Monster Hunter Tri Bundle Includes New Classic Controller Plus

A new Monster Hunter bundle was announced today by Nintendo of America and it includes not only one of the Wii platforms most highly anticipated titles for 2010, Monster Hunter Tri, but it also comes with the new (and pretty hot) Classic Controller Pro, previously only available on the Japanese market.

“Monster Hunter Tri has made a huge splash in the Japanese market, and we’re confident the bundle with the Classic Controller Pro will give fans in North America plenty to get excited about,” said Steve Singer, Nintendo of America’s vice president of Licensing. “Gamers of all kinds enjoy playing games on Wii. Monster Hunter Tri delivers an incredible new experience on Wii, while the Classic Controller Pro gives players even more control options for their favorite Wii games.”

Control options that a swing of the Wii remote likely couldn’t provide I’d wager.  As you can see from the image above, the new Classic Controller Pro includes a second row of shoulder buttons with ergonomically friendly grips. As with every other Wii attachment the Classic Controller Pro plugs directly into the Wii Remote.  The usual compatibility is there, working with more than “450 Wii, WiiWare and Virtual Console games,” although if you’re looking a white coloured one to go with all the other white accessories for your Wii then sorry, this one’s only in black.

The Monster Hunter Tri bundle, with controller, is due to retail for $59.99, with the game alone retailing for $49.99.  You’d probably feel stupid for not splashing the extra $10 down for the bundle, but with the controller retailing in a standalone format in black and white for $19.99 the choice, as they say, is yours.