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{{short description|Five Capcom video games for GameCube}}
[[File:GameCube-Set.jpg|thumb|The Capcom Five, as originally announced, represented an unprecedented level of [[video game development party|third-party developer]] support for the [[GameCube]].]]
The '''Capcom Five''' are five [[video game]]s that were unveiled by [[Capcom]] in late 2002 and published from March 2003. At a time when [[Nintendo]]'s [[GameCube]] [[video game console|console]] had failed to capture [[market share]], Capcom announced five new GameCube titles with the apparent goal of boosting hardware sales and demonstrating [[video game development party|third-party developer]] support. Capcom USA followed up with confirmation that they would be [[console exclusivity|exclusive]] to the GameCube. The five games were ''[[P.N.03]]'', a futuristic [[third-person shooter]]; ''[[Viewtiful Joe (video game)|Viewtiful Joe]]'', a [[side-scrolling video game|side-scrolling]] [[action game|action]]-[[platform game|platformer]]; ''Dead Phoenix'', a [[shoot 'em up]]; ''[[Resident Evil 4]]'', a [[survival horror]] third-person shooter; and ''[[Killer7]]'', an [[action-adventure game]] with [[first-person shooter]] elements. Though not directly related to each other, they were all overseen by ''[[Resident Evil]]'' director [[Shinji Mikami]] and, except ''Killer7'', developed by Capcom's Production Studio 4. Capcom USA later clarified that only ''Resident Evil 4'' was intended to be exclusive; the initial announcement was due to a miscommunication with their parent company.

Of the five games, ''Dead Phoenix'' was canceled and only ''P.N.03'' remained a GameCube exclusive. ''P.N.03'' received mixed reviews and was a commercial failure, but is now considered a "[[Cult_following#Video_games|cult classic]]". Both ''Viewtiful Joe'' and ''Killer7'' sold modestly, the former despite critical acclaim and the latter owing to polarized reviews. ''Killer7'' gained a significant [[cult following]], effectively launching the career of director [[Goichi Suda|Suda51]]. ''Resident Evil 4'' was the runaway success of the five, though its GameCube sales were undercut by the announcement of a [[PlayStation 2]] [[porting|port]] to be released later in 2005. ''Viewtiful Joe'' also saw a PlayStation 2 version with expanded features, and ''Killer7'' debuted on multiple platforms simultaneously. Since the release of the [[Nintendo 64]], Nintendo struggled to attract third-party developers like Capcom to produce games for its systems. Industry analysts see the Capcom Five case, particularly the loss of GameCube exclusivity for ''Resident Evil 4'', as a major blow to Nintendo–Capcom relations and is emblematic of Nintendo's failure to attract third-party support during the GameCube era.

==Background==
During the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] (NES) and [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]] (SNES) eras, [[Nintendo]] and [[Capcom]] enjoyed a close relationship, with ''[[Mega Man]]'' as one of the NES' most prominent series.<ref name="kotaku">{{cite web |author=Plunkett, Luke |url=http://kotaku.com/5806800/remembering-capcoms-great-nintendo-promise--betrayal |title=Remembering Capcom's Great Nintendo Promise / Betrayal |publisher=Kotaku |date=2011-05-31 |access-date=2011-09-04 |archive-date=2011-09-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902030015/http://kotaku.com/5806800/remembering-capcoms-great-nintendo-promise--betrayal |url-status=live }}</ref> This closeness was partially due to Nintendo's [[monopoly]] of the [[video game console]] market, which allowed the company to compel [[video game development party|third-party developers]] to release exclusive content according to Nintendo's schedule.<ref>{{cite web |author=Orland, Kyle |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/08/the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-and-fall-of-gamings-third-party-exclusives/ |title=The rise and fall (and rise and fall) of gaming's third-party exclusives |date=2014-08-13 |access-date=2015-07-12 |archive-date=2015-07-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708081756/http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/08/the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-and-fall-of-gamings-third-party-exclusives/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Game Over |last=Sheff |first=David |author-link=David Sheff |year=1993 |publisher=Random House |location=New York |isbn=0-679-40469-4 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/gameoverhowninte00shef/page/214 214–215] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/gameoverhowninte00shef/page/214 }}</ref> [[Sega]]'s rival [[Sega Genesis|Genesis]] system forced Nintendo to relax some of its restrictions on third parties with respect to the SNES. However, relations with third-party developers reached a turning point when Nintendo decided to retain a proprietary cartridge-based format for the Nintendo 64, in the face of Sony's disc-based [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]].<ref name="retroIGN">{{cite web|author=Buchanan, Levi |url=http://retro.ign.com/articles/914/914568p1.html |title=Nintendo 64 Week: Day Two |publisher=IGN |date=2008-09-30 |access-date=2011-09-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726163234/http://retro.ign.com/articles/914/914568p1.html |archive-date=2011-07-26 }}</ref> Due to increased manufacturing costs and severely limited cartridge memory capacity, many third parties—Capcom included—moved to the PlayStation to start new series, such as ''[[Resident Evil]]''.<ref name="kotaku"/><ref name="retroIGN"/> On this new platform, developers could create bigger games while avoiding the restriction of ordering expensive proprietary cartridges through Nintendo, which could lead to under- or [[overstock]]ing inventory that might eat into profits.<ref name="retroIGN"/> This third-party abandonment allowed the PlayStation to outsell the Nintendo 64 during that console generation.<ref name="retroIGN"/>

{{quote box|align=right|width=30%|quote="For the growth of the gaming industry. For GameCube. These words describe our initial thoughts. In an industry where you create to amuse and entertain, do you sense a crisis about the industry's continuing regression of excitement and new stimulation?<br/>"We believe that the regression of excitement is solely the fault and responsibility of we creators. By the same token, we believe it is also our mission and responsibility to create something that is 'worth seeing' for the user.<br/>"In a market that has become prosaic with character dependent games and sequel games, we would like to take this opportunity to announce five new and exciting games for GameCube."|salign=right|source=—Capcom's website<ref name="IGN5"/>}}
