I can only read hiragana/katakana, kanji is very difficult for me. Yes that's true. Even if you dont understand the language, you can still play this game as long as you used to play this game series. MH story is not interesting anyway.
waiting for pokemon? or firmware update?
if they are waiting firmware update, i dont think they should wait for it.
http://mynintendonews.com/2013/09/28/apparently-3ds-firmware-update-has-been-delayed-from-october-and-wii-u-update-coming-soon/