Come April 15 those of you addicted to
Capcom's phenomenal Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate will be able to
finally ignore your HDTVs in favor of the Wii U's primary controller. Not only
that, but the imminent update also adds cross-region online multiplayer to the
title, further expanding the potential pool of would-be Deviljho slayers you
might enlist to aid you in your quest to craft ever more elaborate corpse-based
equipment.
Capcom seems very excited about this update,
to the point where the Capcom Unity announcement includes a specific time at
which the update will be released. Actually, make that two specific
times, thanks to that cross-region functionality I just mentioned. Those of you
living in the Pacific Daylight Time zone will be able to download the update at
5PM on April 15, while those within the region known as the "Central
European Summer Time" zone should expect the patch at 2AM on April 16.
Those of you familiar with how time zones
work may have realized that these two moments actually represent a simultaneous
launch for the update, so don't worry that people on the opposite of the globe
will be able to hunt beasties on the Wii U Gamepad before you; everyone will
have an equal chance to experience this new pseudo-portable version of the
game.
While this is undoubtedly great news, after
spending dozens of hours with every iteration of the game, I'm still convinced
that the optimal control scheme for Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate involves
a big, 1080p-capable HDTV and a Wii U Pro Controller. That said, whichever
control/game solution works best for you is totally viable, so if hunting on
the Gamepad appeals to you, by all means enjoy it. Just make sure you bring
plenty of Whetstones.
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