Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Confirmed for the West

Hellz yeah!

Oh okay well brb gonna cryogene myself.

This made my day, man do I love my 3DS.

Why does it take so long to just localize games to west?

Finally!!!! although i would also buy a wii u version if given the chance.

Personally I'd rather have it on Wii U. I didn't enjoy the controls as much on the 3DS.

Truly a nice news to hear!! Hopefully an U version is indeed in development!

thats great. Have to say would love to see wii u version as well

@Artwark because they're not "just localizing" it. It's still in development.

I'm ready for Magara to kick my butt, lol.

Needs a Wi U version. If they don't want to Nintendo should throw money at them.

Boom.

There's your cue to drop the mic, Capcom. You done good, this time.

Finally! About time!

That's awesome! But can we get MH4 while we wait for Ultimate? Pleaseee?

It's about time they'd given us a western release confirmation. It'll be well worth the wait!

Raise your Heavy Bowguns in triumph!

Great news! Now let the Wii U version come as well please!

Time to polish off my sword.

Wii u please.

I was hoping for a 2014 release for Monster Hunter 4... but since the extra content will be included it's hard to be disappointed. Really looking forward to this - especially since the 3DS release should be able to play online, unlike 3U.

WiiU version would be nice...much better camera controls.

Oh, hell yeah! The 3DS just keeps getting more awesome by the day! And now we'll finally be able to hunt online on 3DS! HYPE!!!

Hooray, monster hunter with no swimming require!

Nintendo Crossbuy by 2015??? Already bought 3 on Wii U and 3DS,

HNNNNNNNNG

The only way I can see A wii u version is if there is demand for it.

hopefully this comes for wii u because the 3ds controls are hideous !

nice one,hope they do it on wiiu aswell.but if they dont ill get an xl,brilliant news

This is awesome news!!! RAAAWRRR~!!!

Now I have something to keep surviving for during 2014.

Kinda.

Glad it's coming over just wish there was a Vita version as well.

I'm going to wait at least a half year longer in case there is a Wii U announcement. I'm pretty excited

My face when I read the title article: !!! My face when I read it's out on early 2015: !!!!!!! More than a year left to be able to play it . But hey, at least is officially confirmed!

Surly the wait's for a Wii U edition right? Something to announce at E3?

No, thanks. I didn't really like the last one. Am I the only person that isn't fond of this series? I'm happy for you lot anyway.

No reasno why this should be another year away!! Take your cues from Atlus Capcom. Very frustrated!!

2015!??????

We just began 2014!

About time! No there won't be a WiiU version since capcom didn't announce a version for Japan and the game is coming out later this year in Japan so that's why we have to wait till 2015. It's the G version of the game guys.

Finally! I absolutely loved playing Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate so this is phenomenal news. It will easily be one of my most anticipated games 2015 by a long shot. Monster hunters rejoice!

Capcom doing something that we want. #YearofMiracles.

Well, that cheers me up somewhat

Its like last years E3 all over again. Here's these amazing games!

They won't be released until next year. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

-_- Seriously, what takes so long to send a game over to the west? If its language problems, I can convert Japanese into English in seconds on Google Translate. Really annoyed.

@Frapp

A shining endorsment for going "digital" if I've ever heard one!

"Bought a game for 60€, didn't like it so I deleted it"

I still regret purchasing AC:NL as a digital download on my 3DS, and now force myself to look at the green Animal Crossing leaf on my 3DS homescreen as a constant reminder never to download a retail title again! I could have sold it for $25 in September if it was a physical cart.

About freaking time Capcom, hopefully the Wii U version made it too.

If there's no Wii U version, blame Nintendo.

@Spoony_Tech They did it, because they don't like you clearly. So they delayed it to early 2015 instead of the lucrative holiday season.

@Artwark There is crazy amounts of dialogue. Plus changing signs and wording in every random location to something that means an equivalent? Takes time.

Copy and paste from the other article....
Woop!!!!!!!!!!!! Glad to see that it is also coming out in the west next year. I will probably try and pick up Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate here in the next few months. Tired the demo and was indifferent to it but everyone is saying that the demo wasn't a good representation of the final product so I have feeling this will be right up my alley.

@SanderEvers I don't care if they need to readjust the culture of the game. Its from Japan, if you can't overlook the Japanese culture of the game then that's their problem. Just gimme gimme!

Sad to see that there no Wii U Version. but, I'm still glad to see that it's happening!

Maybe Capcom will announce a MegaMan game coming out in 2018!

And I was just about to get MH3U, well, that should hold me over until this one releases!

Wii U version PLEASE! This game deserves to be on a big screen in 1080p HD with dual analog sticks, plus the customizable game pad screen is a really cool feature. Also, the Wii U version of MH3U has sold almost 500,000 clouds world wide, which is nothing to scoff at!

