User blog comment:.Rakle./Monster Hunter Online Information Blog Post/@comment-5933391-20130421203341/@comment-1712810-20130421213751

Well, that would be the worst case guess given the pull on the news. Sometimes hiccups happen in the media... I think they simply announced it too early in this case. I imagine CAPCOM wanted to handle the announcements for the west, or at least wanted to organize something before blurting out about a new MH game.