Monster Hunter 4 to have online multiplayer

At Tokyo Game Show, Capcom held a stage event today pertaining to the next entry in one of the company's flagship franchises.  They revealed Monster Hunter 4 will have online mulitplayer, continuing the trend started by the game's predecessor.  The staff at the event demonstrated this feature by playing with the game's development team back at the Osaka office.

The stage event also gave us confirmation that the game will be hitting Japanese shores this upcoming March.  No news yet on an English release, but with 3 Ultimate heading to the west, it's probably pretty likely.

A trailer has also been released.