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Gatchaman Flash Shorts Promote Monster Hunter 3 (tri-) G

On Monday, CAPCOM began streaming five special episodes of Ohayō Ninja-Tai Gatchaman (Good Morning Ninja Team Gatchaman) featuring the Nintendo 3DS game Monster Hunter 3 (tri-) G. Ohayō Ninja-Tai Gatchaman is a series of Flash-animated shorts based on Tatsunoko Production's classic science-fiction hero series Science Ninja Team Gatchaman. Originally broadcast on Japanese television, these special one-and-a-half-minute promotional episodes reveal details of the upcoming Nintendo 3DS game Monster Hunter 3 (tri-) G.

CAPCOM will release Monster Hunter 3 (tri-) G on December 10, and it will cost 5,800 yen (about US$76). The "hunting action" game will use the new "expansion slide pad" attachment for the Nintendo 3DS. Monster Hunter 3 (tri-) G will be an expanded version of the Nintendo Wii game Monster Hunter (tri-), originally released in Japan in 2009, and include new monsters.

Thanks to Daniel Zeltzer for the news tip.