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Capcom chickens out of Q1

Publisher dealys major games to avoid competition
Capcom has puts the brakes on releases of Dead Rising 2, Lost Planet 2, Super Street Fighter IV and Monster Hunter Tri because it's scared of the other big games in the playground.

Word of the dealys has come from a Japanese Capcom investor document which states that the games have been plucked from the companmy's fiscal fourth quarter (ends March 31) in order to avoid the competition.

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Games affected include biggies such as Dead Rising 2, Super Street Fighter IV, Lost Planet 2 and the North American and European release of Monster Hunter 3 in Wii. They'll now be spread out across all four quarters" of Capcom's fiscal 2011.

Has Capcom done the right thing in taking its games and running to the hills 'till it quietens down out there? Probably.

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Well I guess in away its good news for us gamers as the amount of AAA titles due out next year maybe we will have a good choice of games in the summer next year then as usually not much out during the summer. Looking forward to Lost Planet.
NEOnburN9 on 22 Dec '09
Due to the nature of gamer's wanting the 'next thing' games that get overlooked at launch tend to stay that way.

It's definately the wise approach although I would've definatley preferred super streetfighter 4 sooner. I guess Blazblue will have to do if it does get released in February.
ledickolas on 23 Dec '09
We all have only so much money to spend on games. Spreading the releases out means we'll get them at a more steady flow.

Saying that though, ff their games are good, we'll buy them all eventually anyway.
kimoak on 23 Dec '09
Didn't realise Dead Rising 2 even had a release date,, wasn't expecting it till at least Autumn at the earliest.
monkey_puncher on 23 Dec '09
mmmmmm... Confused Not happy about the delay of Super Street Fighter 4!!! Was looking forward to playing as Guy and Deejay Mad

Lost Planet 2 and Dark Void are most likely to flop! IMO
Djstar on 23 Dec '09
Well this kinda answers my Lost planet 2 question from a few weeks back...

To be honest it seems that Capcom is more worried about competition from its own games than other games. That and FFXIII.

Oh well I can wait, Ive got a date with a sexy witch lined up.
roland82 on 23 Dec '09
Long as they dont delay Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth for the DS coming out in Febuary, im fine missing these Smile
casperthedog on 23 Dec '09
Bit gutted about Lost Planet 2....had a go of the demo last night and I have to say I rather enjoyed it!...can't remember the last time I fought a creature so large on screen...mental..

oh well all board the good ship sexy witch!
fionn1 on 23 Dec '09
I'm not really bothered when these games come out, but if Capcom had any confidence that they were AAA titles then they wouldn't be running scared of so many other games
sleazeboy on 23 Dec '09
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