Stories from Game Producer Yoshiki Okamoto: Capcom officially announces that it wants to further strengthen its three IPs: "Devil May Cry," "Megaman" and "Ace Attorney"
Today let me share with you Mr. Yoshiki Okamoto's talk about the official announcement made by Capcom to further strengthen three of its IPs (Intellectual Properties).
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なぜ今？カプコン正式発表、「DMC」「ロックマン」「逆転裁判」を主力IP化へ宣言！
These three are "Devil May Cry," "Megaman" and "Ace Attorney."
Okamoto-san explains that although Capcom Chairman Kenzo Tsujimoto has 231 billion yen in assets and had achieved rank 35 in the list of the wealthiest Japanese, Tsujimoto-san is currently worried about the studio's share value, which, he believes, will soon go down. Furthermore, Okamoto-san says that this is because the game, Monster Hunter Wilds, couldn't make as much money as expected.
Because of this, the studio is now looking for a way to solve this problem, and Okamoto-san gives as example the huge Street Fighter VI tournment being organized where expensive tickets are expected to be sold to its viewers.
Moreover, Okamoto-san gives another way to solve this problem via Capcom's three IPs.
The first of these is Megaman, which, as Okamoto-san explains, is really for children. However, the studio hasn't launched anything from this IP for many years, and if Capcom were to focus on its old gamers who love Megaman, he thinks that children wouldn't want to play it. Also, as a result, Okamoto-san predicts that Capcom will launch a business strategy in which each year there'll be something Megaman-related in order for the brand to be recognized by everyone just like with Pokémon, even though people don't actually play it. On the other hand, if the studio were to release something completely new, it would mean that they no longer need the Megaman IP.
Next, according to Okamoto-san, the game Ace Attorney actually doesn't sell as much as people think. He admits that he really likes this game, which launched around the year 2001 together with Devil May Cry and whose first game in the series was able to sell 70,000 copies during its initial release.
Okamoto-san also points out that, in fact, the studio has sold over a 100 million copies of each of its several games. He says that the first in rank in this list is Biohazard, next, Monster Hunter, and finally, Street Fighter.
Moreover, Okamoto-san believes that Capcom can strenthen its Devil May Cry IP, especially given that Mr. Hideki Kamiya, the Producer of Devil May Cry, is currently working on Okami, another Capcom IP.
However, Okamoto-san warns that if Capcom only reuses its IP to create remakes, it'll be in a pecarious situation like Square Enix's. Thus, Okamoto-san advises that Capcom should release a new IP as a quick solution to its problem.
Cuentos del Productor de los videojuegos Yoshiki Okamoto: Capcom anuncia de forma oficial que quiere fortalecer más sus tres IP: «Devil May Cry», «Megaman» y «Ace Attorney»
Esta noche Sr. Yoshiki Okamoto habla del anuncio oficial de Capcom sobre sus tres IP (La propiedad intelectual) que quiere fortalecer más.
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なぜ今？カプコン正式発表、「DMC」「ロックマン」「逆転裁判」を主力IP化へ宣言！
Estos tres son «Devil May Cry», «Megaman» y «Ace Attorney».
Sr. Okamoto explica que aunque el presidente de Capcom, Sr. Kenzo Tsujimoto, tiene 231 billones yenes en activos y había tenido el rango 35 en la lista de los japoneses más ricos, Sr. Tsujimoto se está preocupando actualmente sobre el valor de las acciones del estudio que, cree, bajará pronto. Es más, Sr. Okamoto dice que es porque el juego Monster Hunter Wilds no pudo ganar tan dinero como lo anticipado.
Entonces, el estudio está buscando ahora por una medida para resolver este problema, y Sr. Okamoto da como ejemplo de ella el gran torneo de Street Fighter VI siendo organizado donde billetes caros son expectados venderse a los espectadores.
Además, Sr. Okamoto da otra medida como solución de este problema a través de los tres IP de Capcom.
El primero de ello es el Megaman, cual, según explica Sr. Okamoto, es de verdad para los niños. Sin embargo, por muchos años el estudio no ha lanzado algo nuevo de este IP, y además si Capcom enfoque en los jugadores viejos quienes quieren a Megaman, le parece que los niños no querrían jugarlo. También, como resultado, Sr. Okamoto preve que Capcom se lanzará la strategia de negocio en la cual cada año hay algo de Megaman para conocerse la marca por todo como en el caso de Pokémon, si bien la gente no lo juega en real. Por otro lado, si el estudio lance algo completamente nuevo, significaría que ellos ya no necesitan el IP de Megaman.
Siguiente, según Sr. Okamoto, el juego Ace Attorney de verdad no se vende tan como lo se piensa. Él admite que de verdad le gusta mucho este juego que se lanzó en el año alrededor de 2001 junto a Devil May Cry y cuya primera entrega pudo vender 70.000 copias durante su lanzamiento inicial.
Sr. Okamoto apunta también que, en hecho, el estudio ha vendido más de 100 millones copias de sus varios juegos cada uno. Dice que en el primer rango, es Biohazard, siguiente, Monster Hunter, y por último Street Fighter.
Además, Sr. Okamoto cree que Capcom puede fortalecer el IP de Devil May Cry, especialmente ya que Sr. Hideki Kamiya, el Productor de Devil May Cry, está trabajando en Okami, otro IP de Capcom, actualmente.
No obstante, Okamoto advierte que si Capcom solo reutiliza sus IP para crear los remakes, estará en una situación peligrosa como la de Square Enix. Por eso, Sr. Okamoto aconseja que Capcom debe lanzar un nuevo IP como solución rápida de su problema.
This afternoon I’d like to share with you my own thoughts about why continuously playing video games isn’t worthwhile.