With the [[GameCube]], Nintendo tried to reclaim third-party developers and catch up to Sony's [[PlayStation 2]] by featuring disc-based media and powerful system hardware.<ref name="retroIGN"/><ref>{{cite web|author=Nintendojo staff|year=2006|title=Roundtable: GameCube's Most Important Lessons|url=http://www.nintendojo.com/archives/specials/view_item.php?1160171242|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201500/http://www.nintendojo.com/archives/specials/view_item.php?1160171242|archive-date=March 4, 2016|access-date=2011-09-04|publisher=Nintendojo.com}}</ref> However, within the first year of launch, Nintendo sold only 4.7 million consoles.<ref>{{cite web|author=Hinkle, David|date=2007-11-19|title=Year one: GameCube vs. Wii|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/19/year-one-gamecube-vs-wii/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021053347/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/19/year-one-gamecube-vs-wii/|archive-date=2012-10-21|access-date=2011-09-04|publisher=[[Joystiq]]}}</ref> In this climate of flagging sales, Capcom held a surprise press conference in Japan in November 2002, announcing five new titles for the GameCube: ''P.N.03'', ''Viewtiful Joe'', ''Dead Phoenix'', ''Resident Evil 4'', and ''Killer7''.<ref name="IGN5">{{cite web|author=IGN staff|date=2002-11-13|title=Capcom's Fantastic Five|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/11/13/capcoms-fantastic-five?amp=1|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312122107/http://cube.ign.com/articles/377/377330p1.html|archive-date=March 12, 2012|access-date=2011-09-04|publisher=IGN}}</ref> The games would be developed in-house by Capcom's Production {{nowrap|Studio 4}} with ''Resident Evil'' director [[Shinji Mikami]] as supervisor.<ref name="IGN5"/> The lone exception was ''Killer7'', to be produced at [[Grasshopper Manufacture]], with Mikami as co-writer alongside director [[Goichi Suda|Suda51]]. When pressed for comment on [[console exclusivity]], a Capcom USA representative confirmed the claim,<ref>{{cite web|author=IGN staff|date=2002-12-10|title=Capcom on GCN Five Exclusivity|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/12/10/capcom-on-gcn-five-exclusivity?amp=1|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207165813/http://cube.ign.com/articles/379/379850p1.html|archive-date=February 7, 2012|access-date=2011-09-04|publisher=IGN}}</ref> generating the perception that Capcom was hoping to boost the GameCube's sales and reputation.<ref name="kotaku"/> A statement on their website echoed this support for GameCube.<ref name="IGN5"/> However, Capcom USA soon rescinded their confirmation, blaming it on a miscommunication with the parent company. They clarified that only ''Resident Evil 4'' would definitely be exclusive.<ref>{{cite web|author=IGN staff|date=2003-01-16|title=CGD 03: Capcom Five Not GCN Exclusive|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/01/16/cgd-03-capcom-five-not-gcn-exclusive|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207165818/http://cube.ign.com/articles/382/382881p1.html|archive-date=February 7, 2012|access-date=2011-09-04|publisher=IGN}}</ref>

==Release and reception==
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===''P.N.03''===
''[[P.N.03]]'' is a [[science fiction]]-themed [[third-person shooter]], released in Japan on March 27, 2003. The game features a dexterous protagonist named Vanessa Z. Schneider who battles an army of maverick robots. The game earned the name ''Jaguar'' during development due to Vanessa's fluid motions and agility.<ref>{{cite web |author=Mikami, Shinji |url=http://www.morbidcreations.com/pn03/column/pn03_column03.htm |title=P.N.03 column: -3- The name |publisher=Capcom |access-date=2011-09-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050318180418/http://www.morbidcreations.com/pn03/column/pn03_column03.htm |archive-date=2005-03-18}}</ref> Acting as director, Mikami attempted to differentiate it from ''[[Devil May Cry]]'' by adding defensive and evasive maneuvers.<ref>{{cite magazine| magazine = [[Game Informer]]| publisher = GameStop| title = GI News: Capcom Ends 'Cube Exclusivity| author = Staff| issue = 119|date=March 2003| page = 28}}</ref> This desire, combined with the limited development time, also led to the replacement of Vanessa's guns with energy bolts.<ref name="Vanquish">{{cite web|author=Staff|date=2010-08-12|title=Interview: Shinji Mikami|url=http://www.edge-online.com/features/interview-shinji-mikami|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140212211108/http://www.edge-online.com/features/interview-shinji-mikami/|archive-date=February 12, 2014|access-date=2011-09-14|publisher=Edge}}</ref><!-- the game had underwhelming sales figures, selling only 10,000 copies in Japan and 13,000 in North America.<ref>{{cite web |date=1997-11-05 |title=GameCube Best Selling Ranking |work=[http://www5e.biglobe.ne.jp/~hokora/english/ Shrine of Data Sales Database] |url=http://www5e.biglobe.ne.jp/~hokora/gcrank.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20041209204618/http://www5e.biglobe.ne.jp/~hokora/gcrank.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2004-12-09 |access-date=2011-09-02}}</ref>--> Upon its release, many reviewers criticized the game's short length and controls, although others praised the game as an old-school high-score arcade shooter that requires mastery and patience through multiple replays. Some contemporary critics were aware of the nicheness of ''P.N.03''; Daniel Etherington from ''[[BBC]] Technology News'' summarized that "[''P.N.03''] probably will not have mass-market appeal despite its quality" as "a hectic shoot-em-up with a fiddly control system, appearing only on GameCube...but there is the definite possibility of cult appeal".<ref name="bbc"> {{cite web | author=Etherington, Daniel | work=[[BBC]] | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3084666.stm | title=Cyber heroine rivals Lara Croft | date=September 6, 2003 }}</ref> It received an average score of 63 out of 100 on [[Metacritic]].<ref name=MC-PN03>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/p-n-03/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube |title=P.N. 03 Critic Reviews for GameCube |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=2011-09-04 |archive-date=2012-10-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026074136/http://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/pn-03/critic-reviews |url-status=live }}</ref> Mikami was unsatisfied with the finished product, stating he had hoped to put "a lot more" time into its development.<ref>{{cite web |author=Mikami, Shinji |url=http://www.morbidcreations.com/pn03/column/pn03_column04.htm |title=P.N.03 column: -4- About the game, P. N. 03 |publisher=Capcom |access-date=2011-09-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050318175051/http://www.morbidcreations.com/pn03/column/pn03_column04.htm |archive-date=2005-03-18}}</ref> Despite its commercial failure, reviewers have called ''P.N.03'' a "[[Cult following#Video games|cult classic]]".<ref name="eurogamer_classics">{{cite web | author=MacDonald, Keza | date=March 14, 2008 | url=https://www.eurogamer.net/a-gcclassics-pt3-cube?page=2 | title= Cult Classics: GameCube | work=[[Eurogamer]] }}</ref><ref name="thegamer">{{cite web | work=[[TheGamer]] | url=https://www.thegamer.com/nintend-gamecube-flops-should-have-been-hits/ | author=Littlechild, Chris | date=October 20, 2020 | title=10 GameCube Flops That Should Have Been Hits}}</ref><ref name="retrogamer"> {{cite web | work=[[Retro Gamer]] | author=Retro Gamer Team | url=https://www.retrogamer.net/future_classics/p-n-03/ | title=P.N.03 | date=March 3, 2012}}</ref> ''P.N.03'' was the only game of the five that remained a GameCube exclusive.<ref name="kotaku"/>

