Reuters: Capcom has 'more than 10' iPhone games planned for FY09

by Randy Nelson { May 21st 2009 at 4:30PM }

It's sounding like tap-shooter Resident Evil: Degeneration is just the tip of the iPhone-game iceberg for Capcom. Reuters reports that the company's mobile division intends to release "more than 10" titles on the portable platform by the end of March 2010. The announcement was made by Capcom chief financial officer, Kazuhiko Abe, at the news organization's Global Technology Summit in Tokyo.

Capcom has already released Mega Man 2 for iPhone/iPod touch in addition to last week's RE title. While more of the company's classics would be a welcome addition to the App Store lineup, we can only hope they'll benefit from feedback on the absurdly difficult-to-control MM2. What games would you like to see? Our absolute must-have is Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo.

Tags: capcom, iphone

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Storm Eagle @ May 21st 2009 4:35PM

Can I has Mega Man X please?

BUGz @ May 21st 2009 4:43PM

Can I has Street Fighter II Please?

THE WICKER MAN (BWF) (GT: Dalek Prime) @ May 21st 2009 5:16PM

Yes - Capcom

CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ May 21st 2009 5:32PM

If you thought Megaman had bad controls, just wait for Sreet Fighter!

MuToiD_MaN @ May 21st 2009 7:55PM

Marty @ May 21st 2009 4:45PM

I'd really love to see a good cost comparison done between developing and selling games for the iPhone versus on more traditional platforms like the DS. Seems to me that it might be cheaper to develop for the iPhone, but I wonder how the sales / returns stack up against game-oriented devices.

Shagittarius @ May 21st 2009 4:45PM

Depending on what they are I might have more than 4.99 per title...

Moptimus Slime (PhilosoRaptor is the new Keyboard Cat) @ May 21st 2009 4:56PM

None unless they can prove that MegaMan 2 was just a fluke

NaeemTHM @ May 21st 2009 5:10PM

I found RE: Degeneration surprising enjoyable. I know it's become routine for most devs to just slap a bunch of crap together and throw it on the App Store, but I REALLY hope that Capcom takes the time to deliver quality products.

Also, please don't shoehorn old-school games onto a device with no buttons. It just causes more frustration. The Breath of Fire series would be right at home on the iPhone since it's just a RPG. Platformers however are another story entirely (ie: Mega Man 2)

Rafael @ May 21st 2009 5:31PM

thats nice news ! i would love to see mega man 9 and 3 , street fighter 2 i think will be hard to make the controls work on iphone , super puzzel fighter is a must in my opinion. the original bionic comando would be nice too and the rest i hope capcom create new and inovative games for iphone , using all the features.