Capcom Five

The Capcom Five was a series of video games under development by Capcom's Production Studio 4, originally intended to be exclusive to the Nintendo GameCube. Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami had a very strong hand in the development of each game.

The Capcom Five

• P.N.03
• Killer7
• Dead Phoenix
• Resident Evil 4
• Viewtiful Joe

Fate of the Capcom Five

P.N.03 (or Product Number 03) was the first released in 2003. It was panned by critics and failed to meet the expected sales quota by a wide margin. In August 2003, Dead Phoenix was cancelled and there are currently no plans to revive the project. Killer7, originally scheduled for release in December 2003, was pushed back numerous times but the game was finally released in early July 2005. The game met very polar reviews, and also failed to meet the expected sales quota by a wide margin. Viewtiful Joe garnered outstanding reviews from critics but failed to catch on with mainstream gaming audiences and its sales, while moderately good, didn't live up to Capcom's expectations. Resident Evil 4 is the standout among the five, selling over 200,000 copies in Europe during its first month, and over 1,000,000 worldwide. However, Capcom reported losses of $163 million for the 2002 fiscal year.

So far, every released game in the Five, except P.N.03 has been ported to the PlayStation 2.

The Five were not complete failures. In fact, Resident Evil 4 is regarded as one of the best games ever created[1]. Viewtiful Joe spawned a new franchise and reinvogorated Capcom's I.P.. Killer7 also gained a strong cult following.