===''Viewtiful Joe''===
''[[Viewtiful Joe (video game)|Viewtiful Joe]]'' is a [[2.5D]] [[side-scrolling video game|side-scrolling]] [[action game|action]]-[[platform game|platformer]], debuted in Japan on June 26, 2003. The [[title role|title character]] is a parody of [[tokusatsu]] superheroes and is trying to save his girlfriend, who has been trapped in "Movieland" by a group of supervillains known as Jadow. To complete his quest, Joe must use his Viewtiful Effects Powers, which are based on camera tricks and special effects used in films.<ref>{{cite book | year=2003 | editor=Capcom staff| title=Viewtiful Joe instruction manual | pages=19–21 | publisher=Capcom}}</ref> These include "Slow", which simulates [[bullet time]]; "Mach Speed", allowing Joe to attack all enemies with his afterimages; and "Zoom In", which triggers a camera [[close-up]] and unlocks special attacks. Internally, Capcom treated the game as a "staff-focused project" with the goal of increasing the skills of director [[Hideki Kamiya]].<ref name="postcard">{{cite web | author=Sheffield, Brandon | date=2005-03-11 | title=Postcard from GDC 2005: Lessons from Viewtiful Joe: Making a Creatively and Financially Successful New Game | url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/postcard-from-gdc-2005-lessons-from-viewtiful-joe-making-a-creatively-and-financially-successful-new-game | publisher=Gamasutra | access-date=2011-09-02 | archive-date=2018-07-10 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710195330/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/2251/postcard_from_gdc_2005_lessons_.php | url-status=live }}</ref> The game achieved a Metacritic score of 93<ref name=MC-VJ-GC>{{cite web | title=Viewtiful Joe (cube: 2003): Reviews | url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/viewtiful-joe/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube | publisher=Metacritic | access-date=2011-09-02 | archive-date=2010-11-23 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123194059/http://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/viewtiful-joe | url-status=live }}</ref> and won GameCube [[List of Game of the Year awards|Game of the Year]] awards from numerous publications including ''[[IGN]]'', ''[[GMR (magazine)|GMR]]'', and ''[[USA Today]]''.<ref>{{cite web | title=IGN.com presents The Best of 2003 | url=http://bestof2003.ign.com/gcn_goty.html | publisher=IGN | access-date=2011-09-02 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040612195606/http://bestof2003.ign.com/gcn_goty.html | archive-date=2004-06-12 | url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=IGN staff|date=2003-12-10|title=USA Today Likes Joe|url=http://cube.ign.com/articles/445/445667p1.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306032401/http://cube.ign.com/articles/445/445667p1.html|archive-date=March 6, 2012|access-date=2011-09-02|publisher=IGN}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Most Radical Games of 2003|url=http://www.1up.com/features/radical-games-2003|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105111943/http://www.1up.com/features/radical-games-2003|archive-date=2012-11-05|access-date=2011-09-02|publisher=[[1UP.com]]}}</ref> The game sold out its initial shipment of 100,000 to achieve a lifetime total of 275,000 units.<ref>{{cite web|author=IGN staff|date=2003-07-03|title=Viewtiful Sales|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/07/03/viewtiful-sales|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306032405/http://cube.ign.com/articles/427/427169p1.html|archive-date=March 6, 2012|access-date=2011-09-02|publisher=IGN}}</ref><ref name="CloverVision">{{cite web | author=Drake, Shannon | date=2007-05-08 | title=Vision Doesn't Sell Copies | url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/issues/issue_96/537-Vision-Doesnt-Sell-Copies.2 | publisher=The Escapist | access-date=2011-09-02 | archive-date=2011-06-13 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613200748/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/issues/issue_96/537-Vision-Doesnt-Sell-Copies.2 | url-status=live }}</ref> Producer [[Atsushi Inaba]] considered the game a success, achieving his goals of training staff, keeping a small budget, and selling well.<ref name="postcard"/> However, these numbers were lower than Capcom expected, prompting the publisher to [[porting|port]] ''Viewtiful Joe'' to PlayStation 2 in 2004, with expanded features.<ref name="Capcom">{{cite web | title=Capcom Annual Report 2004 | date=2004-03-31 | url=http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/data/pdf/2004annual/Annual2004e.pdf#page22 | publisher=Capcom | page=8 | access-date=2011-09-02 | archive-date=2011-08-12 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812081806/http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/data/pdf/2004annual/Annual2004e.pdf#page22 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Dunham, Jeremy|date=2004-07-20|title=A New Hope for Viewtiful Joe?|url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/531/531910p1.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525053449/http://ps2.ign.com/articles/531/531910p1.html|archive-date=May 25, 2011|access-date=2011-09-02|publisher=IGN}}</ref> This version sold 46,000 copies with a slightly lower Metacritic score of 90 owing to the lack of [[progressive scan]] and [[frame rate]] slowdown generated by the porting process.<ref name="CloverVision"/><ref>{{cite web | title=Viewtiful Joe (ps2: 2004): Reviews | url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/viewtiful-joe/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 | publisher=Metacritic | access-date=2011-09-02 | archive-date=2010-09-08 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100908041701/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/viewtiful-joe | url-status=live }}</ref>

===''Dead Phoenix''===
[[File:Dead Phoenix.jpg|thumb|right|A winged man fights a large demon in one of the few screenshots of ''Dead Phoenix''.|alt=A man with wings, at bottom, soars through a canyon inhabited by a large horned demon. An aiming reticle on the demon's head shows where the man will shoot.]]
