IGN hasposted an interviewwith Capcom senior VP Christian Svensson that goes into a wide range of topics, like howMega Man 9and10performed, why there are so manyResident Evil 4ports, and what’s up withMega Man Legends3. But I’m going to focus on a couple of quotes, starting with what’s ahead for the company.
“We have a strategy where we will be introducing some form of new IP on a much more consistent basis than we have. We went a couple years with very few new introductions. This coming fiscal year you happen to see us with two, significant bets [Asura’s WrathandDragon’s Dogma] coming very close to each other. We’ll probably stagger those out a bit more in the future, but we will continue to invest in new IP.”
Svensson also gave aResident Evilteaser, when asked about the series’ seeming shift to action over horror. “Resident Evilfans who are action gamers will be happy.Resident Evilfans who are classic, survival horror fans will be happy. They won’t necessarily be happy with the same products,” he warns, “but we hope that universe and that selection of characters can find happiness for all. Just stay tuned.”
In defense ofDead Rising 2: Off The Record, he says “I would argue that this is another response to fans. There are a couple tricks left up our sleeve that we haven’t announced yet onOff the Recordthat I can’t expose yet. But It will become more apparent how fan-driven this edition is and how it responds to all the criticismsDread Rising 2had.”
And finally, the still-bizarre,still-totally-canceledMega Man Universewas brought up. “It was pretty far in production,” he begins. “I will say that we weren’t pleased with where it was, collectively at Capcom as a product from a quality standpoint.”
“It was a very ambitious game for aMega Mantitle in terms of what it was trying to accomplish with all the interchanging parts and a very large emphasis on user-created content. I think those are pillars that we want to see carried forward on other titles that we’re doing.”
Be sure to read the full interview for further insight from Capcom.
