DAMN YOU CAPCOM!

[Canyarion]

"taking financial hits" doesn't mean "bankrupcy"....

[DeathsHand]

Originally Posted by Canyarion

"taking financial hits" doesn't mean "bankrupcy"....

"At one point as a business, you have to choose whether to be proud and go out of business or to be realistic and perhaps alienate a few hard-core fans."

That part makes it sorta sound more serious than just "Taking financial hits"...

[DarkMaster]

Ok, Capcom almost went out of business last fiscal year, whether you want to believe it or not, and it is in large part due to the fact that they tried to remain exclusive to GameCube. He even compared their status to 3DO's when they went bankrupt. I'm just stating facts here people.

[Canyarion]

Originally Posted by DarkMaster

...and it is in large part due to the fact that they tried to remain exclusive to GameCube.

That's not what you said on the last page, but never mind.

[Jonbo298]

I don't see how having just 2 or 3 games "exclusive" to the GCN ****ing over Capcom. They have a **** load more exclusives for the Xbox and PS2. Look at Steel Batallion for christ's sake. That was an utter waste of a game. $150 just for the big "thing" and $50 for the game for a grand total of $200. Then they turn around and make a "sequel" to it but don't include the option to buy the joysticks "thing" seperate thus alienating any other possible big sells on the game.

So...I really doubt that because Capcom has a whole 2 or 3 games partially exclusive to the 'Cube spells doom for Capcom when they have ALOT more exclusives on other consoles.

[DeathsHand]

Originally Posted by Jonbo298

So...I really doubt that because Capcom has a whole 2 or 3 games partially exclusive to the 'Cube spells doom for Capcom when they have ALOT more exclusives on other consoles.

The thing about having exclusives on other consoles is that they sell more....... *cough*

Well, for the most part, probably...

And you can be dern sure if the RE remake and RE0 were exclusive to PS2 they woulda sold a lot more than they did on NGC...

[Canyarion]

Originally Posted by Jonbo298

Look at Steel Batallion for christ's sake. That was an utter waste of a game. $150 just for the big "thing" and $50 for the game for a grand total of $200. Then they turn around and make a "sequel" to it but don't include the option to buy the joysticks "thing" seperate thus alienating any other possible big sells on the game.

Well perhaps they made money on that BECAUSE of the insane price... Perhaps they relied on the hard core fans who would buy the game anyway.

Perhaps they also lost money because they were developing Phoenix Down (was that its name?) that got cancelled because it wasn't gonna sell?

[DarkMaster]

Originally Posted by Canyarion

That's not what you said on the last page, but never mind.

...It's almost exactly what I said.

Originally Posted by Jonbo298

So...I really doubt that because Capcom has a whole 2 or 3 games partially exclusive to the 'Cube spells doom for Capcom when they have ALOT more exclusives on other consoles.

It's nice of you to believe that, however a representative of the company disagrees with you.

You guys are acting as if I'm speaking on opinion here. Everything I've stated was fact, if you want to argue facts go right ahead.

[Canyarion]

Hehe, this thread just won't die. Now look at the news: http://www.cube-europe.com/news.php?nid=7179

"First off, the breaking of exclusivity in this case was not because of user demand, but a plan to boost the stock price, as some already understood, but it seems like there has been confrontation between the developers and the management who are following shareholders' instructions. Capcom nowadays is different to when Okamoto worked there, the development team's voice seems weaker than before. It also looks like a lot of skilled staff will leave the company after the GC version of 4 is finished. But the people behind this rebellion are the developers, and they ask that you don't blame Mikami or Kobayashi. The GC version of 4 is the last one that Mikami will be involved in, the PS2 version will be passed on to someone else. People who used to work at Capcom are also shocked by this news."

So some of the developers are leaving Capcom because of the PS2 port?

Would make sense for the guys who said that there was NO WAY that it would be released on another console. And the guy who would cut his head of it that happened.

[Xantar]

Yes, indeed, Angrist.

Mikami: The only thing I can tell you now is Resident Evil 4 will definitely release only on GameCube, not on another console, if it happens, I will cut my head off.

Source: MorbidCreations

Talk about management giving its star director a slap to the face.