Capcom Shuts Down Clover Studios
Capcom has closed the studio behind titles including Viewful Joe, and the recently released Okami and God Hand. Capcom told 1UP that the developer’s games haven’t been received well among gamers, even though some of them were critically acclaimed titles like Okami, released earlier this month.
Capcom calls their approach “inefficient”, but it seems that it’s more inefficient marketing than game development. The closure will be finalized at the end March 2007.
October 12th, 2006 at 11:28 pm
This doesn’t make any sense, Okami has received top scores across many sites, and is reportedly selling well.
October 13th, 2006 at 12:31 am
And God Hand is getting good reviews as a Brawler … this just goes to prove that all the big boys are looking to get leaner and make more cash. Well too bad but hopefully this means that future games from Capcom will be even better. I guess this means no God Hand 2 or Okami 2 for that matter.
October 13th, 2006 at 2:09 am
Oh I’m sure there will be Okami 2, it will be produced by an outsorced studio from India who received their first PS2 dev kit a week before the game is supposed to launch
October 13th, 2006 at 3:29 am
Tis a sad day for gaming… I loved both Okami and VJ.
October 13th, 2006 at 3:43 am
This is a damn shame! We gamers really need to make sure that unique good games that Clover Studios make become successful or we will be playing the same things over and over again.
October 13th, 2006 at 7:59 am
‘Tis a sad day for gaming…’ it sure is sob sob
October 13th, 2006 at 3:17 pm
The games sucked ass IMHO all art and cell effects but NO gameplay, there always in the bargain bin of my local ‘GAME’ store, nuf said.
October 13th, 2006 at 4:38 pm
Viewful Joe had NO gamplay? John Frew did U even play Clover Studios games? The gaming industry needs studios like Clover. Just 2 add unique compelling titles.
October 15th, 2006 at 8:12 am
capcom = smoking crack , wtf are you thinkin okami was the most innovative game I seen . really it was not the fact people didnt buy them hell it was the pushin back thats what did it and really the american market is really picky ,they like more blood and guts and dont take time to enjoy a beautiful game like okami at least it was not the same boring ass shit out there repeated over and over it was new and fresh Capcom lost me hell Street fighter Is on the shelf and they lose hope to fast now Micro or Big N will steal them and make the pay
October 15th, 2006 at 1:46 pm
Money
October 15th, 2006 at 6:14 pm
I’m sure you will see the influences from this studio from one of the other 8 studio’s they get into in capcom.
October 16th, 2006 at 1:14 am
This is not “dissolve”, This is their “HENSHIN” for the future.
October 29th, 2006 at 1:10 am
Unbelievable… I JUST finish Okami today, and it was one of the most amazing games I’ve ever played. My son and I were just saying how we hope there will be a sequel to the game, so I do a search on Okami 2 and come across this.
Darn shame… guess money talks, eh?
November 2nd, 2006 at 2:53 am
ARE YOU TELLING ME NO OKAMI 2?
NO WAY I LOVED OKAMI but that doesn’t matter now no more okami guess i’ll find a now favorite game…
November 2nd, 2006 at 2:56 am
would someone email me if they get other news about okami 2 and if they arre still coming out with it…
Thankyou…. oh my email is devilschilddamien@yahoo.com…
December 7th, 2006 at 6:24 pm
this makes me really upset. I’ve become so addicted with Okami. I beat it Idk how many times and I keep watching the last video where she’s fighting the “demonized” panther and elk and I just keep thinking to myself ” Is that a sneek preview to Okami 2? This was a awesome game, so much better than Kingdom Hearts and wasn’t over priced like KH2 is. I really wish they make a sequel.
December 7th, 2006 at 10:18 pm
I hope the Wii picks them up . I think they can make a good Okami 2 with the Wiimote it would be great
December 16th, 2006 at 3:04 am
OMG they should make an Okami 2! On the first one they left it at a cliff hanger, duh! C’mon, and plus I saw on the extra videos you get when you defeat the game, a preview of what seems to be an Okami 2. Plus, one of the transformations you get after you defeat the game shows what I believe to be the new version of Amaterasu(sp?) in a hope to be sequel to Okami. Btw, the title from the video I saw on the extras said: Ohkami. So I dunno. I really really hope there will be a sequel, to which they again lft us at a cliff hanger. They have to.
December 16th, 2006 at 3:07 am
Btw, adding to what I said, I don’t think it should be for the Wii. How would you make it match to the controller? Would you play the game run on all fours? I wouldn’t. I think they should make it for the PS2 again, it worked perfectly fine on it before. That’ll be all for now, no more comments from me (for now).
December 16th, 2006 at 8:00 pm
I hope they make it for ps2 if capcom makes a new one. And to Greenthumb, why would a playstation game go and change to nitendo? I think that by the time it comes out it will be a PS3 game. I really didn’t want to buy tht system. it costs too much
December 23rd, 2007 at 2:19 am
Holy shit America just because you dont like games that involve stunning art work and amazing stories you have to throw it away. Okami was one of the few greatest ps2 games there where and for if they are worrying about money then the smartest thing to do is make Okami 2.
August 17th, 2008 at 11:46 am
I really hope there will be an Okami 2. Plus VJ was a good game as well. It’s a damn shame they would do that to Clover. I mean they had such good reviews for God Hand, Okami, and VJ. Those were some of the top selling games. Hopefully Capcom could make a sequel or as the guy at the top said, India could make one…
Indeed a sad day in gaming history…
May 31st, 2009 at 11:02 pm
Сорри за офф-топик, не подскажете, где мона такой же симпатичный шаблон для блога взять?