It looks like Capcom’s shareholders aren’t very happy with Capcom’s precarious financial situation. The company has announced that at its latest shareholder meeting it was voted to put an official end to the buyout defense they established back in 2008. This means the strategies Capcom had put in place to defend the company from being taken over by another entity are officially no more. Whether or not this will result in Capcom’s getting acquired remains to be seen, but it’s a definite possibility now.
I suppose this begs an obvious question: would you like to see Capcom remain independent, or would you like to see them get gobbled up. If you’re going with the latter, do you have a specific company in mind?
Personally, I think Facebook would be a fantastic fit. They have the Oculus Rift, now I say we give them the House of Resident Evil.
I can picture it now: a free-to-play Resident Evil where you’re awarded 30 minutes of playtime each day with the option of getting extra time for inviting your friends to come and play the game. Of course, too much fun can be a bad thing, so we’ll need a maximum of two hours playtime every 24 hours, unless you spend the totally optional $19.99 to unlock an unlimited amount of playtime (but only for 24 hours).
Also, I am 100% joking.
