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22nd of March then! May the hunt begin...

Wii U for me. No online on 3DS was a deal breaker for me.

Wii U for me,mainly HD and online.

Will there be off-tv play on the Wii U version?

What about prices? Will this be considered a new game and sold at 50/60 €/$? If yes, I'll quit! Old games in HD are sold at 30 €/$ for the other consoles, and they are always compilations of 2 or 3 games!!!

I won't be picking up either, since I don't own a Wii U, and the 3DS version doesn't have online play.

Turning off old servers? Bad news for people who've yet to pick up a Wii U. But I may preorder this, and I never preorder anything

not sure it's really my kind of game. i think i will stick to Luigi's Mansion 2 and Pokemon Mystery Dungeon for now.

@andreoni79 I believe they'll be going for the regular launch pricing of games. At any rate that's what they going for here.

BOTH Wii U and 3DS version for me

This first then take a break and play Luigis Mansion. February and March are looking to be awesome for the 3ds!!

I have a Wii U 'cause I love Nintendo games, but I fear I will spend more of my time (and money) for my 360 if 3rd parties act like these. Old games = full price. New games = delayed and more expensive

Time to put in a request off for some days off at work!

I guess I owe my gf a 3ds copy of the game since she bet it was coming out 3/19, I bet 3/12. In my defence I was being optimistic and thinking that 1+2=3 so it would be 3 2X (3-3)

I know I will get the Wii U version first. I may get a 3ds version later on for myself if there is a good sale on it.

Looks like I'll have to have a Wii U come March 19th.

//RAAAAAAWRRR!!!

March will be busy for my 3DS, MH and LM2 probably will be picked up on the same day for me

OOOOOO butt bustingly brilliant!

WiiU version, european, on 22nd of march. Bring. It. On!

Looking forward to this.

@andreoni79 I wouldn't call this an old game.. It's an expansion of an old game. It more than doubles the content.

Still, I wouldn't like to see it at full regular retail price. Maybe $10 lower than usual would be good.

I squeed when I saw the news ^_^
I'll be downloading them both!

Are there still people around who don´t know anything about the size of MH3 Ultimate? Unbelievable. That games doesn´t double Tris content, its almost three times as big.

Best thing I've heard in a while! Join our forum and let's start creating some Guilds for this epic game:

http://www.nintendolife.com/forums/online_gaming/monster_hunter_3_ultimate_guild

i will get both versions since i would like to play local multiplayer with my bro

A Day before my wedding anniversary. Sweet.

And both for me

I might get the Wii U version... depends when South Park: Stick of Truth comes out

@Falk_Sturmfels Than tell me where to find a precise description of Ultimate

@andreoni79: For example, the MonsterHunterWikipedia. There are complete lists of the monsters, the weapons, the landscapes and the quests from MH3G, which is the same game as MH3Ultimate. That Game is huge! MHTri had - as much as I remember - 15 big monsters to defeat, three of them you just could see online.
Ultimate has 50! Okay, some of them are just subspecies and variations, but they look different then and they have other attacks. Also Ultimate is back to the 12 weapon classes - Tri just had 8.
I played Tri way more than 300 hours. I guess, my 3DS will run this much bigger game at least 700-800 hours. My wife will hate me for that.
Additional there are two new hunting areas and a whole new city to explore.

@Falk_Sturmfels
Thanks. I played Tri and I loved it, but I hoped in a brand new game.

this will be my first MH game wiiu hunting on the double : )

I will either get the Wii U version, the 3DS version, both, or perhaps neither. It's a crowded few months for my gaming budget and time so we'll have to see how things shake out. I may end up getting on Wii U just because I won't have any console games to play come March and I have eShop credit burning a hole in my wallet. Heart of the Swarm, Fire Emblem, Luigi's Mansion, and this in the span of a month - this is just cruel.

I'll likely get the Wii U version whenever I decide to buy the console.

I wonder if it supports off-screen play.

Balls. I was happy I got Tri for $5 at Target, brand new a few weeks back. I was going to set up all my Wiis for multiplayer. Ahhh well

Can't wait for this. I loved Tri but never got involved in the online for various reasons which have since disappeared. Thus I'm getting the Wii U version for the online and I expect to dump a few hundred hours into it. Shame I have to wait until March for it though. Tri's biggest problem for me was a lack of variety and Ultimate seems to have no problem with this at all. Tons of things to hunt.

Oh, and for people not in the know on Monster Hunter, 3 Ultimate is the 3rd and most likely final iteration of Tri. I really doubt they'll make another version what with MH4 coming now. Anyways, Portable 3rd was a more content packed iteration of Tri for the PSP that never made it outside of Japan, but it removed certain things while adding others. Ultimate seems like it combines all the content of Tri and Portable 3rd while also adding even more crap to hunt and craft. Capcom LOVES sort of rehashing some of its franchises, but 3 Ultimate has enough new content if all you played was Tri that I can hardly call it an "old game." Though I do see the point people make, as there will be a lot familiar to players of Tri. I won't have a problem paying $60 for this, but I will echo the sentiment that $50 seems a better asking price.

I type too much. MH3U looks great and I can't wait for it.

YESSSS MIC VOICE CHAT YESSSS!!!!!!!!!!!

Since I am spending $80 buck just six days latter for PMD and LM2 this one may have to wait. When I do get it will probably be for the 3DS as no online isn't really a deal breaker for me.

Way too many other games I want more coming out too close. I might by this cheap later to give the series a try.

If they release a Wii U bundle this might be the game that convinces me to finally bite the bullet and get one, if not its the 3DS version first then the Wii U version later.

I have to agree that a full $60 home console price is a bit much considering its still a 3DS game, even with the added online $50 should be plenty given how online passes are only $10.

Wait, didn't Nintendo once say that the gamepad mic wouldn't be used in online? I thought there was an article on that a few months back...

Wii U version for sure.

I'll wait for reviewss of Luigi's Mansion 3ds and MH on 3ds before deciding

Can't wait to try out the other weapons of this game

I can't wait for this game! Good thing a demo comes Feb. 21.

I bought a Wii U to play MH3U so it's day one purchase for me!