Post by: Grey Ninja on April 03, 2003, 07:53:24 PM
http://gamers.com/news/1347106
Apparently, Capcom is reducing support for GameCube. Given that this is the only place reporting this, I might disagree, especially since 2 more Capcom games have recently been rumored at IGN.
EDIT: It's up on IGN now too. This really sucks, although I think that it should be mentioned that Capcom themselves have not commented on it yet, and it's likely they will change their minds when sales skyrocket with the new Final Fantasy.
Post by: Wrx_Boi on April 03, 2003, 08:09:58 PM
Post by: Duriez on April 03, 2003, 08:25:58 PM
Post by: Hybrid Hunter on April 03, 2003, 08:50:43 PM
I don't want to lose Capcom!
Post by: Gibdo Master on April 03, 2003, 09:59:39 PM
Post by: Grey Ninja on April 03, 2003, 10:45:40 PM
I am happy once more. I was REALLY worried there for a bit.
Post by: Nephilim on April 04, 2003, 01:28:38 AM
there bring out 10x as many gba games
anyway no point debating if its true or not, this reminds me of the namco hotline rep who said link wasnt in SC2, and people belived him, which happened 6months ago.
dont believe it until its offical
Post by: dafunkk12 on April 04, 2003, 04:49:09 AM
Post by: Hemmorrhoid on April 04, 2003, 05:59:32 AM
Post by: egman on April 04, 2003, 06:25:41 AM
The developers want/need to port what they can; the console developers are fighting tooth and nail to get exclusives of some kind, even if that exclusive title is a timed one. I'm no genie, but I think the next couple of years we'll see more clashes than alliances. Maybe even more buyouts to cut the other consoles off.
Post by: Hemmorrhoid on April 04, 2003, 07:12:39 AM
Post by: couchmonkey on April 04, 2003, 07:27:50 AM
I would be disappointed to lose Capcom support, but the ironic thing is that I haven't really cared about any of the games the company released on the GameCube so far, the only thing that really pleased me was Capcom vs. SNK 2, and if I owned a PS2 or a Dreamcast I wouldn't be all that impressed by it either.
Post by: The Doc on April 04, 2003, 07:46:23 AM
~ The Doc ~
Currently playing - Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Post by: StRaNgE on April 04, 2003, 08:47:13 AM
Post by: rpglover on April 04, 2003, 10:53:23 AM
i mean mikami likes the gamecube and he has already voiced his problems with the ps2
now capcom itself has been good to gamecube lately with the capcom 5 and re but really all the good games come from production studio 4
hopefully capcom does not pull support and if they do- hopefully mikami will stay with nintendo
Post by: The Omen on April 04, 2003, 12:52:55 PM
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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.
That doesn't make a whole lot of sense, considering the supposed reason is lower than expected sales on the GC. Supporting a system that sells even LESS of their games seems a tad suspicious. Hmmmmm.....
Post by: )Dark-LInk( on April 04, 2003, 01:19:58 PM
Post by: Wrx_Boi on April 04, 2003, 01:27:01 PM
Post by: Matt on April 04, 2003, 01:27:07 PM
Post by: blu knight on April 04, 2003, 01:28:25 PM
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Post by: Kai on April 05, 2003, 03:41:01 AM
I couldn't care less about PN03, for all the hype, that game always looked pretty shallow. I do hope that Killer 7 and Dead Phoenix will turn out well however.
If Nintendo went to some effort to secure the Resident Evil series, thus wooing over older gamers like myself, first time Nintendo buyers, just to let it drop and waste all the work they did.....I don't see how that's a positive thing. The old guard of Nintendo fans just don't seem to accept that there is now a growing percentage of Nintendo gamers who's primary reason for buying Nintendo are their adult games that they have produced or secured; Resident Evil, Eternal Darkness, Metroid, and the next Metal Gear Solid. It's kind of annoying to see Nintendo go to so much trouble to bring the sector of gamers over to the Cube, only to have people say "Who cares, we know that Nintendo owners only enjoy Nintendo first party." Nope, I bought my Cube to play Resident Evil, and so did a lot of other people I know from the Resident Evil community. That franchise is important to us.
Post by: The Doc on April 05, 2003, 04:50:03 AM
So much for games being exclusive to one console.
