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Capcom
Capcom Logo.svg
Type Video game development company
Founded May 30, 1979 (predecessor)
June 11, 1983 (officially established)
Headquarters Chuo, Osaka, Japan
Founder Kenzo Tsujimoto
Haruhiro Tsujimoto
Key people Producers
Kenzo Tsujimoto
Shu Takumi
Former staff
Shinji Mikami
Keiji Inafune
Website https://www.capcom.co.jp

Capcom Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社カプコン) is a Japanese video game development company, founded in 1979.

History

In May 30, 1939, Kenzo Tsujimoto founded the IRM Corporation in Matsubara, Osaka, responsible for the development and sales of electronic game machines. In May 1981, a subsidiary, Japan Capsule Computer Co., Ltd. was established. in September 1981, the company changed its name to Sanbi Co., Ltd., the head office address was also moved to Habikino City, Osaka.

In June 1983, a subsidiary, Capcom Co., Ltd., was established, responsible for merchandising. "Capcom" is an abbreviation of the name of the parent company, "Capsule Computer", and the name "Suleputer" was used for an outwardly publicized music label each time an album was released. The company's first game product, Little League, went on sale.

In January 1989, the companies were merged, and the new company adopted the Capcom name, the head office address was moved to Higashi-ku, Osaka.

Capcom has enjoyed a very important position in the gaming world with franchises such as Street Fighter, Mega Man, Resident Evil, and Monster Hunter. Known worldwide for making action games, they originally developed games for arcade platforms, they then expanded to multiple platforms such as home consoles, handhelds, and personal computers.

  • Capcom 40th anniversary commemorative picture

Works

As of June 30, 2023, Capcom has had 23 game series that have sold more than one million total units[1], a total of 114 games have sold more than one million copies.[2]

  • 1942
  • Ace Attorney
  • Bionic Commando
  • Commando
  • Devil May Cry
  • Dino Crisis
  • Final Fight
  • Marvel vs. Capcom
  • Mega Man
  • Monster Hunter
  • Ghosts 'n Goblins
  • Okami
  • Onimusha
  • Resident Evil
  • Sengoku BASARA
  • Street Fighter
  • Strider
  • Darkstalkers
  • Ghost Trick
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Oceania
Halfbrick Studios (Australia) • NinjaKiwi (New Zealand)

References

  1. ↑ -{R|シリーズソフト販売本数}-. Capcom. (original content archived on 2021-08-10) (-{日本語}-).  Ignored text "access-date" (Help); Ignored text "2023-08-04" (Help)
  2. ↑ -{R|ミリオンセールスタイトル}-. Capcom. [citation time: 2023-08-04]. (original content archived on 2021-08-10) (-{日本語}-). 

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