<s>
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
3	I-Application
)	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
console	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Tri	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
April	O
23	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
April	O
29	O
in	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
title	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
cancelled	O
due	O
to	O
high	O
development	O
costs	O
for	O
that	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
instead	O
decided	O
to	O
develop	O
it	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
its	O
debut	O
,	O
a	O
demo	O
of	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Tri	I-Application
was	O
included	O
with	O
Japanese	O
copies	O
of	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
G	I-Application
.	O
A	O
special	O
bundle	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
1	O
featuring	O
the	O
game	O
packaged	O
with	O
a	O
black	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
console	I-Operating_System
and	O
a	O
Classic	O
Controller	O
Pro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
separate	O
servers	O
are	O
used	O
and	O
Wii	B-Device
Speak	I-Device
is	O
supported	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
include	O
native	O
VoIP	B-Application
capability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
port	O
called	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
tri	O
-	O
)	O
G	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
3	I-Application
Ultimate	O
in	O
other	O
territories	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
December	O
2011	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
March	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
online	O
servers	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
have	O
been	O
shut	O
down	O
as	O
of	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
of	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Tri	I-Application
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
hunter	O
from	O
the	O
hunting	O
Guild	O
,	O
assigned	O
to	O
help	O
Moga	O
Village	O
,	O
a	O
small	O
fishing	O
community	O
that	O
is	O
under	O
threat	O
of	O
monsters	O
from	O
a	O
nearby	O
deserted	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
with	O
both	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
versions	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
transfer	O
their	O
character	O
data	O
back	O
and	O
forth	O
between	O
these	O
units	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
continue	O
to	O
build	O
their	O
character	O
while	O
on	O
either	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
offer	O
an	O
online	O
component	O
where	O
up	O
to	O
4	O
players	O
can	O
venture	O
on	O
new	O
quests	O
together	O
,	O
represented	O
by	O
the	O
character	O
traveling	O
to	O
a	O
nearby	O
city	O
harbor	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
online	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
shut	O
down	O
,	O
but	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
version	O
continues	O
to	O
offer	O
these	O
network	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ecosystems	O
in	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Tri	I-Application
have	O
been	O
expanded	O
to	O
include	O
underwater	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Director	O
Kaname	O
Fujioka	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
2017	O
interview	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
include	O
underwater	O
sections	O
and	O
combat	O
in	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
,	O
both	O
to	O
try	O
something	O
different	O
from	O
what	O
other	O
games	O
have	O
done	O
with	O
this	O
,	O
and	O
trying	O
to	O
see	O
how	O
underwater	O
combat	O
would	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
Tri	O
,	O
Fujioka	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
effort	O
they	O
needed	O
to	O
program	O
these	O
sections	O
took	O
too	O
much	O
time	O
away	O
from	O
what	O
other	O
parts	O
they	O
could	O
develop	O
,	O
and	O
generally	O
have	O
left	O
underwater	O
combat	O
out	O
of	O
future	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
games	O
,	O
but	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
come	O
back	O
to	O
it	O
sometime	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eighteen	O
new	O
monsters	O
were	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
there	O
were	O
only	O
3	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
boss	O
monsters	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
(	O
Rathalos	O
,	O
Rathian	O
and	O
Diablos	O
)	O
,	O
their	O
interactive	O
AI	B-Application
was	O
completely	O
redesigned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
producer	O
Tsujimoto	O
Ryozo	O
,	O
"[Capcom]	O
love	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
voice	O
chat	O
and	O
know	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
minimum	O
for	O
western	O
players	O
,	O
"	O
which	O
suggested	O
Western	O
releases	O
of	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Tri	I-Application
may	O
feature	O
support	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Speak	O
microphone	O
peripheral	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
confirmed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
European-exclusive	O
bundle	O
includes	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
Speak	I-Device
device	O
and	O
Classic	O
Controller	O
Pro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GAME	O
has	O
officially	O
confirmed	O
a	O
European	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Tri	I-Application
:	O
Exclusive	O
Edition	O
bundle	O
containing	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Wii	B-Device
Speak	I-Device
,	O
a	O
black	O
Classic	O
Controller	O
Pro	O
and	O
one	O
other	O
item	O
which	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
ornamental	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
monster	O
which	O
appears	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cover	O
art	O
,	O
the	O
Lagiacrus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
3	I-Application
Ultimate	O
is	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Portable	I-Application
3rd	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
2011	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
and	O
features	O
local	O
wireless	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
announced	O
that	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Tri	I-Application
G	O
was	O
confirmed	O
as	O
an	O
expanded	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Tri	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
two	O
bundles	O
,	O
one	O
containing	O
the	O
special	O
edition	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
other	O
one	O
containing	O
the	O
add-on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
which	O
features	O
revised	O
HD	O
graphics	O
,	O
full	O
online	O
,	O
local	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
import	O
the	O
game	O
progress	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
port	O
is	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
3G	O
HD	O
Ver.	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
8	O
,	O
2012	O
when	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
launched	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
downloadable	O
two	O
days	O
