MON HUNNY!

As we all know, Japan is pretty bonkers about Monster Hunter. The series is one of the country's most popular video game franchises, and after the amazing commercial success of Monster Hunter 4 on the 3DS, Japanese fans are getting an improved version in the form of Monster Hunter 4G (known as Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate here in the west).

In order to build up the hype in the Land of the Rising Sun — as if that were needed — there's a special Monster Hunter themed Nintendo Direct being broadcast this week — October 8th (13:00 CET / 07:00 ET), to be precise.

What could we see during this video? New monsters? New features? New crossovers, perhaps? Speculate to your heart's content in the comments section below.

[source nintendo.co.jp]