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Depending on how experienced you are with the franchise, there’s a chance you’ve been playing Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate but are yet to get to know the Brachydios, its foremost enemy. Capcom has released a new video showing off this fearsome foe, to give you something to work towards.

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Nintendo is offering 3DS owners the chance to pick-up a free game when they register three titles from a list of eight top releases. The promotion is aptly named, “So Many Games!”

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High-street retailer GAME has become the first retailer in Europe to sell Nintendo’s eShop codes online and in stores. The retailer is selling a number of Wii U and 3DS titles through its website, with six Wii U titles ranging from Singstar at £32.99 to Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge and New Super Mario Bros. U for £41.99.

Thanks, Joystiq.

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Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate developer Capcom has released a Wii U patch that lets players hunt beasts on their GamePad controller only, and play with adventurers from other territories.

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Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate will be patched next week, providing users with off-TV play and cross-region play. Look for it on the eShop in North America April 15 around 8.00pm EST and in Europe during the wee hours of April 16 around 1.00am. Thanks, Joystiq.

If you live in the Bay area and are keen to check out Monster Hunter – either as a seasoned pro, a curious novice, or somebody who’s just completely baffled by the whole thing and keeps dying – you’re invited to a special event at Capcom USA’s offices on April 20.

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More news about people buying games instead of companies closing down because they don’t: according to a series of tweets from Nintendo Europe boss Satoru Shibata, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate stock is running low in PAL territory retailers. The executive said he expects more shipments in store for Wii U next week, and for 3DS by mid-April, and noted that eShop versions are available on both systems. The action RPG debuted close to the bottom of the UK charts this week.

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Wii U console sales leapt 125% across the UK last week, according to retailers. The boost is thanks in part to Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate’s release.

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Gears of War: Judgment is the new UK number one this week, followed by the poorly-reviewed Walking Dead: Survival Instinct. The delay in review code seems to have worked after all.

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Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate is really starting to make sense to series virgin Dave Cook. Join him as he slaughters a community of cat-people, gets mugged and is mauled by sea beasts.

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Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate is supported by a 3DS app allowing players to transfer their progress back and forth with the Wii U version – cross-save, in other words. It was mysteriously absent on the 3DS eShop at launch, to the frothing outrage of some consumers.

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Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate is out today in North America and Friday in the UK, so Capcom has released a live-action launch trailer to get you pumped for the Wii U/3DS title. It’s below. On top of that, Capcom has also released a “Home Shopping Network” video spoof as well. It’s got a sword in it. Thanks, AGB.

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Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate reviews are dropping in Europe now. Series virgin Dave Cook charts his journey from lame pig-hugger to fierce beast killer.

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Nintendo has posted this week’s digital eShop offerings, with both the Wii U and 3DS receiving downloads of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, and the Wii U Virtual Console receives a port of NES classic Punch Out!!

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Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate reviews have been hitting the west this morning. The game launches this week in the US and Europe, and we’ve got the scores here.

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Capcom has provided a list of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate goodness, which reveals the actual scope of the game’s size.

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Nintendo has updated its weekly, downloadable offerings for North America today, and this week you can pick up demos for HarmoKnight and Chasing Aurora and other goodies. Starting Monday, March 18 you can pick up LEGO City Undercover from the eShop and later on in the week on March 19 you can nab Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate and Need for Speed: Most Wanted U.

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The opening cinematic to Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate has been released by Capcom. It’s below. The game arrives in the US on March 19 and Europe on March 22 for Wii U and 3DS.

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Monster Hunter is phenomenally popular in Japan but despite its rock-solid hardcore action and multiplayer push it’s never done quite as well overseas. Capcom is hoping to change that.

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The latest trailer for Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate has players taking on some of the most fearsome enemies the franchise has ever fronted, including Brachydios.

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