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CAPCOM files trademark for "ONIMUSHA" (Not Renew)
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SolidSnakex
Member
Earlier this year Capcom mentioned that remasters were now a key area for them. As of now the only games they've remastered are RE titles. Onimusha titles would be perfect for this as they hold up very well.
KyanMehwulfe
Member
my demon oda was just last few weeks tearing up some imagawa lands in nobunaga's ambition
couldn't help but miss some onimusha genma oda
couldn't help but miss some onimusha genma oda
direct_quote
Member
Where's that DMC5 copyright Capcom...
Kwansu Dudes
Member
JUUUUUUBEIIIIII YAGUUUUUUU
Please don't disappoint capcom.
Please don't disappoint capcom.
Corpsepyre
Banned
There was a rumour going around sometime back that the guys who developed Lost Planet 3 might be onto Onimusha, no? Yeah, hoping that's not true.
i was going to ask how reviving a niche series is going to help that but i'm just gonna keep my mouth shut and hope it happens
Spark Unlimited has closed down.
Green Card
Member
Traditional gaming market is declining so they revive a niche series? Last thing I think publishers would do in a contracting market is revive games like Shenmue and Onimusha.
Obliterator
Member
Well really in the West not much needs to be done to help the PS4. I mean the machine is fucking killing it.
BUT Japan needs as much saving as possible, and if you notice there are titles getting announced like crazy for PS4 right now that are from Japan. So its pretty clear Sony / pubs are doing everything they can right now to revive the market there.
Bish has delivered us from evil. All hail Lord Bishop
hosannainexcelsis
Member
If that's what they're trying to do, they're not going to succeed.
Why Japan and not the west? Whats changed suddenly for them to warrant doing this in Japan. Publishers are not obligated to save Japanese gaming when they have huge potential in the west? I just think they are seeing a market for old school games and enthusiasm for FF and Shenmue might have something to do with it. PS4 leading is also obviously helping matters.
*bow bow*
SolidSnakex
Member
Onimusha isn't a niche franchise, at least not in Japan. The first two games in the series sold over a million units each in Japan.
Obliterator
Member
Um because the Japanese market has been literally on life support for a while now? The region needs help in terms of home based consoles.
biosnake20
Member
oh i see, that makes more sense then
Cow Goes Moo
Member
but that was over a decade ago, on the ps2. a whole decade!
Well...they kinda abandoned Onimusha last gen...not exactly sure why though. Seemed like there was a lot of demand for one.
Companies dont release products to save markets. They release products if they think there is a market.
I wonder if any devs from the original games are even still working at Capcom.
Well, it's more of a Hail Mary. Essentially they don't think they'll have a chance in the future. The longer they wait, the smaller the market will be. It's the only explanation for some of the stuff we've seen lately that makes sense to me.
Obliterator
Member
Except that with conversion rates it is in Capcom, Sony, Nintendo, Square Enix, etc. etc. etc. best interests to have a thriving Japanese market. Its much better for their finances.
The Silver
Member
I think it sold less with each entry, and then last gen japanese devs were going through an identity crisis with trying to copy western games, thus a really Japanese series like Onimusha just ends up not being in the cards.
hersheyfan
Member
Man, Onimusha 2... So many good times.
ANY platform, Capcom, even ones I don't presently own... if you release an HD Trilogy you'll have my money for sure!
ANY platform, Capcom, even ones I don't presently own... if you release an HD Trilogy you'll have my money for sure!
Corpsepyre
Banned
Ni-Oh vs Onimusha!
MightyHedgehog
Member
The success they've had with the process they used for 'remastering' REmake and RE0 is probably what is leading to something similar being done for Onimusha. Capcom's so safe and predictable that it seems more likely than anything new being made, unless someone is forking out the cash upfront.
doctorcdcs
Member
oh my glob
I really need to play and finish 2 now.
I really need to play and finish 2 now.
lowhighkang_LHK
Member
Where the Fuck is devil may cry 5 goddamit it's been 8 fucking years. Go file that trademark capcom.
Iorv3th
Member
Was just going to post that. Ni-Oh did look like it could be an onimusha sequel or something. Going to be great to have Ni-Oh and an onimusha.
Seven Force
Banned
Yooooooooo I was literally just playing Onimusha 3 a day ago
SolidSnakex
Member
Oh sure, I was just pointing out that Onimusha is a series that at one point was a big deal. It's certainly possible that not enough people care about it today, but Capcom at least have data to go on to suggest that it could be a big deal. It's also one of those franchises that for whatever reason never really caught on in the west. So while they can be playing to nostalgia with the games in Japan, for the west there's a lot of players that have just never experienced the series.
TheSpoiler
Member
Rev 2 was made on their own funds. And if they actually do a remake, I doubt they'd end it with just that. There's no way they wouldn't use it as a format to gauge interest for a sequel.
I don't blame them. Onimusha was popular back in the day, but it's a crapshoot on how it'd survive today. Ni-Oh's popularity came from Temco Koei being a trusted developer, PS exclusive shown off at Tokyo Game Show, and a battle system touted as being generally difficult.
Onimusha is definitely not the last thing on that list.
ninjablade
Banned
Please be true, we need an amazing samurai game like the first onmushia.