you know what would give them good returns? Monster Hunter Stories
throw me a fucking bone here, Capcom
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Media Create Sales: Week 16, 2019 (Apr 15 - Apr 21)
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throw me a fucking bone here, Capcom
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Monster Hunter World is MT Framework, even if they go with that engine nothing changes for Switch. Not that a sequel looks possible either way.
I was never a believer of capcom turning around on switch, it always felt like they were dragged kicking and screaming to support it but people kept bringing up that they were taken by surprise despite being one of the 1st to get a switch devkit and that they needed time to get those games out.
but here we are almost halfway through year 3 and they just kinda farted out an announcement of a nearly 20 year old game that was previously released only a few years ago with 2 more games in a collection and some people are proud to say that they well support the system
but here we are almost halfway through year 3 and they just kinda farted out an announcement of a nearly 20 year old game that was previously released only a few years ago with 2 more games in a collection and some people are proud to say that they well support the system
Capcom's handling of the Wii was quite bad (won't mention WiiU since there they just did like everybody else) . 3DS was the outlier, and even that was mostly in its beginning (Revelaitons), and later it was MH. Which is why I am not surprised at all by the way they handle Switch, nor do I expect much from them. I think 3DS was the exception, not the rule.
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Tomorrow, there will be Capcom financial results announcement ( and friday May 10th, FY presentation ), so perhaps we will have one word of Capcom support for Switch system. For Capcom platinum list, we will have new entries as Resident evil 2, DMC 5 and perhaps Mega man 11 which was at 870K ( 31 december 2018 ). MHXX is at 3 millions ( 3ds + switch ), so we will see if it keeps selling well.
I don't see the problem in Switch getting an exclusive MH and not receiving the next big multiplatform release. If Switch gets any new MH game (not just stories) I would consider Capcom support to have risen considerably.
I am not holding my breath though.
I thought that the Capcom support over Switch was already a burnt bridge. Then they keep coming back, surely with efortless interactions, but while Okami was surely something that was requested, Devil May Cry doesn't make any sense, UNLESS if we address the elephant in the room.
I think we should incarnate Tom Clancy and work over the information we have and speculate some stuff.
_At this point, could we assume that the Switch already overtook the PS4 in Japan? If yes, is the approach of the company over the console will continue the same?
_Can we assume that the next Monster Hunter is already in development for the next generation? Or the fallacy of the GaaS will continue for a while?
_Will the financial results have any impact over their strategy for the next generation of consoles? Because, in a short term, I doubt that Capcom will bring anything relevant for the initial years of the PS5 that isn't a MHW port with some kind of save transfer.
Considering that the development costs will peak again, I really doubt that Capcom will make an early move over the next generation. If that will benefit the Switch is totally different story.
With streaming as a factor too, it turns the whole market in a big question mark. Are the japanese people fondle over the stream gaming? I'm honestly asking.
I think we should incarnate Tom Clancy and work over the information we have and speculate some stuff.
_At this point, could we assume that the Switch already overtook the PS4 in Japan? If yes, is the approach of the company over the console will continue the same?
_Can we assume that the next Monster Hunter is already in development for the next generation? Or the fallacy of the GaaS will continue for a while?
_Will the financial results have any impact over their strategy for the next generation of consoles? Because, in a short term, I doubt that Capcom will bring anything relevant for the initial years of the PS5 that isn't a MHW port with some kind of save transfer.
Considering that the development costs will peak again, I really doubt that Capcom will make an early move over the next generation. If that will benefit the Switch is totally different story.
With streaming as a factor too, it turns the whole market in a big question mark. Are the japanese people fondle over the stream gaming? I'm honestly asking.
Also, I don't know why, but I'm pretty surprised that the EGS didn't already made their mover over MHW exclusivity
Capcom was getting carried by the 3DS while they flounder their MH money trying to gain a foothold of this gen and most of their big studios didnt get to pump a game out until the 4th and 5th year of the PS4 and XB1's life cycle, i actually do wonder what they plan to do for next gen
spend a shitload of money participating in the arms race
maybe we can get something like Deep Down but actually released on the PS5/XB2
Go all in with the high end machines. What else can they do? A bespoke Monster Hunter for Switch would have a budget closer to World than a 3DS game.
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Waiting for Switch Pro to suddenly turn things around for Capcom is like reading that Capcom is always slow with new machines and Switch support is surely coming.
Not gonna lie the Devil May Cry port being a thing is fucking hysterical. Couldn't even port the trilogy itself haha.
One of the biggest reasons why Capcom continues to support the Switch in earnest is because they lost that cushy publishing deal that saw NOE/NOA fully funding all of their international releases in the 3DS era.
That's the risk Nintendo took when they funded all 3rd party western publishing duties on 3DS. It really pissed Capcom off when Nintendo took it away (USF2 was the last Capcom game to get given that treatment).
