From Capcom’s Christian Svensson, Vice President of Strategic Planning & Business Development:
In the grand scheme of things, my hopes for Capcom’s “digital initiative” are still just getting started. There’s been a few fits and starts. Admittedly, some games are a bit later than we’d hoped (held back in the name of quality and feature improvement) but we’ve learned a ton about the space and we continue to learn more with every release. By and large, I’m really pleased with how we’re positioning ourselves, the quality of the content in our pipeline and our level of sales success to date. My fingers are crossed that it continues and thank you guys for your continued support. All of that said, I thought I’d call attention to a few major milestones that Capcom and our development partners have worked very hard to achieve (these guys really deserve a pat on the back):
–Highest Revenue Generating XBLA Title (still) - Street Fighter 2 Hyper Fighting
–First Cross-platform Simultaneous Digital Launch from Any Publisher (PSN/XBLA) - Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix
–First Third Party Published Game Content on the PSP PC Store – Harvey Birdman Demo
–First Third Party Published Content on the European PSN Store – SCEE tells us it will be Rocketmen
–First PS3 Title to Handle In-game Purchase/Conversion From Within a Demo - Rocketmen
*We’re still trying to get a final date out of SCEE but Rocketmen was approved last week so we’re hoping it’ll go live with US and Asia on March 6th, failing that, I’m betting it’ll be the 13th.
While some of the above milestones have nominal impact to your experience as a consumer, the development and industry folks among you, I’m sure can recognize the importance and challenges inherent in reaching some of those achievements.
In a couple short weeks, you’re going to learn a good deal more about some new titles as well as updates on some of the titles you’ve been eagerly awaiting.
I honestly believe that Capcom is treating this space more seriously than any other third party publisher. The level of ambition in our titles as far as feature sets, target platforms and quality of execution (both from a product development and marketing standpoint) will continue to climb. You will see us giving ever increasing value to our fans as we move further and further out into our digital product roadmap.
I hope you’ll join us.
If you want to discuss our digital titles with Capcom folks and other fans, please participate in the Capcom Digital Downloads forum.
Head over to the official Sony Playstation Store to check out a frrrrreeeeee demo of the Harvey Birdman hilarity for your PSP. For those of you new to the store, you head over there and download to your PC, then shoot it over to your PSP via memory stick, USB cable, or some kind of wireless magicks that I don’t really understand. The full-featured demo contains an entire court session (someone has stolen Harvey’s furniture), representing about half of the game’s first case.
Relatedly, gaming historians are excited to note that Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law is the first non-Sony game ever offered at the Playstation store, so be a part of thrilling internet history and dl yours today.
Except for some die hard fans here in the West, you may not know that Monster Hunter is actually a huge franchise. In fact, in a Nintendo DS dominated Japan, the release of a Monster Hunter title is one of the few times the PSP is able to dethrone the DS.
Well, Nintendo can breath easy a little while longer, as Monster Hunter Freedom 2G, set to be released as part of a special bundle with a unique Monster Hunter PSP system in Japan, is now slightly delayed until March 27, 2008, from its original date of March 13th, which is now too late for my birthday.
Okay, there’s no eagle. But we’ve got better–a birdman! A Harvey Birdman. Yes, Harvey Biiiiiiiiirdman lands someplace near near you today. In a shocking turn of events, we here at the official Capcom blog (yes I am linking back to myself, so what?) think it might be worth your time. Like, actually. Read on for exactly why.
Attention all Harvey Fans! Want to show the world you really love Harvey Birdman? Be one of the first 500 people to pre-order Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law (Either for the Wii, PS2, or PSP) and get the chance to win some Harvey Birdman shwag to really show your devotion. All winners get to watch Harvey immortalized on Volumes 1-3 of the Adult Swim cartoon Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law on DVD. Take the case and order now!
Grand Prize includes: Volumes 1 thru 3 of the Adult Swim animated series, 4 Harvey Birdman character bobble heads and 4 qualities metal posters depicting popular episodes including The “Dabba Don” and “Shaggy Busted”.
You must have your entry in before midnight January 7th, 2008 to be eligible. Winners will be selected in a random drawing of all eligible entries on January 15th.
For most, the end of the year usually is a time for too much eggnog, finally getting to touch a member of the opposite sex thanks to the magical Mistletoe, and making resolutions that you know you will never keep. However, the end of the year also signals the time for the reason you couldn’t keep those resolutions, videos games, to be given the proper recognition they deserve. 1up.com is getting the ball rolling, and among its nominees were several of our very own Capcom titles. The Best Adventure Game category looks really tough, especially as we’re competing with ourselves with 3 games our own games.
Best Action Game Resident Evil 4 (Wii)
Best Adventure Game Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure (Wii) Monster Hunter Freedom 2 (PSP) Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations (DS)
Best Console Downloadable Game Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (PS3, 360)
Game of the Year Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure (Wii)
Cast your vote now for your favorite Capcom games by heading on over to 2007 1up Awards page.
Ever wonder how much damage your Devil Slicer does when you do a forward slash on Lunastra’s head, or what kind of boost you get from filling up the Spirit Gauge? Capcom Unity member Deathslayer31x (aka Brian VanWulfen) sent along this handy video tutorial on how to optimize your slayifying by breaking down the damage formula for Monster Hunter Freedom 2. Brian says “It would be nice if more people knew about this, solving a lot of problems such as which weapon was more useful against this or that monster.” Indeed.
If you’ve still got questions after watching the video, he’s also written an extensive Melee FAQ, sure to titillate aspiring hunters and RPG statisticians alike.
Our lovely new Marketing Intern Lily has taken some new pictures of the prizes for our recently announced “What Really Happened to Harvey?” Comic Contest (You can tell that obviously her photography skills are much better than mine). If you’re interested at what you can win, check out the Flickr archive by clicking on the image above.
Ginormous Monster Hunter fan folga has created an incredible fan-made Monster Hunter short movie, entitled Monster Hunter Zero. The movie will make even the most die-hard anti-Monster Hunter want to play. It’s that good.
We all know Harvey Birdman was tragically hit by a bus. The question that remains is: What happened next? Is he dead? Is he back in court and trying to prove that he’s still alive? While that sounds like a case even Harvey could win… We think he could use your help. Subpeona the testimony of any of Harveys friends and enemies to tell us your version of the story. We’ll review the entries and choose our favorites, rating them in terms of creativity, humor, and any accompanying PayPal bribes.
Except for some die hard fans here in the West, you may not know that Monster Hunter is actually a huge franchise. In fact, in a Nintendo DS dominated Japan, the release of a Monster Hunter title is one of the few times the PSP is able to 
Attention all Harvey Fans! Want to show the world you really love Harvey Birdman? Be one of the first 500 people to pre-order Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law (Either for the 
For most, the end of the year usually is a time for too much eggnog, finally getting to touch a member of the opposite sex thanks to the magical Mistletoe, and making resolutions that you know you will never keep. However, the end of the year also signals the time for the reason you couldn’t keep those resolutions, videos games, to be given the proper recognition they deserve. 1up.com is getting the ball rolling, and among its nominees were several of our very own Capcom titles. The Best Adventure Game category looks really tough, especially as we’re competing with ourselves with 3 games our own games.
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