Life sized monsters? Heck yes!

BY ARCHON

From Capcom:

Capcom Japan has revealed today more information regarding their collaboration with Universal Studios Japan. The collaboration will aim to create the locations and monsters from the game in real life including a 1:1 full scaled model of the Rathalos Rare Species, commonly known as the Silver Rathalos. It is said to be over 20 meters long.

Read more here!

MH3 on IGN top 25 wii games!

By ARCHON

Wow....has it really been that long? November since our last post? That can't be right! Ah but it is...ZANZIBAR and I have been sleeping on the job! Napping like a couple of felynes we were.

Honestly this has fallen low on our list of priorities but hopefully we'll step up our efforts and provide some much needed new content to this blog, even if not at a blistering pace. According to our visitor stats, our weapons guides are the most looked-at part of the site, and while these are certainly useful they need some serious updating since we wrote them using the demo, before the game was officially released. Now with some real-game practice under our hunter-belts there are some more ins and outs you all should know about hammer thwacking and axe swinging.

To kick off the refreshment of the blog, take a look at this short description of MH3 as it appears on IGN's top 25 wii games! Number 23 on the list, Monster Hunter Tri has obtained a well earned space on this "best of the best" list. Even if the reviews of other games might have been higher, for sheer fun-factor and the amount of genuinely fun time that can be spent playing this game, Monster Hunter Tri cannot be beat.

From IGN:
Monster Hunter is an absolute phenomenon in Japan. Really, it's a system-seller. And so when Capcom announced a Wii-only entry in the celebrated series, it was viewed as nothing short of a major coup for Nintendo.


See the rest of the list of top 25 wii games here.

Amazing MH3 Speed drawing

By ARCHON

Check this out. A speed drawing in soft pastels of a lagicrus. Pretty nice.

Monster Hunter Tri Dethrones Brawl

By ARCHON

If you've been following the trajectory of Monster Hunter Tri's average play time per person, it should come as little surprise that it has finally dethroned Super Smash Brother Brawl as the most played wii game (per person). Still, this is no small feat. Brawl has remained at the top of the heap for a long while, even as games such as Modern Warfare and Animal Crossing threatened to overtake it.

None had the meteoric trajectory of Monster Hunter Tri however. Just look at this handy graph created by Kotaku illustrating it. Even if you cannot read it, just know that that steep blue line ending at the top of the picture represents MH3 (click to enlarge).

MAN! The average playtime for MH3 is about 80hours. I confess that I've put in well over that myself. How much have you contributed to the total?

New low price for MH3 and Classic Controller Pro Bundle

By ARCHON

I know, I know. Two posts in one day is unprecedented but I wanted to give MH3 fans a heads up about this amazing deal. Amazon is now selling the Monster Hunter Tri Bundle with Classic Controller Pro at the ridiculous price of $40!!! That's $20 off the original release price which was a good deal itself. Back in July I posted that Monster Hunter Tri was being sold by Gamestop for $40 bucks. To pay the same price now and get the must-have controller is insane.

If you know of anyone who hasn't quite taken the leap and purchased this incredible game, there's never been a better time. Having the classic controller pro rounds out an incredible gaming experience. I promise, you won't be disappointed. This game will live in your wii for months.

Royal Ludroth Sponge Comic

By ARCHON

A couple of days ago I stumbled upon this comic featuring the Royal Ludroth over at Better Left Unwritten. Matt writes:

Like many of the monsters in Monster Hunter Tri, the Royal Ludroth has a real-world counterpart. The Gobul is a big devil frog. Kelbi are just deer, pretty much.

For whatever reason, the Royal Ludroth is a large cleaning sponge.

Check out the rest of the post and the comic in context here. 

Monster Hunter Soundtrack now for sale!

By ARCHON

Now you can bring the epic tunes of Monster Hunter Tri with you where ever you go via your laptop, cd player, or mp3 device. Capcom announced August 24th on it's official blog, the release of the Monster Hunter Tri Soundtrack. You can buy either the disc on Amazon for $15.98 or download it for $9.99 if you'd rather. Do you think you'll be picking this one up?

Better Know a Monster: Lagiacrus...Big Bad Blue

By ZANZIBAR

Laggy is the biggest water water baddie and poster child of Monster Hunter Tri. He employs a large number of lightning and dash attacks that can be very problematic for first time hunters.  He is found in the deserted island and the flooded forest and first time hunters should bring a few things along to aid in they're hunts. 


Lightning resists are of prime importance but should that not be an option then stun resistance can help avoid the effects of lightning blight or bringing along a full pouch of stormsender seeds to cure yourself. 


Lagiacrus is weak to fire so having a strong fire weapon can bring him down faster.  Perhaps more valuable than equipment is the knowledge to avoid his attacks. When it comes to lightning attacks he can shoot balls of lightning, a small discharge, a large discharge which looks like fireworks are going off and lasts longer than the small version. He can dash or spin dash which is much faster or can even add electricity to that. 


On land his attacks lose some range but he can coil up and swing his tail around, this attack is best avoided by hugging his left side between his legs. For first time hunters one of the best places to attack him is around his tail area when he's underwater, staying next to the ground will make it difficult for him to hit you. Hopefully this will help you bag your big water dragon. 

Monster Hunter Tri Sales strong, but Capcom profits are down

By ARCHON

Capcom's first fiscal quarter of the year has been less than brag-worthy. According to gamrfeed:

For the three months ending June 2010, Capcom earned revenues of 19.037 billion Yen ($213.9 million) down slightly from 19.497 billion Yen ($219 million) in the previous June quarter...foreign exchange losses for Capcom caused a sharp drop in profitability compared to a year ago. 

Going on to indicate that Monster Hunter Tri sales were fairly strong

During the first quarter of the fiscal year, several Capcom titles performed well.

• Lost Planet 2 shipments for X360 & PS3 combined reached 1.50 million units worldwide
• Super Street Fighter IV shipments for PS3 & X360 combined reached 1.35 million units worldwide
• Monster Hunter 3 shipments for Wii (launched in the West in April) reached 0.69m units worldwide and now stand at 1.8m worldwide

So in this quarter Monster hunter sold 690,000 copies which brings its total copies sold to 1,800,000 units. A respectable number, especially considering that Monster Hunter Tri is considered a bit of a niche game here in the west.

MH3 now only $40

By ARCHON

It's a reasonable assumption that most of you reading this blog already own Monster Hunter Tri, but for the few of you who do not good news: the price for a brand new copy of the game has dropped to $39.99 at Gamestop saving you $10 off the previous price. If you've been waiting to pick up a copy, now's your chance. Considering how many hours I've put into the game and how much fun it has been, $40 is a steal! If you have friends who are thinking about getting the game and need a little push, perhaps this is it. Spread the word...your reward is even more hunters to help you on your quests online.