launched, when they supported the psp quite strongly. I would have thought games like Kingdom hearts and RE:Revelations would have always had the intention of going multiplatform. Especially with the VIta's added power and dual analoge sticks. Financially both companies could have sold an additional 400k for each respective game. Probably even more judging 3rd party numbers for Persona 4, Rayman Origins. Hell even ragnarok sold 200k and it isn't even out in europe yet (same for persona).

[ABizzel1]

I don't get it either. It makes no sense from a business standpoint or a developer standpoint.

My guess is the Vita sales aren't doing so great, but even then you would expect a PSP version since the 3DS is basically a PSP+ and the PSP is still doing big numbers in Japan (although weaker than the PSP in a few places).

Which leads me to believe this was Nintendo's way of trying to stop the Vita and mobile devices from breaking more ground into their handheld marketing that the PSP already claimed. The DS outsold the PSP by a large margin, 150+ mil to 70+ mil. But the DS is now selling less than 3,000 handhelds a week, while the PSP is still pushing 100,000 per week. No one has ever gave Nintendo this much trouble in the handheld industry, EVER. On top of that developers are starting to take mobile games more seriously.

So what do you do? Kill the competition. All that Wii money is being funded into the 3DS and Wii-U in an attempt to get major franchises and core games on their handheld and console to prevent mobile and Vita from hurting 3DS sales, and to keep 3rd party support for the Wii-U when the PS4 and Xbox 1080 launch.

It's a great move for Nintendo, but it sucks for people who want to see advances in technology and their games.

[Tei777]

I could only think nintendo money hatted tons of exclusivity... I remember capcom initially showed demos of monster hunter on Vita as well as lost planet, they even said that the MT framework (engine behind RE:Revelations) was in process of being adapted to the Vita.

[nirwanda]

It makes alot of sense from a business stand point nintendo pay you to make a game and you release a game that has cost you next to nothing to make and you reel in the profits on a console that has sold 9 times as many unit.
As for the vita games will be quite large as it will be nearly as costly as a ps3 game so why wouldn't you make ps3 game instead with a big user base.
Also alot of people already beleved the handheld market has been cornered by tablets and phones

[ABizzel1]

@nirwanda

That's not true. Vita game development cost are slightly higher than the PSP which is in the same ball park as the 3DS.

That being said I know it's all based on money, and Nintendo probably wrote a check to Capcom, and Capcom is all about the money nowadays.

The PSP released in December of 2004 in Japan, and early 2005 WW, only selling 10 million handhelds by year's end. But Capcom still put the first Monster Hunter on PSP and it's sold as much as the 3DS version with the 3DS having a larger install base 14 million.

On top of that they've managed to release a entire 5 part series of Monster Hunter for the Xbox 360 in Japan........ Yeah it sold like crap.

I don't know about Capcom anymore. They don't care about the games and quality, they only care about sales, and when you don't care about both that's when you've lost me.

[Riderz1337]

A MAXIMUM of three years...what's the minimum? If there even is a minimum.

[topgeareasy]

RIP vita

[JoGam]

RIP "VITA IS DEAD" COMMENTS.

[Blastoise]

At this point, I don't care what console it's on. Just release Monster Hunter 4 already lol

[fatalis95]

this is just a rumour chances are we could see monster hunter 4 portable/freedom or G on the vita

[Myst]

I would like that very much :)

[CommonSenseGamer]

Wow, people bitching about exclusives yet its the reason they support the PS3. Oh, I get it, its only OK if its an exclusive on a Sony platform.

[Godchild1020]

There is a difference between first party (Second) and third party exclusives. You also have to remember Nintendo has a good share of first party exclusives as well.

I still stick by what I said, I thought Nintendo doesn't pay for exclusives. Now we are hearing they have a 3 year exclusive plan for MH and I don't see where Capcom could use Mario in one of their games (So money was a factor in this).

[Ck1x]

It could just be that Nintendo and capcom have a close relationship! After all Nintendo did help publish MH3 in the west and I believe they even helped with marketing in japan as well.

[WiigotU]

What makes you think they paid?

[RuperttheBear]

Nintendo and Capcom have been working together since the 80's, so it shouldn't be a surprise that this kind of thing happens.

[ChronoJoe]

@Godchild Sometimes marketing and support is also traded for exclusivity. Not just money / rights to intellectual property.

