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Nirolak · May 8, 2013

It's a bit vague, but we should ideally get more within a few days.

tl;dr list:
-They expect sales to be depressed until next-gen consoles launch, and they expect costs to soar due to their more powerful hardware
-"Business alliances and consolidations may therefore occur in increasing numbers" <- I can't tell if they're talking about the industry or if they intend to sign new partnerships and consider mergers
-They're overhaul their outsourcing (it will still continue, but they will be more picky)
-Focusing on consoles/handhelds, online games, and smartphones
-They feel growth in the overseas markets (both the West and other Asian countries) is critical
-Their plan for this year is to heavily promote the blockbuster titles Monster Hunter 4 and Lost Planet 3

Capcom said:
3. Prospects for the next fiscal year

As for future prospects, the industry is expected to find an increasingly mature market of home video games, which is our core business segment. Even though a full lineup of new home video game consoles will eventually be released, the industry is likely to be in a period of scant new product releases over the near future, awaiting the full-scale launch of the next generation machines. In the meantime, development costs are projected to soar as advanced and multiple functions are added to hardware. Business alliances and consolidations may therefore occur in increasing numbers.

The emergence of smartphones has lent momentum to platforms other than game-only machines. Amid this development, the social game market is projected to be on a growing. Competition is thus expected to become extremely intense among companies.

Capcom said:
Faced with this sudden and significant changes in the operating environment, Capcom intends to direct its development resources to the home video game software, which is our core business segment, and the development of online games, which is a growing area, based on its medium-term strategic map. In addition, the Company will strive to expand the Pachinko & Pachislo business and the contents business by capitalizing on its high quality software assets in an effort to diversify its sources of income. Through marketing strategies and promotion activities that respond to diverse user needs, the Company will also firmly establish its competitive advantages so as to win the race for survival.

Furthermore, development of overseas markets is essential because of their scale in order for the Company to press forward with its growth strategies. Capcom will therefore accelerate its global expansion by concentrating its efforts on the expansion of its contents distribution business in Southeast Asia, where rapid growth is projected, backed by communications infrastructure improvement, including fast-paced spread of smartphones.

Capcom said:
In order to lower development costs and shorten time frame for development, Capcom will restructure its development organizations, which are the core parts of the Company's business, increasing ratio of in-house developments by focusing on the overhaul of overseas development companies. Streamlining measures will also be taken over the entire business operations as part of efforts to strengthen the management system. Such measures will include further improvements in transparency, efficiency, cost reductions and financial structure. Capcom will endeavor to create a corporate constitution that enables its group as a whole to respond flexibly to a changing environment.

As for product strategies for the current fiscal year ending in March 31, 2014, the Company will take an aggressive stance focusing to promote large-scale titles with "Monster Hunter 4" (for Nintendo 3DS) and "Lost Planet 3" (for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360) focused on the domestic and overseas markets respectively, resulting in high profit which are 97,000 million yen in net sales, 12,000 million yen in operating income, 11,700 million yen in ordinary income, 6,800 million yen in net income.

Source: http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/finance/review.html

Durante · May 8, 2013

Haha Lost Planet 3. Good luck with that.

Edit: GAF HIVEMIND

schuelma · May 8, 2013

Monster Hunter 4 will do amazing.

Lost Planet 3..... Hmm

Buzzati · May 8, 2013

Lost Planet 3? Good luck with that!

(i cheated)

Mpl90 · May 8, 2013

LP3 a blockbuster title? *laughs*

Takao · May 8, 2013

-Their plan for this year is to heavily promote the blockbuster titles Monster Hunter 4 and Lost Planet 3

hahahahaha

-Focusing on consoles/handhelds, online games, and smartphones

So they're focusing on everything?

Relaxed Muscle · May 8, 2013

Lost PLanet 3...blockbuster?

Does not compute.

Jawmuncher · May 8, 2013

Heavily Promote Lost Planet 3 huh?
Well they better start with that, most people forget it even exists.

Real interested what they have planned for E3/Next Gen since they're saying big sales will come from that avenue. I'm betting on a lot of cross gen games and of course dead rising 3.

Sammy Samusu · May 8, 2013

-Focusing on consoles/handhelds, online games, and smartphones

That's not focusing.

SniperHunter · May 8, 2013

Sammy Samusu said:
That's not focusing.

they are not focusing on PC.

SmokyDave · May 8, 2013

Focusing on handhelds? Plural?

Bollocks. I'll believe it when I see it.

serplux · May 8, 2013

SmokyDave said:
Focusing on handhelds? Plural?

Bollocks. I'll believe it when I see it.

Neo Geo X forever.

Petrae · May 8, 2013

All the eggs in the Lost Planet basket? Oh. Oh, no. No no no.