Post by: VideoGamerX on April 05, 2003, 07:07:25 AM
For now, I don't put any stock in it. Someone out there is just trying to steal Nintendo's thunder because everyone is burried in Nintendo hype. I would not be surprised to hear numerous rumors of Nintendo losing support, games, and junk. Even at the top of Nintendo's game right now, there's someone on this forum saying Nintendo should drop out of the console business if even for only one generation. The bottom line is that those who do not like Nintendo are going to be looking for ways to hurt their image and curtail this craze.
My original point is that third parties always seem to have a way to mess up the good. At the start of the Zelda preorder craze, we're all reminded of what's going wrong by EA chiming in to say they want to cut back the sports titles (Gamecube already doesn't get MVP baseball, the biggest sport in America....). We have to put up with third parties whining about sales. Why is it we rarely hear of Xbox losing support when their games sell even less than on Gamecube at times? SEGA supports Xbox despite lack of sales. We get a big fat warning from analysts because we're not in first place. Third parties are abbrassive to Nintendo in general. There's no wonder why we don't like them.
Post by: Tycoon__ on April 05, 2003, 08:38:27 AM
capcom says this is utter bs.
nintendo sold the most everything for march...
ign says this is bs
i say this is bs..
xbox is having a hard time like GC did... xbox will get the same treatment... n i could see uk retailers repeating the GC thing with Xbox...
the video game market is going to crash... it is to hard for everyone....
ive been right on many occasins on this business stuff... even though i predict this it may not be true with corps having billions..
i dont think billy will tolerate such large losses.. he even raised xbox live fee... and it is losing supporters...
the xbox gets some very same treatment---you just dont follow it.. n capcom is currently favouring gc and ps2 way more then microsoft.. ms probably doesnt look good to the eyes of a japanese company...
nintendo could very easily take capcom under its belt....
when miyamoto said gc would be easy to develop a long time ago.. he was right.. ps2 is more difficult then the N64 for gods sake!
you ppl just jump the gun so much.. some of the sega sports is returning even....
i think nintendo had a hidden plan.. and i was right.. and i also got flamed for it.. but i was right!!!!!
Post by: Darc Requiem on April 05, 2003, 10:09:14 AM
Darc Requiem
Post by: DiggleD44 on April 05, 2003, 02:13:21 PM
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Post by: dafunkk12 on April 05, 2003, 07:02:51 PM
QuoteActually, quite the opposite could prove true as well. He could act as an influential liason between Nintendo and Capcom. Do you know why Factor 5 stays 3rd party even though, save for the occasional PC port, their games are only for Gamecube? If they were to leave LucasArts, they wouldn't be on "the inside" and would be unable to make Star Wars games--and tell me what the best recent console Star Wars games were...the Rogue Squadron series. (I think they ought to put a pause on RL2 and finish up Thornado.)
Originally posted by: Wrx_Boi
No way he should stay in capcom, he would prove to be a good ally to nintendo.
Post by: egman on April 06, 2003, 04:43:07 AM
There is alot more going on here with some of the claims being made. I think much of it has to do with the Nintendo's direction as a console maker. They are on a completely different path then Sony and Microsoft in terms of how they want to put together their consoles. I think they are also being hurt by the perception of being "kiddie" and not seeming to be receptive to 3rd parties. I won't deny that the Cube was made first and foremost to support the 1st and 2nd party Nintendo games. It has worked for them as a software developer, but as a console maker I wonder if they have bred some kind of contempt in 3rd parties, despite good intentions. I think this might be why I keep seeing Nintendo this and Nintendo that while the X-box seems to be relatively unharmed inspite of also having piss poor sales.
It just really annoys me right now, and I would rather have 3rd parties just come out and say that they just don't like Nintendo's direction, rather than hide behind sales arguments. Frankly, if you are looking at things from a purely business angle, the Cube and X-box shouldn't even be an option to you. Don't say crap about the GC without looking at the lackluster performance of the X-box with equal scrutiny.
Post by: Dirk Temporo on April 06, 2003, 06:55:41 AM
Post by: Kai on April 06, 2003, 07:28:50 AM
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Originally posted by: Darc Requiem
Well just to let you guys know, Capcom has officially denied the Nikkei news report.
Some denial. From IGN - http://cube.ign.com/articles/392/392289p1.html
(One line from article, fair use) We'll point out that this statement doesn't really counter the points brought up by the Nikkei article.
Post by: Grimm on April 06, 2003, 08:18:07 AM
Post by: egman on April 06, 2003, 09:41:50 AM
Anyway, I am glad they did throw their support at the Cube in some form. They should commended for taking chance when it was uneccessary and even dangerous towards their health. I'm hoping their effort does not go wasted for their sake and Nintendo's.
