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Capcom Developing New Games Primarily In Japan
Capcom is planning to refocus its development efforts a little closer to home, and will make the majority of new games and franchises from studios based in Japan.
These and other details appeared in comments first reported by Edge Online. The statement from Capcom detailed a wider strategy for development that includes overseas developers working more on established properties. “We plan to develop new titles primarily in Japan. Overseas companies may be used mostly to develop titles for existing game series with well-established characters and universal themes. Overseas companies will also handle certain parts and/or lineups of such games.”
The news from Capcom comes after lackluster sales of 2009's Bionic Commando, and a slow start for sales of Dark Void, which released in January. Both games were developed outside of Japan.
What has been your experience with recent Capcom games? Are the titles the company releases from Japan-based studios of higher quality?
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