''Dead Phoenix'' was going to be a [[3D computer graphics|3D]] [[shoot 'em up]] featuring a winged man named Phoenix.<ref name="IGN5"/><ref name="MIA">{{cite web|author=IGN staff|date=2004-03-04|title=Missing in Action - The Lost Games of GameCube: Dead Phoenix|url=http://cube.ign.com/articles/496/496714p1.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101217045237/http://cube.ign.com/articles/496/496714p1.html|archive-date=December 17, 2010|access-date=2011-09-04|publisher=IGN}}</ref><ref name="GI-118">{{cite magazine| magazine = Game Informer| publisher = GameStop Corporation| issue = 118|date=February 2003| title = Photophile: Dead Phoenix| page = 89}}</ref> Based on trailer footage, IGN compared the gameplay to ''[[Panzer Dragoon]]''.<ref>{{cite web|author=IGN staff|date=2003-08-14|title=Dead Phoenix&nbsp;... Dead?|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/08/14/dead-phoenixdead?amp=1|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050427174536/http://cube.ign.com/articles/433/433753p1.html|archive-date=April 27, 2005|access-date=2011-09-02|publisher=IGN}}</ref> Players would take control of a winged man as he flies around shooting massive enemies, with the aid of allies on foot.<ref name="MIA"/><ref>{{cite web|author=IGN staff|date=2002-11-14|title=Dead Phoenix Movies, Details|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/11/14/dead-phoenix-movies-details?amp=1|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050427182216/http://cube.ign.com/articles/377/377353p1.html|archive-date=April 27, 2005|access-date=2011-09-04|publisher=IGN}}</ref> Capcom's announcement described the setting as a mythical [[floating city (science fiction)|floating city]], full of monsters and dragons.<ref name="IGN5"/><ref name="MIA"/> ''Game Informer'' announced that a Japanese release was planned for mid-2003.<ref name="GI-118"/> The game was believed to be canceled by May 2003, but Capcom stated at a press conference prior to the 2003 [[Electronic Entertainment Expo]] (E3) that it was still in development.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/status-of-capcom-5-clarified-6027107 |title=Status of Capcom 5 Clarified |first=Giancarlo |last=Varanini |publisher=GameSpot |date=2003-05-12 |access-date=2011-09-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705173107/http://www.gamespot.com//news/status-of-capcom-5-clarified-6027107 |archive-date=2013-07-05 }}</ref> ''IGN'' speculated that the game may have been retooled as a new ''[[Kid Icarus]]'' title, based on Nintendo's trend in the early 2000s of licensing properties to third parties.<ref name="MIA"/> It was canceled in August 2003 after failing to appear at E3.<ref>{{cite web|author=IGN staff|date=2003-05-12|title=E3 2003: Dead Phoenix Absent|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/05/12/e3-2003-dead-phoenix-absent?amp=1|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101217045421/http://cube.ign.com/articles/402/402020p1.html|archive-date=December 17, 2010|access-date=2011-09-04|publisher=IGN}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=GameSpot staff |date=2003-08-12 |title=Capcom cancels Red Dead Revolver and Dead Phoenix |url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/capcom-cancels-red-dead-revolver-and-dead-phoenix-6073294 |publisher=GameSpot |access-date=2011-09-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108205916/http://www.gamespot.com/news/capcom-cancels-red-dead-revolver-and-dead-phoenix-6073294 |archive-date=2012-11-08 }}</ref>

===''Resident Evil 4''===
''[[Resident Evil 4]]'', a [[survival horror]] third-person shooter, had its North American premiere on January 11, 2005, and its Japanese release on January 27. Players take on the role of [[Leon S. Kennedy]], a [[United States Secret Service]] agent who has been ordered to rescue the daughter of the President of the United States from a cult in rural [[Spain]]. The cult has been using a [[Brainwashing|mind-controlling]] [[parasite]] to turn local villagers into violent drones. The game went through numerous changes during its long development—the team created and discarded four prototypes before settling on the final product.<ref name="prototypes">{{cite magazine|author=Kevin Gifford, Mark MacDonald|date=April 2005|title=Afterthoughts: Resident Evil 4|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|publisher=Ziff Davis Media Inc.|issue=190|pages=51–52}}</ref> Among these was a version directed by Hideki Kamiya that would be turned into the first ''[[Devil May Cry (video game)|Devil May Cry]]'' game.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kamiya, Hideki |url=http://www.capcom.co.jp/devil/column/vol010.html |title=The Story of the Scenario |date=July 2001 |work=Devil May Cry Column |publisher=Capcom Co., Ltd |access-date=2011-09-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100306002121/http://www.capcom.co.jp/devil/column/vol010.html |archive-date=2010-03-06 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=IGN staff|date=2000-11-15|title=New From Capcom: Devil May Cry|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/11/15/new-from-capcom-devil-may-cry?amp=1|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120520100810/http://ps2.ign.com/articles/087/087835p1.html|archive-date=May 20, 2012|access-date=2011-09-03|publisher=IGN}}</ref> Taking over directorial duties, Mikami made the fifth and final version very different compared to previous ''Resident Evil'' games, with an [[virtual camera system|over-the-shoulder camera perspective]] and an increased emphasis on action and combat.<ref>{{cite web | author=Kemps, Heidi | date=2004-09-27 | url=http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/resident-evil-4/551775p1.html | title=Hiroyuki Kobayashi on Resident Evil 4 & Killer 7 | publisher=GameSpy | access-date=2010-07-12 | archive-date=2016-03-03 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205027/http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/resident-evil-4/551775p1.html | url-status=live }}</ref> ''Resident Evil 4'' was the only game of the five to remain confirmed as a GameCube exclusive; Mikami claimed that he would "cut his own head off" (a Japanese [[colloquialism]] for quitting his job) if it were to be released on another platform.<ref name="harakiri">{{cite web|last=Bailey, Kat |url=http://www.1up.com/news/shinji-mikami-launches-teaser-site |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130101174643/http://www.1up.com/news/shinji-mikami-launches-teaser-site |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-01 |title=Shinji Mikami Launches Teaser Site with Harakiri Flash Game |publisher=1UP.com |date=2010-03-31 |access-date=2011-09-04 }}</ref> However, just two months before the game's January 2005 release, Capcom revealed that a PlayStation 2 port would be published nine months after the GameCube version in response to pressure from users and shareholders.<ref>{{cite web|author=IGN staff|date=2004-10-31|title=Resident Evil 4 Exclusive No More|url=http://cube.ign.com/articles/562/562367p1.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071216015748/http://cube.ign.com/articles/562/562367p1.html|archive-date=December 16, 2007|access-date=2011-09-04|publisher=IGN}}</ref> This surprise announcement undercut the title's GameCube sales, which totaled 1.6 million, compared to the sales of the PlayStation 2 version, which exceeded 2 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ir.capcom.co.jp/english/data/million.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070621040246/http://ir.capcom.co.jp/english/data/million.html |archive-date=2007-06-21 |title=Platinum Titles |publisher=Capcom |access-date=2011-09-03}}</ref> Mikami apologized to GameCube fans for failing to uphold his promise of console exclusivity.<ref name="harakiri"/><ref name="apology">{{cite web |author=Gantayat, Anoop |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/04/05/mikami-alive-and-well |title=Mikami Alive and Well |date=2007-04-05 |publisher=IGN |access-date=2012-03-20 |archive-date=2013-04-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130414024856/http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/04/05/mikami-alive-and-well |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite these corporate conflicts, the game received an overwhelmingly positive critical response with Metacritic scores of 96 for both versions.