Got my copy. Apparently mines was the last one, so I ended up with the box on display. Weird since I preorder but that's what I get for picking it up after 6:00 at the only GameStop within a mile from my workplace.

@Gustoff @Fiv3Score Yep it can be downloaded as a PDF. About 524 page worth of info. Have to sign up to their page though to enter and download.

Yeah, you're right.. it's 524 pages! Thought it said 250 :/ I'll see if i can get it onto my phone, though it's going to be too tiny to read probably. have to keep zooming in.. I haven't played the game yet, just opened it and popped it into the slot to 'fill the hole' (my first retail 3ds game! ). Too busy at school, and I know if I start playing now I won't be able to stop haha

Is this game Pokemon-esque (in the sense where there's no real ending)?

Do you just go around hunting monsters in different fields to upgrade your character/weapons/armor/etc.?

basically yes, there's no real ending. you can keep going on forever, even after finishing all the quests and collecting every item in the game

How about new quests through DLC/Spotpass?

Yes I think so, for the 3ds version

Got the game yesterday. WOW! I spent about an hour creating my character, getting to know the villagers from Moga Village and did about 4 small quests. There is tons of content on this game that i can already tell. This is my first MH game and i'm glad i went ahead and bought it. So looking forward to upgrading my weapons and armor to make cool stuff.

Also, there was already DLC available yesterday when i checked. But i didn't see the monsters that i was supposed to kill. I think it was 50 monsters of a certain kind. Can't remember the name though. Does anybody know anything about this DLC that was released yesterday? Also, there were some Guild Backgrounds? What are those for? Remember, i'm new to MH so, that's why all the questions.

The Guild Backgrounds are for your Guild Card I believe. It's used when you go Port Tanzia and can be exhanged during local play.

If you go to the second tab (to the right) in your menu (hit Select), you'll see a guild card option. This essentially shows information on your exploits, and you can customise the background and character description, some of which are DLC. When playing online in future you can send these to other gamers — they're used in StreetPass on 3DS, too.

To access the DLC Quests you need to go to Port Tanzia (speak to the cat at the bottom left of Moga Village). You can go to solo, multiplayer or online areas of the port, but in any case your DLC quests should pop up in the Tavern area here; speak to the arena quest and HR quest characters in the tavern, and the DLC will be in the bottom category in each.

Hope that helps

Dang! Why can't I register the game on my Club Nintendo account. Its saying that the game is still not released. T_T

"Error! This game or system has not yet been released. To register, please return after this game or system has been officially released. To find out this game or systems' official release date, visit www.nintendo.com."

what is this creepy little girl everybody is talking about?
pix or didnt happen !

She is on the title screen when the logo turns around. Little blonde girl that doesn't fit the rest of the games characters.

@ThomasBW84
Thanks! That does help. I did talk to the cat Neko last night but didn't venture into the Solo option. I'll make sure to do that today. I'll check out the guild backgrounds today. Awesomeness! Thanks again.

@Tech...how is the game so far? I am chomping at the bit but trying to hold off on getting it for a couple weeks.

It looks great! Better then the wii version for sure. I'm having fun so far. I tried a peco quest on the local online part as my first quest with no items but what was in the box and barely failed it lol. Stock weapon and armor and that stupid bird kept calling in help as it was a monster I've never seen but it never hit me more then once. Just that one mission alone was fun though and it was just me out there so he was focused solely on me! I can see myself losing many hours into this game all over again! Darn you Capcom. Don't you know I have other games I want to play!

Same here!

Picking up mine on friday (PAL) so can't wait. Argh.

Cool...I am sooo looking forward to this.

Any chance someone could put that PDF up somewhere to make it available for us all to download?

I just bought a new guitar and its just sitting on the corner of my room eating dust. its all because of you Monster Hunter!!!