JBoc924A summary of Capcom’s net income records, dating back to 2004, has been released. Besides the usual talk of sales and other financial facts, it’s stated, or rather reiterated, that Capcom is going to really be pushing out content next year. Games that correspond to their well-known franchises from the likes of Street Fighter to Resident Evil. Note that “content” was stated, not “games”. While multiple iterations of gamers’ favorite Capcom franchises will be seeing release next year, the publisher isn’t limiting their well-known IPs to just that medium. It’s stated that Capcom will be delving into other markets for their franchies, markets such as TV, comic books, animation, film, music, and mobile games. The tail end is a form of interactive entertainment that could definitely be churned out with little time. Already, Street Fighter IV and Resident Evil titles are available across Apple platforms. What’s interesting here is the potential of Capcom finding talent to adapt their IPs to TV series.
Imagining the possibility of such a prospect is quite gratifying, to say the least, but will it come to fruition? Keiji Inafune already tapped onto the cinematic side of things by crafting a short film based on the Dead Rising property. A Resident evil serial could surely span multiple seasons of television if done right, and with the right people behind the scenes. There may just be a chance that we’ll get to finally see a faithful rendition of Resident Evil outside of video games. One can only hope.