These are, of course, ideas that I have based on what I personally do with my free time, and you are always welcome to disagree.
First and foremost, I play video games, because they let me do things that are simple to understand. In other words, the objectives and what I’d need to do in order to accomplish those objectives are clear. Moreover, these are things that I don’t normally do at the workplace.
For example, I usually play fighting games instead of role-playing games. The latter could demand over twenty even a hundred hours just to complete.
On the other hand, when I play fighting games, I have a clear idea on what I’d need to do and how to do it. I most especially enjoy games where I myself would admit that I had made a mistake in my execution or plan. I’d want to play this type of game for about half an hour.
However, continuously playing video games isn’t worthwhile for me, because I found that it has to be balanced with something that is productive in my life. That is to say, I am able to expand my abilities beyond a small video game, which really only holds very little value outside its tiny world and is something that can be changed by its developers as they see fit.
One example that I found myself doing to fill my free time is to practice learning languages by doing a recording of myself reading a dialogue from a textbook to study French.
More often, however, I would translate news articles I found online or watch YouTube videos in a language that I want to improve on about topics that I want to learn or interest me.
In summary, I believe that playing video games has to be balanced by something useful in life, otherwise playing them continuously only limits us to a tiny world created by its developers.
Today let me share with you Mr. Yoshiki Okamoto's talk about the new game, "Stupid Never Dies," whose trailer he just saw.
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元カプコンクリエイター小林プロデューサー新作ついに発表『Stupid Never Dies』“ヘタレゾンビ”のキャラデザめちゃ良い！間違いなく神ゲーの予感…！？
First, he introduces its producer, KobaP (Hiroyuki Kobayashi), who had been an employee at Capcom about 20 years ago. He left the studio and went to NetEase Games, which gave him money to establish a new company that is 100% owned by the said studio and where KobaP currently works.
Okamoto-san also points out that actually aside from KobaP there are two more famous producers who've established companies with the help of NetEase Games. They are Shinji Mikami, famous for being the producer of Biohazard, as well as Toshihiro Nagoshi of Like a Dragon.
However, Okamoto-san reveals that the studio has decided to end its development efforts in Japan and move them to China.
Despite this, Okamoto-san says that KobaP seems to be continuing on with his work without worrying too much, and just the other day, he had launched the trailer of his new game, "Stupid Never Dies," which is also planned for release next year.
With respect to the trailer, Okamoto-san thinks that it's a "motion picture" wherein we can meet two people, a girl and a boy, who is really a zombie, and understand in some way the relationship between the two. Okamoto-san also talks about the music, which creates very well the setting of the game in order to introduce these two characters. In addition, the design in terms of their clothing is fantastic, and Okamoto-san wonders who has helped KobaP do this part, because Okamoto-san recalls that KobaP has never designed in this way 20 years ago.
Furthermore, based on its trailer, Okamoto-san is very satisfied with this game for its spectacular graphics, its wonderful effects and its cool soundtrack. However, he thinks that KobaP and his team can add more features if only they had more money, something that NetEase Games currently doesn't have.
As with the case of Nagoshi-san's "GANG OF DRAGON," it's a magnificent action game, which, Okamoto-san thinks, isn't too difficult to play after only seeing its trailer, so he very much wants to play and buy it as well.
Esta noche Sr. Yoshiki Okamoto habla del nuevo juego «Stupid Never Dies» cuyo traíler acaba de ver.
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元カプコンクリエイター小林プロデューサー新作ついに発表『Stupid Never Dies』“ヘタレゾンビ”のキャラデザめちゃ良い！間違いなく神ゲーの予感…！？
Primero, introduce su productor, Sr. KobaP (Hiroyuki Kobayashi), quien era trabajador de Capcom hace alrededor de 20 años. Salió del estudio y se fue a NetEase Games que le dio dinero para establecer una nueva empresa que es 100% de ella y en donde trabaja Sr. KobaP actualmente.
También, Sr. Okamoto apunta que la verdad es que además de Sr. KobaP hay dos más productores muy conocidos que han establecido unas empresas con el apoyo de NetEase Games. Son Sr. Shinji Mikami, famoso por ser productor de Biohazard, así como Sr. Toshihiro Nagoshi de Like a Dragon.
No obstante, Sr. Okamoto desvela que el estudio ha decidido terminar sus esfuerzos de desarrollar en Japón y trasladarlos a China.
A pesar de esta situación, Sr. Okamoto destaca que Sr. KobaP parece que sigue con su trabajo sin preocuparse, y el otro día se lanzó el traíler de su nuevo juego «Stupid Never Dies». Además, se ha previsto que se lanzará el próximo año.
Al respecto del traíler, le parece a Sr. Okamoto que es un «motion picture» en donde podemos conocer a dos personas, una niña y un niño quien es de verdad un zombi, y comprender de alguna manera la relación entre los dos. También, Sr. Okamoto cuenta sobre la música que crea bien el ambiente para presentar a estas dos personajes. Además, el diseño en termino de las ropas es fantástico y Sr. Okamoto se pregunta quién ha ayudado a Sr. KobaP a hacer esta parte, porque Sr. Okamoto recuerda que Sr. KobaP nunca ha diseñado en esta forma hace 20 años.
Es más, basado en su traíler, Sr. Okamoto está muy contento en este juego por sus gráficos espectaculares, sus efectos maravillosos y su banda sonara genial. Sin embargo, le parece que Sr. KobaP y su equipo pueden añadir más novedades si solo tuviesen más dinero, algo que ahora el estudio NetEase Game no tiene.
Como en el caso de «GANG OF DRAGON» de Sr. Nagoshi, es un juego de acción muy mágnifico que Sr. Okamoto cree que después de solo ver su traíler, no es tan difícil jugar así que quiere mucho jugarlo y comprarlo también.
