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Das Interview: Street Fighter IV Producer Yoshinori Ono, Part 2

In part one of his interview Street Fighter IV producer Yoshinori Ono covered the challenge of simultaneously keeping the hardcore crowd happy while pulling in Street Fighter rookies and casual players into the new game. Ono-san also lowered the odds on a Street Fighter versus Mortal Kombat mash-up. Try not to cry too hard in your Kano mask, he left the possibility open for Capcom vs. MK.

Hit the jump for part two of the interview where Ono-san reveals his stance on DLC characters, insuring that the licensed joysticks are up to snuff and why gamers shouldn’t count on Cammy making it into the game just yet. Read the rest of this entry »

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Interviews

Das Interview: Street Fighter IV Producer Yoshinori Ono, Part 1

When old school gamers think fighting games, they immediately go back to the Street Fighter franchise. Since the original coin-op debuted in 1987, Street Fighter has developed a beyond-hardcore fan base. And Capcom fed their zealots with complex SF titles such as Alpha and Third Strike. Even with power of the brand and a ravenous audience, a lot of core gamers gave up after Street Fighter II. According to Capcom that’s all about to change. Yoshinori Ono (above), producer on Street Fighter IV, believes the latest installment in the series will deliver a rich and deep experience that hardcore Street Fighter fans to chew on. But Ono hopes the accessibility of the game will pull in the casual crowd, everyone from gamers to grandmothers looking to deliver a casual Sunday afternoon beat down. He’s not kidding.

Originally joining the company as a music composer over 15 years ago, Ono-san is no stranger to working on major Capcom franchises including Street Fighter Zero, 2 and 3, as well as Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams. I caught up with Ono-san to find out about what took so long to get this sequel to market, the challenge of online play (the answer could lie in the upcoming election) and what he thinks about collaborating with Ed Boon on a Mortal Kombat vs. Street Fighter game. Read the rest of this entry »

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Abel Ranks As The Fan Favorite Street Fighter IV Character At Comic Con

Patrick Klepek over at MTV Multiplayer posted some comments by Capcom’s producer on Street Fighter IV, Yoshinori Ono stating his surprise at the choices gamers were making while playing SF IV at Comic-Con. Of the four new characters Abel was the hands down favorite. “With all due to respect to him, he’s a great character, but honestly we thought Crimson Viper would be a big hit here,” said Ono. “We got a lot of marketing data and a lot of advice from our US branch in creating that character. She was kind of custom tailored for the States and we thought people would like her.” In other words, Capcom figured a female character with a massive rack would test well. And they’re right, she probably does. Read the rest of this entry »

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