Another great...dead

[ZTC]

As of today, the studio behind Viewtiful Joe, Okami, and God Hand is no more. Clover Studio was shuttered by main shareholder Capcom. At a Board of Directors' meeting was held, and it was decided that Clover should dissolved. The reason? According to the Capcom IR release:

Clover Studio Co., Ltd. has met the goal of developing unique and creative original home video game software, however, in view of promoting a business strategy that concentrates management resources on a selected business to enhance the efficiency of the development power of the entire Capcom group, the dissolution of Clover Studio Co., Ltd. has been raised and passed at a Board of Directors' meeting.

The studio was established on July 1, 2004 and takes its name, "clover," from an abbreviation of "creativity lover." Under president and CEO Atsushi Inaba and Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami, the studio turned out a handful of inventive titles that were anything but mainstream. Sales, unfortunately, reflected that, and Capcom management took action. It's okay to love creativity, just don't expect it to turn a profit. Clover Studio will be officially liquidated March 2007. ==Brian Ashcraft
Article Source (http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/top/breaking-clover-studio-is-dead-207026.php)
Orignal Press release (http://ir.capcom.co.jp/english/news/html/e061012a.html)

That really sucks =/
I've played Viewtiful Joe and that was fun as hell... so much for creativity :shakeno:

[Nfiend]

damn.... that was one of the best games ive ever played. *bows head and cries* :(

[vegeta1215]

There goes any chance of Okami being ported to Wii :(

[Modus Ponens]

What?! No! (http://dvnooooo.ytmnd.com/) Ōkami is the best PS2 game since Shadow of the Colossus! Damnit, that really, really sucks. I guess now I just have to hope that their creativity can bleed into the rest of Capcom and improve the overall quality of the company as a whole.

Sigh.

[Beldaran]

Turning art into a business = art gets fucked

[AtmaWeapon]

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This hurts my heart really bad. I hope clover gives them the finger by making their own game company because every game they have made has made me very happy while I play it.

Screw you Capcom.

[Orion]

There goes any chance of Okami being ported to Wii :(

Just buy it for the PS2 if you happen to have one. The drawing aspect makes up so little of the game (you use it often, but its not like it takes a lot of skill) that the Wii wouldn't add that much to it. The joystick really works just fine.