MH4U Wii U - Will it happen

No maybe option?

It might. I'm not sure how well MH3U sold.

I don't think so. If I'm not mistaken I think Capcom even said it would not come to WiiU. I can't remember their reason though. Too bad, it seems like a game that would look great in HD.

i think yes...they did it with 3...so why not :P

A port of MH4U? Nah. That possibility has sailed away.

The MH fanbase is a special kind of beast. Albeit small outside of Japan, the overall majority are pretty hardcore and dedicated, and will migrate to wherever Capcom brings MH as long as it's an exclusive or a port with redeeming qualities. Capcom did not officially announce localization for MH3U, known as MH3G in Japan, until they confirmed the existence of the Wii U port. Nowadays, for Monster Hunter to have a chance at selling at least a decent amount outside of Japan, it must have online multiplayer. They literally waited until the Wii U port was near completion and this is why we got MH3U more than a year after it was released for the 3DS in Japan.

The Wii U version of MH3U is justified because not only does it look much better in HD, it's also the third main console MH game released outside of Japan to have online multiplayer. It may have not sold incredibly well, but releasing both versions on the same day was the best way to make sure both were profitable worldwide. Japan eats up anything MH related, especially on handhelds, which is why most MH games are on handhelds and development priority is currently on the 3DS. MH4 became the first MH game to start the generation on a handheld, and the first handheld MH game to have online multiplayer. Simply put, MH4 was revolutionary to the franchise and fanbase, and became the 8th best selling 3DS game despite of it being only available in Japan. This is why its expansion, MH4U, is also on 3DS. Usually, the G-Rank expansion of a MH game does not sell as well as the game that starts the new generation. Japan still eats it up and it sells millions, but the numbers are much lower elsewhere. To prevent MH4U selling like crap everywhere else whereas MH4 is already a huge success, Capcom decided to completely skip localization for MH4 and focus on translating its expansion, allowing them to gain a better profit out of their newer game because it would have never reached MH4's success if released a year apart here.

Like I said before, MH4 was a big deal because it finally introduced online multiplayer to a handheld installment without the need of console ad-hoc nonsense. Online multiplayer was the biggest reason to consider buying the Wii U version of MH3U. Since the 3DS version of MH4U already has online and is on a platform with a much larger user base, there are less reasons for Capcom to spend resources on a late HD port and for fans to consider buying it.

If Capcom wants to do anything MH related on the Wii U and sell it worldwide, their best bet is developing an exclusive with new content like they did with Tri on Wii. An exclusive will be the only thing to push millions of MH fans to the Wii U and has the possibility of becoming one of the best selling MH games outside of Japan, like Tri. However, due to the majority of MH fans living in Japan and their thirst for handhelds, the games will always sell over double on handhelds than what they do on consoles. For example, Tri sold 1.9 million worldwide, half of that is from Japan and it's their best selling third party Wii game. The 3rd gen Japanese-exclusive PSP installment, MH Portable 3rd, sold nearly 5 million copies, making it the 5th best selling Capcom game ever behind Resident Evil 2,5,6 and Street Fighter II. For further comparison, MH4 sold a little over 4 million copies on a handheld that's relatively new to the fanbase. The differences in sales are THAT huge.

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TL;DR: MH4U has online and a late Wii U port will sell like crap because the vast majority of the MH community plays it on handhelds. An exclusive MH on Wii U is more likely than a MH4U port, but keeping the main series on handhelds is cheaper and more profitable because the console demand is not great enough for its overall fanbase.

EDIT: I apologize for the massive post. I get really passionate in MH discussions. :(

Yes it will happen, but it needs a couple things. Cross platform play between N3DS and Wii U, and it needs exclusive items to draw players to the Wii U version. Also it wouldn't hurt if Nintendo handled the publishing too. Capcom did it with Sony so I don't see why Nintendo couldn't do that with MH4.

@bunchanumbers Yeah Nintendo has handled distribution of Monster Hunter Tri (and soon Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate as well) in Europe. I don't know if they helped with distribution of MH3U in Europe or not.

Hope for a new Wii U version (not MH4 (3DS) port up)..3DS version is just too damn small. :P

How well did MH3 sale on the U? I dont see it happening the 3ds has the install base.

I sure hope not. Stop wasting time porting portable games and give me a Monster Hunter that was specifically made for the WiiU. 3U was ok but it was an expansion to 3 with its 8-12 new monsters and 1 new stage. I felt ripped off after buying that and the visuals could have looked FAAAARRRRR better if it wasn't a ported portable game.

I hope they skip the port or bring it later. We need a new WiiU specific Monster Hunter

Doubt it because of Wii U's poor sales. In saying that, they've already done 1 port on Wii U, so if it's the same game engine as Tri, then it might be an easy port.

They said it wouldn't. So I'm gonna go ahead and guess no.

To those that are posting that Capcom has said that a Wii U version isn`t happening, just so you know you`re not telling the truth/misinformed. There was a Nintendo Life interview recently with the executive producer and creative director of MH4U. Here is what was said about a Wii U version:

``What influenced your decision to release this game exclusively on the 3DS, and not include Wii U this time around?

Tsujimoto-san: One of the key features of the Wii U version was online multiplayer, and this time we have been able to implement online multiplayer on the 3DS so you can play local matches when you're out and about or when you have a Wi-Fi connection you can play online, so we felt that the 3DS version was complete as it was with this feature set.``

Not trying to be rude but just want to be clear that nowhere in that interview does Capcom say that a Wii U version will not happen. And I totally respect the opinions of those that don`t expect this game for Wii U.

It sold around 600k on Wii U. Its respectable for 3rd party games on Wii U. Nintendo would just need to set the budget so that it is in that range. Like I said if they include Wii U exclusives and handle the publishing I could see this selling well. Mainly because this is the new Monster Hunter game. It should have launched at the same time as the N3DS version, but it may have cut into N3DS sales.

Although it would be nice, I honestly doubt that Capcom will make MH4U on the Wii U. The only reason most people bought MH3U on the Wii U was for the online multiplayer. And now that MH4U for the 3DS has online multiplayer, the sales for the Wii U version would be much lower. Sadly, it is very unlikely that there will ever be MH4U , Wii U version.

Please do not bump month old threads.

They sure as hell should. The U has too few games for them not to do something so obvious.

I say yes, some say Monster Hunter Tri didnt sell good on Wii U, but i think it did pretty good for being an old game.

im holding out for it. i understand capcom focusing on the handheld but its a game i much prefer to play on a console.

yes I think it will happen.