6 Months Ago, 1UP.com says (in Monster Hunter 3 Has a Hot Date in Japan) By Kevin Gifford, 05/13/2009 Capcom's Japanese HQ accounted this week that Monster Hunter 3, the action-ish RPG-ish Wii game that's sure to be their meal ticket for the next half-year or so in Japan, is well enough along to merit an official street ...

And Kotaku.com says (in Monster Hunter 3 (tri-) Dated For Japan) Action game Monster Hunter 3 (tri-) has a release date. The Capcom developed Wii game will be out in Japan on August 1 with a Limited Edition bundle. Tri is the third Monster Hunter console game, and it was originally scheduled for the PS3. ...
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