Capcom Initially Dismissed Dead Rising, Lost Planet

[icyneesan]

Loved Lost Planet 1 and 2.

Not sure why people are complaining about only 20% of Capcom's titles being original/new ips only. I mean look at their line up from the past few years.

New IPs I can remember from a few years ago:

Bayonetta (Published not developed by)
Movie Games
Lost Planet 1 & Dead Rising 1 (Not sure if these count as they already received sequels)

They had nothing to do with Bayonetta, that was Platinum and Sega

Oh my mistake, I hadn't had my morning coffee yet

 

[Lullabye]

Keiji, man, I love you. Thanks for being a dick, exploiting your companies system, and bringing to light one of my favorite games.

 

[gim73]

Well, that's at least better than everyone under EA's banner. Their policy is to release 20 percent of the game with the disc and 80 percent as DLC.

 

[Sixties Spidey]

Too bad Capcom is 100% retarded.

 

[Callate]

Despite initial rejection, Inafune continued to work on Dead Rising and Lost Planet. He said prototypes have their own budget within Capcom, so he exploited the system by continuing to work on the Lost Planet "prototype" until it was four times its initial budget. His goal was to get halfway through development so management would be forced to give him permission to finish the over-budget, nearly complete title. His plan worked.

Brave man. Good for him.

It's a pity that such measures might be necessary to get a strong new IP out the door from one of the major players.

 

[LeonLethality]

20% on original is actually kinda smart, it does mean there is original content but it also means that there is sequels which is what many fans of franchises like and it can pretty much guarantee sales meaning Capcom makes more money so it can cope with losses from failed original content.

besides, 20% original is more than most other companies do.

 

[subtlefuge]

They definitely should have dismissed Lost Planet 2. It was the game that made me stop pre-ordering entirely.

 

[mjc0961]

Geez, no wonder he left. If that's what you have to do to get a game to get some support...

Although they should have left Lost Planet alone. The only good thing to come out of that franchise was some funny episodes of Unskippable.

 

[Trogdor1138]

And Capcom is 100% retarded.

Glad he left, he'll do far better being able to make his own decisions for his projects. Capcom will be crippled for it too. They'll have to resort to making Street Fighter V and charging 12 dollars for each character.

 

[Hristo Tzonkov]

What's funnier if a sequel is different from the original it instantly gets bashed.Please don't appear as hypocrites everyone.We as gamers don't allow this industry to evolve much.Everything new and different is a gamble.It may or may not work which is why they invest millions in something that can sell and 50% of profits go for funding new titles.Simple business idea that works and you can't blame them for doing that.

 

[NickCaligo42]

Bayonetta (Published not developed by)

Bayonetta was published by SEGA, dude.

 

[NLS]

I'm pretty sure the numbers for Activision aren't that far away from those 20% either...

 

[icyneesan]

Bayonetta (Published not developed by)

Bayonetta was published by SEGA, dude.

Yes I know, someone else pointed it out previously in this thread

 

[DeadAccountMoveAlong]

20% for original titles is 100% stupid

Pretty much this. The reason I spend so little on games these days is because barely anything decent comes out under a new name- its all sequels and tie ins to a rather disgusting degree.
And we're talking CAPCOM here, one of the few developers left I actually TRUST to release decent new material from time to time.

Capcom is a great developer and everything, but I just have to poke some fun:

And we're talking CAPCOM here, one of the few developers left I actually TRUST to release decent new material from time to time.

New IP! Ultra Hyper Super Street Fighter IV Turbo: Platinum Champions - Akuma and Friends Edition

 

[Kopikatsu]

Again, what is this fear of taking gambles in the video game business? You don't see this happening in ANY other industry, which constantly innovate to stay competitive.

Uh, the movie industry?

I'm afraid that I must disagree. Every movie that has come out in the past ten years is...what? A comic book movie, sequel, remake, or an extremely generic action and/or romantic comedy.

Edit: Before anyone mentions Inception, the entire concept of that movie was stolen from Scrooge McDuck. No, I'm not joking.