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Capcom(R) Interactive, Inc. Listed as Top Five Mobile Publisher by Market Share.


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 mobile industry research group, M:Metrics, Capcom Interactive, Inc. has climbed the sales charts and emerged as one of the top five publishers of mobile games in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere.  by market share. The statement is based on a three-month average of M:Metrics' November through January data. Also notable is that Capcom's market share increased nearly three-fold from January '07 to January '08.

"A year ago I went on record stating that within the year you'd see Capcom Interactive breaking into the top five," said Midori Yuasa, president, Capcom Interactive, Inc. "Today that prediction became a reality thanks to the dedication of the people in our organization, and the incredible support of our partners. With our amazing stable of original intellectual property and licensed casual entertainment brands, Capcom Interactive is poised for even greater success in '08."

Contributors to the company's positive performance have been the mobile launches of Mega Man Mega Man may refer to:
  • Mega Man (character), Capcom's current mascot, or one of the many fictional works featuring the character:
  • Mega Man
[R] II and Street Fighter[R] II, several recent Who Wants To Be a Millionaire titles and the stellar premier of Are You Smarter Than A 5(th) Grader?[TM]. These successes combined with the company's philosophy of internal development, created an ideal climate for explosive growth.

"Capcom Interactive's impressive rise in the gaming charts is further evidence that we are entering a new more dynamic phase in mobile gaming in the U.S.," said Seamus McAteer, Chief Product Architect and Senior Analyst, M:Metrics. "By delivering a compelling casual gaming experience based on strongly branded content Branded Content, also known as Branded entertainment and Advertainment, is a relatively new form of advertising medium that blurs conventional distinctions between what constitutes advertising and what constitutes entertainment.  Capcom demonstrates that it is possible to grab a strong share in a market that had been dominated by a handful of incumbent titles."

About Capcom Interactive, Inc.

Capcom is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment. Founded in 1983, the company has created world renowned franchises including Resident Evil, Street Fighter, Mega Man, Breath of Fire, Devil May Cry

This article is about the first game in the series. For information on the series as a whole, see Devil May Cry (series). For information about the anime series, see Devil May Cry (anime).
 and the Onimusha series. Headquartered in Osaka, Japan, the company maintains operations in the U.S., United Kingdom, Germany, Tokyo and Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. . More information about Capcom and its products can be found on the company's web site at www.capcom.com.

Since its inception in November of 2005 Capcom Interactive, Inc. has published several games based on Capcom's celebrated intellectual property including 1942, Ghost n' Goblins, Mega Man[R] and Resident Evil[R]: The Missions to commercial and critical acclaim. For additional information on the company and its offerings, please visit www.capcommobile.com.

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 are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Capcom Co., Ltd., in the U.S. or other countries. Street Fighter is a registered trademark of Capcom U.S.A., Inc. All other marks are the property of their respective holders.
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