Capcom President and COO Haruhiro Tsujimoto said the company's recent success is due to a shift from an individual-led mindset in game development to a team-oriented culture. Tsujimoto has served as President and COO of Capcom since 2007, sharing leadership duties with his father, Capcom CEO and founder Kenzo Tsujimoto.
Tsujimoto's statements came just as Capcom celebrated its 43rd anniversary. Although Capcom has occasionally stumbled, the Osaka-based studio has gone on a hot streak of consistent games since then. During the first half of 2026, Capcom released Resident Evil Requiem, Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflectionand Pragmatics on all current generation platforms. Since April, Resident Evil Requiem sold over seven million copies worldwide within the first two months of retail availability.
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While Capcom once produced games with an individual mentality, that has since fallen by the wayside. In an interview with Famitsu (later translated by Automaton Media), Tsujimoto said that Capcom has since adopted a team-driven development cycle, rather than the previous method that depended on the creative vision of a single developer. Although individual game developers like Hideo Kojima and Hideki Kamiya have been intrinsically tied to the games they create, it carries the risk of some franchises being left behind if they leave the studio. While not naming any specific developers, Tsujimoto said that individual game releases have limitations, especially when it comes to pleasing the company's shareholders. Tsujimoto said, “If that person doesn't make one, there's no next installment. The direction of the series is tied to the thoughts of a single creator.” The company's changes have already paid off as Capcom continued its hot streak of releasing games.
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Tsujimoto said that after changing to a team mindset, Capcom didn't mind if game sales slowed down temporarily because the team approach would allow Capcom to make a dramatic change. Additionally, knowledge can be passed down to the next generation of game developers working on the series, rather than being tied to just one single person. Tsujimoto stated that Pragmaticsa new IP from Capcom, is a testament to the company's team mentality. Pragmatics they sold over two million units worldwide in their first 20 days.
Despite Capcom's recent success, the Osaka studio isn't just focusing on the IPs that brought it recent success. During Capcom's 2025 Integrated Report, Tsujimoto stated that the company plans to release new games and ports of past IPs such as Devil May Cry, Mega manand Ace Attorney. With Capcom having several IPs in its repertoire, it remains to be seen what the gaming giant has planned.
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As for the rest of 2026, Capcom will release a bold action game Onimusha: Path of the Sword September 25th. Free demo of the upcoming Onimusha The title is now available on Steam, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S for players to try out. 2027 will be just as packed with titles for Capcom Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendancy, Mega Man: Dual Overrideand Resident Evil Veronica now in development.
