No playing online with your buddies in another region

In a recent interview with Monster Hunter producer Ryozo Tsujimoto on Gamereactor it has been revealed that Monster Hunter 3: Ultimate online servers will be region-locked.

This means that players won't be able to experience online gameplay with other players in another region - so North Americans can't play with gamers in Europe and Japan, but only those in North America, and so on and so forth.

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate is released on Wii U and 3DS on 19th March in the US and 22nd March in Europe. The 3DS version can be linked to the Wii U edition, but on its own it has no online multiplayer whatsoever - only local connections can be made, meaning you'll have to keep your hunting party close at hand.

What are your thoughts? Were you hoping to show players from others parts of the world just how good you are? Drop a comment to tell us.

[source siliconera.com, via gamereactor.es]