Rumour: Capcom Is Bringing Its Arcade Classics To 3DS And Wii U eShop
Posted by Damien McFerran
Coin-op titles headed to Nintendo systems in 2013?
Capcom is working on bringing its arcade classics to digital platforms in the form of Capcom Arcade Cabinet, and according to French site Pockett Videogames, the Wii U eShop and 3DS eShop will be joining the retro party.
So far, it would seem as if Capcom Arcade Cabinet is only coming to the Xbox 360's Live Arcade service, but Pockett's source claims that other platforms will be targeted in 2013 as well - including Nintendo ones.
Judging from the artwork leaked so far, it would appear that most of the games included are from '80s - titles such as Ghosts 'n Goblins, Commando, Gun.Smoke, Side Arms, 1943 and Black Tiger. The final list of titles is not yet known.
Would you be up for a spot of Capcom-related retro gaming on your Wii U and 3DS? Let us know what titles you're hoping to see.
[via gonintendo.com, pockett.net]
#1
MrSRArter said:
I wonder if this will be the start of companies bringing their arcade games to 3DS? I'm still surprised Namco hasn't made a Namco Museum 3DS yet.
#2
ueI said:
It obviously depends on what games they include, but I don't think this collection is for me.
#3
Knux said:
Hopefully, it'll come to PSN (and the Vita)!
#4
LuigiMan200 said:
I was never really into in Capcom's other franchises, barring Mega Man; so I wouldn't be interested. It'd be nice to have on the eShop though.
#5
shinokami said:
put Darkstalkers and i'm sold, everything else is mostly irrelevant
#6
moisesmcardona said:
3D Classics maybe?
#7
Brando67854321 said:
@shinokami Darkstalkers on wii u? capcom already said "NO" to that remake on wii u see? Anyway due to capcoms recent events I can see this rumor coming true & happening everywhere BUT wii u sadly.
#8
Emaan said:
This would be really neat! What about the classic Street Fighter games?
#9
Strongo9 said:
Yay! More ports of Street Fighter games! -_-
#10
Donjwolf said:
Not really interested as I have most of them on the PSP already thanks to Capcom's compilations, unless something not on those compilations come out on the Eshop.
#11
TrickySx4 said:
@Brando they said the remake isn't, but there was a good article about the new Darkstalkers title coming out on it.
#12
SheldonRandoms said:
@Strongo9 But now it's on 3DS and Wii U.
#13
hypercoyote said:
Capcom is almost as bad as Sega in reselling old IP's over and over and over....
#14
gojiguy said:
I'd prefer Capcom to bring:
Darkstalkers
Marvel vs Capcom Origins
Marvel vs Capcom 2
Street Fighter III 3S Online
Final Fight Double Impact
SSFIIHDR
To Wii U and 3DS.
#15
Brando67854321 said:
@TrickySx4 Stop just stop! Even though it's a old game they can't release it due to not knowing just online (camcom, you suck! It's just online! & It's a remake of a old game!) & if that couldn't come what makes YOU think ANY darkstalkers will come to wii u?!!?!?!?!? Capcom support sucks on wii u & it's all wii's fault!
#16
Void said:
Doubt it.
#17
ThreadShadow said:
I hope it's a compilation and not one by one.
#18
idork99 said:
I have to say that I'm a bit shocked at the lack of enthusiasm for this rumor. Speaking as an old school arcade junkie, this has to be one of the best rumors I've heard all year. Back when I used to play games on my iPhone (before the release of the 3DS), the Capcom Arcade app was probably the one I went to the most for my retro needs. So hoping this rumor comes true 😁!!
#19
craigmoss19 said:
Please happen!
#20
Donjwolf said:
@idork99, yeah well, it's hard to get excited when I already have lots of their games as mentioned in an earlier post. Don't see the point of buying them again, unless they bring out new games that I don't have. For example, their arcade AvP game would be cool, as I love Aliens and have never played that game.
#21
V8_Ninja said:
...Wait, there was an actual game called Gun.Smoke? What was it, a steam-punk version of .HACK?
A Bit More OT: As it appears that indie developers are having no problems working with Nintendo (see; creators of Unepic, Frozenbyte, Broken Rules, literally any Wii U independent developer), it doesn't surprise me that Nintendo would work well enough with Capcom to gain their support, at least for an arcade collection.
#22
Brando67854321 said:
@gojiguy They already said why Marvel vs capcom did not appear on a nintendo console, & I think seeing that series even without limitations (especially on wii u) is 0% sadly.
#23
ogo79 said:
im not one to complain, however,
so far it seems its pretty much the same games on virtual console and ps2
#24
CaPPa said:
I hope that Strider is amongst the classics as it's one of the few Capcom coin-ops that hasn't already appeared on multiple platforms already.
#25
Mr_Trill281 said:
i wanna see old school Mortal Kombat 1,2 on 3ds from game boy...
#26
MrNiceGuy said:
@trill Capcom does not own or make Mortal Kombat..
#27
MadAussieBloke said:
I already downloaded those mediocre games on my Wii VC... Nice try Crapcom
#28
DarkNinja9 said:
yeah not a big fan of capcom so i will pass on this
#29
Tasuki said:
@Mr_Trill: It all depends on who owns the rights to MK since Midway went bankrupt.
I would love so see some of their beat em ups make it to this collection. Like King of Dragons and Knights of the Round.
#30
BONHOMME-7HEURE said:
Bring Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo (ST)
#31
RevolverLink said:
I can't think of many theoretical releases I'd like to have more than online-enabled ports of Power Stone and Power Stone 2 on my 3DS.