Oh my.

HUZZAH! Now I just needa finish 3U

Yehaww!
I wonder if we'll get the Link/Mario outfits like they did in Japan too.

Yes! I have been waiting for this announcement for a long time. For this game, I can wait one more year.

@Chris720 You know, if they did a simple Google translate or whatever, you won't understand very much of...well, anything. Things won't make sense, so on and so forth...Not to mention Monster Hunter is one of those games that does a lot of collaboration quests, getting weapons/armor based off of other games/anime. So they have to go through all of that and reskin them if necessary.

HALLELUJAH!!!!

@cookiex Thanks for the soundtrack! I needed something to channel my excitement to! I can't stop groovin'!

I would absolutely get this on Wii U, but there's no way I'd submit myself to that zany 3DS control scheme.

2015 for Japan? Probably 2016 for US. And by that time, I could care less.

Mate, its 2015 for the west!

Finally there's another game to justify my purchase of a circle pad pro... with the first one being MH3 Ultimate.

Yeeeah, I've been waiting for this news!

@Cyberbotv2 Are you joking or did you read the article at all early 2015 for the west.

Bigger picture perspective - announcing this today must mean Nintendo has some other really good stuff planned for their next ND, which should be this week. This announcement would have been the highlight of any ND for some people, even w/ the year off date.

I realize this is Capcom and not Nintendo but it is a 3DS exclusive. I expect it to still get a mention.

why till 2015!!!!!?? so f...... late damn capcom.

Yes! 2015 No! Aww man...

I don't understand why 2015 is such a big deal? The game isn't even coming out in Japan until Fall of this year which means if it's early 2015 it'll only be a few months before we get it.

Are we getting the Link costume DLC too?

Also I had no problems with the MH3U controls on my 3DS. The auto-lock feature worked wonders.

@MuchoMochi have u tried it with the Circle Pad Pro? Its night and day atleast for me

@yuwarite

Typical. Tell people to blame Nintendo for everything. Capcom brings huge game to west on 3DS. But hey, if they don't make a Wii U version let's bash Nintendo for it! Yeah, I can really get behind that logic!

Yes! Yes! Yes! And all the Nintendo fans say....... YES!!!!

Hopefully there will be a Wii U version at some point- I loved MH3U on Wii U. Nonetheless, let's count our victories as victories- we're actually getting Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate next year!!! I presume that's because MH3U JUST launched 10 months ago here- they need to give that game time to reach full saturation. No sense cannibalizing sales, especially considering Capcom's recent financial woes. Not to mention, MH4G, the game which is being localized, doesn't even release in Japan until fall. We gotta have games for next year, and the year after, and the year after too ya know!

Early 2015. Awesome, now I know what I want for my 17th b-day. Just gotta wait....and wait.....amd wait.... I CANT WAIT!!

I'm getting it, for sure. I'll be using a Circle Pad Pro XL.

YES!! Finally!

@navonod18 No I haven't, I really don't enjoy having to buy extras to play one game. I only tried the demo and really didn't enjoy it. I hope Nintendo's next handheld console has dual circle pads.

@Senario I was actually joking about the Google Translate. Sarcasm really doesn't work on the internet. :/

But still... I'm just so miffed. Japan already has MH4, now they're getting MH4G. Why didn't they just make MH4G to begin with?! The world would be so much happier. Its such a pain in the bum when you're a fan of Japanese stuff but can't read any of it.

Oh god, yes! Can't wait for this to come State-side.

@Baum897 Have you done a difficulty test between MH3 and MH3U on LR and HR? They are an absolute cake walk on MH3U, the hardest part is G Rank, and even then its still not that hard, but enough to differentiate the ones carried through and the ones not.

Soooooo happy thank you!!

@Chris720 Then you'd release a game that would be ridiculed for ridiculous translations.

Also, to @bezerker99 : Pokemon > Monster Hunter!

@MrWalkieTalkie Be grateful that we are getting it at least!

LOL at all the ppl crying on the previous announcement article of MH4G sayin it was never coming!!! trolololololol do u feel dumb yet?

Monster Hunter 4U with online? HECK YES

I dislike Capcom, but I love Monster Hunter....so conflicted...

YEAH

lol thought as mutch tbh well atleast we do get the game

Saw the video this morning and I went ballistic. Can't wait!!!

YYYYYYYEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!! Thank you Capcom!!! I heart you!

I'm not really a fan of this kind of game, but how are people complaining about waiting for a game that is not even finished? It's not coming out in Japan until about October so how could you expect it earlier? This isn't the version of MH4 that came out last year.

@Thearnaud44

True.

Just got back into MH3U recently after going overkill on it back when it came out. Now when I get burned out again I can cool down and get ready for the next installment instead. Gonna be great. Finally can find out if a battery in the circle pad pro can ever die.

