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Capcom Company, Limited
株式会社カプコン
Type Public TYO: 9697
Founded May 30, 1979
Headquarters Flag of Japan Osaka, Japan
Flag of the United States San Mateo, California, USA
(HQ & Studios)
Asia HQ: Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong
Europe HQ: Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Offices:
Flag of Germany Germany
Flag of England England Flag of Canada Canada
Key people Kenzo Tsujimoto, CEO
Yoshiki Okamoto
Tokuro Fujiwara
Shinji Mikami
Keiji Inafune
Industry Video games
Entertainment
Products Mega Man
Resident Evil
Onimusha
Devil May Cry
Street Fighter
Captain Commando
Strider
Breath of Fire
Darkstalkers
Final Fight
Marvel vs. Capcom
SNK vs. Capcom
(See complete products listing.)
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Net income ▼¥5. Net income is equal to the Income that a firm has after subtracting costs and Expenses from the total Revenue. 852 billion (2006)
Employees 1,206
Website http://www.capcom.com
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History

According to Capcom, "The name CAPCOM is an abbreviation of CAPsule COMputer. This was a phrase symbolic of an internal company objective to create a new gaming experience that would exceed that of rival personal computers which had also been increasing in popularity during the same period. " [2]

("CAPCOM" takes it name from the same word used for the capsule communicator at NASA, such as during the Apollo era).

Over the years, Capcom has created some of the biggest and longest running franchises in video gaming history. A media franchise is an Intellectual property involving the characters, setting, and Trademarks of an original work of media (usually The company released their first arcade game in 1984: Vulgus. An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine typically installed in businesses such as Restaurants Pubs Video arcades and Family Entertainment Vulgus ( J: バルガス) is a simple vertically Scrolling shooter released by Capcom in 1984. Their early games were mostly arcade games such as the scrolling shooter 1942. A shoot-'em-up (also known as shmup) is a Video game genre of Shooter game in which the player controls a vehicle or character and fights large 1942 is a vertically scrolling Shoot 'em up made by Capcom that was released for the arcade in.

In the late 1980s, Yoshiki Okamoto joined the company from Konami. Yoshiki Okamoto (born June 10, 1961 in Ehime Prefecture, Japan) is a video game designer credited with designing a number of the most () is a leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys Trading cards, Anime, Tokusatsu, Slot machines In 1987, Capcom released the game Street Fighter. is a 1987 Arcade game developed by Capcom. It is the first competitive fighting game produced by the company and the inaugural game in the Also in 1987, the company released the platformer Mega Man (Rockman in Japan) for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Platform game, or platformer, is a video game genre characterized by jumping to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles Mega Man, known as in Japan is a Video game developed and published by Capcom in 1987 for the NES/Famicom The Nintendo Entertainment System (often abbreviated as NES or simply Nintendo) is an 8-bit Video game console that was released by

Final Fight, a beat 'em up, was released in 1989. is a 1989 beat-'em-up Arcade game released by Capcom. The game was directed by Akira Nishitani and Akira Yasuda and originally produced for the A fighting game (also referred as a versus fighting game, competitive fighting game, tournament fighting game or head-to-head fighting game) In 1991, Okamoto's Street Fighter II was released in the arcades. is a 1991 competitive fighting game by Capcom. It is widely credited with launching the fighting game genre into the mainstream and extending the life of the worldwide arcade A video arcade (also known as an amusement arcade in the United Kingdom in Japan or as an "arcade" is a venue where people play arcade video games

Breath of Fire, Capcom's first major foray into the RPG genre, was released in 1994 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Breath of Fire, also known as in Japan is the first entry in the Breath of Fire series of Console role-playing games Developed by A console role-playing game is a video game genre that has its origin rooted in Video game consoles and includes game mechanics and frequently settings derived The Super Nintendo Entertainment System or Super NES (also called SNES and Super Nintendo) is a 16-bit Video game console that was

Resident Evil (Biohazard in Japan), a successful survival horror, was released on the PlayStation in 1996. Survival horror is a video game genre inspired by fictional Horror films in which the player's primary objective is to survive and/or escape a threat typical of horror The PlayStation (abbreviated PS, PSone, PS1, or informally as PSX) is a 32-bit fifth generation Video game console

Two Capcom development houses, Clover Studio [3] and Flagship [4] have created successful titles in recent years, including the Viewtiful Joe series and Okami. Clover Studio was an independent development studio funded by Capcom Japan. Flagship was an independent developer funded by Capcom, Nintendo and Sega that was founded by game designer Yoshiki Okamoto. This article is about the first game in the series and the series in general

In 2002 a movie based on the series entitled Resident Evil was released, which did well enough financially to warrant a sequel (Resident Evil: Apocalypse) in 2004. Resident Evil is a British film that was a 2002 Science fiction Horror film based on the same titled series of A third movie, Resident Evil: Extinction was released on September 21, 2007, and led the box office in first place. Resident Evil Extinction is a 2007 Science fiction action Horror film. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Beside developing games under its own brand, Capcom also developed the arcade, Dreamcast and PS2 versions of its Mobile Suit Gundam third person shoot em ups for Banpresto and also distribute many games including the Grand Theft Auto series for the Japanese market. is a televised Anime series created by Sunrise. Written and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, it premiered in Japan on Nagoya Broadcasting Network ( is a Japanese game development firm It was founded April 1977 as Hoei Sangyo Co

