· CvsSNK release date
· Capcom reports profits
· Free poster in 3rd Strike
· Capcom on X-Box
· Capcom being divided?
· More CvsSNK info
· Cap. vs. SNK previews
· SFIII:3S on DC at E3
Capcom vs. SNK release date
29.May.00 | News from
The Magic Box
From The Magic Box:
Sega has posted the release dates of the upcoming Naomi arcade titles:
• June 20 - Virtual On Oratorio Tangram Version 5.66 (Sega)
• July 20 - The King of Fighters 2000 (SNK)
• August 3 - Capcom vs SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 (Capcom)
Capcom reports record earnings
29.May.00 | News from
The Magic Box
Here's the article from The Magic Box. Unfortunately Street Fighter seems to be playing less and less of a part in Capcom's scheme, compared to the early nineties.
Capcom has reported record earnings for the last fiscal year, the profit has gone up 6.4 times from last year, reaching 9,700,000,000 yen, and the net profit has increased by 2.8 times at 8,700,000,000 yen. Sales were 51,500,000,000 yen, increased by 34%, thanks to their smash hit survival horror series. Bio Hazard 3 sold 3.52 millions, Dino Crisis sold 1.55 millions, Bio Hazard Code Veronica sold 730,000 copies and Bio Hazard 2 for N64 sold 460,000 copies worldwide. Despite of the profits, Capcom's arcade department has reported a loss of 2,000,000,000 yen, due to an unpopular arcade game Spawn: In the Demon's Hand. Capcom is expecting a 7% decrease in sales for the next term, and a 34% decrease in net profit, due to the transition period from Playstation to Playstation 2. Capcom expects to ship one million copies of Onimusha: Warlords for PS2 worldwide.
Free Chun Li poster in SFIII: 3rd Strike
29.May.00 | News from
The Magic Box
Capcom of Japan mentioned that when you pre-order the upcoming Dreamcast network fighting game Street Fighter III 3rd Strike, you will receive a limited edition Chun Li poster. The game is scheduled to release in Japan on June 29.
Capcom to develop for X-Box
23.May.00 | News from
The Magic Box
Capcom has announced that they will be developing for X-Box, they have already received a development kit for X-Box.
Capcom being divided?
17.May.00 | News from
The Magic Box
This small bit appeared on The Magic Box news page:
In order to reduce production cost and increase efficiency, Capcom is planning to divide the company into several independent subsidiaries, more details will be announced in the next few weeks.
More Capcom vs. SNK information
17.May.00 | News from
The Magic Box
From The Magic Box:
New info on Capcom and SNK's cross over fighting game Capcom vs SNK: Millennium Fight 2000, scheduled to release in August, the game is developed by Capcom. You can select from two different fighting styles: Capcom Groove or SNK Groove. In Capcom Groove you get a Super Combo gauge which can store up to 3 levels, just like the Street Fighter Zero series. And the SNK Groove is similar to the KOF series, you can use super attacks when you have stocks in the combo gauge, and you can also use desperation moves when the life meter turns red. A new Variable Character system is installed in the game, you can choose to play the game with a team of 2 - 4 characters. The fewer characters you choose, the higher the strength and power each character has, and the more characters you selected, the weaker their power and strength are, but then you have the advantage of having more characters to play with. Because of this new system, there will be uneven battles like 2 vs 3, or 2 vs 4 during the game. Capcom vs SNK is currently 15% completed, so far there are 12 playable characters, including Ryu, Ken, Chunli, Guile, Blanka, Zangief from Capcom, and Kyo, Iori, Terry, Mai, Raiden (Big Bear), and Benimaru. There will be a total of 28 characters in the final version.
Capcom vs. SNK previews from E3
16.May.00 | News from
Gamer's Republic and
Game Players HK
Some previews have popped up concerning Capcom's newest product, Capcom vs. SNK: Millenium Fight 2000. A 15% complete version is being demonstated at E3. The first, at Gamer's Republic is pretty detailed. It includes some comments on the game engine and how the characters are coming out, plus lots of REAL SCREENSHOTS and movies. The screenshots will also be mirrored here at Grand Archive.
Game Players HK have a second preview, including some additional screenshots. Unforunately this article isn't in English. Translations would be welcome.
SFIII: 3rd Strike on Dreamcast at E3
16.May.00 | News from
IGN DC
IGN DC has a report on Capcom's demonstration of Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike at the E3 2000 convention. Click here for the full story.