The studio consisted largely of existing Capcom R&D talent, who had formed the company (then called Studio 9) to give themselves greater executive control (and thus creative freedom), like Sega's semi-autonomous studios in the early 2000s. The studio focused largely on creating new intellectual property rather than sequels. When these failed to perform on par with Capcom's more popular series, Capcom attempted to merge the studio back into their internal R&D. Those at the studio chose instead to leave the company, and Clover was dissolved.
Some of the key members of Clover founded Seeds Inc., a new development group[3] that merged with ODD Incorporated in October 2007 to form PlatinumGames,[4][better source needed] which has since built up a staff composed of former Clover staff. Other members (including the art director of Ōkami) went to join UTV Ignition Games at their Tokyo development studio, which developed the game El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron. On 28 October 2010, one of the most prominent members of Clover Studio and then PlatinumGames, Shinji Mikami, joined ZeniMax Media in a deal where ZeniMax acquired his new development studio Tango Gameworks.[5]
To facilitate Viewtiful Joe 2's development, Capcom turned "Team Viewtiful" into Clover Studio, a semi-autonomous production company with a focus on developing new intellectual properties (IPs).[6] The separation was also in part due to Resident Evil 4's PlayStation 2 release, which caused significant tensions between Capcom and Mikami, who had touted the game's console exclusivity.[7][8] Clover Studio was able to produce two more games in the Viewtiful Joe series, which serve as side-stories, and commissioned an anime adaptation which was handled by Group TAC. Clover's next big project was Ōkami, a "brand-focused project" fitting with Capcom's goal for Clover to develop new IPs.[9] Although it was a critical success, it failed to live up to Capcom's sales expectations; Clover's next project God Hand did even worse.[10] Compounding this problem, Clover's developers still felt stifled under the weight of Capcom's corporate management, who were reluctant or actively opposed to risky new ideas.[6][11]
These resignations were part of a series of high-profile departures from Capcom, including Yoshiki Okamoto in 2003 and Keiji Inafune in 2010.[13] Inafune complained of similar problems, as Inaba, Kamiya and Mikami, namely that Capcom management had a rule dictating that at least 70-80 percent of all new projects must be sequels of existing properties, with the actual number very close to 100 percent at any time.[14]
Legacy
They would go on to found PlatinumGames with members of their old studio.[11] In 2008, they announced the "Platinum Three", referring to MadWorld, Infinite Space, and Bayonetta, which would attempt to carry on the Capcom Five's ambitious and creative original spirit.[15]
In 2009, Capcom producer and Senior Corporate Officer of R&D Keiji Inafune, told 1UP.com that the company had no interest at the time to produce sequels to Clover titles.[16]
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^ abKietzmann, Ludwig (25 June 2012). . Joystiq. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
External links
at the Wayback Machine (archived 26 March 2007) (in Japanese)
Capcom press release announcing the dissolution of Clover
clover, studio, japanese, 株式会社クローバースタジオ, hepburn, kabushiki, gaisha, kurōbā, sutajio, japanese, video, game, development, studio, founded, capcom, studio, developed, playstation, port, viewtiful, both, versions, viewtiful, gamecube, playstation, titles, Ōkami,. Clover Studio Co Ltd Japanese 株式会社クローバースタジオ Hepburn Kabushiki Gaisha Kurōba Sutajio was a Japanese video game development studio founded by Capcom The studio developed the PlayStation 2 port of Viewtiful Joe both versions of Viewtiful Joe 2 for the GameCube and PlayStation 2 and the PS2 titles Ōkami and God Hand The name clover is an abbreviation of creativity lover 1 as well as the Japanese syllables mi three and ba leaf coming from the names of Shinji Mikami and Clover s Atsushi Inaba 2 Clover Studio Co Ltd Native name株式会社クローバースタジオRomanized nameKabushiki Gaisha Kurōba SutajioFormerlyStudio 