<ref name=MC-RE4-GC>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/resident-evil-4/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube |title=Resident Evil 4 (cube: 2005): Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=2011-09-03 |archive-date=2016-03-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328212417/http://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/resident-evil-4 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/resident-evil-4/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 |title=Review: Resident Evil 4 (PS2) |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=2011-09-03 |archive-date=2016-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324043520/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/resident-evil-4 |url-status=live }}</ref> It went on to sweep many Game of the Year awards for 2005 and is consistently listed among the greatest games of all time.<ref>{{cite magazine|date=March 2005|title=Top 20 Best GameCube Games of All Time|magazine=[[Nintendo Power]]|issue=231|page=105}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Best of the Decade |magazine=Nintendo Power |issue=252 |page=76 |date=March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2010/oct/01/games-sony |title=Official PlayStation readers name 50 best PlayStation games ever |work=The Guardian |date=2010-10-01 |access-date=2012-02-14 |archive-date=2014-08-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808053648/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2010/oct/01/games-sony |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://microsites.ign.com/kfc/top99games/10.html |title=Top 99 Games of All Time |access-date=2011-09-03 |publisher=IGN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419001118/http://microsites.ign.com/kfc/top99games/10.html |archive-date=2016-04-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===''Killer7''===
''[[Killer7]]'', released in Japan on June 9, 2005, is an [[action-adventure game]] with [[first-person shooter]] elements and an unconventional "on rails" control scheme. Unlike other members of the five, ''Killer7'' was developed at Grasshopper Manufacture under the direction of Suda51. Players control the members of an elite group of assassins who are actually physical manifestations of a god-like being named Harman Smith. The game restricts the player's movement to specific branching paths through the environment and combat is only available while stationary in first-person view. This stripped-down control scheme was implemented as a [[deconstruction]] of conventional control mechanics.<ref name="punk">{{cite web | author=Low, David | date=2007-04-18 | url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=13578 | title=Suda51 Talks Emotion In Games, 'Breaking Stuff' | publisher=Gamasutra | access-date=2011-09-04 | archive-date=2017-01-20 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120035241/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=13578 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Gameplay was not finalized until late in development as Suda51 concentrated most resources on story and visual work.<ref name="K7IGN">{{cite web|author=Casamassina, Matt|date=2005-07-01|title=Killer 7|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/07/01/killer-7?amp=1|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111151508/http://ps2.ign.com/articles/630/630984p1.html|archive-date=January 11, 2012|access-date=2011-09-04|publisher=IGN}}</ref> This back-loading of development resulted in several delays, the last of which was due to an artistic desire to release the game on July 7 (7/7) in North America.<ref>{{cite web|author=Castro, Juan|date=2005-05-31|title=Killer 7 Delayed|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/05/31/killer-7-delayed?amp=1|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205224610/http://cube.ign.com/articles/620/620533p1.html|archive-date=February 5, 2007|access-date=2011-09-04|publisher=IGN}}</ref> ''Killer7'' debuted as a multi-console release, the only one of the five to do so, to polarized reviews. Some reviewers praised the game for its complex [[film noir|noir]] plot involving a political conflict between Japan and the US, while others panned it as confusing and incomprehensible.<ref name="K7MC">{{cite web| url = https://www.metacritic.com/game/killer7/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube| title = Killer7 (cube)| publisher = [[Metacritic]]| access-date = 2010-07-09| archive-date = 2010-11-24| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101124233326/http://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/killer7| url-status = live}}</ref> Similarly, the control scheme had both critics and proponents, the latter comparing it to ''[[Myst]]'', ''[[Snatcher (video game)|Snatcher]]'', and other "old-school" [[adventure game]]s.<ref name="K7IGN"/> Although it received a lukewarm 74 Metacritic score, ''Killer7'' was honored by many [[video game journalism|video game publications]] in their year-end awards.<ref name="K7MC"/> Common nominations included "Best Story", "Best Artistic Design", and "Most Innovative Design".<ref>{{cite web |date=January 2006 | url=http://www.gamespot.com/pages/features/bestof2005/index.php? |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060127034908/http://www.gamespot.com/pages/features/bestof2005/index.php |archive-date=2006-01-27 | title=GameSpot's Best and Worst of 2005 | publisher=GameSpot | access-date=2011-09-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=January 2006 | url=http://bestof.ign.com/2005/cube/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131201053047/http://bestof.ign.com/2005/cube/ |archive-date=2013-12-01 | title=IGN.com presents The Best of 2005 | publisher=IGN |url-status=dead | access-date=2011-09-04}}</ref> However, the central theme was a recognition of ''Killer7''{{'}}s status as a [[cult following|cult game]] with limited appeal.<ref name="K7IGN"/> ''IGN'' named it "Best Game No One Played" and Kristan Reed of [[Eurogamer]] called it "a concept game, an arthouse game, a simple game, an often beautiful game, but most certainly never an [[everyman]]'s game".<ref>{{cite web |date=January 2006 | url=http://bestof.ign.com/2005/cube/18.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504140039/http://bestof.ign.com/2005/cube/18.html |archive-date=2012-05-04 | title=The Best of 2005: GameCube Best Game No One Played | publisher=IGN |url-status=dead | access-date=2011-09-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author=Reed, Kristan | date=2005-07-22 | url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_killer7_gc | title=Killer 7 | publisher=Eurogamer | access-date=2011-09-04 | archive-date=2012-05-04 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504140039/http://bestof.ign.com/2005/cube/18.html | url-status=live }}</ref><!-- This sentiment is reflected in its sales numbers, moving only 16,000 copies its first month in North America for the GameCube version<ref>{{cite web|url=http://n-europe.com/news.php?nid=8114 |title=News: Monthly US Software Sales! |publisher=N-Europe |date=2005-08-15 |access-date=2011-09-04}}</ref> and 28,000 copies by year's end in Japan (PlayStation 2).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://geimin.net/da/db/2005_ne_fa/index.php |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-09-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124091238/http://geimin.net/da/db/2005_ne_fa/index.php |archive-date=2013-01-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>-->

==Legacy==
{{Timeline of release years|2003a=''[[P.N.03]]''|2003b=''[[Viewtiful Joe (video game)|Viewtiful Joe]]''|2005a=''[[Resident Evil 4]]''|2005b=''[[Killer7]]''}}
