User blog comment:Plexioth- xD/Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate/@comment-98.192.166.156-20120928040511/@comment-87.185.155.164-20120928103206

MH3(J) - 2 dinner tables (8 seats) and 10 people online cities

MH3G - 2 dinner tables (8 seats) too but couldn't test multiplayer

MH3U - http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-09-25-how-monster-hunter-3-ultimate-wii-u-and-3ds-work-together

"If you want to find other players there is a search function you can use. Once you get FOUR hunters connected together you'll automatically go off on a quest. We're trying to make an online experience that's extremely stress-free and easy to use for the players."

seems we'll get 4 player cities (and voice chat crap) again...

"With internet play you can play with other hunters online," he said. "In terms of new features, we have text chat in the game. Right now we're looking into VOICE CHAT and seeing how we can get that to work, but it hasn't been 100 per cent confirmed."