"3DS isn't selling that great in the west."
"Don't ever put any games on it!"
"3DS is still selling poorly in the west."
"Good thing we never supported it!"
Sounds about right. Capcom in a nutshell really.
"3DS isn't selling that great in the west."
"Don't ever put any games on it!"
"3DS is still selling poorly in the west."
"Good thing we never supported it!"
"3DS isn't selling that great in the west."
"Don't ever put any games on it!"
"3DS is still selling poorly in the west."
"Good thing we never supported it!"
A port of a console game, games that we don't even know if we're getting on this platform, and Resident Evil one of which was half a game and the other was a normal RE game and I don't give two flying shits about RE anywayWTF are you guys talking about? Capcom not supporting the 3DS?
Street Fighter, Monster Hunter, and Resident Evil are their biggest franchises, two of which have made it to the west (and didn't exactly meet expectations for the effort). Recently they announced a new Gyakuten Saiban which they confirmed is coming to the west.
Is your will to whine so demanding it has overtaken your ability to perceive reality and thus turned everything into hyperbole?
A port of a console game, games that we don't even know if we're getting on this platform, and Resident Evil one of which was half a game and the other was a normal RE game and I don't give two flying shits about RE anyway
So because mommy didn't buy you cocopuffs over frosted flakes, you are going to throw yourself on the supermarket floor and throw a tantrum like nothing matters? I at least commend you on your nerve.
So because mommy didn't buy you cocopuffs over frosted flakes, you are going to throw yourself on the supermarket floor and throw a tantrum like nothing matters? I at least commend you on your nerve.
Fear not, Spark Unlimited is working on a third person action slasher game based on an established yet not mega selling series that contains swords and has horror elements.hey man there was a new onimusha released in 2012
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Updated thread title to reflect that this statement really isn't a categorical denial, it's a standard "we haven't announced anything". I have no idea if it'll be localized or not, mind you.
They did release Monster Hunter on the 3DS and exclusively given the sequel to that platform (which in Japan you could not give a better gift short of Nintendo going third-party and handing out Pokemon and Mario). You are entitled to your resentment that the 3DS is a region-locked system (and that you can't afford or understand a Japanese platform) or that Capcom is free to decide which games they localize and at what pace, but that doesn't make what you are saying true. The problem is that you are trying write narrative to fit your grumpy mood. The truth is simply a matter of the US and Japan having radically different preferences for platforms and Capcom has to weigh the costs of localization and IP image in taking a risk. There are likely solutions Capcom could take to make more people happy at a lower cost (though that is ultimately a choice dependent on information they know best), but those are faint words on a forum of perpetual bitching and resentment. Keep the emo' in check.
They did release Monster Hunter on the 3DS and exclusively given the sequel to that platform (which in Japan you could not give a better gift short of Nintendo going third-party and handing out Pokemon and Mario). You are entitled to your resentment that the 3DS is a region-locked system (and that you can't afford or understand a Japanese platform) or that Capcom is free to decide which games they localize and at what pace, but that doesn't make what you are saying true. The problem is that you are trying write narrative to fit your grumpy mood. The truth is simply a matter of the US and Japan having radically different preferences for platforms and Capcom has to weigh the costs of localization and IP image in taking a risk. There are likely solutions Capcom could take to make more people happy at a lower cost (though that is ultimately a choice dependent on information they know best), but those are faint words on a forum of perpetual bitching and resentment. Keep the emo' in check.
Completely irrelevant, this isn't a Capcom shareholder forum. This is a gaming forum. People expecting a global corporation to release products in major markets is not 'emo' or 'resentment', its common sense.
Capcoms decision to push Lost Planet 3, despite a complete lack of audience seems to me that the upper management can't tell their left from their right (and prehaps their creative talent jumping ship might be a symptom of that).
My problem is they're not supporting the 3DS, now. Which has me angered simply because the selection of 3DS games in the Western Market has gotten so barren whereas Japan has all these IP's to themselves that could help remedy the situation.WTF are you guys talking about? Capcom not supporting the 3DS?
Street Fighter, Monster Hunter, and Resident Evil are their biggest franchises, two of which have made it to the west (and didn't exactly meet expectations for the effort). Recently they announced a new Gyakuten Saiban which they confirmed is coming to the west.
Is your will to whine so demanding it has overtaken your ability to perceive reality and thus turned everything into hyperbole?
I think they are pushing Lost Planet 3 because it is like Dead Space and not like Lost Planet 2. They are quite keen on farming games out to western development studios, to which you never have to ask the question "This works in Japan, but does it work in the West"?
I guess it isn't canada's fault that andrex doesn't know how to read
WTF are you guys talking about? Capcom not supporting the 3DS?
Street Fighter, Monster Hunter, and Resident Evil are their biggest franchises, two of which have made it to the west (and didn't exactly meet expectations for the effort). Recently they announced a new Gyakuten Saiban which they confirmed is coming to the west.
Is your will to whine so demanding it has overtaken your ability to perceive reality and thus turned everything into hyperbole?
Do you think I'll act like I know why Capcom brought over X game instead of Y game? Maybe they saw money in aiming towards the anime / DBZ / Naruto(CyberConnect2) crowd. Then again Asura's Wrath was released on home consoles, which they know works better for the west. Who knows?