The Capcom Five announcement came at a time when Nintendo had been struggling with its new console, with the apparent goal of supporting the fledgling system. However, each successive game's release reinforced Capcom's view that the GameCube was unprofitable; they ported the games one-by-one to Sony's PlayStation 2.<ref name="Capcom"/> Ultimately, four games were released and only one remained exclusive to GameCube.<ref name="kotaku"/> This lone GameCube exclusive was ''P.N.03'' and not ''Resident Evil 4'', as Capcom had repeatedly emphasized in press releases. GameCube owners and Nintendo fans were disappointed by the Capcom Five's failure to improve the GameCube's reputation and sales.<ref name="kotaku"/> Luke Plunkett of [[Kotaku]] noted that despite best intentions, Capcom's five even at their full potential could not have made up for the GameCube's failings in that generation's [[console wars]].<ref name="kotaku"/> The dramatic reversal of the five is representative of the attitudes of third-party developers toward Nintendo's platform.<ref name="kotaku"/><ref name="10 years">{{cite web |author=Pereira, Chris |url=http://www.1up.com/news/nintendo-gamecube-ten-years-old |title=Nintendo's GameCube is Now 10 Years Old |date=2011-11-18 |access-date=2015-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531203338/http://www.1up.com/news/nintendo-gamecube-ten-years-old |archive-date=2016-05-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Capcom discovered a few business principles through their experience with development and release of the five. The first was to focus on multi-platform releases.<ref name="Capcom"/> Second, Capcom needed to streamline development. Prior to the five, the company had announced expected losses of [[United States dollar|US$]]103 million for [[fiscal year]] 2002, largely due to poor sales and extended development times, and ultimately posted over US$163 million in losses.<ref>{{cite web|author=Niizumi, Hirohiko |date=2003-04-18 |title=Capcom declares losses, shelves 18 games |url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/capcom-declares-losses-shelves-18-games-6025321 |publisher=GameSpot |access-date=2011-10-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705133843/http://www.gamespot.com//news/capcom-declares-losses-shelves-18-games-6025321 |archive-date=2013-07-05 }}</ref> ''Resident Evil 4'' was a case in point, beginning development in 1999 and going through four discarded versions by the time of its 2005 release.<ref name="prototypes"/><ref>{{cite web |author=Perry, Douglass |url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/072/072895p1.html |title=Resident Evil Series to Haunt PlayStation 2 |date=1999-12-03 |publisher=IGN |access-date=2011-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213020356/http://ps2.ign.com/articles/072/072895p1.html |archive-date=2010-12-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The third lesson was to promote existing franchises rather than create new ones; ''Resident Evil 4'' was the only unmitigated commercial success of the five and also the only game based on an existing property. To wit, ''[[Viewtiful Joe 2]]'' started development shortly after the release of ''Viewtiful Joe'' and was completed just a year later.<ref>{{cite web | author=IGN staff | date=2004-05-14 | title=E3 2004: Interview: Atsushi Inaba | url=http://cube.ign.com/articles/515/515440p1.html | publisher=IGN | access-date=2011-09-04 | archive-date=2012-04-03 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403025426/http://cube.ign.com/articles/515/515440p1.html | url-status=live }}</ref> However, the brisk schedule meant that the team was not given time to implement all the features they had wanted, including a [[Cooperative video game|cooperative gameplay]] mode.<ref>{{cite web | author=Bramwell, Tim | date=2004-10-20 | title=Viewtiful Joe 2 stripped of co-op mode News | url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/news201004vj2 | publisher=Eurogamer | access-date=2011-09-04 | archive-date=2012-09-23 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923102636/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/news201004vj2 | url-status=live }}</ref> ''Viewtiful Joe 2'' debuted on both GameCube and PlayStation 2 to reach a wider audience and maximize profitability.<ref name="Capcom"/>

[[File:Shinji Mikami April 2013 3.jpg|thumb|Shinji Mikami left Capcom in 2006 after the company closed Clover Studio, which developed ''Viewtiful Joe 2''.]]
To facilitate ''Viewtiful Joe 2''{{'}}s development, Capcom turned "Team Viewtiful" into [[Clover Studio]], a semi-autonomous production company with a focus on developing new [[intellectual property|intellectual properties]] (IPs).<ref name="CloverOver">{{cite web |author=Sheffield, Brandon |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/1798/capcom__clover_over_and_over_.php |title=Capcom & Clover, Over and Over: Former Clover Head Atsushi Inaba on a Post-Capcom World |publisher=Gamasutra |date=2006-10-23 |access-date=2011-09-04 |archive-date=2011-10-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011175808/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/1798/capcom__clover_over_and_over_.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> The separation was in part due to ''Resident Evil 4''{{'}}s PlayStation 2 release, which caused significant tensions between Capcom and Mikami, who had touted the game's console exclusivity.<ref name="harakiri"/><ref name="apology"/> However, the studio only produced two new IPs before Capcom closed it in late 2006, following the resignations of Atsushi Inaba, Hideki Kamiya, and Shinji Mikami.<ref>{{cite web |author=Edge staff |url=http://www.edge-online.com/news/clover-studios-dissolve |title=Clover Studios to Dissolve |publisher=Edge |date=2006-10-12 |access-date=2011-09-04 |archive-date=2012-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515223153/http://www.edge-online.com/news/clover-studios-dissolve |url-status=live }}</ref> These resignations were part of a series of high-profile departures from Capcom, including [[Yoshiki Okamoto]] in 2003 and [[Keiji Inafune]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |author=Kohler, Chris |url=https://www.wired.com/gamelife/2010/10/keiji-inafune-quits/ |title=Mega Man Creator's Departure Completes Capcom Talent Exodus |publisher=Wired.com |date=2010-10-29 |access-date=2011-09-04 |archive-date=2011-07-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723233424/http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2010/10/keiji-inafune-quits/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The former Clover developers charged that Capcom's corporate management was reluctant or actively opposed to risky new ideas, a complaint shared by Inafune.<ref name="CloverOver"/><ref name="Platinum">{{cite web|author=Mielke, James |url=http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=0&cId=3165732 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722005135/http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=0&cId=3165732 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-22 |title=Clover Blossoms: Atsushi Inaba Interview |publisher=1UP.com |date=2008-01-30 |access-date=2011-09-04 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Gantayat, Anoop |url=http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/05/09/inafune_capcom_dev_secrets/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513193702/http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/05/09/inafune_capcom_dev_secrets/ |archive-date=2011-05-13 |title=Inafune Shares Past Capcom Development Secrets |publisher=Andriasang |date=2011-05-09 |access-date=2011-09-04}}</ref> They would go on to found [[PlatinumGames]] with members of their old studio.<ref name="Platinum"/> In 2008, they announced the "Platinum Three", referring to ''[[MadWorld]]'', ''[[Infinite Space]]'', and ''[[Bayonetta (video game)|Bayonetta]]'', which would attempt to carry on the Capcom Five's ambitious and creative original spirit.<ref>{{cite web |author=Bergervoet, Erwin |url=http://www.gamer.nl/nieuws/45841/platinum-games-onthult-de-nieuwe-capcom-five |title=Platinum Games onthult de nieuwe 'Capcom Five' |publisher=Gamer.nl |date=2008-05-14 |language=nl |access-date=2011-09-04 |archive-date=2011-10-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002145855/http://www.gamer.nl/nieuws/45841/platinum-games-onthult-de-nieuwe-capcom-five |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Outside of Capcom, ''Killer7'' served as a turning point for Suda51 and his studio, Grasshopper Manufacture, effectively launching his career. With Capcom as publisher, ''Killer7'' was his first game to be released outside Japan. While its sales were not up to Capcom's standards, the game's cult success encouraged the director to remake two of his older Japan-only games, ''[[The Silver Case]]'' and ''[[Flower, Sun, and Rain]]'', for Western release.<ref name="punk"/><ref>{{cite web | author=Gantayat, Anoop | date=2007-11-30 | url=http://ds.ign.com/articles/838/838765p1.html | title=Flower, Sun, and Rain on the DS | publisher=IGN | access-date=2011-09-04 | archive-date=2010-12-12 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101212031123/http://ds.ign.com/articles/838/838765p1.html | url-status=live }}</ref> It also allowed his next major title, ''[[No More Heroes (video game)|No More Heroes]]'', to be released to critical and commercial success.