Capcom ends Gamecube Exclusivity
04-03-03 | 08:43 PM
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Resurrecting an old thread for some new news:
Interesting how the XBox figures so low with Capcom. Are they judging XBox profitability based on sales of a year-old port (Onimusha)? 
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According to the Friday edition of the Nikkei Business Daily, Capcom is starting to reevaluate its current relationship with Nintendo. The next game in Capcom's Resident Evil franchise, Resident Evil 4, will remain exclusive to the GameCube, but Capcom has reportedly stated that future games in the series would be made available on other platforms as well. Part of this comes from recent sales figures, which have fallen short of Capcom's original expectations. The article also says that Xbox accounted for only 1.5 percent of Capcom's sales, but the company hopes to increase that particular figure.
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04-03-03 | 09:04 PM
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Originally posted by jrutz
Interesting how the XBox figures so low with Capcom. Are they judging XBox profitability based on sales of a year-old port (Onimusha)?
Jeremy
Interesting how the XBox figures so low with Capcom. Are they judging XBox profitability based on sales of a year-old port (Onimusha)?
Jeremy
07-10-03 | 06:23 AM
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It seems like most of the "Capcom 5" are still exclusive.....in the very least time exclusive, as this is how the gaming mags are reporting it. PN 03 and Viewtiful Joe are in the hole and will be out in a couple of months. I haven't heard about the other though. I believe they are all slated for 2004
07-10-03 | 10:22 AM
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Wow, what a misleading thread title. Anyhow, I don't see how this ever qualified as news. Tons of games come out on only one console, but have zero "exclusivity" agreements. How someone can take "non-exclusive" to mean the same thing as "multiplatform" is mindboggling. Which isn't to suggest that I think these games will remain GC only forever. Until they announce it for other platforms, we won't know anything.
07-10-03 | 12:47 PM
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Hmm... figures. I had a feeling. Maybe Nintendo tossed some money at Capcom at E3 and they changed their minds. Capcom often acts like a woman - never knowing exactly what they want and always changing their minds. A few months before E3 they swore the weren't gonna make another Steel Battallion and then at E3, sure enough there's Steel Battallion. Wasn't their financial trouble due to some real-estate deal rather than game sales?
07-10-03 | 01:21 PM
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Originally posted by Josh Hinkle
I thought Viewtiful Joe sucked, from the demo anyway.
I thought Viewtiful Joe sucked, from the demo anyway.
I can't wait for this game to hit stateside.
07-10-03 | 01:24 PM
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PN 03 is awsome ......i'll pickup whenever is comming out....also, the retailer price is $39.98.
PN 03 is awsome ......i'll pickup whenever is comming out....also, the retailer price is $39.98.
07-10-03 | 02:56 PM
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So......we have no idea.
I guess we can assume that it is at least time exclusive for PN 03 and Viewtiful Joe and fully exclusive for RE 4.
Were the others even mentioned at E3?
I guess we can assume that it is at least time exclusive for PN 03 and Viewtiful Joe and fully exclusive for RE 4.
Were the others even mentioned at E3?
07-10-03 | 05:15 PM
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They are all still Nintendo exclusives, the "speculation" came from a Nikkei weekly ariticle about capcom shares dropping and the flood of internet sites jumped on it saying that capcom wll end their exclusive agreement, when in fact Capcom Japan hasn't never said that.
At least the 100% fully exclusives are Resident Evil 4 and Killer 7 for sure. IGN asked them about Killer 7 in June:
RE4 is looking awesome...
At least the 100% fully exclusives are Resident Evil 4 and Killer 7 for sure. IGN asked them about Killer 7 in June:
Capcom representatives said that the game is "being developed only for the GameCube" at this point and that the company has not even thought about porting it to another console.
07-10-03 | 08:54 PM
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Originally posted by puddytay
I was going to buy all 3 for my gamecube because First Party games of this Nature usally retain value in time. I have to say if these go multi platform I wont be buying them.
I was going to buy all 3 for my gamecube because First Party games of this Nature usally retain value in time. I have to say if these go multi platform I wont be buying them.
07-11-03 | 01:56 AM
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Originally posted by puddytay
I was going to buy all 3 for my gamecube because First Party games of this Nature usally retain value in time. I have to say if these go multi platform I wont be buying them.
I was going to buy all 3 for my gamecube because First Party games of this Nature usally retain value in time. I have to say if these go multi platform I wont be buying them.
And let me get this straight, no matter if the game is fun or not you won't be getting it if it doesn't hold it's value?
07-11-03 | 07:54 AM
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Originally posted by tanman
Actually a lot of capcom's games drop in price rather dramatically.
Actually a lot of capcom's games drop in price rather dramatically.
