Here’s a silly way to jury rig a physical directional pad onto the virtual camera controls in Monster Hunter Tri-G (if you’re not using the Circle Pad Pro/Frankenstick)!

That blue gel-like material is a “shock absorbable pad” commonly used in Japan under furniture, electronics, and appliances to prevent them from tipping over during an earthquake. They’re pretty cheap, too.

On the topic of the Circle Pad Pro, remember those reports about it having a battery life of around 480 hours on a single AAA, according to the Japanese manual? Someone actually tore down the peripheral, examined its innards, measured its power consumption, and found that it could last quite a bit longer — conceivably up to 540 hours of continuous use! That’s a lot of Monster Hunter.

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Monster Hunter Tri-G’s 3DS menu icon is very cute.

Yesterday, a report showed up at Andriasang (I wrote it up for Joystiq) that the Expansion Slide Pad/Circle Pad Pro accessory shipping with MH3G will run on a single AAA battery for 480 hours. It had better be something like that, because I really don’t want to mess with that damn screw on the battery case.

Why does it even have a screw? Not only does the battery case already clip in, there’s a 3DS on top of it at all times. It’s secure.

In other MH3G news, it’s coming out in Japan … today! And of course, there are lines:

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Opening FMV for Monster Hunter Tri-G — notice the new lava monster guy at the end of the video! This — and the Circle Pad Pro — hits Japan in less than two weeks. Can you believe they’re getting not just Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 over there, but also this huge title?

I would be jealous about this being Japan-only for now, but I have a feeling I’m gonna be too busy trying to three-star Mario Kart 7’s 150cc courses for weeks anyway.

Capcom intends to put out a two-quest demo for Monster Hunter Tri-G, which will be available through download stations at retailers starting tomorrow, and through the eShop at a later date. Like the demo Konami plans to release for New Love Plus through 7-11 locations and the eShop, this trial will have a 30-play limit.

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Monster Hunter Tri-G commercial. This is a weirdly straightforward effort for a game ad — just “here’s a bunch of gameplay footage” played on a white 3DS (looks soooo nice). It’s none of the distracting bullshit you’d expect from a video game commercial.

Don’t worry, Capcom did plenty of distracting bullshit too. Here are some costumed Japanese actors ambushing people with Monster Hunter Tri-G demos:

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