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/no-more-heroes/critic-reviews/?platform=wii| title=No More Heroes (wii)| publisher=Metacritic| access-date=2011-09-04| archive-date=2011-09-26| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926130810/http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/no-more-heroes| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author=Nakayama, Haruki | date=2008-02-15 | title=No More Heroes打上げ | url=http://www.mmv.co.jp/message/president.php?itemid=728 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110919021947/http://www.mmv.co.jp/message/president.php?itemid=728 |archive-date=2011-09-19 | publisher=Marvelous Entertainment | language=ja | access-date=2011-09-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author=Dring, Christopher | date=2008-03-18 | title=Rising Star enjoys Wii chart success | url=http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/rising-star-enjoys-wii-chart-success | publisher=Market for Home Computing and Video Games | access-date=2011-09-04 | archive-date=2012-04-26 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426172810/http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/rising-star-enjoys-wii-chart-success | url-status=live }}</ref> The game also cemented Suda51's status as an [[auteur theory|auteur]] video game director.<ref>{{cite web |author=Williams, G. Christopher |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/column/120459-the-hitchcock-of-video-games |title=Is Suda 51 the Alfred Hitchcock of Video Games? |publisher=Popmatters |date=2010-02-16 |access-date=2011-09-04 |archive-date=2011-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904050914/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/column/120459-the-hitchcock-of-video-games |url-status=live }}</ref><!--<ref>{{cite web|author=Abbott, Michael |url=http://www.brainygamer.com/the_brainy_gamer/2008/02/look-at-the-cam.html |title=Look at the camera and smile: No More Heroes and the New Wave |publisher=Brainy Gamer |date=2008-02-03 |access-date=2011-09-04}}</ref>--> He would later work with Shinji Mikami again on ''[[Shadows of the Damned]]''.<ref>{{cite web |author=Ashcraft, Brian |url=http://kotaku.com/5638447/first-shadows-of-the-damned-screens-and-concept-art/ |title=First Shadows Of The Damned Screens And Concept Art |publisher=Kotaku |date=2010-09-15 |access-date=2011-09-04 |archive-date=2012-10-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018212804/http://kotaku.com/5638447/first-shadows-of-the-damned-screens-and-concept-art/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Despite the relative failure of the project as a whole, the individual games of the Capcom Five had a lasting impact on game design. After experimenting with action gameplay in ''P.N.03'', Mikami was able to apply his experience to ''[[Vanquish (video game)|Vanquish]]'', which serves as an evolution and refinement of the former's gameplay.<ref name="Vanquish"/> Reviewers have also called ''P.N.03''{{'}}s "combat...with stylish dance-inspired movements" and "flashy, energetic, intense" gameplay and character design a [[Spiritual successor#Games by the same staff|spiritual predecessor]] to ''[[Bayonetta (video game)|Bayonetta]].''<ref name="hardcoregamer_top5">{{cite web | author=Carlson, Alex | work=[[HardcoreGamer]] | date=October 7, 2014 | title=Top 5 Flops That Deserve Another Chance | url=https://hardcoregamer.com/features/toplist/top-5-flops-that-deserve-another-chance/109594/}}</ref> On the other hand, Adam Sorice of Nintendojo suggested that the commercial failure of the game which so prominently featured a female lead character made Capcom reluctant to attempt it again for a number of years.<ref name=sorice>{{cite web |author=Sorice, Adam |url=http://www.nintendojo.com/features/specials/the-capcom-five-requiem-for-a-dream |title=The Capcom Five: Requiem for a Dream |publisher=Nintendojo |date=2011-01-25 |access-date=2011-09-07 |archive-date=2011-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926222814/http://www.nintendojo.com/features/specials/the-capcom-five-requiem-for-a-dream |url-status=live }}</ref> Beyond its critical success, ''Resident Evil 4'' became one of the most influential games of the decade.<ref name="decade">{{cite web|author=Kaszor, Daniel |url=http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/theampersand/archive/2009/12/30/370674.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20100609234921/http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/theampersand/archive/2009/12/30/370674.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=2010-06-09 |title=Decade in Review: The most influential video games since Y2K |publisher=Network.nationalpost.com |date=2009-12-30 |access-date=2011-09-07}}</ref> Its "over-the-shoulder" perspective inspired third-person shooters and action games as diverse as ''[[Gears of War]]'' and ''[[Batman: Arkham Asylum]]''.<ref name="decade"/> Leon's precision-aiming laser sight has also found its way into ''[[Dead Space (franchise)|Dead Space]]'' and ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'', as an alternative to "lock-on" targeting.<ref>{{cite web |author=Gamesradar staff |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/gamings-most-important-evolutions/?page=7 |title=Gaming's most important evolutions |publisher=GamesRadar |date=2010-10-08 |access-date=2011-09-07 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112816/http://www.gamesradar.com/gamings-most-important-evolutions/?page=7 |url-status=live }}</ref> On a broader scale, ''Resident Evil 4'' deconstructed the survival horror conventions that the first ''Resident Evil'' games established.<ref>{{cite web |author=Sterling, Jim |url=http://retro.ign.com/articles/880/880202p1.html |title=Fear 101: A Beginner's Guide to Survival Horror |publisher=IGN |date=2008-06-09 |access-date=2011-09-07 |archive-date=2012-02-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217164343/http://retro.ign.com/articles/880/880202p1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Some reviewers accused the game of abandoning the genre's essence by adopting an increased emphasis on action and combat.<ref name="horror">{{cite web |author=Sterling, Jim |url=http://www.destructoid.com/how-survival-horror-evolved-itself-into-extinction-114022.phtml |title=How survival horror evolved itself into extinction |publisher=Destructoid |date=2008-12-08 |access-date=2011-09-07 |archive-date=2016-04-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411160506/http://www.destructoid.com/how-survival-horror-evolved-itself-into-extinction-114022.phtml |url-status=live }}</ref> Following ''Resident Evil 4''{{'}}s lead, many "horror" games in the next few years would shift toward more combat-focused gameplay, including ''[[Silent Hill: Homecoming]]'' and ''[[Alone in the Dark (2008 video game)|Alone in the Dark]]''.<ref name="horror"/><ref>{{cite web |author=Gibson, Ellie |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/ataris-phil-harrison-interview |title=Atari's Phil Harrison Interview |publisher=Eurogamer |date=2008-05-29 |access-date=2011-09-07 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194831/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/ataris-phil-harrison-interview |url-status=live }}</ref>

