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Capcom’s latest update on Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou Village DX is all about player interaction. Siliconera translated the information, which we’ve rounded up below.

– Courier Felyne: known for his services and liking apples
– Speak to him when sending mail to other people’s villages
– You’ll have a pamphlet with your village information on it
– This gets traded with other players
– Once they take it via local connectivity, you’ll get to interact with them through StreetPass
– You can then see their names and the number of friends they have
– You’ll also receive the other player’s pamphlet
– Their pamphlet tells you information on how their village development has been coming along, and their friendship level with Felynes
– The Felynes registered through a pamphlet will occasionally come visit the nesting grounds, where you keep baby monsters
– They’ll also bring along their own monster babies
– Can get items by interacting with them
– You’ll sometimes receive collaboration costumes from special quests available through downloads
– Recent collaborations include Super Mario Bros. and Animal Crossing outfits, V-Jump collaboration based on the Jump comic’s pirate logo

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Our next look at Monster Hunter X should be coming next week. Gameplay will be featured during the next episode of Capcom TV, which airs on August 5. Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou Village DX will be featured during the stream as well.

Here’s when the new episode of Capcom TV is coming online:

– 4 AM PT
– 7 AM ET
– 12 PM in the UK
– 1 PM in Europe

The August 5 edition of Capcom TV will be streamed on Niconico here.

Check out a ton of screenshots of Monster Hunter X from the official website below.

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The first Japanese commercial for Monster Hunter X has gone live on Capcom’s YouTube page. Give it a watch below.

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Capcom’s financial results for the three-month quarter ended June 30 are in. The company performed well as a whole, and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate continues to sell well.

Here’s a quick breakdown of Capcom’s results, courtesy of GameSpot:

– Overall net sales up to ¥14.5 billion ($116 million)
– That’s an increase of 51.9 percent compared to last year
– Total net income rose 104.9 percent to ¥1.57 billion ($12.6 million)
– Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, Resident Evil Revelations 2, and Resident Evil HD enjoyed “robust” sales
– Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate has now sold more than 3.9 million units worldwide
– The company’s online games “remained soft”
– Mobile titles also were “generally soft”
– Capcom’s video game business (Digital Contents) overall posted ¥6.3 billion ($50.7 million) net sales
– That’s up ¥5.5 billion ($44.3 million) this time last year
– Operating income was ¥1.1 billion ($8.8 million)
– This number is down 2.2 percent from last year
– “Amusement Equipments” business (like Pachinko) performed the best during the quarter

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Capcom has revealed the Japanese boxart for Monster Hunter X. We’ve attached it above.

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Capcom has released the third Randst Magazine for The Great Ace Attorney in Japan. This features a short episode set during episode 4, a Mikotoba Susato 3DS theme, Shu Takumi commentary video about episode 1, and Sherlock Holems concept art (with voice clips) and comments from character designer Kazuya Nuri.

Pricing for the Randst Magazine is set at 300 yen. Fans can also purchase a bundle containing all issues for 2,000 yen. The fourth issue launches next week.

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Capcom has just announced a brand new New 3DS XL bundle to be released in-tandem with Monster Hunter X exclusively in Japan later this year.

The bundle will include the usual with your standard 3DS packaging, such as AR Cards, Manuals, and a 4GB microSD card. Outside of the standard items that comes with your typical 3DS box, you’ll also be getting:

  • An exclusive Monster Hunter X stylus
  • A physical copy of Monster Hunter X
  • Specially designed Monster Hunter X New 3DS XL

This special bundle will be sold alongside its standalone counterpart for ?26,000 in Japan when the game releases on November 28th.

 

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Capcom has issued new screenshots from Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou Village DX. Check them out in the gallery below.

Monster Hunter X is once again featured in this week’s issue of Famitsu. Some of the included information has already leaked out, including details about the Hunting Style feature as well as the monsters Gamut and Hororo-Horuru. We’ve rounded everything up in the summary below.

Hunting Style feature

– Guild Style: a well-balanced and basic Hunting Style
– This Style is the closest to how you’ve played in past Monster Hunter titles
– Striker Style: an attack-minded Style that specializes in Hunting Arts
– Not as technical, but it will allow you to set up to three Hunting Arts
– Aerial Style: a Style that lets you freely attack in mid-air
– This is done by using the monster as a platform to pull off a special jump attack
– Bushido Style: evade monster attacks for a chance to perform powerful counter moves
– It can turn a dangerous moment into an opportunity, but isn’t recommended for beginners

Gamut

– Fanged Beast monster
– Gamuts are aggressive herbivores
– Long trunks and large bodies are used to attack their foes
– Gamuts can suck you up with their trunks, use breath attacks that cover a wide area, and launch rocks with precision

“Hororo-Horuru”

– New Bird Wyvern-type monster
– Prefers being in the dark
– Uses its sharp claws of its wings and feet to strike enemies from above
– They also have special scales inside their feather that puts you in an unconscious state upon inhaling, which temporarily unable to move
– The Hororo-Horuru can shoot giant laser-like sound wave attacks
– If you’re hit with this, you’ll be in a “Pinch” status
– Unclear what the status means currently

Other

– Yian Garuga will be in the game

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Capcom has a new video up to promote Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou Village DX. Check it out below.


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