User blog comment:Plexioth- xD/Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate/@comment-76.69.5.128-20111122104006/@comment-111.251.144.229-20111122155722

That's because northeast Asian countries have some of the craziest population density around the world. In some major cities, it's easy to discover your 3DS just street passed with a few strangers in the subway system. Players (who usually don't even know each other) also periodically gathers together just for the sake to hunt a few monsters together. All in all, the whole gaming habitat in northeast Asia is completely different to the west.