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[Update] Capcom’s Yoshinori Ono Resigns From Vancouver Studio
Update: Yoshinori Ono has updated fans via Twitter with some additional information about his changing role within Capcom. The Street Fighter producer is staying with the publisher.
My position within Capcom has not changed and I'm still involved in all of the projects that I'm currently working on.
— Yoshinori Ono (@Yoshi_OnoChin) June 16, 2014
Only my role for Capcom Vancouver has ended.
— Yoshinori Ono (@Yoshi_OnoChin) June 16, 2014
Original Story:
Longtime Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono has announced his departure from the publisher’s Vancouver studio. Ono, who also worked on Dead Rising, made the announcement via Twitter.
I resigned from the director position about CAPCOM Vancouver. Thanks good staff of CAPCOM Vancouver, and Dead Rising staff!
— Yoshinori Ono (@Yoshi_OnoChin) June 16, 2014
I had take some time, I think over very carefully about next things. I'd like to watch TV for Brazil World Cup before thinking it! :D
— Yoshinori Ono (@Yoshi_OnoChin) June 16, 2014
Ono was also tied to Capcom’s upcoming PlayStation 4 title, Deep Down. We’ve reached out to Capcom for comment on Ono’s status with the company, and we’ll update should we receive a response. It's unclear right now if Ono is simply relocating or if he's leaving the company altogether.
We had the chance to catch up with Ono in early 2012, as he visited our offices to take on some of the Game Informer editors in Street Fighter X Tekken. Shortly thereafter, Ono suffered health problems and collapsed during an event for the game in Japan. He temporarily stepped down to recover, though he continued to have a major role with the Street Fighter franchise and the company.
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