Monster Hunter 3G and 4 announced for 3DS… Is it time to get the 3DS yet?
September 19, 2011The monster hunter franchise is finally coming to the Nintendo handheld system, 3DS. It was announced at the recent Tokyo Game Show that not 1 but 2 Monster Hunter games are in the works. Monster Hunter 3G will be arriving in December 2011 in Japan. Although it is a port of the Wii game, Monster Hunter Tri, I’ve never played it before so it doesn’t matter to me.
What matters to me however is that the 3DS is region-locked, which means you need to get the Japan 3DS set to play it. This is a deal-breaker for me as I want to play RPG games with English on it like Zelda instead of Japanese.
The game supports a peripheral add-on that attaches to the system and provide additional shoulder button and analog stick which is helpful for Monster Hunter but adds bulk. I think the PSP players might be able to adapt the “claw style” to it without the attachment. This add-on also leads to speculation that a redesign is on the way.
The recent price drop for 3DS led to an increase in sales and when Monster Hunter is released, sales figure will surge even more but until Nintendo do something about the region-lock, I’ll most probably not buy the 3DS.
