No online play for Monster Hunter Tri-G

October 19, 2011 By Rick Marshall

The Nintendo 3DS installment of the Monster Hunter franchise won't feature online multiplayer, says Capcom.

The Nintendo 3DS installment of the Monster Hunter franchise won’t feature online play, according to Capcom.

In a question-and-answer post on the developer’s website, Capcom indicated that Monster Hunter Tri-G will not feature online cooperative play, though it will feature support for local wireless play between multiple players. While this is similar to the cooperative-play options on the Playstation Portable version of the game, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, it’s a break from the more recent Nintendo Wii version, Monster Hunter Tri, which offered online multiplayer modes.

While users won’t be able to team up online to defeat monsters, they will be able to download special quests and other content for the game.

Of course, all this could be a moot point, given that the game has yet to receive a U.S. release date. While the Monster Hunter franchise is massively popular in Japan, it has yet to catch on elsewhere.

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Wasteland Wanderer at 12:03pm 19th October 2011 Dammit, online play would have been a great addition. It would have probably helped with 3DS sales as well. Being able to play Monster Hunter anywhere you want to with people around the world? Uh, yeah, that could have pulled in some new 3DS users.Unfortunately this piece of news further cements the fact that Monster Hunter Tri G is meant for Japanese audiences, not western audiences (and everyone else around the world). You wouldn't need to worry about not being able to find someone to play MH with in Japan; you do need to worry here in the states though.As a fan of MH, this doesn't make me feel good about the likelyhood of Tri G making it over here.
1. Rick Marshall at 8:14pm 19th October 2011 Yeah, I'm a big fan of the Monster Hunter games, but I often feel like I'm the only person on this side of the ocean playing them (especially when I join any online parties in MH Tri). Well, at least we both know we're not the only people playing it over here... even if we're stuck playing solo. *sigh*