Video game developer Capcom gets serious about mobile market

New smartphones allow company to 'finally start' in huge sector, president says

Capcom collaborated with Niantic, the U.S. mobile game producer that developed the wildly popular Pokemon Go, on releasing Monster Hunter Now for smartphones in September. (Photo by Kento Hirashima)

MANAHO OKAMURA and KENTO HIRASHIMA, Nikkei staff writers

December 10, 2023 19:00 JST

OSAKA -- Japanese video game maker Capcom is finally making its mark in the mobile game market, albeit slowly.

The company collaborated with Niantic, the U.S. mobile game producer that developed the wildly popular Pokemon Go, to release Monster Hunter Now for smartphones in September. In October, it released Resident Evil Village for the high-end version of the iPhone 15.