The Official Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Thread

Release Dates

Japan - 10th December, 2011
North America - 19th March, 2013
Europe - 22nd March, 2013
Australia - 23rd March, 2013

Reviews

Metacritic- 82 (8 reviews)

GamesTM- 7/10

ONM- 90%

NintendoLife- 9/10

Eurogamer Italy- 8/10

Overview

Taken in parts from the Monster Hunter Wikia:

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate is a re-release of the smash-hit Wii game Monster Hunter Tri. Featuring the same areas, monsters, weapons and more, the game will be released simultaneously for the 3DS and Wii U (with the Wii U version supporting full HD and online play, though cross play between the versions will be possible).

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate's flagship monster is Brachydios, though the American bozart features the Azure Rathalos.

Guild

It is my hope to, at some point either before or shortly after the launch of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, I plan on arranging a meet of all fellow Wii U players so we, as a site, can play and help together. If you're interested, just post below and I'll be sure to update. If you're looking for a general idea, then just check this out (obviously this was years ago so it will be much more in-depth, but it gives you a feel at least).

Here's who we know are going to be taking part so far (thanks to Mnementh):

VGC-Name	NNID	max quest level	pro/experienced/newb	prefered weapons	timezone	Active?
3nix	PH03NIXVII		seasoned	bowgun	EST/EDT	Yes
amp316	Amp316				CST/CDT	Yes
Bajablo	Bajablo		Average		Europe	Yes
bazmeistergen	bazmeistergen		Moderate	Great Sword	GMT	Yes
BlkPaladin						Yes
Chandler			average		EST
c0rd	cordlc		Decent	Bowguns	EST	Yes
Cobretti2			Newbie			Yes
Conegamer	Conegamer			every offensive weapon	GMT
itsjabby	itsjabby		Newbie	Hammer/Dual Blade	PST	Yes
Joaco <3 N64	Joaquincito		newbie
Kenology	Kenology18		Seasoned	Great Sword	EST	Yes
KHLover	3swordstyler					Yes
Lusche	Lusche		Begineer	Hammer	CEST	Yes
Mad55	DARKMAD55		seasoned	dual blade / long sword	EST/EDT	Yes
Mnementh	Mnementh		experienced but bad		CET/CEST	Yes
Mr Khan	Mr.Khan		experienced	lance	EST/EDT	Yes
Otakumegane	wnbs36		newb		EST/EDT
ROBOTECHHEAVEN	WRAITHOFHEAVEN			Dual Swords		Yes
sethnintendo	SethNES		Trap Master		CST/CDT
Sharu	Sharu79		Seasoned	Hammer/Hunting Horn	CET
shiackz			seasoned
tbone51	Tbone51				EST/EDT	Yes

Planned Hunts

Below is a list of planned hunts and the hosts, as well as the hunters who will be joining them. If you want to join, then merely say so and I'll add you!

date	time	host	hunters	quest	notes
19/03/2013	20.00 CST	Mad55, 3nix	TBone, BLKPaladin, amp316 (?)	Easy	Welcome (NA)
21/03/2013	20.00 CST	3nix	Otakumegane, Tbone	Easy	Introductory quests (NA)
23/03/2013	19.00 GMT	???		Easy	Welcome (EU)
25/03/2013	20.00 CET	Mnementh	ROBOTECHHEAVEN	Some easy ones	to learn how online works, other (online) newbs welcome
29/03/2013	20.00 CST	???		Easy	Getting going
29/03/2013	20.00 GMT	???		Easy	Getting going

Regular hunt dates to be confirmed! If you're struggling with time zones:

UTC-11
UTC-10
UTC-9
UTC-8	PST
UTC-7	PDT
UTC-6	CST
UTC-5	EST/CDT
UTC-4	EDT
UTC-3
UTC-2
UTC-1
UTC
UTC+1	CET
UTC+2	CEST
UTC+3
UTC+4
UTC+5
UTC+6
UTC+7
UTC+8
UTC+9
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Monsters

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate features more monsters than any other entry in the series to date; 73. This compares very favourably, particularly against the Wii version of the game:


3DS	PSP	WII
December 10, 2011	December 1, 2010	April 20/23, 2010
# Small Monsters: 22 # Large Monsters: 51 # Total Monsters: 73	# Small Monsters: 20 # Large Monsters: 40 # Total Monsters: 60	# Small Monsters: 17 # Large Monsters: 18 # Total Monsters: 35

Note that some of these monsters are mere sub-species of other monsters, i.e Rathalos. Courtesy of Monster Hunter Wikia, below is a list of all enemies which are huntable in the game, first is the small monsters:

Felyne	Melynx	Aptonoth	Popo	Kelbi	Epioth
Gargwa	Zuwaroposu	Altaroth	Bnahabra	Delex	Rhenoplos
Bullfango	Anteka	Jaggi	Jaggia	Wroggi	Baggi

Giggi

Ludroth

Uroktor

Fish

And now the Large Monsters. These enemies form most of the challenge in the Monster Hunter series, and you'll spend the vast majority of missions hunting them:

Great Jaggi	Arzuros	Qurupeco	Great Wroggi	Royal Ludroth	Barroth
Lagombi	Nibelsnarf	Rathian	Nargacuga	Great Baggi	Gigginox
Barioth	Volvidon	Duramboros	Uragaan	Plesioth	Rathalos
Diablos	Zinogre	Agnaktor	Royal Ludroth Subspecies	Crimson Qurupeco	Green Nargacuga
Jade Barroth	Baleful Gigginox	Sand Barioth	Steel Uragaan	Agnaktor Subspecies	Black Diablos
Silver Rathalos	Gold Rathian	Deviljho	Jhen Mohran	Jhen Mohran Subspecies	Green Plesioth
Ceadeus	Ceadeus Subspecies	Stygian Zinogre	Rust Duramboros	Brachydios	Nargacuga Rare Species
Lagiacrus	Lagiacrus Subspecies	Lagiacrus Rare Species	Azure Rathalos	Pink Rathian	Gobul
Alatreon	Guran-Miraosu