MEGATON! Monster Hunter 4 for 3DS!

[Joelcool7]

RolStoppable said:

Joelcool7 said:

I know this isn't a popular view. But I am 99% sure this game will be cancelled if MH3G fails to sell around a million copies. The game is way early in development I'm guessing Nintendo put alot of pressure on Capcom to show the title to show consumers that something really big was coming from a third party.

But I'd expect that this game will launch in 2013 if it does. But Capcom's shares dropped by over 8% upon announcing MH4 for 3DS, I suspect that share holders will do everything they can to see the game cancelled. If MH3G fails to sell well I have no doubt that the investors will be able to convince Capcom to ditch MH4 for 3DS. It might get ported to Vita or brought to one of the next home consoles.

I remember MH3 being announced for PS3, however when PS3 sales were doing poorly development was shifted to Wii. In the same way if MH3G fails to perform very well I think MH4 will be brought to Vita or another home platform rather then 3DS.

Infact I highly doubt we will see MH4 on 3DS, its way to early to announce the game. Their is a lot that can happen by 2013 and the development will likely be shifted, unless MH3G really sells very well! Even with it selling well I think they will likely port MH4 to Vita or cancel it all together.

Not to mention I am sure alot of pressure is being applied by Sony and their user base, not to mention this investor pressure with Capcom loosing 8% share in stock. Its going to be very hard for Capcom to deliver MH4 for 3DS!

Nintendo paid for MH4 in one form or another, so it will be coming to the 3DS regardless of MH3G's performance. One of the reasons why shares drop sharply whenever something 3DS related is announced is because quite a few people believe in the end of dedicated gaming handhelds.

When MH3 was announced for PS3, there was no money from Sony involved and the game had barely started development (if at all). On top of that Nintendo gave large incentives to Capcom to move the game over to the Wii.

When you look at it from certain angles, it seems possible that MH4 might not be released for the 3DS, but in reality it's going to be a case similar to Metal Gear Solid 4 on the PS3. There were lots of rumors concerning its exclusivity, but in the end it remained a PS3 only game. Why? Because the platform holder paid for it.

Source?

I have not heard one confirmation that Nintendo paid a single cent for any of Capcom's games. Infact earlier this year Capcom stated it would be scaling back its 3DS support. Now your right Nintendo could be paying Capcom for MH4, but what evidence is their supporting this claim?

The reason I believe it was announced is because Capcom has always supported Nintendo. Even during GameCube Capcom released multiple titles including exclusives for the GCN. I think when they saw how well DS did they expected 3DS to sell shit loads and they began development on several projects. Look at how many titles were announced for 3DS prior to release from Capcom.

Capcom was hugely supportive of 3DS, their title StreetFighter4 was also the highest grossing third party game on 3DS. But if MH3G fails to generate adequate sales then I can't see MH4 coming to 3DS. Unless you are right and Nintendo pays out the ying yang for it.

If Nintendo is paying Capcom for exclusivity then yes it will come. But there is currently no evidence to support that, usually Nintendo announces these kinds of deals. We all knew about RE4's exclusivity deal long before it launched, If money was changing hands and Nintendo was paying Capcom Its sort of expected that this deal would come out.

I've looked high and low for any articles suggesting Nintendo bought MH4 exclusivity or even having it on 3DS at all. I found nothing to suggest any sort of deal was made for any of Capcom's titles for 3DS.

Capcom has always supported Nintendo and Sony, I don't see why Capcom would stick with 3DS if MHTG fails to sell. It wouldn't make business sense especially with Capcom's investors being so deeply against 3DS. Unless Nintendo is paying major dough for its release I think there remains a very good chance it will either get cancelled or ported to a different platform.

Of course if 3DS sales pick up and MHTG sells fairly well then this game will definatly come. But I wouldn't assume that its coming until you see the outcome of MHTG.