As of mid-2007, Capcom teamed up with Valve Corporation to release games through Valve's Steam content delivery system, being the first Japanese company to do so. Valve Corporation is an American video game development company based in Bellevue Washington, USA that was founded in 1996, and made famous Steam is a Digital distribution, Digital rights management, Multiplayer [5] At present, only three games are available, those being Onimusha 3, Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition, and Lost Planet. Onimusha 3 Demon Siege, released in Japan as, is an Action-adventure game developed and published by Capcom. Devil May Cry 3 Dante's Awakening, released in Japan as Devil May Cry 3, is an Action game that was developed by Capcom Production Lost Planet Extreme Condition is a Third-person shooter Video game created by Capcom for the Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows

Mascot

Capcom's original mascot, Captain Commando, is a superhero who wears a futuristic armor of unknown origin. The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common is a Video game character, and the former mascot of the Video game company Capcom. A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do His name forms the word Capcom when the first syllable of each word is combined in the Japanese abbreviation way. He originally appeared in the early Capcom Famicom/NES game Section Z (the arcade version of Section Z has similar gameplay, but it is not clear that the hero is the same person) and in the manuals of Capcom's early NES games to thank players for purchasing them. The Nintendo Entertainment System (often abbreviated as NES or simply Nintendo) is an 8-bit Video game console that was released by Section Z is a 2D side-scrolling shooter arcade video game developed by Capcom and released in 1985 For the television channel see GamePlay HD. Gameplay includes all player experiences during the interaction with game systems especially formal He also appeared in the self named beat em up game, Captain Commando, in 1991. He later appeared in Marvel vs. Capcom and Marvel vs. Capcom 2, in which he is often considered to be an excessively powerful character. is a series of Fighting games created by Capcom in which characters created by Marvel Comics and Capcom's own characters appear together Marvel vs Capcom 2 New Age of Heroes (aka Marvel vs Capcom 2 or MvC2) is the fourth and final game in the Marvel In Marvel vs. Capcom, he still serves as a mascot, regularly shouting "Capcom!" during fights and relaying Capcom-themed messages after winning. He displays the ability to quickly change from regular clothing, including a cowboy hat, into his armor, suggesting a secret identity. A secret identity is an element of fiction wherein a character develops a separate Persona (usually adopting a Pseudonym) while keeping their true identity Captain Commando's storyline is not connected to that of Commando and Bionic Commando, despite the similar name. See also Bionic Commando is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up Arcade game released in 1985

Mega Man has superseded Captain Commando as Capcom's official mascot, primarily because of the immense popularity of the Mega Man series. (from the phrase "Rock n Roll" in Japan is a Video game character created by Keiji Inafune and is the title character of what has been referred to as the original Mega Man, known as in Japan, is a series of Video games from Capcom, usually starring the character Mega Man.

Also, Ryu is one of the more prominent Capcom characters and is not only the face of Capcom's fighting games, but is generally associated with the fighting genre. is a Video game character created by Capcom, and is the main character in the ''Street Fighter'' series.

Yashichi

The Yashichi
The Yashichi

The Yashichi is an item found in many Capcom video games. It often restores the player's health or acts as a bonus point item. The symbol is a red circle decorated with a stylised white cross that resembles a pinwheel.

The item appeared first in 1985, in Capcom's first title, Vulgus, as an enemy (it was also featured in Capcom's fifth title, Exed Exes, in a similar role. Vulgus ( J: バルガス) is a simple vertically Scrolling shooter released by Capcom in 1984. Exed Exes is an arcade game that was released in 1985 by Capcom. ) It also appeared in Mega Man (Rockman in Japan) as an item which fully restored health and weapon energy. Mega Man, known as in Japan is a Video game developed and published by Capcom in 1987 for the NES/Famicom Since then, it has been featured in many other games in a far more benign role.

Capcom Production Studios

Each Capcom Production Studio is the developer behind Capcom's games. A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual that creates Video games A developer may specialize in a certain video The studios are divided into different sections and named after numbers, except for the independent Clover Studio (now defunct) and Flagship which is funded by Capcom of Japan. Clover Studio was an independent development studio funded by Capcom Japan. Flagship was an independent developer funded by Capcom, Nintendo and Sega that was founded by game designer Yoshiki Okamoto.

Subsidiaries and related corporations

Influence in general media

Capcom's games and characters therein have been featured in a number of anime, cartoons, theatrical movies, etc. Some of which include:

See also

References

  1. ^ Financial Results for Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2006. This is a list of games developed or published by Capcom, a Japanese developer and publisher of Video games listed by console This is a list of companies from or based in Japan. Note that 株式会社 can be (and frequently is read both Kabushiki kaisha and is an amusement company based in Japan, best known overseas for Video games development
  2. ^ CAPCOM | Origin of "Capcom" Name
  3. ^ IGN: Clover Studio
  4. ^ IGN: Flagship (JP)
  5. ^ Joystiq article: Capcom Gets Steam Power
  6. ^ IGN: Games-to-Film: Devil May Cry
  7. ^ [1]
  8. ^ The Official GS Manga!

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