The Best $150 Million to Spend in Gaming

Nintendo, Microsoft, tired of looking up at Sony this generation?



Still trying to figure out a way to catch up?



Well, I have a deal for you.


There is a Japanese company in utter shambles and is most likely available at a cheap, cheap price. Back in 2013, this company was down to a mere $150 million dollars in the bank. It is currently so bad that they are developing multiple million-dollar buildings just to do research and figure out how to turn the company around---even though the actual answer is merely release good games and don’t depend so much on the downloadable content and barrage of quickly-released remakes and re-releases. And….well….not try to drive out creative people like the folks behind the closed Clover Studio and the creator of the classic Mega Man games.

Although this company is only worth $150 million, they could still deliver you tons more in sales if you provide enough support once you purchase them. After all, this company is the main owner of:


Street Fighter
Devil May Cry
Resident Evil
Viewtiful Joe
Dead Rising
Gargoyle’s Quest
Okami
Monster Hunter
Mega Man
Mega Man X
Ghost n’ Goblins
Bionic Commando
Breath of Fire
Captain Commando
Final Fight
Lost Planet
Phoenix Wright
Power Stone

In other words, they have created a lot of profitable and potentially-profitable franchises that would be very suitable to your liking. Can you imagine being the sole owner of Street Fighter and Resident Evil? Can you imagine having the only console with Mega Man, Marvel vs. Capcom, Breath of Fire, and Monster Hunter? Can you imagine potentially being able to revive Power Stone, Viewtiful Joe, and Final Fight?

The opportunity exists. It costs only $150 million. Every major console-making company has this money lying around, and can really create some powerful dividends when you place the right minds in it.



That’s right Nintendo and Microsoft, you should buy Capcom.

Is Capcom on sale? Not really. Does it matter? Of course not. Marvel wasn’t really on sale when Disney shockingly took over. Guys, 150 million. That’s it. There are movies and video games that have had higher budgets. Grand Theft Auto 5 has a budget of roughly around the same price, and has earned 1 billion faster than any form of entertainment in history. That’s just one game that produced such a quick profit. See all the games I pointed out?

Capcom is sitting on a gold mine of ideas and possibilities, but has been run by all the wrong people. Delivering the right staff and supporting it with the proper amount of money and effort and you will see magical profits soar. Do remember that Street Fighter is one of the top fighting game franchises in gaming history, Resident Evil is the top horror game franchise out there, and Mega Man has sold nearly 30 million copies since its original conception in the NES days.

Can you imagine Final Fight 7 for the WiiU and 3DS exclusively? Can you imagine

Nintendo (The company that is far more suitable in making this purchase), Microsoft, listen up. Capcom is a wreck that can still make you good money. Open up the checkbook and lay that money down. You’ll be happy you did.


P.S. This article was the extremely long-delayed part 2 of my series about Capcom.