Capcom issued a sales forecast for Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate in its latest financial report. By March 31st of next year, the company is looking to ship 3.9 million copies of the game in Japan (and other Asian countries), North America and Europe. Keep in mind this figure includes download sales as well.

As for the original version of Monster Hunter 4, Capcom shipped 4.1 million copies in Japan. The title has seen a high number of downloads, the publisher says.

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Capcom reports FY14 financial results

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Capcom has reported its latest financial results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014.

During this period, Monster Hunter 4 was one of the publisher’s highest-performing titles. The 3DS game experienced “explosive popularity” having shifted 4.1 million units. As of now, it’s Capcom’s sixth best-selling game of all time.

Capcom also said that Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Dual – Destinies “basically achieved” its target,and DuckTales Remastered saw an “over-performance”.

Capcom’s sales increased by 8.6 percent to ¥102 billion ($1 billion), and profit rose 15.9 percent to ¥3.4 billion ($33.8 million). The company intends to bring out online-centric games for PC and other platforms, including Deep Down.

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Spyborgs dev speaks about how the game was rushed, pre-beta version shipped in the US, rough Bionic/Capcom relationship

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Former Bionic Games creative director Mike Stout has shared some incredibly interesting insight into the development of Spyborgs.

For those who are unaware, Spyborgs is Capcom’s Wii-exclusive title developed by Bionic Games. After its initial reveal, the project underwent a major overhaul following feedback from fans.

Stout says that Bionic had just six months to recreate its game from scratch for Capcom. Amazingly, Capcom ended up shipping an incomplete, pre-beta build in North America as the final version. Unlike Europe, the US received a game with untuned difficulty and companion AI that “just didn’t work.”

Stout also touched on the relationship between Bionic Games and Capcom. Sadly, both companies ended up treating each other very poorly.

You can find all of Stout’s tweets after the break. Please note that some of the messages contain strong lanauge.

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Mega Man Xtreme 3DS Virtual Console trailer

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Yet another Ace Attorney 123: Wright Selection trailer

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Capcom on Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate’s concept, G-rank quests, more

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Famitsu has published a new interview with Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate director Kaname Fujioka and producer Ryozo Tsujimoto. For quotes from the discussion (as translated by Siliconera), head past the break.

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Capcom says more GBA Wii U VC games are coming in addition to Mega Man Battle Network 3

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Last week, a pair of GBA Wii U Virtual Console titles were outed by the OFLC: Man Battle Network 3: Blue Version and Man Battle Network 3: White Version. Capcom has since officially confirmed these games for the eShop, and also mentioned to IGN that additional GBA titles are on the way.

Capcom’s statement reads:

“We are working on bringing this and other GBA titles to the North American Virtual Console. We’ll have more information about the lineup in the coming months. For Australia and Europe, we are still in discussions about the release of Virtual Console titles for those markets.”

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