Hellraider · May 8, 2013

They are honestly putting MH4 and LP3 on the same line as the games to promote?
Now I want more than ever to see their expectations for LP3.I know I would laugh.How much is the question.

Jrpgfanatic · May 8, 2013

I'm just glad to see no revisions of Street Fighter IV, Marvel vs Capcom 3, or Street Fighter x Tekken in those blurbs.

jbug617 · May 8, 2013

Jrpgfanatic said:
I'm just glad to see no revisions of Street Fighter IV, Marvel vs Capcom 3, or Street Fighter x Tekken in those blurbs.

AE is getting a new patch but they haven't said when it's suppose to come out.

enzo_gt · May 8, 2013

Lost Planet 3 is going to bomb so bad and they're going to have to put out a bunch of stuff again about how they're restructuring and reevaluating their approaches. I just see no scenario where that game is successful.

Muchi Muchi Pink · May 8, 2013

Lost Planet was such a promising IP. But now they should bury it deep down.

Pie and Beans · May 8, 2013

Heavily promoting Lost Planet 3 instead of doing barely any for Dragon's Dogma (twice) in the west is fucking wacko hour.

Westerners just hate dragon hunting rpg's after all!

Basil · May 8, 2013

Feel that confidence in Remember Me?

Nirolak · May 8, 2013

Basil said:
Feel that confidence in Remember Me?

Yeah they're quite dead silent on that front.

Duxxy3 · May 8, 2013

Didn't lost planet 2 destroy the series?

And isn't monster hunter a niche title in the west?

8 ball tells me... outlook not so good.

djplaeskool · May 8, 2013

Muchi Muchi Pink said:
Lost Planet was such a promising IP. But now they should bury it deep down.

I strongly believe E.X. Troopers is the best Lost Planet game.
That game getting buried is a damn shame.

DaBoss · May 8, 2013

Basil said:
Feel that confidence in Remember Me?

(insert joke here about Capcom not "remembering me")

Mugaaz · May 8, 2013

enzo_gt said:
Lost Planet 3 is going to bomb so bad and they're going to have to put out a bunch of stuff again about how they're restructuring and reevaluating their approaches. I just see no scenario where that game is successful.

Wow, can't believe they even MADE LP3, let alone going all in on it.

ItWasMeantToBe19 · May 8, 2013

-Their plan for this year is to heavily promote the blockbuster titles Monster Hunter 4 and Lost Planet 3

Well, good luck with that second one.

Heart Attack · May 8, 2013

They should promote that they weren't involved in making Lost Planet 3.

Ridley327 · May 8, 2013

Duxxy3 said:
Didn't lost planet 2 destroy the series?

And isn't monster hunter a niche title in the west?

8 ball tells me... outlook not so good.

They're going all out with MH4 in Japan because it's one of the biggest series out there; a western release is not expected in 2013. That's part of the reason why they're putting a lot of eggs in LP3's basket, on top of it being the only major game release that they currently have announced for the second half of the year.

Durante · May 8, 2013

The really sad part is that LP2 was easily one of the best co-op games this generation.

Mengetsu · May 8, 2013

The first Lost Planet will always be the best one to me. It should of ended after 2.

metalslimer · May 8, 2013

Lost Planet 3 will be the biggest bomb of the year with Fuse

AHA-Lambda · May 8, 2013

Lost Planet 3, seriously? If they're that stupid they deserve the bomba.

SniperHunter · May 8, 2013

metalslimer said:
Lost Planet 3 will be the biggest bomb of the year with Fuse

Fuse
Remember ME
Lost Planet 3

will all bomb. Things aren't looking good for Last of Us either, the game seems to have lost it's hype

enzo_gt · May 8, 2013

SniperHunter said:
Fuse
Remember ME
Lost Planet 3

will all bomb. Things aren't looking good for Last of Us either, the game seems to have lost it's hype

Yeah it's weird, The Last Of Us doesn't seem to have the hype I thought it would this close to release. Just more lack of promotion. I thought the game looked unremarkable from the start but I hope it does well just so they don't get stuck making Uncharteds for the rest of time.

SniperHunter · May 8, 2013

enzo_gt said:
Yeah it's weird, The Last Of Us doesn't seem to have the hype I thought it would this close to release. Just more lack of promotion. I thought the game looked unremarkable from the start but I hope it does well just so they don't get stuck making Uncharteds for the rest of time.

I thought the game looked great last e3. It seems to doing incredible things with the AI, but then they showed those brain dead clicker enemies and then the plot leaked...I dunno

dragonfart28 · May 8, 2013

Hey guys, can you feel that next gen love from yet another developer?

A major developer has its main focus on existing hardware until March 2014.

