Marvel vs. Capcom 3 has been in development since ’08

Capcom, through the Marvel vs. Capcom 3 trailer, said that the game was brought on by a decade of demand. But was it? VG247 reports that that’s not entirely true, considering that the game has been in development since 2008.

Capcom, through the Marvel vs. Capcom 3 trailer, said that the game was brought on by a decade of demand. But was it? VG247 reports that that’s not entirely true, considering that the game has been in development since 2008.

 

Ryo Niitsuma, Marvel vs. Capcom 3 producer, revealed that the game has been, in fact, under development since 2008. He said so in a recent video interview with Gametrailers, citing massive IP growth and contract negotiations between Marvel and Capcom as the reason for the delay. “We really started working in development in summer 2008. But all the contract and legal negotiations — that came way before that, as well. So … we started to produce this game before the success of Marvel vs. Capcom 2 as a downloadable title.”

 

 

Around that time, Seth Killian, namesake of Street Fighter IV“s Seth, told Joystiq that “What we’re hoping is that if people get really juiced about [the MvC2 downloadable release], and we can show Marvel that there’s a lot of heat behind this, then they’ll open up the door for us to do something with ‘3,‘ which is something we’d love to do.”

 

 

 

 

[via Joystiq]