Capcom has been on top lately. This year alone they released 3 critically acclaimed titles that can easily take Game of the Year. Devil May Cry V, Resident Evil 2 2019, and Monster Hunter World Iceborne. Each game has been positively received by fans and critics and Capcom wants to continue this upward trend with dormant franchises. Confirming the company is looking to revive dormant IPs.
The news comes from Capcom's fiscal report that has 3 primary goals:
Under (1), the prevalence of digital selling has made it possible to implement measures such as limited-time sales, increasing flexibility in pricing and expanding the impact of marketing. We utilize our existing intellectual properties (IP) in addition to major titles and additional content and rerelease past titles on current-generation hardware in order to create sales opportunities and increase the digital sales ratio. In terms of (2), we have been working to establish an efficient development system for core titles by preparing 60-month and 52-week maps since March 2015. We will establish a system that allows us to release core titles on a regular basis. Finally, for (3) we will revive dormant intellectual properties for which we have not recently
Capcom is the home of legendary series such as Veautiful Joe, Onimusha, Darkstalkers, Ghosts n Goblins, and Dino Crisis. There have been rumors that Capcom is reviving Dino Crisis for some time. Giving the series the same treatment as Resident Evil 2 2019. However, personally, I want to see Mega Man Legends 3. I want Mega Man Volnutt's ending!
Other companies have found success doing this as well. The most notorious being Activision who revived Spyro the Dragon and Crash Bandicoot to huge success.
Adam Siddiqui,
Senior Editor, NoobFeed
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