Good to know my Slider Pro won't go to waste. Though I must add, it's one of the most awkward peripherals I have ever used, it's almost as if they didn't test the thing. Can't complain though since I got it for free.

Ergonomical nightmare. From reaching the face buttons, to the claw grip you have to do with your left hand to freely press the indented L1/camera trigger in comparison to the protruding R1 trigger. The slide pad is far more loose than the 3DS' slide so you have this awkward disparity between the two when you use both at once, also it feels all quite flimsy due to the plastic build. The triggers are also soft to the touch and don't click in as much as I'd like but that's just a preference as opposed to a criticism I suppose. One thing I do like about it though is that it works by just slipping the 3DS into it.

Localization is inevitable, but the million dollar question is if online play will be added. Let's say i wasn't graduating soon and would still be living near friends my own age: none of them own a 3DS, very few are into Monster Hunter (and they are usually PS fans if they are), and i'm not playing that game on my own.

I was going to take a pass on this game, since I played the Wii version to death, but if it has online plus new monsters and maps, I would buy this day one.

Of course it was gonna get a western release

I knew it would happen sometime. I just really hope they get it out soon! ^_^

Summer would be good but it is true that Winter/Fall would be better.

Tri for the Wii was pretty popular in the States.