After a rough time to say the least during the seventh console generation, Capcom has had a bit of a resurgence in the current day. Monster Hunter remains a worldwide phenomenon while IPs like Resident Evil and Devil May Cry are arguably stronger than they’ve ever been, and Street Fighter had a very successful launch in Street Fighter 6 just last year. But these are all titles which had representation even during Capcom’s less than stellar seventh gen turnout, with the “Super Elections” campaign on Capcom’s website they look to expand this interest to IPs that haven’t been seen since the days of the Playstation 2, if not before even that. If you’re interested in participating in this Election, and I strongly consider that you do, you can find it at this link.
In the Super Election site, Capcom asks players to take a short 10 question survey to gauge interest in various IPs that have lain dormant from Capcom for several years, including Dead Rising, Okami, Onimusha, Sengoku Basara, Darkstalkers, and Dino Crisis. Though suspiciously, Capcom mascot Megaman was missing from the list.
Though Megaman does appear in the very next question regarding something that Capcom has been pretty famous for lately, or infamous depending on your point of view: remakes. Capcom’s questionnaire suggests Megaman 1, 2, and 3 as potential remakes. Alongside the blue bomber as suggested remakes are Onimusha, Rival Schools, Final Fight, the Breath of Fire series, the original Ace Attorney trilogy, Commando, and Gargoyle’s Quest 1 and 2.
Though if you’re one of the crowd that is getting tired of Capcom’s constant need for remakes, that does come up as a suggestion in the questionnaire, telling Capcom to get on with more actual sequels or original IPs rather than remaking older games, which is actually a very insightful thing to do, since the perception of remakes is slowly but surely turning sour.
It’s good to see a global juggernaut like Capcom take interest in what their players have to say regarding their games and their development. And we can only hope that they take heed of player feedback, and people all around the world can continue to enjoy a forever improving Capcom, but we’ll know for sure how Capcom listened, as results will be available publicly, so look forward to potentially seeing a glimpse into how Capcom’s future could be.