[Godchild1020]

If Nintendo is doing Marketing for a Capcom game, then that means money was exchanged but not directly from on to the other. Nintendo is still coming out of pocket to have the game on their platform exclusively.

If they sent some of their employees to help capcom make a game on the 3DS, more is being exchanged for time spent at another studio. Again Nintendo is paying to have their employees work on a non first party game.

No matter what money is always involved.

[a_bro]

if true, then rip vita in japan...

[Hicken]

Capcom's loss. After all, how much money would they stand to make from putting one on the Vita? And talk about being a system seller: even if it were available on both handhelds, I get the feeling it'd be about equally as popular on the Vita.

... a lot of companies in the industry right now truly are stupid.

[Sgt_Slaughter]

With the way the Vita is selling, they might put themselves in a hole financially if it doesn't sell well.

Who knows, it could do that or push a ton of units. It's a big question mark at this point.

[Tei777]

If Persona 4, a 3 year old port of mildly popular franchise can sell 250k in japan on the vita, monster hunter can push 500k in its 1st month easy. In the long run it would probably be at around 1.2m by years end, which will likely be around 30% of the 3DS version sales.

[Kingthrash360]

Nobody listen's to the guy.. He said don't believe what you hear on the net but that's EXACTLY what this article and the other articles are doing. (And apperantly anyone else believing these rumors) true or false these are all rumors the game may still or may not come to the vita ... Ill believe when it's official.

[PirateThom]

It's an odd situation.

"Don't believe everything you read on the internet"

and

"There's this guy on the internet saying this...."

I dunno, I don't see why Capcom would even agree to a deal like that considering their MO for the past few years has been to hit as many platforms as possible.

[NovusTerminus]

Well. Goodbye MH, I'll be following God Eater, Soul Sacrifice, PSO2, and a few others.

I don't like the 3DS's controls, and I am NOT buying an attachment for the second circle pad it should have had at launch.

[d3nworth1]

Honestly Monster hunter would be better on the vita. I have Monster Hunter portable 3rd HD for the ps3 and that right analog stick camera control made the games 100 times better to play. The main issue with monster hunter on psp and ps2 was the camera controls were mapped to the d-pad making it awkward to control the camera while trying to keep your character moving. That made the game harder than it really should be especially when fighting multiple monsters at the same time. If the 3ds had a second analog stick then it would be fine but it doesnt. After playing monster hunter with good camera control its hard to good back to playing with out it.

[SamPao]

Hey "The Claw" is awesome after you train it a bit.
Though it aint possible on the 3DS thats why I REALLY dont like the controlls there....

[DivineAssault]

Vita will get its own MH game eventually im sure.. Possibly a PS4 MH game w vita crossplay or functionality.. If not, soul sacrifice will be there for me.. & i also have a 3ds xl so if (mind u IF) mh 4 gets localized, ill be purchasing it.. If it ends up a great work of art of corse..

Oh & God Eater 2, Phantasy Star online 2, Dragons crown, & many others are coming so MH4 not going on it is not biggie to me.. Vita having Cross play, cross control, cross game chat, trophies, etc makes it a much greater experience to play games on it rather than 3ds IMO... I still love & respect Nintendos software quality, but i really dont care for their hardware & publisher support

[tehpees3]

Having Monster Hunter and Dragon Quest (two of the biggest franchises in Japan) exclusive to your platforms is some of the best kind of publisher support you can have.

What more do you want? It bodes well for Square Enix and Capcom releases in the future. Another company seeming to throw more bias to them is Tecmo.

I am against money hatting myself but I am trying to understand your complaint here.

[mshope10]

well monster hunter 3 ultimate played and looked great on 3ds just using the touchscreen.

but using the circle pad pro is the best cause it has two sticks and four shoulder buttons no other portable has that option and it works great in fact it feels like a console controller.

so i know i'm going to love playing monster hunter 4 on 3ds.

and i have no hate for vita.but people act like now it's going to be a bad game when it's going to be great!

[megamanX2]

lol the vita is doomed without this game nobody will even care about the system in a few years.

"I don't understand to be honest, I mean I understand from a business point since the 3DS is outselling the PSV but with the PSV they could do more with the franchise"

and what can they do with the franchise? they cant do anything that has been done already, and they can barley sell a million systems......u really think they would waste time/money making a game for a useless handheld?

