Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Arriving On Western Shores In 2015

Merely a few hours after the announcement of the 3DS exclusive Monster Hunter 4G, an upgrade to Monster Hunter 4 is coming to Japan in the fall of this year, Capcom has announced Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, which will be arriving exclusively on Nintendo 3DS in the West in 2015. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate is essentially Monster Hunter 4G, but localised for the West.

 

Series producer Ryozo Tsujimoto announced the game via the Youtube video above, detailing what’s different in Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, such as the focus on vertical movement and online play, a feature missing from previous 3DS Monster Hunter games.

Full press release:

Hey there fellow hunters! Want some really good news? Well, how about we start with… Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate is coming to the west in early 2015 on Nintendo 3DS!

I couldn’t be any more excited about a game reveal than this one… but before I say anything, here is a special video message from the man himself, Monster Hunter series Producer Ryozo Tsujimoto

You probably deduced this, but to put it clearly Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate will be the Western version of Japan’s Monster Hunter 4G. That means it will be built on the foundations of Monster Hunter 4 but have way more content. That’s a ton of stuff!

In typical Monster Hunter fashion, you can expect to see a number of returning older monsters, but also a great selection of new threats to challenge you in unique ways. And just wait until we have more info for you on the new mechanics, weapons and things you can do in this game! As Tsujimoto-san said in the video, they aimed to make the hunts a lot more fluid and dynamic… and they definitely nailed it!