The Japanese publisher is looking to revive several older franchises that could be considered classics in order to possibly win over the public.

Capcom announced at The Game Awards that it would be reviving two franchises. Proof of this was the sequel to Okami (which is also being worked on by Hideki Kamiya, the director of the first installment, thus returning to Capcom), but this will be preceded by the new Onimusha, which is scheduled to be released sometime in 2026. However, Capcom is hoping for more, as a statement on the company’s investor relations website reads:

“In addition to regularly releasing major new titles each year, Capcom is focusing on reactivating dormant IPs that haven’t seen a new title release recently. The company is working to further increase corporate value by leveraging its rich content library, which includes reviving past IPs such as the two titles announced above, to continuously produce highly efficient, high-quality titles,” Capcom wrote.

Earlier this year, Capcom conducted a poll (Super Elections) to ask fans which franchises they would like to see revived. The poll was launched in February on the Capcom Town website, where the Japanese publisher asked the public ten questions. One of the questions was which series (including spin-offs) they would most like to see a sequel or new episode of, and twenty options were given. The biggest terms in the word cloud were Dino Crisis and Mega Man, meaning that these two IPs were the most requested.

In the case of Mega Man, there is a reason for a sequel, as Mega Man 11 in 2018 already proved that there was a chance for a comeback (even though Keiji Inafune, the man behind the franchise, had been away from Capcom for eight years at that point). Dino Crisis would be welcome, we won’t deny that…

Source: VGC