9TypeSubsidiaryIndustryVideo gamesFounded1 July 2004 18 years ago 2004 07 01 DefunctMarch 2007 15 years ago 2007 03 FateDissolved into CapcomHeadquartersOsaka JapanKey peopleAtsushi Inaba CEO Kenzo Tsujimoto vice president Yoshifumi Yamashita director Haruhiro Tsujimoto senior manager Tamio Oda managing director Shinji Utsunomiya design lead Dragan Tosic lead composer Ryuta Takahashi software engineer ProductsGod HandŌkamiViewtiful JoeParentCapcomWebsitecloverstudio co jpThe studio consisted largely of existing Capcom R amp D talent who had formed the company then called Studio 9 to give themselves greater executive control and thus creative freedom like Sega s semi autonomous studios in the early 2000s The studio focused largely on creating new intellectual property rather than sequels When these failed to perform on par with Capcom s more popular series Capcom attempted to merge the studio back into their internal R amp D Those at the studio chose instead to leave the company and Clover was dissolved Some of the key members of Clover founded Seeds Inc a new development group 3 that merged with ODD Incorporated in October 2007 to form PlatinumGames 4 better source needed which has since built up a staff composed of former Clover staff Other members including the art director of Ōkami went to join UTV Ignition Games at their Tokyo development studio which developed the game El Shaddai Ascension of the Metatron On 28 October 2010 one of the most prominent members of Clover Studio and then PlatinumGames Shinji Mikami joined ZeniMax Media in a deal where ZeniMax acquired his new development studio Tango Gameworks 5 Contents 1 History 2 Legacy 3 Games developed 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditTo facilitate Viewtiful Joe 2 s development Capcom turned Team Viewtiful into Clover Studio a semi autonomous production company with a focus on developing new intellectual properties IPs 6 The separation was also in part due to Resident Evil 4 s PlayStation 2 release which caused significant tensions between Capcom and Mikami who had touted the game s console exclusivity 7 8 Clover Studio was able to produce two more games in the Viewtiful Joe series which serve as side stories and commissioned an anime adaptation which was handled by Group TAC Clover s next big project was Ōkami a brand focused project fitting with Capcom s goal for Clover to develop new IPs 9 Although it was a critical success it failed to live up to Capcom s sales expectations Clover s next project God Hand did even worse 10 Compounding this problem Clover s developers still felt stifled under the weight of Capcom s corporate management who were reluctant or actively opposed to risky new ideas 6 11 Capcom shut down Clover Studio in late 2006 after Atsushi Inaba Hideki Kamiya and Shinji Mikami left the company 12 These resignations were part of a series of high profile departures from Capcom including Yoshiki Okamoto in 2003 and Keiji Inafune in 2010 13 Inafune complained of similar problems as Inaba Kamiya and Mikami namely that Capcom management had a rule dictating that at least 70 80 percent of all new projects must be sequels of existing properties with the actual number very close to 100 percent at any time 14 Legacy EditThey would go on to found PlatinumGames with members of their old studio 11 In 2008 they announced the Platinum Three referring to MadWorld Infinite Space and Bayonetta which would attempt to carry on the Capcom Five s ambitious and creative original spirit 15 In 2009 Capcom producer and Senior Corporate Officer of R amp D Keiji Inafune told 1UP com that the company had no interest at the time to produce sequels to Clover titles 16 In 2010 Capcom released a sequel to Ōkami titled Ōkamiden for the Nintendo DS 17 Characters from Viewtiful Joe and Ōkami have appeared in other Capcom media Viewtiful Joe and Yami antagonist of Ōkami appear in the 2008 fighting game Tatsunoko vs Capcom Ultimate All Stars 18 19 Viewtiful Joe and Amaterasu the protagonist of Ōkami both appear as playable characters in the 2011 fighting game Marvel vs Capcom 3 Fate of Two Worlds and Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 20 21 A high definition port of Ōkami remastered