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Curmudgeon said:

I know. He was talking about 'designing' though, so it might be that the first 2/3 years they weren't actually doing anything but were just discussing the possibility of such a game. Maybe someone just came up with the idea 5 years ago and it was laid aside for some time. Or maybe it switched platforms, who knows.

http://mynintendonews.com/2015/04/12/capcom-says-development-on-monster-hunter-stories-began-around-five-years-ago/ 

Yeah, good point, kind of like how Pikmin 3 was "in development" for 5 years, or The Last Guardian since 2007.