Rumor: Monster Hunter Series "Handheld" Exclusive for 3 Years on 3DS

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darkknightkryta said:

osed125 said:

darkknightkryta said:
Monster Hunter 3 Portable HD was released last year on PS3 and Vita... around the time Monster Hunter 4 was announced (Vita version released after the announcement). On top of that Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate is on the Wii U. What kind of exclusive contract did they make that makes it not exclusive to the 3DS?

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Which still didn't answer my question, Monster Hunter 3 Portable is handheld and released on Vita AFTER Monster Hunter 4 was announced.  I don't doubt Monster Hunter "exclusivity", but there's probably a lot of mistranslations going on when this person released this rumour.  Maybe it was exclusive just for Monster Hunter 4 which would make sense since Monster Hunter 4 technically isn't the portable series.

Depends when the contract was agreed and how far into development the game was, contracts like this usually only cover new games from the time the contract is signed with games already in development not covered by that agreement.