Oh Yeah!!! (Kool-Aid man voice)

This is great news! Still playing 3u. MH3U will keep me busy untill then. Should they decide to make it for Wii U as well, with data transfer and local co-op, I'll grt both versions again, like I did with 3u. Even after playing the hell out of Tri.

@PVTAngrybird the original 3g in Japan got released a whole year before the wiki version what capcom wants to do know is maximize the 3ds sale if 4g by releasing has close together has possible. Then later a wiki HD version could be better advertised hard such and increase sales has a better graphically game.

Will not buy this on 3DS... I purchased MH3U on both 3DS and Wii U. It was terrible on 3DS, even with a CPP.

I was hoping the Wii U would get MH Frontier, some reason it just sounds so much more appealing to me.

@feelthesarcasm You know Nintendo "fans" they find a way to complain about everything.

EARLY 2015
ITS JANUARY 2014
KILL ME

FINALLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY but the date is too long.

NNGFFF!

MH4U? I wouldve waited for that anyway.

just make an HD MH5 game already Cacpcom. It will be the biggest Capcom game on a Nintendo console since SF2

I'm tired of waiting and now to wait over a year for an already year old game KEEP IT ! , I see why Monster Hunter never found it's true audience in the west I don't know anyone with that kind of patience.

Ok now give us a WiiU version as well!

Yeeeeeeeeeeees!!!!

@Moorpheel Cheer up friend, : ) , there'll be loads of good games out this year , next year and probably every other year.

What are the odds this will come to WiiU? I will buy it regardless, but I would much rather play it on my TV than on a small handheld.

Forgive my blatant ignorance every body but what is monster hunter?

@Senario
The existence of overpowered/broken gear doesn't automatically change the inherent difficulty of a game. Theres also the matter of player skill, of course you'd find MH3G easier after clearing the original.

This is still a rather challenging series, there are ways to lessen that challenge of course but the same could be said for just about any game. The newer generation is easier than past games though, mostly due to smoothing and refining the core mechanics of the series.

I agree about the way Capcom handles this series though, which sorta justifies it. The 'G' versions usually have enough new content for a whole game, so it'd be ridiculous to "just wait" and release one big game as some suggest. What they need to do is handle their other games with this much care.

@Element187
The series is actually known for its...difficult controls. Does "the claw" grip mean anything too you? The PS2 games were actually far worse. The controls in MH3U were an experiment though, it was meant for MH4 so they might actually work much better there. They certainly haven't hurt sales anyway.

As for Frontier, I've heard its actually one of the low points of the series. Its stuck on the old engine, broken hit boxes and all, and has an almost pay 2 win setup. Paying for drop bonuses on already ridiculously low drop rates and that sort of thing. Its not even handled by the same team as the main series.

It sounds really interesting, but what we'd likely get would be an older version with minimal support. China is getting an official MMO using unreal 3 though, now that might be a different story.

@Will-75 it's not a year old game. monster hunter 4 ultimate isn't out in Japan until fall of this year and we have to wait until early 2015.....read the article again before you say that.

YEAHYEAHYEAH!!!
I'm glad it releases in 2015 because I still haven't all dire miralis and alatreon weapons maxed!
The lobby is very crowded so loads of people still enjoy MH3U (especially since the holidays).
Great news! The WiiU version will be announced in a few months to keep everyone excited!

damn this game will sell another million 3DSs

Great, now my friend doesn´t have to come to my house to play 3DS version online trough my WiiU.

A year?? You have to be joking. MH games don't even have any text. How long can it possibly take to translate?

Crossing my fingers for this on the Wii U!

Heck.... YES!

@mozzy1
Well, for starters Japan doesn't actually get it until late this year. For the rest of the world they'll be translating the entire thing from scratch, since we haven't even gotten the original version.

As for MH "not having any text" I think your confusing "text" with story, cause theres actually plenty of the former. There will be eve more of the latter than past games have had too.

"Early 2015" is actually pretty good all things considered, especially since we've barely even had the last game for a year.

Ahhh yeahhhh MH4 for the West 2015 im all good becuse with iron fall, moon,chronicle, SSB4 Coming this year and yoshis new island, and Bravely defaul . Im in heavenCX

@Zombie_Barioth
Early 2015 is still months behind the japan release. We've all seen "early 2015" on games that ended up releasing in april.

And I have no idea what you're talking about with the text. I don't think it would take more than a day to translate the amount of text in any single MH game (having played most of them).

YEAH baby!!! I can taste that sweet sweet Aptonoth steak!!!

Sounds awesome just wish it was sooner. I will probably buy a 3ds just for this then sell it when it comes to the WiiU.

Cool it comes out in 2015 I'll be out of nursing school by then.

