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Capcom dissolves Clover Studio

Posted Oct 13, 2006 at 08:31PM by Victor B. Listed in: Nintendo DS, PSP Tags: Capcom, PS2, Clover Studio
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Clover Studio goes bye-bye. :(


Depending on how you look at this, it either means a dissolution or a revolution for one game maker in the business. A recent press release has put up notice that Capcom will be dissolving Clover Studio, one of their subsidiary companies.

If you've ever played a Viewtiful Joe game (there were versions for the PS2, PSP, and DS), or if you've heard about the exploits of Amaterasu in Okami for the PS2, then you can thank Clover Studio for developing those games. Unfortunately, Capcom's decided to let them go. According to their press release, the reason for the dissolution is as follows:

Clover Studio Co., Ltd. has met the goal of developing unique and creative original home video game software, however, in view of promoting a business strategy that concentrates management resources on a selected business to enhance the efficiency of the development power of the entire Capcom group, the dissolution of Clover Studio Co., Ltd. has been raised and passed at a Board of Directors' meeting.


Does this spell the end of Viewtiful Joe games and quirky titles from the game maker? Not necessarily. Over at the Insert Credit website, there is some speculation that this was Capcom's move to save face. The reason for this idea is that Atsushi Inaba, Clover Studio's CEO, had thoughts of leaving Capcom to form his own studio, and he may have taken all of Clover with him.

Whether or not it's a full scale dissolution or a simple parting of ways, we'll find out in the coming months, as the dissolution of Clover is scheduled for March 2007. We'd love to see more Viewtiful Joe action in the future for all platforms, so we'll keep our fingers crossed.

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   by tuanskeet (Unregistered) - 2006-10-13
 » wow
whoopdy doo! i never really played viewtifull joe


   Re: tfh (Unregistered) - 2006-10-13
 » thtfh
hthfth
   by kenny (Unregistered) - 2006-10-13
 » yea
im da second ta post sumthin on sumthin u kno wat i mean!!!! lol lol lol!!

   by DBsummit - 2006-10-13
 » This is unforunate
Capcom is my favorite company, it is unfortunate one of its studios has dissolved.

   by clover supporter (Unregistered) - 2006-10-13
 » better not be the end for clover
almost everything to come out of this studio has been soaked with hard work and innovative gameplay. Okami's my early pick for game of the year, on any system. the non-portable VJ games were brilliant as well, some of the best platformers in years....


   Re: Victor B. (QJ. NET Staff) - 2006-10-13
 » I concur!
Okami was one of the most involving games I've ever played, if only for the artwork and their reworking of Japanese mythology.

God Hand, on the other hand (hehe) was just sheer fun to play... kicking someone into space, how can you say no to something like that?

   Re: S2Hedgehog - 2006-10-13
 » Indeed!
I also found Okami to be an amazing game. Stayed home from school due to sickness this Tuesday. I sent over 8 hours on Okami, and I'm the kind who rarely plays one game more than 2 hours in one siting. It is simply beautiful and SO original.
   by mike (Unregistered) - 2006-10-14
 » what about mentioning the original version
wasnt this originally a gamecube game? this place put absolutley no research into their stories!

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   by Lozmaster (Unregistered) - 2006-10-14
 » GC original
Yeah Mike , the GC version was the orignal and imo the game suited the GC control the best. The veiwtiful joe games are losing the edge they once had anyway. Hopefully there are more but I won't be too dissapointed if there aren't.

   by potat4o - 2006-10-14
 » :(
That is really too bad, they made some of my favorite games

(Okami, Viewtiful Joe)

   by nintendowned (Unregistered) - 2006-10-14
 » >
they made some awesome games (okay granted red hot rumble wasn't awesome, but it was still okay) but seriously, aren't we supposed to get a viewtiful joe 3?

   by hmm (Unregistered) - 2006-10-15
 » I think
I think that yes capcom is getting rid of clover just for the reason they have been making rocking games and not capcom themselves. Preservation is key in the buisness world



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