prior	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
slightly	O
lower	O
price	O
than	O
the	O
retail	O
re-release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Tri	O
G	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
as	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
3	I-Application
Ultimate	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2013	O
together	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
.	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
4	I-Application
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
was	O
also	O
announced	O
,	O
which	O
originally	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
month	O
as	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
3	I-Application
Ultimate	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
pushed	O
back	O
to	O
Summer	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
3	I-Application
Ultimate	O
re-introduces	O
the	O
underwater	O
combat	O
that	O
was	O
left	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese-only	O
sequel	O
to	O
Tri	O
,	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Portable	I-Application
3rd	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
G	O
rank	O
was	O
present	O
in	O
a	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
game	O
since	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Freedom	I-Application
Unite	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
for	O
a	O
third	O
generation	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
Ultimate	O
versions	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Weekly	O
Famitsu	O
certified	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
40/40	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
eleventh	O
game	O
to	O
receive	O
a	O
perfect	O
rating	O
from	O
the	O
magazine	O
in	O
its	O
20-year	O
history	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
third	O
title	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
411Mania	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8.8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
meaty	O
experience	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
addictive	O
reward	O
system	O
that	O
forms	O
the	O
core	O
of	O
many	O
MMORPGs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unfortunately	O
,	O
while	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
will	O
probably	O
love	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Tri	I-Application
,	O
Capcom	O
has	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
kinks	O
to	O
iron	O
out	O
if	O
they	O
want	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
the	O
Western	O
masses.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Club	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
B+	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
underlying	O
complexities	O
of	O
crafting	O
nifty	O
new	O
gear	O
from	O
their	O
bones	O
is	O
the	O
reason	O
to	O
put	O
roots	O
in	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Tris	I-Application
wooly	O
world.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Digital	O
Fix	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	I-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
nine	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
"	O
could	O
very	O
well	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
reason	O
to	O
own	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
at	O
this	O
early	O
stage	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
National	O
Post	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
version	O
of	O
Ultimate	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
bigger	O
screen	O
and	O
1080p	O
HD	O
graphics	O
do	O
add	O
to	O
the	O
flair	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
—	O
the	O
textures	O
are	O
redone	O
for	O
the	O
more	O
powerful	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
while	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
models	O
are	O
the	O
same	O
—	O
but	O
no	O
one	O
would	O
mistake	O
them	O
for	O
something	O
that	O
was	O
n’t	O
also	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
handheld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
newspaper	O
also	O
gave	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
On	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
your	O
only	O
option	O
is	O
local	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
means	O
that	O
every	O
player	O
needs	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
be	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
room	O
with	O
one	O
another	O
,	O
or	O
be	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
room	O
as	O
someone	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
 [ ... ] 	O
This	O
very	O
limited	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
second	O
camera-controlling	O
analog	O
stick	O
(	O
without	O
the	O
circle-pad-pro	O
add-on	O
)	O
and	O
small	O
almost	O
illegible	O
text	O
is	O
why	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
a	O
lower	O
score	O
than	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
version.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Daily	O
Telegraph	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
series	O
continues	O
to	O
be	O
brilliant	O
but	O
a	O
little	O
impenetrable	O
,	O
despite	O
efforts	O
to	O
remedy	O
that	O
very	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
if	O
you	O
like	O
the	O
sound	O
of	O
really	O
learning	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
once	O
instead	O
of	O
just	O
drifting	O
through	O
it	O
,	O
Monster	B-Application
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"	O
</s>
<s>
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same	O
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
With	O
some	O
truly	O
breathtaking	O
battles	O
,	O
great	O
online	O
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and	O
the	O
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free	O
challenges	O
to	O
come	O
,	O
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:	O
Ultimate	O
is	O
just	O
what	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
fledgling	O
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needs.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Escapist	O
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gave	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
While	O
grinding	O
and	O
idiosyncrasies	O
will	O
get	O
to	O
some	O
,	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
3	I-Application
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is	O
a	O
great	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
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Hunter	I-Application
Tri	I-Application
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over	O
one	O
million	O
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its	O
Japanese	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
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Hunter	I-Application
Tri	I-Application
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the	O
best-selling	O
third-party	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
at	O
960,000	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
over	O
1.9	O
million	O
copies	O
have	O
been	O
sold	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
2.6	O
million	O
copies	O
have	O
been	O
sold	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
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