Following Nintendo's success in the field, Capcom is planning on venturing in the mobile gaming world as well, and it is bringing some of its most popular franchises like "Monster Hunter" and "Mega Man."
The company announced in a blog post that it is establishing a new mobile gaming division which aims at producing four new games by March 31, 2017. The titles will get based on its current franchises, and unlike Sony's announcement of ForwardWorks, Capcom is scheduling to distribute the mobile games in the international market.
In the post, Capcom said that mobile content contributes to the growth of the gaming market and is an important part of the company's growth strategy. Because of this, the announcement claimed that the gaming giant is establishing a Mobile Gaming Division to grow its business in line with the market, as it continues to offer exciting content.
The announcement also revealed some of the franchises to get featured in the Mobile Division like "Sengoku Basara," "Mega Man," and "Monster hunter." Although some of them like "Monster Hunter" and "Mega Man" have in the past gotten included in Capcom's mobile ports, this is the first time that the new reconstructed games, based on the franchises, will appear on mobile devices, Game spot reported.
"Mega Man" is considered one of the most iconic games of its time by gaming experts. The "Mega Man" character was designed by Keiji Inafune, who is no longer part of Capcom, but a manager of his own company called CoMcept. According to fans, "Mega Man" is an amazing retro style that will become perfect for a mobile game.
On the other hand, "Monster Hunter" is one of the most successfull games in the action-RPG genre, especially on the 3DS handheld and Wii. The original game was launched on PlayStation 2 in 2014, and after twelve years and many sequels, the game has had 32 million of its units sold worldwide.
Other Capcom games that could soon see their way into the Mobile Division are "Resident Evil," "Street Fighter," and Devil May Cry." The company intends to make economic growth out of this venture with the overall mobile games market expected to grow from $27.5 billion to $37.4 billion in 2019 globally.
Here is a clip disclosing more on the development: