User blog comment:Plexioth- xD/Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate/@comment-76.25.119.47-20130202000955/@comment-76.25.119.47-20130202033402

No aandrew, all the pirate gear is sponsored by Famitsu, a japanese magazine. Anything gear that's sponsored (UNIQLO, Shonen Jump, Famitsu Weekly, etc.) can't come over the pond due to licensing issues. In Unite, they just made this gear "Dummy" and removed the quests entirely, but this time around they're going to slap a new coat of paint on them so they look different, but have the same stats and are gotten from the same event quests.