[BlaqMagiq24]

Explain how it's useless

[mt]

oh god I hope not i mean my vita is ready to play MH at anytime.

[PygmelionHunter]

Christ... It's like that discussion about Bayonetta 2 on Wii U all over again! Just shut up and let it go, people, I'm sure there's gonna be something else you can complain about next week...

[Knushwood Butt]

I've been saying this for years.

So obvious that Nintendo paid up for an exclusivity deal.

I firmly believe Nintendo paid to get Monster Hunter Tri on the Wii too. There's no way Capcom ever thought that the Wii was the best platform for Monster Hunter, especially when it was already in development for other platforms originally. Just look at Capcom's history of Wii games prior to that...

[ElectricKaibutsu]

I don't really go for conspiracy theories. It couldn't just be that companies want to make software for hardware that sells well?

Though, not that an exclusivity deal would be surprising. The Wii U in Japan launched with a Monster Hunter bundle which sure says something.

But if there was an exclusivity deal, it's not like Sony couldn't have done the same thing. If they were really trying to push the Vita like they should, why didn't they pay for a system seller like Monster Hunter? It certainly isn't Nintendo's fault the Vita isn't selling well. Was it Sony's fault the GameCube didn't sell well?

I feel like I always come off as a Sony hater, but I actually love Sony and want them to do well, that's why I'm so critical of them. Sometimes I just don't know what that company is doing. Hirai said they just restructured their management and put more resources in divisions that are doing well, which I assume is gaming. So hopefully from now on you'll see a bunch of great decisions come from Sony. Maybe actually marketing the Vita will be one.

[Knushwood Butt]

Any deal related to the 3DS makes more sense due to the simple difference in market penetration between the 3DS and the Vita. Still, Capcom could have sold just as much, if not more, if they stuck with the PSP.

As for the console discussion, there's just no way Capcom genuinely thought the Wii was the best place for a new MonHun game, regardless of how many Wiis were in the wild at the time.

[Knushwood Butt]

As for Monster Hunter itself, I could never get into that game. I don't think it's for me.

[ElectricKaibutsu]

According to this Capcom decided to release Monster Hunter on the Wii because it was cheap to develop for:
http://purenintendo.com/200...

@Knushwood Butt
I could never get into Monster Hunter either. I got the second one for PSP and quit pretty fast. I'm skipping MH3 too. I might give 4 a shot if the controls are good enough on the 3DS. I'm not buying one of those circle pad pros to play it.

[Knushwood Butt]

@ ElectricKaibutsu

Yeah, I remember that press release, but it never made a lick of sense. So, Capcom made Lost Planet 2, a very similar kind of game, for the PS360, because... they were expensive to develop for ???

[ElectricKaibutsu]

@Knushwood Butt

I don't know if it's actually true or not, but it kind of makes sense. Capcom probably figured, rightly, that people would buy Monster Hunter even if it didn't have fancy new graphics. Lost Planet was a new franchise and they needed to put something on the HD systems. Maybe if they didn't do Lost Planet at all, they would have just put MH on 360 and PS3.

But yeah, that's all guessing. The main reason I don't think Nintendo has an exclusivity arrangement with Capcom is because they aren't bragging about it.

[Prodigy-X]

I'm done with Capcom if this is true. So much stupid business decisions it not even funny with these guys.

[Ru2011]

Complete and utter trash crapcom. This game originated from ps2 , and i played the crap out of it. Have been waiting for it to hit ps3 and.....nothing. Why take a franchise that was built on ps platform..then..evolved on psp..and not put it on ps3 or atleast vita.

[chadboban]

Well, there was an HD version of Monster Hunter Portable 3rd for the PS3 but it was Japan only and from what I've heard, one of the main reasons why it along with it's PSP version are not coming stateside is Sony themselves.

http://www.playstationlifes...

Also, a franchise going from one company's platform to another isn't exactly new (remember Final Fantasy?).

[AWBrawler]

That's funny when people complain about games hopping to a Nintendo platform. Yet they never complain when it leaves Nintendo for their console.

Reminds me of how people were wanting no more heroes 2 to be on the PS3 or 360

[SamPao]

Well actually, Capcom is just fakin Lazy.

WHY SHOULD SONY DO WHAT THEY WANT???

I mean comeon. THEY will get the money?
They just want sony to do everything + marketing for their titles. wth??

