User blog comment:Plexioth- xD/Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate/@comment-1011548-20120105104806/@comment-1837917-20120105223739

Adding on to what Loss said about console change, it was much easier to import games when the system did not region lock them. This allowed for P3rd to be played a fair bit outside of Japan for those who went to the trouble of importing, however, the 3DS is an entirely new system as well as region locked, meaning for those who can't splash out that much cash on both the handheld AND game, it's a disappointment when Capcom once again refuses to localise. One question, though, wouldn't the profit from localising out way the cost of translating and re-coding the game? (If re-coding is the word, I don't know what the process is when a game changes region.)