#32
Gen0neD said:
Make them in 3D and you got my money.
#33
ogo79 said:
@Tasuki
you probably know this but those are on here:
#34
Spark_Of_Spirit said:
I'd like to support Capcom's good releases, and their arcade output was excellent.
If this has Battle Circuit, then I'll buy it twice.
#35
shredmeister said:
Already own Capcom Classics Remixed and Reloaded for my PSP. This would have to be extra special on the 3DS for me to buy it. If the games have a 3D arcade cabinet like Pacman & Galaga Dimensions has, then I'll consider it.
#36
FyreeTSG said:
CAPTAIN COMMANDO!!!
I loved the arcade game, AND it was on SNES---so I just want it to DL, w/out having to buy a stupid sony/microsoft system---Come on Nintendo, it's BAD enough the Wii VC was a waste of points by like 2009---give the eShop something HUGE early-on, and save your rep as a digital DL company.
#37
FyreeTSG said:
no more re-ports of games we already have on Wii VC though....I don't need the 7 Street Fighter II's on another system...
Mega Man---maybe...
just give me Captain Commando please! one of the BEST arcade fighter/platformers of my childhood--and I haven't played it in like 20 years.
PLUS Captain Commando IS like your "Company Mascot", saying CAPtain COMmando---y'know?
#38
Mr_Trill281 said:
word MrNiceGuy,Tasuki i feel what you two saying...
#39
RupeeClock said:
Looking closely at the leaked XBLA pic, I think I can see SonSon on the left side.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SonSon
#40
Cesco said:
Captain Commando would be a great game to play online, as well as Cadillacs and dinosaurs (that we will never be able to play again "legally"... stupid licensing issues...)
#41
luminalace said:
Hell Yeah was a huge fan of Capcom's work in the 80's but especially 90's. Anyway it's a start!
#42
Kohaku said:
The more we can chose, the best it is.
#43
Gameday said:
Usher: Ohhh Myyy , you can finish the rest
#44
MeowGravy said:
I want the Nes Ducktales game on the eshop Capcom!!!!
#45
Sean_Aaron said:
If it's a full-catalogue release similar to Atari and Activision's iOS anthologies where you get everything for 5-10 quid, definitely. The fact is that I bought pretty much everything they released for the VC Arcade on my Japanese Wii and I spent around £2-3 on each of those, so I'm not inclined to repeat that kind of exercise.
By now classic IP like this shouldn't be getting monetized on a piecemeal basis. These games made their money a long time ago; you provide a decent anthology and you'll get a lot more sales - just make sure the emulation is good.
Namco really needs to do the same. Their VCA stuff in Japan was amazing (though Pac-Man was oddly absent), but hardly anything came out in other territories.
#46
CouchPotato said:
It's about bloody time, Capcom! Ghosts 'n Goblins time!
#47
Bass_X0 said:
Yay! More ports of Street Fighter games! --_
Ports? The arcade versions are the originals. You can't say that we should be happy with the crappy ports to the SNES, Genesis and TurboGrafx. And they were crappy ports. They were acceptable back in the day but not anymore.
#48
DarkCoolEdge said:
Not interested. Just give as gb, gba and gc games.
#49
T1m1 said:
i would like to see
Captain Commando
Knights of the Round
King of Dragons
Eco Shooter
1944 the loop master
and mega man power battles 1 & 2.
I doubt these are possible but a guy can dream.
#50
LEGEND_MARIOID said:
Interesting.tbetter as a compilation.
#51
LittleIrves said:
Oh, it cracks me up to see people refer to Street Fighter and MvC as Capcom's arcade "classics"... so young and untarnished by time's cruelty...
@V8_Ninja: Yeah! Gun.Smoke is possibly my favorite Capcom arcade game, and I waited years for it to come to VC. Finally broke down and found a used cart of the NES port. But would love the original verson. It's a super-hard western-themed vertical shooter. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSkAc0uKvnY
#52
The_Fox said:
@LittleIrves
I don't know if you have a PS2 or original Xbox but the arcade version of Gunsmoke is on the first compilation Capcom released for those systems.
#53
castlezelda said:
@V8_Ninja I dunno if this is a joke, but to answer your question Gun Smoke was a N.E.S game, you were a cowboy in the western, killing other cowboys, well i never completed the game.
#54
shinpichu said:
I already of Capcom Classics Remixed & Reloaded on the PSP, so this doesn't really interest me that much. But it's still cool.
#55
GuitarAnthony said:
If there's one company that needed to make an arcade collection that never did it's Sega. Always Genesis comps but nothing concerning their rich arcade history. Sure, a few arcade ports on those comps but nothing completely arcade. Dammit, Sega, I want some Space Fury, Pengo and Tac/Scan!
#56
Tasuki said:
@Ogo: Yeah I have that game unfortunately my PS2 slim crapped out on me a few months ago and I refuse to by another slim PS2 since it would be the fourth one. Besides I wouldn't mind having those games on the go as well.
#57
ogo79 said:
@Tasuki
dang sorry to hear that, 4 ps2s is a lot
#58
Tasuki said:
@Ogo: Yeah tell me about it. Never had any problems with the original PS2 but the slim model is just a piece of junk. One of my biggest regrets was trading in my original PS2.
#59
ouroborous said:
Arcade Classics? Only if they are of the CPS1 and especially the CPS2 series of arcade machines. Dungeons and Dragons: Shadow Over Mystara or my #1 favourite arcade game of all time, Alien vs Predator anyone? It's a sin that the AvP Arcade game was NEVER officially ported to any home console, it's nearly perfect. I dumped tons of coins into that machine at the beach every summer for years.