In praise of Capcom

By the end of the calender year Capcom will have released:

• Resident Evil Wii edition
• Zack and Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure
• Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicals
• We love golf

Of these only We Love Golf is yet to be released. It is published by Capcom, but developed by Camelot who have an excellent track record of golf games.

Capcom's sales projections for their Wii titles in 2007 look set to surpass their original predictions with the exception of Z&W. It's difficult to guess what Capcom projected for this quirky yet brilliant title.


For 2008 a port of the fantastic Okami is planned as well as an original sequel to the hugely popular Monster hunter series.

If 2007 saw Capcom release four titles for the Wii, 2008 should see them release even more. Speculation has been rampant that one of these will be a full 3D Mega Man game, but what intrigues me is what other original in-house IP's could be in the works. I feel that Z&W was merely a starting point for Capcom, and that 2008 and beyond will see Capcom fulfil a lot of what was promised in their Big 5 for the Gamecube that never really materialized.