Capcom Delays Major Releases

PostCapcom Delays Major Releases by **Floex** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 10:19 pm

Capcom is delaying Lost Planet 2, Super Street Fighter IV, Dead Rising 2 and the North American release of Monster Hunter Tri into a 12-month period starting on April 1, 2010.

A forecast revisions document reveals that all four titles will be pushed back to the company's 2010 fiscal year (staring in April, ending March 31, 2011) and spread out over all four quarters of the year. The document lists the reasons for the delays as follows.

・Avoid competing with the major titles that other companies plan to introduce
in the 4th quarter
・Preserve the value of Capcom's titles and maximize sales volume
・Expand the lineup of titles in the next fiscal year and afterward

No concrete release dates are listed in the document, but tipster Rory says "This corroborates rumors spread about Super Street Fighter 4's new release date of April 1st being confirmed in this week's Famitsu, due out Thursday."

Sound logic, sure. But sound business practice? We'll see.

Thanks for the tip, Rory!

Kotaku

Balls.

PostRe: Capcom Delays Major Releases by **Agent47** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 10:23 pm

FFS Capcom, you've already delayed Dead Rising 2 enough...

Last edited by Poncho on Tue Dec 22, 2009 10:33 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Edit: Actually, that isn't too bad.

PostRe: Capcom Delays Major Releases by **bear** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 10:28 pm

This must mean they are adding more characters to SSFIV right?

Don't fancy any of these games.

Capcom, what has happened to you old friend?

PostRe: Capcom Delays Major Releases by **Poncho** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 11:03 pm

bear wrote:This must mean they are adding more characters to SSFIV right?

In that time frame? Not a chance.

PostRe: Capcom Delays Major Releases by **Mafro** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 11:27 pm

Floex wrote:
Capcom is delaying...Monster Hunter Tri

PostRe: Capcom Delays Major Releases by **Seven** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 11:31 pm

Ouch. Time to give my mate a bad news, since he's looking forward to Dead Rising 2 (in fact, he's hyping it as of lately)

PostRe: Capcom Delays Major Releases by **Oxx** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 11:59 pm

I Tri to say goodbye and I choke,
Tri to walk away and I stumble...

PostRe: Capcom Delays Major Releases by **Mafro** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 12:07 am

NOOOOO! this is shite, Im really looking forward to playing dead rising and lost planet 2, there had better be a good reason for delaying them.

EDIT: just read the opening post :fp:

PostRe: Capcom Delays Major Releases by **Oxx** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 12:10 am

Though I Tri to hide it,
It's clear,
My world crumbles when you are not near.

PostRe: Capcom Delays Major Releases by **HSH28** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 12:16 am

Mistlefro wrote:
Floex wrote:
Capcom is delaying...Monster Hunter Tri

:x

That'd be the North American release of Monster Hunter Tri.

Can't say I'm really surprised by any of this, Q1 2010 is absolutely jam packed with massive games, I'd expect others to follow suite pretty soon.

PostRe: Capcom Delays Major Releases by **Oxx** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 12:19 am

At this rate we may actually see non-sports games released during the summer months in 2010.

PostRe: Capcom Delays Major Releases by **Floex** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 11:37 am

From Capcoms prespective this is clearly the right thing to do. I mean lets face it March is crazy as it is. I still believe more delays will be on the way.

Still, looks good for Street Fighter so I'm more than happy :mrgreen:

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