Keiji Inafune resigns from Capcom

LOL "Dead not rising" ...classic...

Yep, they were calling for somebody's head, and he had to be the fall guy. I'm sure he could find work somewhere else, which he is rather young, and that may have helped lead to his demise.

......damn i just hope they don't ruin the next entries of the games he worked on like Dead Rising or Megaman Good luck Inafune, best wishes to you

i'll miss that guy...he creates the megaman aewsome series

On one hand, he is the creator of my favorite franchise, just gotta love the Blue Bomber, I have been playing those game since MM1, on the other, his “LETS WESTERNIZE OUR STUFF” mentality is what has completely ruined DmC on my eyes….. such mixed feelings.

@C8M and Bionic Commando ?

uuuhhhh....Mega Man Universe?

next up: Inafune signs on with Platinum games

Seeing how Inafune was the one pushing for "Westernization" (am I the only one that shivers from shame at that term?), I only see this as good for Capcom. I don't mean this in a mean way, Inafune is quite a legend, but their departure from one another might just translate to better products from both sides.

@SolidTy: You're right. With Kamiya, Mikami and Atsushi Inaba (DMC, Phoenix Wright, Steel Battalion, Viewtiful Joe series, Okami and God Hand) and Keiji inafune; Platinum Games will be indestructable (will be a publisher or still a solid development studio). Only time will tell.

@nohabs he is 45...

OH NO! Why Sensei Inafune? :( "You've been our man for many years Sensei. You'll always be the best greatest delevoper of all times in Capcom. A moment of respect for his decisions. All the Capcom fan and players around the world will miss you". HAIL KEIJI "INAFKING" INAFUNE, GOD BLESS YOU! :)

We will miss you! Thanks for everything!

Lost Planet 2 wasn't outsourced and it was Capcom's biggest financial disaster, whereas Dead Rising 2 was outsourced and the game has sold very well.

I don't get why Capcom keeps doing the same stupid things over and over such as outsourcing their games to western developers, good example is letting Ninja Theory make DmC, bad move Capcom...

That really sucks, I guess there goes Dead Rising 3? And why are they surprised that such a weak game like Lost Planet 2 had weak sales.

what out omnimusha 5 he joke about in mexico or the new mega man... o wait, forget the new mega man, it looks retarded, its like back to the past for me

I'm a bit saddened by this news. Inafune and Capcom have been sort of a "stability" over the years. I loved many of the games he created. But what will happen to future Mega Man games now?

A 23 year old veteran ? The guy hasn't lived long enough to be called that

Maybe he will join THQ Montreal ??!!

well thats better with him gone hopefully now Capcom will stop it westernization strategy and start making more goo games their own way like the old days.

Wonder if Inafune will start his own dev company or maybe jump over to Platinum like a lot of senior Capcom devs seem to be doing. @Oni_Taedo - Hope you meant to say Star Wars not Star Trek. Cause otherwise you clearly have no clue what you're talking about. I'm gonna go with the latter.

i wonder what hell do nao.

I think this guy is only really looking at certain parts of the game industry when he says this, and is ignoring other crucial areas. Sure, the West is the leader in MMOs, console games and casual online games, but the East is the leader in handheld games and retro games. I get the feeling that he is looking at it as a technologically inferior thing, but imo that isn't the way to look at a game. Is a game only fun if it has good graphics? Is this the only kind of game that people want to play? I think not, and there will always be a market for the classic platformer or traditional turn-based RPG.

You could pretty much say that.

Guess this is bad new for Megaman Legends 3 development. Fortunately Capcom has proved that their main series can survove even without the people who created them, Resident Evil, Devil May Cry and Street Fighter come to mind. Anyway, I wish the best for Mr. Inafune. I hope he can produce more games with another company. Valhalla Studios, please?

@PHILRYABKIN Destoryed - what? a MegaMan with no story? (LOL)

My Hopes for MegaMan Legends 3 and X9 are destoryed.