That's the risk Nintendo took when they funded all 3rd party western publishing duties on 3DS. It really pissed Capcom off when Nintendo took it away (USF2 was the last Capcom game to get given that treatment).
it's because nintendo knews what games they were developing and for what platforms. of course they stopped helping em Lol.
It's the other way around, Nintendo took away the publishing support when they saw how little Capcom intended supporting the Switch (they clearly also knew about MHW a long time before it was announced).
Don't think anyone was expecting that. Just that they would do a bit better than port only the first game of a collection released on PS4/XB1.
It's been established, though, that even that is wishing for too much from Capcom with regards to Switch.
Asking for the HD collection of Devil May Cry vs just the first game only in digital is asking Capcom to turn their back on what's working?
Like I had a low bar after that nonsense about the dragon's dogma test, but this really blew me away.
Given how much work Steam had to put in to be seen as a viable and profitable avenue for releasing games in Japan - and how relatively recent that move is - I'd be surprised if Japanese publishers are past the honeymoon stage on that front. Right now I'd be very surprised if they weren't extremely cautious about another company trying to move in.
Always remember. Put Cac at lowest possible spectrum of support regarding Switch support. They are not even able to give a proper trilogy port lol.
Switch is after all, Ninty first party machine with Bamco late port sprinkle around and some other third party with quality indie support.
Switch is after all, Ninty first party machine with Bamco late port sprinkle around and some other third party with quality indie support.
If we're talking about the Japanese third party support, that seems...quite reductive, both for Namco and the situation as a whole, even with the stuff still missing :P
I had made my peace with Capcom support and even appreciated it for what it was when they started putting out ports like Beat Em Up bundle, Onimusha and Street Fighter Anniversary day and date with other consoles, but with the RE ports and now DMC I feel like we're back to square one.
I still believe MH is coming, probably announced this year, so there's that.
I still believe MH is coming, probably announced this year, so there's that.
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It's not 2010 anymore and Switch isn't 3DS, either you embrace multiplatform for serious support or not. No company has the resources to spend 2-3 years of development for continued exclusive titles. Even if Monster Hunter Switch is real it will be desert again from Capcom after that.
I didn't mean to say that doing so would save the company. Just that it would remain to be their MO as far as Nintendo support is concerned.
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And as I said before a potential Switch Pro (if it's really a PS4 Pro and not a New 3DS like revision) will change nothing between Nintendo and Capcom.
Which is what I meant, lol. Old and late ports, maybe one or two games planned for the platform. Rest of the money goes toward next gen.
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What does Switch Pro have to do with Capcom's old and late ports. No company will develop exclusively for it ignoring base Switch.
Did he though, or this like assuming his "Mario on PlayStation" comment was referring to a Microsoft IP?
No, he explicitly mentioned at some point that he was referring to MH with one of his teases for Switch.
Just realized that FFXII for Switch is sold out everywhere. No idea since when.
https://www.biccamera.com/bc/tenpo/CSfBcToriokiList.jsp?GOODS_NO=6316456
https://www.yodobashi.com/ec/product/stock/100000001004220921/
https://www.biccamera.com/bc/tenpo/CSfBcToriokiList.jsp?GOODS_NO=6316456
https://www.yodobashi.com/ec/product/stock/100000001004220921/
Was going to post this. It was in stock as of this weekend in my town.
And it's in stock at Suruga. Discounted even (14% off).
https://www.suruga-ya.jp/product/detail/109000462
It might be sold out some places, but "sold out everywhere" seems to be a stretch.
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I went this morning to Akihabara to pick up a copy for myself, when I realized it was sold out in Yodobashi, so I head to Bic Camera which it was sold out as well.
Then I checked online which stores in Tokyo still had stock availabe to go there and buy it, but it seems the only places in Tokyo with stock available are the store in Haneda Airport lol and stores in Odaiba (an island in front of Tokyo lol). And in Amazon.jp seems it is being sold by third parties.
I'm not going to go to the Airport or Odaiba, so I will wait next week or whenever Square restocks the game, that going by history could last several weeks.
Capcom has found success with catering to international markets, so they don't really need to adapt to the Switch's dominance on Japan. Sega, however, could use as much revenue as they can get.
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Exactly. Capcom are making the right moves and their financials prove it.
If the switch was as powerful as the base ps4/xbox and wasn't released so late into the gen it would have gotten more AAA Capcom titles assuming it still sold well.
It wasn't a few hours ago, it just changed to available just now it seems.
I might pick it up then.
People aren't even asking for AAA support from Capcom. Like many were asking for RE and DMC ports for example and look at how they handled those.
A MH Switch game before World 2 (which likely will take some years to release) would sell 3-5m and would be relatively cheap to produce (with likely Nintendo support over distribution and promotion rights) so I don't see how that would be an unprofitable or bad investment.
Capcom is treating PS4/XB1/PC players well but leaving Nintendo players slim pickings with sometimes overpriced ports of old games
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