Capcom is home to some of the most iconic franchises in gaming history. From the genre-defining Street Fighter to the equipment-focused, action RPG phenomenon Monster Hunter and the survival-horror staple Resident Evil, the company’s core IPs continue to rank among the best-selling and most beloved titles around the globe.
But beyond these household names, Capcom also holds a treasure trove of classic franchises waiting for their moment in (or in some cases, to return to) the spotlight. And now, the company is setting its sights on reviving several of these fan-favorite series.
“Our efforts are focused on core IP such as the Resident Evil, Monster Hunter, and Street Fighter franchises,” COO Haruhiro Tsujimoto noted in Capcom’s latest integrated report. While the company emphasized that it “consistently releases two to three major new titles each year,” it also acknowledged “the need to grow our pipeline going forward.”
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“Capcom owns a wealth of globally popular brands,” Tsujimoto continued, specifically mentioning “Mega Man, Devil May Cry, and Ace Attorney.” He added that Capcom intends “to expand our user base and improve our performance through new releases, remakes, and ports of titles in these series to new hardware. By enhancing brand power and cultivating loyal fan bases, we will grow these into core IPs.”
The most recent entry in the series was 2019’s Devil May Cry 5, a title praised for its stunning visuals, high-energy combat, and trio of playable characters: Nero, Dante, and V, each offering their own distinct fighting styles and over-the-top combo potential.
Despite its success, with many fans and critics considering it the strongest installment in the franchise, the series has been quiet ever since, with one of the biggest reasons being the departure of longtime director Hideaki Itsuno, who left Capcom after completing work on 2024’s Dragon’s Dogma 2.
The most recent mainline Mega Man game was 2018’s Mega Man 11, which sold over 2 million copies, making it the best-selling entry in the series. While impressive for Mega Man, these numbers are modest compared to Resident Evil. The 2019 Resident Evil 2 remake has sold 16.3 million units, and 2021’s Resident Evil Village reached 12.8 million units as of 2025, highlighting the massive global appeal of Capcom’s survival-horror flagship.
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This makes it intriguing to see how Capcom will handle the Mega Man series moving forward—whether they will focus on more effective marketing or introduce entirely new elements or genres to reinvigorate the franchise.
Now if we could only convince Capcom that Breath of Fire and Captain Commando fans exist and that those classic gaming properties need to be revitalized as well. There are dozens of us!
What do you think of the fact that Capcom wants to make Mega Man and Devil May Cry core IPs in the future alongside Resident Evil, Monster Hunter and Street Fighter? Do you think they’ll be able to reinvigorate series like Mega Man and Devil May Cry or have those series already seen their heyday?
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