by Capcom and HexaDrive was released on the PlayStation 3 via the PlayStation Network in October 2012 and for retail in Japan in November 2012 22 23 24 The high definition port was also released for Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in December 2017 worldwide with a Nintendo Switch version released in August 2018 22 24 23 Games developed EditYear Title Platform s Publisher2003 Viewtiful Joe GameCube PlayStation 2 Capcom2004 Viewtiful Joe 22005 Viewtiful Joe Red Hot Rumble GameCube PlayStation PortableViewtiful Joe Double Trouble Nintendo DS2006 Ōkami PlayStation 2God HandSee also EditList of Capcom subsidiariesReferences Edit Capcom Forms Clover Studio Game Gossip 21 April 2004 Archived from the original on 2 September 2004 Retrieved 18 July 2005 Capcom amp Clover Over and Over Former Clover Head Atsushi Inaba on a Post Capcom World Gamasutra 12 October 2006 Archived from the original on 27 February 2008 Retrieved 18 July 2011 Gantayat Anoop 15 February 2007 Clover Reborn IGN Archived from the original on 5 February 2012 Retrieved 9 August 2007 プラチナゲームズ株式会社 Sinclair Brendan 3 November 2010 ZeniMax acquires Shinji Mikami studio GameSpot Retrieved 22 June 2020 a b Sheffield Brandon 23 October 2006 Capcom amp Clover Over and Over Former Clover Head Atsushi Inaba on a Post Capcom World Gamasutra Retrieved 4 September 2011 Bailey Kat 31 March 2010 Shinji Mikami Launches Teaser Site with Harakiri Flash Game 1UP com Archived from the original on 14 September 2016 Retrieved 4 September 2011 Cullen Johnny 12 November 2010 Mikami originally displeased at becoming producer at Capcom VG24 7 Retrieved 23 February 2012 Sheffield Brandon 11 March 2005 Postcard from GDC 2005 Lessons from Viewtiful Joe Making a Creatively and Financially Successful New Game Gamasutra Retrieved 2 September 2011 Drake Shannon 8 May 2007 Vision Doesn t Sell Copies The Escapist Retrieved 2 September 2011 a b Mielke James 30 January 2008 Clover Blossoms Atsushi Inaba Interview 1UP com Archived from the original on 2 April 2016 Retrieved 4 September 2011 Clover Studios to Dissolve Edge 12 October 2006 Archived from the original on 26 February 2014 Retrieved 4 September 2011 Kohler Chris 29 October 2010 Mega Man Creator s Departure Completes Capcom Talent Exodus Wired com Retrieved 4 September 2011 稲船敬二氏によるセミナーが開催 クリエイティブへの思い 新会社設立の意図を語る A seminar by Mr Keiji Inafune will be held Talking about his thoughts on creativity and the intention of establishing a new company Famitsu in Japanese Archived from the original on 22 July 2018 Retrieved 22 July 2018 Bergervoet Erwin 14 May 2008 PlatinumGames onthult de nieuwe Capcom Five Gamer nl Archived from the original on 21 February 2014 Retrieved 4 September 2011 Mielke James 5 March 2009 Keiji Inafune Talks Mega Man Revivals Strider Possibilites News from 1UP com Archived from the original on 5 March 2009 Retrieved 17 July 2018 Feit Daniel 26 September 2009 Hands on Okamiden Demo Is Cute But Short WIRED Retrieved 17 July 2018 Gifford Kevin 5 November 2008 Viewtiful Joe Joins Tatsunoko Vs Capcom 1UP com Archived from the original on 19 July 2012 Retrieved 27 August 2020 Tatsunoko vs Capcom confirmed for US EU GameSpot 19 May 2009 Retrieved 18 July 2018 Aziz Hamza 18 August 2010 GC 10 Viewtiful Joe and Dormammu join Marvel vs Capcom 3 Destructoid Retrieved 27 August 2020 Aziz Hamza 22 June 2010 Amaterasu and Thor join Marvel vs Capcom 3 Destructoid Retrieved 18 July 2018 a b Reilly Jim 19 June 2012 Okami HD Announced Game Informer Retrieved 18 July 2018 a b Matulef Jeffery 20 June 2012 Okami HD coming to PlayStation 3 this Autumn Eurogamer net Eurogamer Retrieved 18 July 2018 a b Kietzmann Ludwig 25 June 2012 Okami HD developed by Capcom and Hexa Drive Joystiq Joystiq Archived from the original on 10 January 2014 Retrieved 18 July 2018 External links EditOfficial Clover Studio website at the Wayback Machine archived 26 March 2007 in Japanese IGN s listing Press release on the formation of Clover Capcom press release announcing the dissolution of Clover Clover Studios final interview 1UP com 2006 10 13 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Clover Studio amp oldid 1132967250, 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