According to [[source (journalism)|industry sources]], Capcom's reversal on GameCube exclusivity, particularly with ''Resident Evil 4'', was a betrayal that soured relations between Capcom and Nintendo for several years.<ref name="sour"/> After this early pulling of Capcom support, the GameCube went on to sell 22 million units, less than the Nintendo 64's 33 million units and only a fraction of the PlayStation 2's 155 million units.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/library/historical_data/pdf/consolidated_sales_e1106.pdf |title=Consolidated Sales Transition by Region |access-date=2011-09-04 |date=June 2011 |publisher=Nintendo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027052007/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/library/historical_data/pdf/consolidated_sales_e1106.pdf |archive-date=2011-10-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/110214_e.html |title=PlayStation 2 Sales Reach 150 Million Units Worldwide |publisher=Sony |date=2011-02-14 |access-date=2011-09-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902150814/http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/110214_e.html |archive-date=2011-09-02 }}</ref> Though ''Resident Evil 4'' was eventually ported to Nintendo's [[Wii]] in 2007, it also received a [[high-definition video|high-definition]] [[high-definition remasters for PlayStation consoles|re-release]] for [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Xbox 360]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |author=McElroy, Justin |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/04/resident-evil-4-on-wii-official-umbrella-chronicles-an-on-rails |title=Resident Evil 4 on Wii official, Umbrella Chronicles an on-rails shooter |publisher=Joystiq |date=2007-04-04 |access-date=2011-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013192843/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/04/resident-evil-4-on-wii-official-umbrella-chronicles-an-on-rails |archive-date=2012-10-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Gantayat, Anoop |url=http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/03/23/re_revival_selection/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110510091245/http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/03/23/re_revival_selection/ |archive-date=2011-05-10 |title=Here's What's Known About Resident Evil Revival Selection |date=2011-03-23 |publisher=Andriasang |access-date=2011-09-04}}</ref> The 2002 GameCube remake of ''[[Resident Evil (2002 video game)|Resident Evil]]'' and ''[[Resident Evil Zero]]'' also received remasters for newer consoles in 2015 and 2016, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|author=Makuch, Eddie|title=Resident Evil Remake Coming to Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, and PC|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/resident-evil-remake-coming-to-xbox-360-xbox-one-p/1100-6421501/|publisher=GameSpot|date=2014-08-05|access-date=2015-07-12|archive-date=2014-08-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826031116/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/resident-evil-remake-coming-to-xbox-360-xbox-one-p/1100-6421501|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Blain, Louise |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/resident-evil-zero-hd-release-date-2016/ |title=Resident Evil Zero HD coming next year |publisher=GamesRadar |date=2015-05-26 |access-date=2015-07-12 |archive-date=2016-03-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305081055/http://www.gamesradar.com/resident-evil-zero-hd-release-date-2016/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' was released in 2008, featuring third party characters like [[Solid Snake]] from [[Konami]] and [[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] from [[Sega]] as a selling point. ''[[Kotaku]]'' reported on a rumor that Nintendo refused to include a character from Capcom as a direct result of ''Resident Evil 4''{{'}}s multi-platform release.<ref name="sour">{{cite web|author=Ashcraft, Brian |url=http://kotaku.com/351377/why-is-there-no-capcom-in-super-smash-bros-brawl |title=Why Is There No Capcom In Super Smash Bros. Brawl? |publisher=Kotaku |date=2008-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111104041451/http://kotaku.com/351377/why-is-there-no-capcom-in-super-smash-bros-brawl |archive-date=2011-11-04 |access-date=2011-09-04}}</ref> Years later, Capcom's own [[Mega Man (character)|Mega Man]] and [[Ryu (Street Fighter)|Ryu]] appeared as playable characters in the next game in the series, ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U]]'',<ref>{{cite web |author=George, Richard |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/06/11/e3-2013-mega-man-joins-super-smash-bros |title=E3 2013: Mega Man Joins Super Smash Bros |date=2013-06-11 |access-date=2015-07-12 |archive-date=2015-07-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711093518/http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/06/11/e3-2013-mega-man-joins-super-smash-bros |url-status=live }}</ref> with both returning for ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' along with the debut of [[Ken Masters]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keane |first=Sean |date=2018-11-01 |title=Smash Bros. Ultimate adds Street Fighter's Ken, Pokemon's Incineroar as final fighters |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/super-smash-bros-ultimate-adds-street-fighters-ken-pokemons-incineroar-as-final-fighters/ |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=CNET}}</ref>

Ultimately, the GameCube failed to reinvigorate flagging support from third parties, a trend continued from the Nintendo 64 through its successors, the Wii and Wii U.<ref name="10 years"/> The Wii had mostly relied on first-party titles to sell systems until 2009 when in-house development could not keep up with demand for new material. This caused sales to drop and prompted a shift toward more aggressive courting of third-party developers.<ref>{{cite web |author=Iwata, Satoru |url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/stock/meeting/110629qa/04.html |title=The 71st Annual General Meeting of Shareholders Q & A |publisher=Nintendo |date=2011-06-29 |access-date=2011-09-04 |archive-date=2011-09-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902063641/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/stock/meeting/110629qa/04.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite this, the Wii would go on to become one of the most commercially successful home video game consoles of all time.<ref>{{cite web |author=Smith, Stevie |url=http://www.thetechherald.com/articles/Nintendo-wants-70-percent-third-party-support-for-Wii/6085/ |title=Nintendo wants 70 percent third-party support for Wii |publisher=Thetechherald.com |date=2009-05-28 |access-date=2011-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405142138/http://www.thetechherald.com/articles/Nintendo-wants-70-percent-third-party-support-for-Wii/6085/ |archive-date=2012-04-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=GamePro staff |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/136319/article.html |title=Fastest Selling Game Console: Nintendo Wii |publisher=GamePro |date=2007-08-23 |access-date=2015-07-12 |archive-date=2015-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924084911/http://www.pcworld.com/article/136319/article.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Fleming, Ryan |url=http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/ps2-becomes-the-best-selling-video-game-system-of-all-time/ |title=PS2 becomes the best-selling video game system of all time |date=2011-02-03 |access-date=2015-07-12 |archive-date=2015-07-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713034433/http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/ps2-becomes-the-best-selling-video-game-system-of-all-time/ |url-status=live }}</ref> For the [[Wii U]] and [[Nintendo 3DS]], Nintendo attempted to recruit outside developers early on to avoid a repeat of what happened to the Wii and reclaim the third-party support it enjoyed in the NES and SNES eras,<ref>{{cite web |author=George, Richard |url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/118/1181132p1.html |title=Nintendo Will Invest in Third Party Software for Wii U |publisher=IGN |date=2011-07-07 |access-date=2011-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902055025/http://wii.ign.com/articles/118/1181132p1.html |archive-date=2011-09-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> though low Wii U sales<ref>{{cite web |author=Tassi, Paul |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2014/01/11/an-inside-explanation-of-why-third-parties-have-left-the-wii-u/ |title=An Inside Explanation Of Why Third Parties Have Left The Wii U |work=Forbes |date=2014-01-11 |access-date=2015-07-12 |archive-date=2015-06-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623223521/http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2014/01/11/an-inside-explanation-of-why-third-parties-have-left-the-wii-u/ |url-status=live }}</ref> resulted in continued poor third-party support until the launch of the [[Nintendo Switch]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |author=Calvert, Darren |url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/01/nintendo_boasts_of_continued_third_party_support_for_switch |title=Nintendo Boasts of Continued Third-Party Support for Switch |publisher=Nintendo Life |date=2018-01-04 |access-date=2019-05-24 |archive-date=2019-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524210925/http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/01/nintendo_boasts_of_continued_third_party_support_for_switch |url-status=live }}</ref>

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