User blog comment:Plexioth- xD/Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate/@comment-94.15.105.52-20110929170537/@comment-76.69.6.109-20110929223708

It also says "local communication", so this seems to be just talking about local play.

Hopefully there's at least a way to play online through the Wii. I know Japan had a payment system with Wii points for Tri, so maybe they'll be allowed to make an online channel for Tri G.