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:''For the original NASA meaning, see capsule communicator.'' {{Infobox Company | company_name = Capcom Co. Ltd.| company_logo = Image:Capcom logo.gif The current Capcom logo. | company_slogan = N/A | company_type = Public company Public {{tyo|9697}} | foundation = May 30, 1979 | location = Osaka, Japan |USAHQ:California,USA Studios:California,USA AsiaHQ:Hong Kong EuropeHQ:UKGreat Britain Offices:Germany, England industry =Computer and video game industry
Entertainment industry| revenue = Yen JPY 52 billion (2004) | num_employees = 1,206 | key_people = Kenzo Tsujimoto, CEO
Yoshiki Okamoto
Shinji Mikami
Keiji Inafune| products = Mega Man
Street Fighter
Resident Evil
Devil May Cry
Breath of Fire
Darkstalkers
Marvel vs. Capcom series
Captain Commando
(List of Capcom games See complete products listing.)| homepage = [http://www.capcom.com www.capcom.com] | }} '''Capcom''' (カプコン in Japanese language Japanese) {{tyo|9697}} is a leading Japanese video game developer developer and video game publisher publisher of computer and video games. It was founded in 1979 as Japan Capsule Computers, a company devoted to the manufacturing and distribution of electronic game machines. Their current name is a conjunction of '''Cap'''sule '''Com'''puters''.

History
Over the years, Capcom has created some of the biggest and longest running video game franchise franchises in video gaming history. The company released their first arcade game in 1984: ''Vulgus''. Their early games were mostly arcade games such as the scrolling shooter ''1942 (video game) 1942''. In the late 1980s 80s, Yoshiki Okamoto joined the company from Konami. In 1987, Capcom released the game ''Street Fighter''. In the same year, the company also released the hugely influential platform game platformer ''Mega Man (video game) Mega Man'' (''Rockman'' in Japan) for the Nintendo Entertainment System. ''Final Fight'', a fighting game beat 'em up, was released in 1989. In 1991, Okamoto's ''Street Fighter II'' was released in the video arcade arcades. ''Resident Evil (video game) Resident Evil'' (''Biohazard'' in Japan), a successful survival horror game, was released on the PlayStation in 1996. Two Capcom development houses, Clover Studio[http://games.ign.com/objects/674/674345.html] and Flagship[http://games.ign.com/objects/027/027402.html] have created successful titles in recent years, including the ''Viewtiful Joe'' series and ''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages The Legend of Zelda: Oracle Series'' (under supervision of Shigeru Miyamoto). In 2002 a movie based on the series entitled ''Resident Evil (movie) Resident Evil'' was released, which did well enough financially to warrant a sequel (''Resident Evil: Apocalypse'') in 2004. A third movie, ''Resident Evil: Afterlife'' will be released in 2007.

Mascot
image:Captain_Commando.png right|thumb|Captain Commando, as he appears in ''Marvel vs. Capcom''. Capcom's original mascot, Captain Commando, is a superhero who wears a futuristic armor of unknown origin. His name forms the words CapCom when the first three letters of each word are combined. He originally appeared in the early Capcom Famicom/NES game ''Section Z'' (the arcade version of ''Section Z'' has similar gameplay, but it is not clear that the hero is the same person) and in the manuals of Capcom's early NES games to thank players for purchasing them. He also appeared in the self named fighting game, ''Captain Commando'', in 1991. He later appeared as the title character in an arcade game bearing his name, as well as in ''Marvel vs. Capcom series Marvel vs. Capcom'' and its sequel, in which he is often considered to be an excessively powerful character. In ''Marvel vs. Capcom'', he still serves as a mascot, regularly shouting "Capcom!" during fights and relaying Capcom-themed messages after winning. He displays the ability to quickly change from regular clothing, including a cowboy hat, into his armor, suggesting a secret identity. Mega Man (character) Mega Man has superseded Captain Commando as Capcom's official mascot, primarily because of the immense popularity of the ''Mega Man'' series. Captain Commando's storyline is not connected to that of ''Commando (game) Commando'' and ''Bionic Commando'', despite the similar name. Capcom's current mascot is Ryu (Street Fighter) Ryu of ''Street Fighter''.

