Capcom signs distribution deal for Monster Hunter Tri in Europe and Australia

[Tenebra]

London – January 5, 2010 – Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games today confirmed that it has entered into a distribution agreement with Nintendo for its forthcoming Wii title Monster Hunter Tri, the next instalment in the multi-million selling series. Under the terms of the agreement Nintendo will be responsible for the sales, marketing and distribution of Monster Hunter Tri throughout European and Australian territories with Capcom remaining as publisher. Monster Hunter Tri is scheduled for release this coming April and will set the bar in the action/adventure genre with the introduction of new features and gameplay elements as the Monster Hunter franchise makes its debut on the Nintendo system.

Monster Hunter Tri is one of the most strikingly beautiful games ever created for the Wii and brings to life a living breathing ecosystem where man and monster co-exist. The title’s single player story mode sees gamers taking on the role of a hunter whose village is beset by a series of violent tremors that threaten to destroy it. Charged by the village chief to discover the source of the earthquakes players will embark on a series of quests where they must face gigantic beasts that inhabit both land and sea.

Living the life of a hunter need never be a solitary experience with the option to form a team of up to four hunters via the game’s custom online Wi-Fi mode; alternatively the game also offers a two player split-screen Arena mode. Even solo players do not have to face Monster Hunter Tri’s challenging quests alone as they will be ably accompanied by Cha-Cha, an AI hunting partner whose skills will prove invaluable.

“Nintendo has identified Monster Hunter Tri as a key title for the Wii platform in 2010,” stated Michael Pattison, Senior Director Marketing, Capcom Europe, “We are really excited about partnering with Nintendo to further develop this franchise.”

Laurent Fischer, Managing Director, Marketing & PR, Nintendo of Europe, commented “Monster Hunter has a huge and passionate following in Japan and we are looking forward to introducing the Monster Hunter Tri to a whole new audience in Europe as the series makes its first appearance on the Wii.”

[Spike 74]

Yay April.

I am keeping the Wii nice and warm with Resi DC till this comes out.

[RagingAvatar]

Oh my. That is incredible! I really wouldn't have predicted that! Hopefully Nintendo will put all their might behind it and it'll get the kind of heavy handed Nintendo-esque marketing it deserves.

[Tenebra]

I'll be working with Nintendo for all things community. Watch this space!

[No47]

I must be psychic.

I jokingly hinted at a release date for Monster Hunter 3 yesterday in the Zombie wonderland thread, when Tenebra said she was going to unveil a big surprise.

Yes, i cant wait.

Now i'm off to put the lottery on.

[AlienHunter]

cool! finally a release date!
i'll definitely buy MH:Tri

[draconacticus]

Hooray!!

Awesome it is that Nintendo are going to put their marketing might behind Tri! Hopefully the franchise will gain the popularity in the west that it deserves!

[SILENTKILLER]

Finally lol. " I wouldnt buy this " , thats what i always thought, always delayed etc, i thought MHP3 will be released in japan b4 MH3 here, but now it seems like MH3 is before MHP3 ^^ So ill get it Now capcom has to reveal if theres any costs, if its their own server or nintendos etc.

[JDK]

Okay April sounds good, 9-10 months for the english localisation, not brilliant but not as bad as i was expecting after the delay anouncement

[Tenchu13]

Sweet, finaly an official release date after all the speculation that has gone on for weeks..ahum months...

Probably the first non-nintendo game that's really worth buying for the Wii, and for those, like me that still don't have the Wii, to finally get it. (Will still wait to see if they are going to release a bundle/pack though..., any info on that would also be highly appreciated...)

Thanks for the info Tenebra.