Capcom making new Monster Hunter game for PSP

Monster Hunter Freedom Unite isn’t even out in other regions yet and Capcom‘s already planning to make another Monster Hunter game for Japan. Plans are still sketchy though, and even Capcom admits that the game’s not going to come out anytime soon.

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Monster Hunter Freedom Unite isn’t even out in other regions yet and Capcom‘s already planning to make another Monster Hunter game for Japan. They always get the good stuff first, dammit. Anyway. This news comes from Capcom’s Keiji Inafune.

Inafune didn’t mention any specifics, but he says he didn’t want to disappoint PSP owners who are expecting a new game. It sounds like plans for the game is still sketchy though – he’s not even sure whether it should be called 3rd. Well it would be confusing with Monster Hunter Tri coming out for the Wii.

He also expects that the game won’t be released for a long time yet, but at least we know he has no plans of letting go of the series. And with the monstrous sales the game’s been making, he’d be crazy to.

• Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G getting localized for release in North America
• PlayStation Awards 2008 winners: Monster Hunter, MGS4, Crisis Core
• Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G ships over 3 million units in Japan

Via IGN