User blog comment:Kogath/Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate for the Nintendo 3DS/@comment-9083744-20140207174104/@comment-1758220-20140207175614

Well, it's a little weird this time because instead of releasing the first of the generation on a home console, as has been the standard each generation, Capcom released MH4 for 3DS, a portable system. Normally, the second game in the generation is a portable port of the home console game (MHF, MHF2, MHP3rd), which adds a little bit of new content. The G game is usually composed of all or most of the content from both games, as well as some more new content on top. This generation was ortable from the get-go, so they don't really have much choice but to go straight to G.

On the upside, MH4 already has about as much content as most G games in the series, so the addition of even more will likely make it the biggest main series game to date. Only thing I really hope for is more Amphibians, Snake Wyverns, and Chelicerata.