Capcom to develop new titles mainly in Japan, other companies to handle existing franchises on certain occasions
This is another snippet from Capcom’s investor Q&A…
“Our experience with Bionic Commando has demonstrated the difficulty of outsourcing the development of new title to overseas companies. Nevertheless, we cannot develop a sufficient number of titles without using the resources of these companies. This is why we plan to continue using these alliances. We are considering ways to separate the roles of activities in Japan and overseas. We plan to develop new titles primarily in Japan. Overseas companies may be used mostly to develop titles for existing game series with well-established characters and universal themes. Overseas companies will also handle certain parts and/or lineups of such games.”
In some ways, letting overseas companies develop new games in existing franchises can be risky. The latest Bionic Commando game, while it did not see a release on the Wii, received mixed feedback and hasn’t sold too well in the U.S.