Subsidiaries and related corporations
'''Capcom U.S.A., Inc.''' was established in California as the official North American subsidiary of Capcom in August 1985. '''Capcom Entertainment, Inc.''' '''Capcom Studio 8, Inc.''' was established as the R&D division of Capcom USA, Inc. in June 1995. The studio was closed in 2006 following the terrible sales of the video game ''Final Fight: Streetwise'' '''Capcom Asia Co., Ltd.''' was established in Hong Kong as the official Asian subsidiary of Capcom in July 1993. '''KOKO Capcom Asia Co., Ltd.''' the official South Korean subsidiary of Capcom in July 2001. '''Capcom Eurosoft Ltd.''' was established in United Kingdom as the official European subsidiary of Capcom in July 1998. '''Suleputer''' was established to market and distribute games and related merchandising (books, music, anime, etc.) in Asia. Their current name is a conjunction of Cap'''sule''' Com'''puter'''. '''Captron Co., Ltd.''' manages the rent, lease and operation of real estate properties. '''Flagship (company) Flagship Co., Ltd.''' is the development studio that made ''Onimusha'' and the ''The Legend of Zelda series Zelda'' games on the Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance, most recently releasing ''The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap''. '''Capcom Charbo Co., Ltd.''' manages the rental, maintenance and lease of electronic game machines. '''CE Europe Ltd.''' was established in London in November 2002. '''CEG Interactive Entertainment GmbH''' was established in Germany in February 2003. '''Nude Maker Co., Ltd.''' is the development studio that made Clock Tower 1, 2 and the Steel Battalion games on the PlayStation and Xbox.. '''Clover Studio Co., Ltd.''' is a development studio based in Osaka. It was founded in July 2004 and has been responsible for the ''Viewtiful Joe'' series.

Movies and Television
Capcom's games and characters therein have been featured in a number of television cartoons and theatrical movies. Some of which include: * One-time company mascot, '''Mega Man''', played a supporting role in a Nintendo inspired TV-show Captain N: The Game Master and has later been featured in two separate TV-cartoons. ''Mega Man'' produced by Ruby-Spears and an anime-series ''Mega Man: NT Warrior''. He also starred in three OVAs originally released in Japan in 1993, released later on DVD in North America. * '''Street Fighter 2''' has also been a popular source for films and cartoons. A flopped Street Fighter (film) live action adaption was released in 1994. Shortly afterwards a more popular anime adaptation was released as well as an american cartoon-series based on the movie. * The fighting-game '''Dark Stalkers''' was made into two animated adaptations in Japan and US. * So far the most successful series (of Resident Evil (film) films) has been based on Capcom's popular survivor horror series '''Resident Evil'''. Though the first received a cold reception in theatres, its VHS and DVD sales motivated Paul Anderson to make a sequel which was also a financial success. Two more sequels are due to be released; the plot of the third will lead to the fourth which is planned to be the last one.

See also
*'''List of Capcom games''' *List of Japanese companies *Survival horror game *Capcom Production Studio (Contains links to studios 1-8, no 7)

References
* "[http://ir.capcom.co.jp/english/company/address.html CAPCOM: Corporate Profile: Capcom Group]." December 27, 2004. Accessed on March 6, 2006. * "[http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/company/history.html CAPCOM: Corporate Profile: Corporate History]." Accessed on June 20, 2005. * "[http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/finance/index.html CAPCOM: Financial Information]." Accessed on June 20, 2005.

External links

- Capcom Co. Ltd. (in Japanese)
- Capcom U.S.A., Inc.
- Devil May Cry.org - Capcom Info
- MobyGame's entry on Capcom Category:Capcom * Category:Computer and video game companies de:Capcom es:Capcom fr:Capcom it:Capcom ja:カプコン pt:Capcom fi:Capcom sv:Capcom zh:CAPCOM The acronym '''CAPCOM''' might refer to: * Capcom — Japanese developer and publisher of computer and video games * Capsule communicator {{disambig}} Articles pertaining to Capcom, a video game developer and video game publisher publisher. Category:Computer and video game companies Category:Amusement companies of Japan Category:Computing by company ja:Category:カプコン

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