Capcom V.P., Christian Svensson, said they shot their biggest gun with the re-release of Marvel vs. Capcom 2 — as far as releasing their other Marvel games — but he went on to discuss a bit of what was involved with acquiring the license and what it would take for HD Remix to hit Japan.Did you do this interview with VideoGamer.com?
Sven: I did, though there is a misquote in it. I didn't use a double negative to say that MvC2 does need HD Remix. I said, "I wouldn't say it needs it."
Can you specify how Capcom managed to obtain the rights to release Marvel vs. Capcom 2 digitally over PSN & XBox Live?
Sven: Because we (and mostly I) negotiated with Marvel and our Japan offices for more than a year to get it done.
Will Capcom release their previous Marvel based fighting games in the future? The reason I ask this because those other games were released on PS1 and were not faithful to the original arcade versions. Many gamers would like perfect arcade conversions of those games too.
Sven: I do understand the desire, but this contract with Marvel only covers MvC2. Additional negotiations would be required with both Japan and Marvel for something like this to happen. I won't rule it out, but we did shoot the biggest gun first with MvC2.
Will there be an arcade release for Super Street Fighter II HD Remix in Japan?
Sven: I'd love to see it happen, but our arcade group in Japan would have to take the lead on such a project.