[Shnazzyone]

It's okay, Sony kids can easily delude themselves for 3 years. Why the fuck would they want to market to the 2nd place portable console? With how much it costs to develop for by comparison with a smaller install base... it's just a good decision. Good for nintendo and capcom. It seems sony really put themselves into a corner with vita. 1 year, no price cut, why? Because it's tough to price cut something you jammed with expensive new proprietary tech you developed yourself.

[Prodigy-X]

Back to your cave you go troll.

[OmniSlashPT]

Yeah, no wonder all the best handheld games of last year were Vita games. It might not sell, but it sure has some quality games. The 3DS (pretty much like all Nintendo consoles) is remake after sequel after port.

[Shnazzyone]

Oh yeah, I forgot about how all the best and most original sony games were on vita last year. All those new franchises. Man it was a hell of a year.

Who could forget the debut of the uncharted franchse and the brand new game persona 4 last year on the vita? I still can't believe how not whored out little big planet was with Little big planet PS vita! Also all the other games besides gravity rush that weren't just simply port version of ps3 games. Or rereleases of ps2 era stuff.

You are right, sony fans aren't deluded at all. you taught me alright. Never make that mistake again.

[r21]

Does Capcom not like money? MH will get them millions for sure, with the game being sold well on both 3DS and vita!

[porkChop]

They would probably have made more money by making the games multiplatform.

[danny818]

It makes sense now. Sony had soul sacrifice made to make up for lost software (monster hunter) made by an ex capcom employee who left on a bad note. Its the perfect crime!!!!!!

[R_A_LEE20]

I think at this point Nintendo has just trolled Sony with this 3 year deal.

Good on you, Nintendo!

[GraveLord]

I hope this isn't true, but considering how Sony hasn't even mentioned Monster Hunter is coming at all......

[strifeblade]

R.I.P VITA
we hardly knew ye

[R_A_LEE20]

Or cared about yer.

[SirBradders]

So what about the fans that brought this game to where it is i.e. the sony commumity im not a fan boy and i do love MH but im never picking up a console whether it be handheld or not just for one game. Capcom have basically put 2 fingers up to the original community that brought this game to where it is. As for nintendo this is a good business decision but a bad one at the same time because now sony know what theyre playing at.

[wishingW3L]

Capcom doesn't give a fk about their fans. I mean, just look at all the on-disc DLC, Megaman, DmC, Resident Evil, the roster of UMvC3....

[WiigotU]

I get why the vita owners want the game but sony has been getting there fare share of exclusoves and still do. Now you see how nintendo fans feel.

[SirBradders]

But sony make most of their exclusives just like nintendo do and for capcom to do this is basically them slapping their original fanbase which is multi millions of fans who brought the game to life. It really shocks me seeing companies using their fans as pieces of meat. And from a business point getting monster hunter early on the vita would mean developing times would be cut in the future when bringing out sequels because the vita will pick up theres no doubt.

[Unlimax]

If you are a Nintendo fan .. Thread is totally different in terms of exclusive games .. We are talking about companies and studios owned by Sony and not Third party companies , Nintendo on the other side has some companies and studios, but unfortunately they do not exploit their presence and expertise however they have some exclusives from third-party companies that is not originally owned by Nintendo ( What I mean is those games that first appeared in the device itself ) .. If we back to history since pre-emergence of the 3D Graphics of gaming and search for some excuses from the past in order to Prove the situation it wont change anything till this day .. Technological advances necessitates to the success of the parent device.

In short companies covet to search for profits by any means even if it sacrificed its fanbase and that's what really bothers me in the gaming industry these days .

[wishingW3L]

Capcom thinks that just because the install base of the 3DS is higher that the game will sell better there. But what about when it was on the PSP vs DS? To this date all the highest selling Monster Hunter games have been on the PsP and it makes sense since it has to compete against less games.

[refocusedman]

I really dont think that MH being exclusive on 3ds has anything to do with the install base. I remember when monster hunter was released on the 360 and not on the ps3. I think that a contract was made between nintendo and capcom in which sony just choose not to match/bid. Sony once stated that they refuse to buy 3rd party exclusivity and thats exactly what capcom probably wanted.

[arbitor365]

i think this series is really being squandered with nintendo. monster hunter tri would have been much better if it had been on the PS3 and any monster hunter game on the 3ds would be better on the vita.

[RuperttheBear]

Any exclusive game released on ps3 and Vita would be better on pc, but it doesn't happen and I'm not complaining.

