Capcom Vancouver has been in the news recently after the successful launch of the new Dead Rising 3 that has remained as the pick among all the exclusives released for the Xbox One. That being said, Capcom itself has been in dicey situations in the past with the release of not so popular titles such as DmC: Devil May Cry and Resident Evil 6. However, the company feels that it’s still learning phase, and “in a growth and adjustment period.”
Speaking recently with OXM, Capcom Vancouver Producer Mike Jones took the opportunity to talk a bit about Capcom itself, how the company is trying to learn from its mistakes in the past, and move ahead after the release of Dead Rising 3.
"Capcom is in a growth and adjustment period. The game's changed, new consoles are coming out... Everything's not out there in the open, right? There are portfolio discussions about next gen and mobile and digital and all this kind of stuff. They're well aware of our history, our strong properties, strong franchises, and they absolutely want to make the best content for gamers,” Jones stated.
While adding that “everybody who works at Capcom is a huge Capcom fan,” Jones stated: “There's nobody who works at Capcom who's like 'yeah, whatever' - most people f*****g love Capcom. So they're definitely having all the right discussions, but it's a big company, a big global company, and it's hard to get all those pieces moving in the right direction quickly."
While Jones continued talking about the growth and ambitions of the company, he did hint at the possible existence of a number of yet-to-be-revealed titles that the company is currently working on.
"I think as the new console generation develops, there's a lot of new stuff coming. Deep Down on PS4, Dead Rising 3 on Xbox One, trying to bring back Strider... Capcom's had its missteps, it's learning, it's definitely trying to make quality content - if nothing else, I can say that Capcom has always valued quality.”
“That message might not always seem obvious, but definitely from the inside, I can promise you that their decisions are based on getting the best quality content.”
Jones also acknowledged that sometimes Capcom does make mistakes and that sometimes “they work with partners who - sometimes games won't come out right,” since “there isn't enough funding or time or whatever it is, but they're trying and I think they're on the right track.”
“If you look at their track record over the past year or two, there have been some successes in there, some failures in there, and a lot of lessons to be learned, people are listening and they're learning, and I think you'll see a lot of big stuff over the next couple of years," he added.
As of now, while Capcom has already released Dead Rising 3 for players on the Xbox One, there are heavy rumors that the company is working on a next generation fighting game, and a possible Resident Evil 7.
