Okay, so Monster Hunter is about a million times bigger in Japan than it is here, but if you need more reasons to support Capcom bringing Portable 3rd over here, peep this:
I suppose Boss is pretty cool too, but I really want to hunt giant monsters as Snake! Come on guys, take one for the team and buy a copy or two of Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, even if you don’t own a PSP. (It’s a great reason to get a PSP though! Then we can play together!)
Also there’s some Monster Hunter stuff grafted into MGS: Peace Walker, if you’re interested.