Off-TV play and cross-region online play coming to Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Wii U

Capcom is working on an update for Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate on Wii U that will launch in April. It’ll bring about off-TV play as well as cross-region play. The latter feature will allow players in North America and Europe to participate in online battles together.

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate launches on Wii U and 3DS next month. The game will be available in North America on March 19 and Europe on March 22.

The official announcement regarding off-TV play and cross-region online play is posted below.

Monster Hunter™ 3 Ultimate to receive April software update and free of charge downloadable quests

28th February 2013 – Capcom® and Nintendo have today confirmed that following the 22 March release of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate for Wii U™, a software update will be released in April as a response to Capcom community feedback.

The software update will add online cross-region functionality, allowing European and North American gamers to play together online in up to four-player battles*. Monster Hunters will also be able to play the game using just the Wii U GamePad without the need for a TV screen as the software update makes the title compatible with off-TV play.

Capcom will be continuing to support Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate for several months after release with additional free of charge downloadable quests. The first quest will be available at launch.

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate releases across Europe on 22 March for both Wii U and Nintendo 3DS™, both at retail as well as on Nintendo eShop.

* Online play for gamers in Europe and North America will be completely free to play, although broadband Internet charges still apply.

Source: Nintendo PR