NEWS - Sunday, September 19, 2010
Spider-Man, Wesker Confirmed for MvC
Its surprising its taken this long to confirm the inclusion of what may be Marvels most popular character of all time, but at Tokyo Game Show, Capcom announced that yes, Spider-Man will have a spot on the roster for Marvel vs. Capcom 3. What came as more of a surprise, though, was that they also announced frequent Resident Evil villain Albert Wesker will appear in the game, too (via GameSpot, including image).
This marks the second character from the Resident Evil franchise to appear in the game, as Chris Redfield has already been revealed. Spider-Man, of course, was a given to have a roster spot, considering hes appeared in both previous Marvel vs. Capcom titles. And also, because for Gods sake hes Spider-Man.
Both character reveals come not very long after Capcom also recently announced Tron Bonne (from Capcoms side) and X-23 (from Marvels side) for Marvel vs. Capcom 3, as well. This puts the current roster of revealed characters as follows:
Capcoms side:
- Albert Wesker
- Amaterasu
- Chris Redfield
- Chun-Li
- Dante
- Felicia
- Morrigan
- Ryu
- Trish
- Tron Bonne
- Viewtiful Joe
Marvels side:
- Captain America
- Deadpool
- Doctor Doom
- Dormammu
- Hulk
- Iron Man
- Spider-Man
- Super-Skrull
- Thor
•Wolverine
The "Games Software Sales Forecast" included in Capcoms latest financial report includes launch windows for a handful of the companys upcoming titles -- the most intriguing of which is Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds. According to the report, the game is set to launch sometime during the fourth quarter of the current fiscal year, meaning Capcoms planning to release it some time between January 1 and March 31, 2011.
Capcoms no stranger to releasing its blockbusters during the first few months of the year -- however, this strategy became riskier with the arrival of this years first-quarter "second Christmas." As such, the report states that Capcom "will further refine our long-term portfolio by deploying major titles in each quarter of the fiscal year." If only every other game company would be so prudent, we might be able to avoid the crushing load of games we have to wade through during the years occasional busy release months. How about it, gaming industry?
Source: http://www.1up.com