TV series creator Street Fighter Yoshinori Ono, unexpectedly quit Capcom last summer after 30 years of work, announced joining a Japanese studio Delightworks as president and chief operating officer. He will take office May 1, 2023… The news was shared by the portal Gamestalk…
Deightworks studio specializes in working with mobile platforms. It was she who developed the sensational role-playing game. Fate / Grand Orderpublished by Sony Music company Aniplex and earned over $ 4 billion as of the end of 2019.
Recently, however, Delightworks has faced a series of setbacks. Her mobile game Sakura kakumeibased on a franchise Sakura Wars company Sega, actually failed and led to financial losses, as a result of which it will be closed just six months after the launch – already on June 30. At the same time, the revenue of Fate / Grand Order decreased by 80% in 2023 compared to 2019.
Akihito Shoji, founder and current president of Delightworks, will take over as chairman and CEO of the studio with the appointment of Ono.
Earlier, there were rumors of Capcom abandoning the vision Street fighter vioffered by Ono. According to a trusted industry insider, the company has made the decision to change the project leader.
In addition to Street Fighter, Yoshinori Ono has produced an RPG Deep down for the PlayStation 4, announced by Capcom in 2013. What will happen to the project next is still unknown.
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