[3DS, Vita] Capcom aren't planning to bring Monster Hunter to the Vita any time soon

[3DS, Vita] Capcom aren't planning to bring Monster Hunter to the Vita any time soon

Monster Hunter is a franchise that brings a significant following, especially in Japan. So naturally many people have been wondering when Capcom's franchise would make the leap to the PlayStation Vita. Considering its success across various installments on the PlayStation Portable the move seemed inevitable, however following the release of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate on the 3DS and Wii U (and forthcoming release of Monster Hunter 4 on the 3DS) Capcom have announced they have no plans for Monster Hunter on the Vita at this time.

The disappointing news was first uncovered by NeoGAF (via IGN) a few days ago on the Capcom forums in a topic concerning the matter.

Inside the topic Yuri Araujo, an associate community specialist, confirmed that Capcom currently have "no plans for a PSVita Monster Hunter at the moment." Araujo instead reminds PlayStation fans that they will have the option to download Monster Hunter Freedom Unite from the PlayStation Store.

I'm not really a fan of the Monster Hunter franchise but it is definitely hard to deny that this is a blow to the Vita; especially in Japan where Monster Hunter is one of those franchises that really sell hardware.

However, it isn't all doom and gloom for Vita owners as they still have the fantastic Soul Sacrifice to look forward to.

What do you make of it? Are Capcom sticking with the 3DS purely because of sales or do you think they have some sort of deal with Nintendo at this point?

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[Multi] THQ in talks with a financial sponsor but aren't out of the woods yet

[Multi] THQ in talks with a financial sponsor but aren't out of the woods yet

THQ has been staring down the barrel a lot recently, but perhaps there might be some light at the end of this tunnel. The company has entered an agreement with Wells Fargo Capital Finance in order to protect itself from defaulting on its credit facility.

Eurogamer reports that the agreement with Wells Fargo means that it won't pursue its right against the publisher on its $50 million credit facility and will allow additional loans. The deal will last until the 15th of January, 2013. THQ has also entered negotiations with a "financial sponsor" regarding their financial alternatives. Don't put on those rose-tinted glasses yet though, THQ has warned that “There can be no assurance these negotiations will result in a transaction.”

“We are pleased to have reached an agreement with Wells Fargo,” said Brian Farrell, boss of THQ. “This agreement enables us to continue focusing on bringing our games in development to market.”

“Meanwhile, we are evaluating financial alternatives that will transition the company into its next phase.”

On top of this a note at the bottom of the statement to the press revealed that Paul Pucino, chief financial officer, has quit the Californian company.

I'm crossing my fingers that THQ can make it through the woods, they've got some good IPs but things are still looking pretty rough.

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[3DS] Square Enix releases some Heroes of Ruin that aren't ruinous

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Miyamoto: Retro could handle a Zelda game, smartphones aren't competition

by Griffin McElroy on Dec 14th 2011 12:15PM

The full transcript of Wired's interview with Shigeru Miyamoto -- in which the industry legend triggered some panic over his future -- has been posted. Surprisingly, that pseudo-retirement news isn't even the juiciest angle; Miyamoto also discussed the company's troubled recent past, as well as its potentially Miyamoto-less future.

He explained that Nintendo's goals this generation have focused on "the expanding of the gaming population," a task which would seemingly put them at odds with the ever-increasing smartphone market. Miyamoto posits that his company isn't "directly competing" with phones; rather, both might just have increased the size of the gaming market, and "expanded the definition of videogames" themselves.

In the more recent past (last week, in fact), Nintendo launched the Retro-developed Mario Kart 7 for 3DS, a project which Miyamoto said succeeded due to its multicultural development approach. "We were able to join forces in order to realize a variety of different courses, a variety of different tastes," he explained. "I think that's one reason how it worked out well between a Japanese development team and a Western development team."

It seems Retro has earned the games industry maven's trust, as Miyamoto added, "As you know, we have already collaborated with Retro for the Metroid Prime series in the past. And I think when we talk about any other franchise, Zelda might be a possible franchise for that collaboration." We think we speak for everyone when we shout in support of this idea while doing fist pumps into the air. Check out the full interview for more on the future of Zelda, the 3DS, the Wii U and the other pies Miyamoto's got his fingers in.

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