@mozzy1
Ok, so you do have experience with the series. Wasn't sure if you meant "text" as in written story and dialog or not, some people see a game like MH with "no story" and just assume localization is effortless.

Localization is still more than just direct translations though, everything about a game needs to be translated from one culture to another, things that don't have an exact equal. Most of the games that made it took about 5-6 months, MH3 took 8, and MH3U took 1 year/3 months. At most MH4U should take 8 months, assuming it releases in Japan in September and April everywhere else. The releases have slowly been taking more time, and we have no idea how big the team is.

Its really not as bad as it sounds though, its just the timing of the announcement. Put it this way. Would you still be complaining if we already had MH4 by now? What about if the announcement didn't came until around summer?

I've been waiting for this announcement. Awesome news, now I can get MH3U without feeling like it'll be a waist.

Better late than never. I'll probably pick this up as the first in the series for me.

@King_Johobo
It's a lot like sex, except like, way better. No, but seriously, it is amazing and awesome... and also rad. The title really tells you exactly what the game is. You hunt monsters. It's super strategic. You're very much committed to your moves, so you have to play cautiously, defend and dodge, amidst all the slashing, stabbing, or shooting.

Playing the game really speaks for itself. These games are amazingly immersive in spite of being all Quest-based and such.

"Can you please make a Wii U version please, we need it please to sell some more please..." shoul Iwata say to Capcom, please.

I'm fiiiiine with that wait, my 3DS backlog is awful and I'm picking up Bravely Default when it comes out. I need some time! ;D

@Genesaur LOL when u put it that way there is no excuse to why i'm not playing this game right now! I was watching game play vids, looks pretty sick!

Day 1 purchase for me. I hope they release a special MH4 3DS XL. My wife and I both love this game but she prefers playing on the Wii U vs the 3Ds so I hope that they release a Wii U version.

OMG! Two awesome reasons to be excited:1, Epic new ways to fight monsters with climbing. 2, Online Multiplayer!!!

MONSTER HUNTER BROS BEFORE JHOS! WIIU PORT PLEASE!

its nice that thay bringing it to the west but ehh thay took long.Thats only bc thay dont have alot people in capcome working on the MH and long ago mh was put in u.s but you know it didnt go well.Alot of americans like them COD games thay think MH is just hack an slash and many people dont like games that take days to pass.Also when thay play one hit u look at your health and u lost almost half me i love that it brings my kendo feeling inside me. Try hard and learn the way it fights. But back then thats how it was With MH in u.s but now we have new kids and people into challenging games myb MH will be a hit in the U.S but dont rush them thay dont got alot working on MH. It probably y thay working with tencent and useing cry engine 3 now for MH Online i tryed the beta in japen omg it was nice but it is tencent thier some bad points. Only if thay have more help with MH to make it to other platforms like frontier G in japan its for xbox360, ps3 and the wii u. I heard talk about it comin to west side thats goin be fun new monsters for people in the west. If u only first played MH3U my my in MH3 monsters are not as big in the other MH so i just got to say it gets bigger. Oh make ur friend try MH get more people in to it an myb capcom will see MH is doin better in the West Japan eats MH its fun MMO game some times feel like ur in a anime. MH is hard first yea you will get ur ass beat but keep trying you will see how it fights you be able to kick its ass later like in MH3U zino people first see him an see him go all dragonball z thay think thay can never beat it in time u will. With me zino cant lay one hit on me and i love the Long sword. If u bring a friend to play it try help him in the start of the game bc MH dont got good help hints for the start bc in japan it was not need so much in MH games. People in japan are use to it but the west needs help. All i see is Cod point a gun an shoot and its the same gun humans and bombs i dont whant none of that real life crap its better to go with something new so yea thats all ima say wana let ya know why MH takes a long time to be in the west an y its not so good in the west. Why would capcom sell a game to a place with people who dont buy it. If i was in thier shoes id do the same id even ignore the west. You wont buy then i sell it in a place that will buy it so dont blame capcom blame the west side sorry but its true.

But i am glad to see some MH fans in the west only if thier was more of ya :/ 1000, 4000 or even 6000 of west people is not alot the west has so much then just 6000 people. I wish the Mh fans start helping too in the west i dont need to do much i played all MH so far i have no problem its just the west.But that dont stop me from trying to help the west MH fans. I moved to the U.S some time ago to get people in to it i find people who never even known Mh Smosh showed it altho thay sucked badly an i was shamed of it but thay liked it.soon ima move back to japan its my home my life an friends i just wish people start to listen an actuly do something. pfft if Mh comes out with a virtual reality game ha bye bye im in that if first piont i love to use my body in a fighting game. Only if :/

for everyone who is looking for a wii u version will probably not get one, because capcom said that they were trying to make a game better suited for the 3ds since mh3u wasn't as good as it could've been.