[Kos-Mos]

How would it have been better? Graphics??????????????? Oh my god the GRAPHICS!!!!!!!!!

[arbitor365]

actually the controls. the biggest problem with monster hunter tri on the wii, was the motion controls. I owned the game, so I experienced it first hand.

also, since the vita has a second analog stick, it would allow better camera movement and better movement in general, since analog sticks are always better than slide pads

[izumo_lee]

It's not a total lost that there is no MH game on the Vita. Sure it would have helped a lot for the install base in Japan but it is not the end of the world just cause there will not be a MH game for 3 years.

The Vita is getting some very high quality alternatives to MH like Ragnarok Oddessey, Soul Sacrifice, Phantasy Star Online 2, & the extremely underrated Gods Eater 2.

Also if there will be a MH game on the Vita i rather have a game that takes advantage of the Vita hardware. A port of the 3DS version defeats the purpose.

[profgerbik]

Yep it's real annoying how people act as if the Vita is getting no good games.

All those games you mentioned might possibly even be better than Monster Hunter for many, PSO 2 and Soul Sacrifice are already looking more appealing to me personally. I love the new approach PSO took.

Just the fact the PS Vita has more monster hunting games than the 3DS in it's first year is already promising enough for me even if we never see Monster Hunter period..

It's Capcom's loss, just would have been extra money no doubt about that. They aren't going to lose on a game everyone practically talks about and begs for. It's insane they assume it won't sell well on any system. People buy Monster Hunter for the game, not what system it's on.

I could bet close to every single person who owned a PS Vita would be buying it for theirs if it did release for it but oh well.

[izumo_lee]

I agree. Games like Phantasy Online 2, Gods Eater 2 & Soul Sacrifice seem to be more ambitious in terms of game play. MH4 other than some minor changes (new weapons, assist creatures,etc.) is more of the same.

Look PO2 for the Vita lets you play with people on the PC! That is such an awesome way to play the game. Soul Sacrifice is from the mind of Keiji Inafune, say what you want about the guy he is a brilliant game designer & i look forward to his game. Gods Eater 2 is what i look forward to the most. I loved the first game cause the story is so interesting & the characters are likable (especially Alisa for me personally!).

So yeah like i said it's not the end of the world that there is not MH. It will come to the Vita eventually it is almost guaranteed, so let the 3DS have it for now. I'll be playing better alternatives.

[refocusedman]

Its not just about good games, It abt games that sell software and move systems and thats what monster hunter is. Its like CoD being exclusive to the 360 in the US for 3 years. That would be devastating for the playstation brand. Its not Capcoms loss because if they were at any risk at incurring a loss, they would not even hesitate on bringing it to the Vita. Have we forgotten how greedy capcom is ( on disc dlc anyone, or 10 dollar alternate costume packs). The fact is that we as Vita adapters lose out because its one less quality game that we dont have and MH sells hardware, and more unit sold = more developers creating software.

[RogueStatus28]

3DS will be getting better alternatives as well such as Soul Hackers, Fire Emblem Awakening, Bravely Default, and Etrian Odyssey IV.

[Cyrax4]

RIP Vita.

Lol at anyone who was dumb enough to buy one.

3rd parties have completely shunned the Vita because they knew it had no hope. How Sony didn't realize this is puzzling. If they screwed up the Vita so bad, what makes you think they won't do the same for the PS4?

[Krew_92]

Yes because Monster Hunter is the holy grail of gaming.

To tell you the truth I'd rather have a new Pokemon game than a Monster Hunter game...

Luckily I have BOTH the 3DS and the Vita.

Japan is not the world, just like people say USA is not the world, many people here just either don't care/never heard of Monster Hunter, a LOT of people here would much rather prefer a new God of War portable.

I'll get Monster Hunter on my 3DS when it comes out though, because I'm one of those who does know and cares about Monster Hunter, but believe me a lot more people don't here.

[Blastoise]

True that. I own a 3DS and very recently a Vita.

Probably gonna get Monster Hunter 4 day one, very excited but it's amazing how many fanboys this exclusivity bring's out.

So many 3DS fanboys pounding their chests, how many people here are actually gonna buy it?

[GuruStarr78]

I know mh is a system seller, and I own both 3ds and vita, but c'mon... mh games are lame..