The kinds of games I like to play are primarily Japanese-developed games. (Not crazy stuff where there's naked schoolgirls all over the place, normal games.)
You mean that's NOT normal?
The kinds of games I like to play are primarily Japanese-developed games. (Not crazy stuff where there's naked schoolgirls all over the place, normal games.)
So when I see that less and less of them are coming over I get worried. If it was the original DS I would just import a game that didn't get localized.
Can't do that now.
The 3DS is surging in Japan, and getting tons of high quality games coming out for it.
The localization problem is getting concerning for me. If the games that excite me aren't coming out here, I won't go buy Horsez 3D to make up for it.
I'm holding out hope that by the end of January we will have a clearer picture of where the support is and isn't in regards to Japanese releases on 3DS.
Something tells me everyone in NA is holding back on bringing things over maybe because the unified account system isn't in place yet (see UnchainedBlades)
But it's all speculation on my part.
Digital distribution of localized games makes so much sense to reduce costs it's crazy.
Also, if Localization teams didn't do voiceovers in all their localizations maybe it wouldn't cost so much (just a thought).
You mean that's NOT normal?
Announce MH4's localization and everything else from Capcom is icing.
Ok, I just have to ask. Exactly how much does it cost Capcom to localize a game? I mean, a purely text based localization can't cost that much right? I can understand them not wanting to take a risk with a game when there are distribution costs involved as well, but when there is a digital avenue to go down I really don't understand not taking a risk with basically any game.
Just how badly does game have to sell to not cover this?
Even niche publishers like Atlus, Xseed, etc. typically shy away from doing text only localizations for games with voice acting. There's a snowballs chance in hell Capcom would do it.Ok, I just have to ask. Exactly how much does it cost Capcom to localize a game? I mean, a purely text based localization can't cost that much right? I can understand them not wanting to take a risk with a game when there are distribution costs involved as well, but when there is a digital avenue to go down I really don't understand not taking a risk with basically any game.
Just how badly does game have to sell to not cover this?
Even niche publishers like Atlus, Xseed, etc. typically shy away from doing text only localizations for games with voice acting. There's a snowballs chance in hell Capcom would do it.
Yeah I know companies don't do it. I'm questioning why they don't, it makes no sense. They've got these finished games, why not take a risk with a cheaper localisation and a digital release?
To repeat, how badly would a game have to sell, not to recuperate the costs?
From their perspective, do they actually think it would hurt their image as a publisher to have Japanese voice in their game, or just that it will hurt sales?
Less than it cost for the mentioned niche pulishers like Atlus, Xseed, etc. because Capcom has an internal localization department and because this game is gonna be released in 2 platforms, so the cost of the dubs would be splitted. The distributing and manufacturing cost would be the same. Capcom would spend a bit more than them to market it in the west. But considering that they already have the game made, I think that the whole cost of bring a game to the western markets would be low enough to make it profitable.Ok, I just have to ask. Exactly how much does it cost Capcom to localize a game? I mean, a purely text based localization can't cost that much right? I can understand them not wanting to take a risk with a game when there are distribution costs involved as well, but when there is a digital avenue to go down I really don't understand not taking a risk with basically any game.
Just how badly does game have to sell to not cover this?
Yeah I know companies don't do it. I'm questioning why they don't, it makes no sense. They've got these finished games, why not take a risk with a cheaper localisation and a digital release?
To repeat, how badly would a game have to sell, not to recuperate the costs?
From their perspective, do they actually think it would hurt their image as a publisher to have Japanese voice in their game, or just that it will hurt sales?
Welcome to the mystery of making money that so many vigyagame peeps struggle with. Capcom and Sega both have teamed up to not bring their best shit westward, despite games such as MonHun, Yakuza, Valkyria, Ex Troopers etc already being made and are sunk costs. With digital distro now as an avenue, the only costs to bring over are the translation team's wages, QC testers, and any re-licensing/submission costs. And if a publisher can't pay those and still make profit, they are assuredly doing it wrong.
The sheer quantity of incompetent people in seriously important roles at companies is really eye opening. TO A WORLD OF SHIT.
You mean a world of iPad rainbows and in-app-purchased sunflowers.
It seems to me they are killing off the base ... to replace it with others.
What other explanation could there be?
However, as said by Stumpokapow, this is a classic PR response smelling like "We haven't announced anything", which isn't anything definitive at all.
Welcome to the mystery of making money that so many vigyagame peeps struggle with. Capcom and Sega both have teamed up to not bring their best shit westward, despite games such as MonHun, Yakuza, Valkyria, Ex Troopers etc already being made and are sunk costs. With digital distro now as an avenue, the only costs to bring over are the translation team's wages, QC testers, and any re-licensing/submission costs. And if a publisher can't pay those and still make profit, they are assuredly doing it wrong.
The sheer quantity of incompetent people in seriously important roles at companies is really eye opening. TO A WORLD OF SHIT.
I think the fact that Capcom fucked off Mikami, Inafune and Kamiya was eye opening enough.
I think the fact that Capcom fucked off Mikami, Inafune and Kamiya was eye opening enough.