When it comes to keeping PC gamers in the loop on their console games, Capcom have long been one of the good guys. And how do PC gamers repay the favour? Same way a lot of PC gamers always do: with mass acts of piracy. When quizzed about the state of Devil May Cry 4's PC sales on Capcom's forums, Christian Svensson replied...
A poster on Capcom Unity's forums has received an answer to the question of whether Devil May Cry 4 and Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix will be getting the trophy treatment and it is no. Capcom feels that DMC4 already has "its own little trophylike system" and the Puzzle Fighter team has moved on to other projects.
From NextGen Player:
There can only be one king of the action game genre and in the last few weeks, words have been traded between rival game developers, Tomonobu Itagaki and Hideki Kamiya. In the latest publication of Edge magazine, Kamiya states that since his last game the action genre has become stale and that his upcoming title, Bayonetta, will deliver the type of action only his team, PlatinumGames can provide. In the other corner, Itagaki-san states that Ninja Gaiden 2 is the definitive action game, that only Team Ninja can develope. So the question is, who makes the best action games? Itagaki or Kamiya?
Exclusive to PS3 Attitude, this month's chart sees Haze take over the current rental top spot, and GTA: IV drops out of the pre-rent chart all together.
Capcom has revealed that profits for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, were up 33.4 per cent to JPY 7.8 billion, while sales for the same period were up 11.5 per cent to JPY 83 billion.
Exclusive to PS3 Attitude, this month's chart sees Assassin's Creed hold the top spot, and GTA: IV makes it's debut on the pre-rent chart - but not at the Number One position.
Capcom did a fine job handling the multi-platform Devil May Cry 4. You know, making sure all versions looked the same. But was that easy? Producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi explains.
According to VGChartz, Devil May Cry 4 has become the 9th PS3 software title to pass the 1 million sales milestone. Devil May Cry 4(PS3) has sold 1 million units faster than Devil May Cry(XBox 360) by a notable margin(60,000 units sold more on the PS3 version, largely due to Japanese sales figures)
GameDaily BIZ reports that it has received the latest Japanese video game sales data from Famitsu Marketing Data Service covering the month of February (technically the period from Jan. 28 to Feb. 24), and while the overall market was down 7.7 percent year-over-year, largely because of a 24.6 percent drop in hardware sales, software sales did increase 8.1 percent.
In response to GamePro's article, Microsoft's global marketing director, Albert Penello, offered the following response:
The Devil May Cry series leaps onto next-gen platforms with a sneer, a smart-ass word or two, a nonchalant attitude and a more combos that a fast food drive through. Welcome, Devil May Cry 4, to the high definition world.
Nintendo platform titles head the latest Spanish and German software charts, while Guitar Hero III occupies the top spot in Sweden.
DigitalBattle writes:
Capcom is beating its chest to the rhythm of two million sales. In total, the Devil May Cry series has shipped over nine million units worldwide as of this February and has "become a banner franchise for Capcom". In an official press release, the company said, "It is our continued goal to bring our properties to multiple platforms to provide the best entertainment experiences in the next-gen gaming arena. ...
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Gamespot Writes:
How did Devil may cry and Lost planet fare in the march Issue of Official playstation magazine uk. Read on to find out.
Devil May Cry 4 storms straight into top spot in the PlayStation 3 charts during its first week of release...