User blog comment:Plexioth- xD/Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate/@comment-186.145.130.238-20120218164050/@comment-70.54.115.173-20120218231203

- Nintendo has not only worked with the Monster Hunter team to design a controller built to their specifications (Classic Controller Pro), they published the game in Europe themselves.

- The DS is far more popular than the DS, even in Japan. However, the original DS had poor support for games with 3D graphics. The 3DS is Monster Hunter's chance to sell on the more popular system.

- HD development is more expensive, so for Japanese developers it is often a lot more sensible to avoid HD systems . - StreetPass is based off of Dragon Quest IX's Tag Mode, which was immensely popular in Japan. It's a large part of the reason why Dragon Quest IX is the most successful Dragon Quest ever. Monster Hunter can now use a similar feature.

- Capcom has already developed four original 3DS games, has at least two more original games in development, and has ported over one game. All that's known for the Vita is that they are releasing two multiplatform games on the Vita. It should be obvious by now that they are more interested in pursuing 3DS development than Vita development. Monster Hunter is part of that strategy.