Capcom Entertainment, Inc.
Overview
Capcom Entertainment, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Capcom U.S.A., Inc., and is now one of the most successful companies in the multi-billion dollar interactive entertainment industry. Very few U.S. consumer software publishers can boast the phenomenal success that Capcom has achieved for two decades. Its unparalleled legacy spans all video game platforms with scores of million-selling hits and long-lasting properties. The company markets, develops and distributes interactive entertainment software for leading game consoles and handheld systems. Capcom is a Charter member of the Entertainment Software Association.
Each Capcom Production Studio is the developer behind Capcom's games. The studios are divided into different sections and named after numbers, except for the independent
Clover Studio (now defunct) and
Flagship Co., Ltd. which is funded by
Capcom Co., Ltd. of Japan.
So far the most successful series of films has been based on Capcom's popular survivor horror series
Resident Evil. The first film was received well at the box office, earning a solid 102 million worldwide. Its VHS and DVD sales were even stronger leading Screen Gems and Sony to make a sequel, which also proved to be a financial success. The third and final part Resident Evil: Extinction was released in Fall 2007.
Trivia
The company mascot,
Mega Man, played a supporting role in a Nintendo inspired TV-show
Captain N: The Game Master and has later been featured in three separate cartoons:
Mega Man produced by Ruby-Spears, and the two anime series
MegaMan NT Warrior and
Mega Man Star Force. He also starred in three OVAs originally released in Japan in 1993, released later on DVD in North America, and the
NT Warrior anime series spawned a 48-minute feature film (only in Japan) entitled
Rockman EXE: The Program of Light and Dark, Mega Man's first ever appearance on the big-screen.
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). It also appeared in
Mega Man (Rockman in Japan) as an item which fully restored health and weapon energy. Since then, it has been featured in many other games in a far more benign role.
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