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Capcom wants to be the “world’s number one game developer”

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During the 80s and 90s Capcom was in my opinion, one of the very best game developers and publishers on the planet. They not only made some of the best arcade games – like Street Fighter 2, Final Fight and the myriad games based on its CPS1 and 2 arcade systems – but also some of the best home consoles games available. Games like Megaman, Breath of Fire, Resident Evil and many, many more. Even in the PlayStation 2 era, they had Okami, Viewtiful Joe and Devil May Cry.

Then something happened. I’m not sure what it was exactly – but it may have been the same thing that happened with many Japanese developers. They started turning out really sub-par games – like Bionic Commando, and Lost Planet 2. They forgot Mega Man Existed, and they turned Resident Evil in to a joke. Even Street Fighter’s seemingly lost its soul.

Capcom wants to change that. In its annual report (via Videogamer), Capcom says it wants to be the number one developer in the world.

“Going forward, as we aim to become the world’s number one game developer, we feel that while it is of course necessary to advance and expand upon existing content, it is also necessary to take on new challenges,” Capcom’s head of consumer games development Yoichi Egawa said. “We cannot ignore genres such as shooting and strategy games with massive numbers of players when considering Consumer, Online and eSports market growth potential.

“We will make use of our strengths and keep a close watch on market trends while moving forward with the kind of game creation only possible at Capcom.”

And, according to Egawa, it’s something they want to do based on the quality of its games – not the amount of money that they make. A bit of a testament to quality, I suppose.

And I’d be all for that. Still, bit of a lofty goal, I think.

Last Updated: September 26, 2016

32 Comments

  1. HairyEwok

    September 26, 2016 at 09:06

    They want to be the nr 1 developer in the world. Well that bar isn’t set really high by the other developers except for like 1 (CDPR)

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    • Dutch Matrix

      September 26, 2016 at 09:11

      I really tried getting into the Witcher again this weekend, but by George! I just could not. So that bar of your is REALLY not that high! 😛

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      • miaau

        September 26, 2016 at 09:13

        Not all good games are good for everybody.

        Do not take it personally, the game is maybe just not meant for you. If a games does not grab your attentions, then there is little you can do about it.

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        • Dutch Matrix

          September 26, 2016 at 09:28

          I hear you. On paper, it is all I ever wanted in a game. In execution, not so much no.

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      • ??????? ????? ™

        September 26, 2016 at 09:13

        But you prefer Sims, so TW really might not appeal to you

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        • Dutch Matrix

          September 26, 2016 at 09:22

          LoL. That is what we on earth call a generalisation and a gross one at that!
          I love a good RPG, and well, I won’t deny that the ‘mature’ nature of the Witcher games is a breath of fresh air for me, but dang! The minute you take control of Geralt the snore starts.
          The voice actor doing Geralt is not helping my levels of awakeness either!
          Geralt looks like he belongs on the cover of a tacky Mills and Boon novel. And he sounds like he belongs in there too!
          (Sorry if this comes across as me being nasty. It really is not meant to insult. Just how I see Geralt.)

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      • HairyEwok

        September 26, 2016 at 09:18

        Different strokes for different folks. I would love to play W3 again but with the backlog I have, It’ll be a while before I get to it, I’m starting with the generic games and working my way through to the better games.
        Kind of like eating your veggies first and then your pudding so that awful after taste of the veggies can be removed.

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        • Dutch Matrix

          September 26, 2016 at 09:27

          Pro tip: Skip the generic games and go to the better games. Life is too short to spend it playing mediocre games.

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          • Dungeon of JJ

            September 26, 2016 at 09:28

            Skipping everything EA then.

          • Dutch Matrix

            September 26, 2016 at 09:30

            Hey, whatever pitches your pants tent, my friend…

          • Dungeon of JJ

            September 26, 2016 at 09:33

            That’s really unsettling.

          • HairyEwok

            September 26, 2016 at 10:02

            Pro tip approved!

      • Dungeon of JJ

        September 26, 2016 at 09:25

        Mass Effect is boring.

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        • Dutch Matrix

          September 26, 2016 at 09:27

          So’s your face/this argument. 😛

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        • Alien Emperor Trevor

          September 26, 2016 at 09:32

          How can you say it’s boring when the ending was so colourful?

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          • Dungeon of JJ

            September 26, 2016 at 09:33

            XD

          • miaau

            September 26, 2016 at 09:34

            XP – All you deserve dammit. Cannot colour (see) an entire game series by how it ends. Did you have fun playing it? Yeah, baby, yeah. That is my bag.

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            September 26, 2016 at 09:39

            The ending of a game is my final memory of it, so it does have a big impact on how I view the game. That’s why ME3 went from good to average for me.

          • miaau

            September 26, 2016 at 09:58

            Yeah, I know. Just being difficult. Sort of like a good movie with a bad ending

  2. miaau

    September 26, 2016 at 09:12

    History is full of examples like this. I think a lot of the companies who have managed to reach past glories have done do by assuming they know nothing and getting to know the consumers. A hard thing to do.

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  3. ??????? ????? ™

    September 26, 2016 at 09:12

    Step 1:
    Don’t make mostly shit games like you used to

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  4. Ottokie

    September 26, 2016 at 09:15

    You got heart kid. I will tell you that much

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  5. Original Heretic

    September 26, 2016 at 09:22

    I wanna be a Simba chippie. If I release a press statement to that effect, does that mean I’ve taken a step in the right direction?

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    • Dutch Matrix

      September 26, 2016 at 09:31

      It’s a start. But we all know the proof is in the pudding.

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      • Original Heretic

        September 26, 2016 at 09:44

        This is where I totally agree. Talk is cheap. Unless you actually action it.

        Hmmm, wonder how many cliches we can get out of this?!

        Capcom, put your money where your mouth is.

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    • miaau

      September 26, 2016 at 09:33

      A good question and a tricky one.

      I struggle with that in my day job. (My night job being a gamer and a daddy, right?). Do we announce what we want to be, to make sure the market is ready and right for us? Or is it a surprise? People / companies need to budget, so knowing what is coming is a good, but….. makes it easy to drop the ball, product wise.

      Sigh. Not paid enough for this sh!t.

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  6. Alien Emperor Trevor

    September 26, 2016 at 09:35

    Make something people want to play then, not some cheap shitty cash-in on an old license. The only Capcom published game I’ve played in recent memory was Remember Me. But I don’t expect them to make another of those, reading between the lines they want to get into that sweet online MT market.

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    • ??????? ????? ™

      September 26, 2016 at 09:37

      Why must I remember you?

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  7. Umar

    September 26, 2016 at 09:41

    With their IPs, they most definitely can be.

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    • Alien Emperor Trevor

      September 26, 2016 at 09:42

      A Jade Empire-like RPG with Street Fighter characters! I’d play that.

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      • Umar

        September 26, 2016 at 09:46

        Urgh…jokes aside, I’m reminded now that we don’t have another Jade Empire game.

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  8. The Order of the Banana

    September 26, 2016 at 12:22

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! Oh Capcom, go home, you’re a crackhead!

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