Sounds like a ringing endorsement for PS4/720.

Not.

DaBoss · May 8, 2013

enzo_gt said:
Yeah it's weird, The Last Of Us doesn't seem to have the hype I thought it would this close to release. Just more lack of promotion. I thought the game looked unremarkable from the start but I hope it does well just so they don't get stuck making Uncharteds for the rest of time.

I think new console hype is replacing Last Of Us hype.

Nirolak · May 8, 2013

dragonfart28 said:
Hey guys, can you feel that next gen love from yet another developer?

A major developer has it's main focus on existing hardware until March 2014.

Sounds like a ringing endorsement for PS4/720.

Not.

You're going to have to run me through this one.

So Capcom doesn't expect many product releases until next-gen hits, but expects costs to soar due to next-gen.

Doesn't this imply they're spending a lot of resources on next-gen titles currently?

kswiston · May 8, 2013

SniperHunter said:
I thought the game looked great last e3. It seems to doing incredible things with the AI, but then they showed those brain dead clicker enemies and then the plot leaked...I dunno

The plot leaking doesn't matter at all. How many people follow gaming news close enough to A) know that, and B) have any interest reading it? 10k?

The Last of Us will live or die based on its scores and marketing campaign to regular gamers. Not based on some gameplay previews or plot leaks that only the most devoted gamers even know about.

Unfortunately, I haven't heard much talk about the game from regular gamers. Sony should really be amping up the marketing blitz considering we are a month from launch.

Ridley327 · May 8, 2013

dragonfart28 said:
Hey guys, can you feel that next gen love from yet another developer?

A major developer has it's main focus on existing hardware until March 2014.

Sounds like a ringing endorsement for PS4/720.

Not.

I'd have to imagine that we'll be hearing a lot more about their next gen plans once Durango is unveiled. It's not like they entered last gen with guns blazing, either.

Samir Sedlar · May 8, 2013

Lost Planet 3 ?!, not so sure.

No new games yet eh ?!

enzo_gt said:
Yeah it's weird, The Last Of Us doesn't seem to have the hype I thought it would this close to release. Just more lack of promotion. I thought the game looked unremarkable from the start but I hope it does well just so they don't get stuck making Uncharteds for the rest of time.

SniperHunter said:
I thought the game looked great last e3. It seems to doing incredible things with the AI, but then they showed those brain dead clicker enemies and then the plot leaked...I dunno

well there is still MP, so it will get hyped again soon enough I think.

Maybe most people are like me and doing media blockout

dragonelite · May 8, 2013

Ooh god they will go down before Deep down or Dragon Dogma 2 is released

enzo_gt said:
Yeah it's weird, The Last Of Us doesn't seem to have the hype I thought it would this close to release. Just more lack of promotion. I thought the game looked unremarkable from the start but I hope it does well just so they don't get stuck making Uncharteds for the rest of time.

With next gen around the corner i think i rather spend the money on new Ip or a next gen game.

Hero_of_the_Day · May 8, 2013

Weird that some developers are saying costs shouldn't rise much next-gen, while others are saying they're going to skyrocket. Granted, Capcom had 600 people make Resident Evil 6, so they've already shown they are fucking insane.

Unspeakable Evil · May 8, 2013

Did they forget about Remember Me?

NotLiquid · May 8, 2013

In the meantime, development costs are projected to soar as advanced and multiple functions are added to hardware. Business alliances and consolidations may therefore occur in increasing numbers.

So now we finally have a developer preparing themselves for concern about this old issue.

Will be interesting to see how Capcom copes with it who've probably suffered a deal on account of high budgeted risks.

metalslimer · May 8, 2013

As long as Sony doesn't screw up the marketing (and we all know they could considering it's Sony) Last of Us should do okay. Probably won't start a new franchise though. The hype right now if for new consoles though, so maybe a cross gen version could help?

Remember Me just makes absolutely no sense launching right now.

dragonfart28 · May 8, 2013

Nirolak said:
You're going to have to run me through this one.

So Capcom doesn't expect many product releases until next-gen hits, but expects costs to soar due to next-gen.

Doesn't this imply they're spending a lot of resources on next-gen titles currently?

I'm sure they're spending tons on their own proprietary engine (forgot what it is called).

But the fact that they admitted their focus is current gen through to March 2014 is pretty telling.

LiquidMetal14 · May 8, 2013

Next gen costs to soar? For them maybe.

LeleSocho · May 8, 2013

Nirolak said:
-Focusing on consoles/handhelds, online games, and smartphones

On what they were focusing before? Space rockets' engines?

crozier · May 8, 2013

I don't care how good the third is, Lost Planet wil not perform well. Did LP2 even break a million worldwide?

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