@inhabit_yo Man you´re right! Almost forgot about Megaman Legends 3. Inafune was a friggin genius, man I loved his games... I´m sure someone will continue Mega Man Universe and Legends 3 right? Right!?

good luck in your new ventures man. you were there for a long time, and the things you did were legendary

anyway... WTF is gonna happen to Mega Man Universe and Mega Man Legends 3 now? My life is ruined! WAAAAH!

Doesn't say what he's going to do next but this is hardly shocking given his comments about the state of japanese games. IMO resident evil 4 was the last truly revolutionary thing that capcom had released. they've certainly put out some great games since but a lot of them had some seriously questionable design choices (dead risings AWFUL save system). inafune is just the latest big name to get fed up and leave the company. i dont necessarily agree with his broad statement about japanese game development since some of the biggest strides forward in gaming have come FROM japan, but i can see where he's coming from. i hope his next move is something good. @Oni_Taedo - yeah the 96 on metacritc disagrees with you

Japan Dev's are getting killed buy US Dev's. He knows it and he might be looking for a job with a US dev. For almost 20 years Japan has been on top when it came to making games.

@SolidTy dude I agree with you 100% Capcom is losing all it's best devs Shiji Mikami is the king of the RE franchise and Jun Takeuchi can't compare now without Kenji Infune The Dead Rising series will be good but nowhere near as good as it was.

@Virtual_Erkan Okay, I'm just going to lol here for a moment. Did you actually call Mass Effect 2... good? It's fine to like it, but it's as stereotypically sci-fi as sci-fi can get. It's as close as possible to being Star Trek as you can get without it actually being Star Trek.

Whoa.... what's gonna happen to Mega Man Legends 3? They just announced it less than a month ago...

I could care less. Give me some of that money and maybe I would.

He did a fantastic job with Dead Rising 2, that game is fun as hell.

Oh dear. What will become of Megaman Legends 3? Best of luck to you Inafune. Capcom is now officially worthless without you.

Sure Inafune was greatly influential to Capcom's success until now, however, I cannot agree with the concept of Westernizing Japanese games by any means. It's better if they stay with what they know and avoid re-inventing the wheel.

Maybe he should have kept his mouth shut and just do exactly what the bosses said he should... you know like some other big names in the business... more of the same please (SF) or an incredibly weak idea (Wii Music) please... after all we all love that stuff....:P

He'll land on his feet somewhere else, on his terms.

If he is leaving what happens to Mega Man Universe? and Mega Man in general?? Hopefully they either drop the Lost Planet IP or put it on hold until the next console gen when they can fix it.

A lot of the stuff this guy worked on is also on my favorites list.

If you remember the article that mentioned Mega Man Legends 3, it was never talked about by Keiji Inafune it was actually a guy in the audience that mentioned it after Keiji said a new Mega Man was in the works along with MM Universe. When the guy in the audience had mentioned this Keiji just laughed and through foam mega busters out to the audience. There has yet to be official mention on Mega Man Legends 3 by Keiji or Capcom, it would be nice to a new entry to Legends. Keiji may be the head of R&D, but he still has to follow orders from the Capcom executives on what to do with titles. Keiji will probably create a new studio, this means more positions in the industry. I wonder if he would plan on starting up a new company in the States instead of Japan. Either way I think it might be a new company instead of being picked up by one. I just worry about Mega Man's future, will there finally be an end to the original series?, will Proto Man die from the virus?, will the X series finally enter the Elf Wars?, did Zero actually die in the Zero series?

I hope this guy brings his talents over to the U.S. and signs on with an American game developer, or starts his own studio here.

Aside from creative vision disputes, he's basically been insulting the company that pays him and supplies him with resources for some time. Now I know that speaks volumes in any country when you work for an employer and then insult them. Regarding the Japanese business model though, it seems he was just wanting to get pounded by his employer. Now to be fair and polite though he has had an extremely influential hold over gaming for his time since the 80s. That being said it has been an overall fabulous run and I (as a gamer) appreciate all of his positive contributions to gaming. Well done Inafune, well done...

I'm sure that someone as talented as him won't be unemployed for long. It's Capcom's loss, not his. Best of luck to you, Keiji Inafune.