Despite its immense popularity, especially in Japan, Monster Hunter 3 has one nasty little deal breaker that could jeopardize its success. If you wanted online play in Japan, you'd have to cough up and pay for monthly subscription fees to pay for servers. Luckily, Capcom now sees that that might not be such a good idea, and is now looking for alternatives to get rid of those fees.

Capcom's surprise is finally out of the box. Well, rather, they're out of the box. Yeap, there's more than one, and it comes in the form of two challenges. If you win, you will be seeing your name included in the credit list of Monster Hunter 3. So what do you have to do to get their thanks? Details after the jump.

Watch out on Monday cos Capcom's promising a "monster" surprise on their European forums and Unity blog. Of course, as it is a surprise, we have no idea what this could be about. If you want to venture a guess, though, might as well try looking at Monster Hunter 3. They've got a brand new screenshot for it. More details too can be found after the jump.

With Japan already taken over by Monster Hunter 3, Capcom is now getting ready to take the game to the international stage. Producer Ryozo Tsujimoto recently talked a bit about their plans for the game's overseas release in an interview with 4Gamer.

Japan is without a doubt the Monster Hunter capital of the world, so what happens when you release the next big Monster Hunter title there on a new console? That console sells, of course. That's what happened with the Nintendo Wii, which saw sales quadruple following the release of Monster Hunter 3. Find out how each console fared in the latest Japanese hardware sales charts after the jump.

Nintendo Wii owners are also getting some love from Capcom in the form of new screenshots from Monster Hunter Tri (or Monster Hunter 3). The screens show off some of the new areas found in the game. Check 'em out after the jump.

If you've been having doubts about how the Monster Hunter series would translate to Nintendo's Wii console, this new trailer for Monster Hunter 3 will probably change your mind. It's an overused term, but I'd say "awesome" is a good word to describe it.

The Japanese are about to get a new treat to go crazy over again, with another Monster Hunter set to take them by storm. Following the success of all the other Monster Hunter titles before it, Monster Hunter 3 finally gets dated for release in the region, with bundles to boot. Details after the link.

After stewing Monster Hunter 3 under TBA in their press site for a while, Capcom has finally confirmed that the latest installment in the franchise that swept Japanese gamers is also getting a North American release. The publisher has also revealed that they'll be releasing eight other titles to the Wii - all within the fiscal year, April 2009 to April 2010.

While it's not as solid as the confirmation that we would prefer, some confirmation is still better than no confirmation at all, yes? Coming straight from the Capcom presswire is a Monster Hunter 3 listing that hints the arrival of the game on North American soil, which still remains to be announced. More in the full article.