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Capcom's Svensson embarrassed by 'Revelaitons' covers, optimistic about RE6
Capcom's Senior VP of planning and business development, Christian Svensson, responded frankly to a few of the company's recent issues at GDC last week, and perhaps most interesting was his complete surrender on the misspelled Resident Evil: Revelations box art."It's embarrassing. I can't really sugarcoat it," he admitted to Game Informer, saying that multiple departments were responsible for checking it, and that procedures had since been updated to make sure it doesn't happen again. "There are only about 90,000 units that have the misprint. If you've got it and it's shrink-wrapped, that's a new special edition, that's our new strategy," Svensson joked.Svensson declined to comment on the abrupt cancellation of Mega Man Legends 3, and offered a "never say never" on a US release of Ace Attorney Investigations 2. Asura's Wrath sales, according to Svensson, "went about almost exactly how we thought it would."And Svensson also bends the knee a little bit concerning the announcement of Resident Evil 6 and its proximity to other Resident Evil titles, but is unapologetic about making that title the biggest in the series yet. "The plan is the biggest Resident Evil game ever. We're not messing around," said Svensson. The plan is working, too, because "pre-orders for Resident Evil 6 are off to a fantastic start. The best start a Resident Evil game has ever had."
Onimusha Soul is Capcom's first browser game, coming this summer
Capcom will launch its first browser game, Onimusha Soul, this summer on June 28. The Onimusha series, which has been on hiatus since 2006, was an action series with sword-wielding protagonist, featuring Resident Evil elements. The browser game will be a "Sengoku simulation RPG."The game will have players taking up the role of feudal lords during the Warring States period of Japan, using "their powers to achieve the growth of their respective states and train military commanders as they fight with other players."So, given current details, what this has to do with demon slaughtering, soul-sucking warriors (like the Onimusha series did) is way beyond us. But Capcom's online division has been doing well with Smurfs' Village and made some serious bank last year, so it must know what it's doing.