[profgerbik]

I get this game is fun, I get people want it on the Vita but acting like it's the only game that would ever be worth playing on the Vita is just retarded already..

I am sure it offends other fans just the same if someone said all there is to play on the 3DS is Zelda. Both aren't true, even the 3DS would do fine without having Monster Hunter around.

Monster Hunter is not keeping consoles and handheld gaming alive, acting as if it is seems a little bit ridiculous for sure. You know there was a time where Monster Hunter didn't even exist, consoles and handhelds did fine then without it also.

[KrisButtar]

I agree. Well said.

[BLKxSEPTEMBER]

Could care less if MH never comes to the vita. I only care that we get a new MH game on a next gen console. I'm a big fan of MH and I look forward to that day. As far as it being released on vita, I prefer devs focus on delivering games that I can't play on PS3. The vita IMO needs to bring fresh gaming experiences (like gravity rush) not scaled back ports of uncharted, killzone, cod, etc.

[TenkoTAiLS]

Now i'm asking a serious question here, i have no idea. So don't shoot me down. Is the Vita actually quite popular in the USA or something?

I only ask because here in New Zealand hardly anyone has one, you never hear people talking about it. We get no adverts on TV that i have seen. And the sections for it are so small at the local gamestore. The amount of games for sale seem to be less than half one shelf. Not to mention the $400-$600 NZ price tag.

So it always confuses me on here when i see all these "why isn't this on Vita" articles. And legions of people wanting games on the thing. Are its sales good in the States and the UK?

[Kennytaur]

Not really, the Vita isn't doing too well anywhere. But it's fanbase is vocal about it as it's a truly fantastic machine, but lacking in support. And support will increase its sales.

[dboyman]

Problem is I see it many won't support the Vita without the sales, but the sales would come with more support. Seems to me the PS Vita is stuck in a catch 22, between a rock and a hard place...

[Krew_92]

It would make sense for the sections of the Vita gamestore to be small, since it's a really new portable device.

Although it's not doing too good, the only people who own one right now, are people who either wanted one from the get-go or people who like the niche games that are being released for it.

Honestly I think once Killzone comes out, and maybe God of War in the future, Americans will start to notice it.

For me the system seller I wanted, was LittleBigPlanet, I know to some it seems like it wouldn't be a system seller, for me I couldn't wait for a well-made LBP portable game. The PSP LBP looks like a PS1 game compared to the new Vita version, haha.

[EffectO]

Nintendo played it smart and now 3DS sells like crazy in Japan.Sony on the other hands were caught with their pants down.

And today we have a rumor that only selected Walmart stores will carry Vita,other Walmarts are moving their remaining stock to them.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum...

People from Japan told me that the same shit happened in Japan,some big retailers just flat out stopped carrying Vita.

So yeah...

[baph777]

Oh well. At least it gives another developer a chance to go ahead and establish a new franchise in a less crowded marketplace on Vita. Some developer should jump at the chance to do it.

[Hozi]

sony should cut the cost of development for VITA...to give new/indie devs a chance to flex their muscles.

[Kennytaur]

It's like the lack of the series on PS3, except that only-in-japan remaster. There's no way it could not be a success, but Capcom, who loves making money, chickens out from moving the series to HD. It's not like the increased production costs won't be made back in sales.

[contradictory]

great, i know another capcom game i won't bother playing then...

[sweetstyle]

why is it coming to wii u if its only 3ds exclusive :P

[Hozi]

If this is true, I officially hat you CAPCOM!!! You bastard of a developer!!! MH is PSP'S child and you took that child away and gave it to the enemy!!!! You suck!.....But if you bring Dragon's Dogma to VITA I think I can forgive you.

[RogueStatus28]

So much sony drone butt-hurt. There has already been 6 Monster Hunter games for Playstation, the creator said time to move on and give the other company a shot. It's sad Sony fans have to make fake stuff such as the Japanese coding, that's how desperate they are and also proves no games are coming out for the Vita.

[R_A_LEE20]

Its getting to a point with the Vita being in the same league as PS Move:

A dead weight with hardly any exclusives and a lack commitment from its creators.

[megamanX2]

"Explain how it's useless"

I thought it just did....for one the price makes it useless, and i dont remember seeing the 3ds flying off the shelf's at that price range. Now if they had the games like ps1&2 had i would buy the system, especially if they had a real sequel to the ps1 castlevaina....unfortunately those days are gone.