Viewtiful Joe
Viewtiful Joe | |
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Capcom Production Studio 4 | |
Publisher(s) | Capcom |
Creator(s) | Hideki Kamiya |
Platform(s) | |
First release | Viewtiful Joe June 26, 2003 |
Latest release | Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble! November 2, 2005 |
Viewtiful Joe (
Games
2003 | Viewtiful Joe |
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2004 | Viewtiful Joe 2 |
2005 | Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble |
Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble! |
Viewtiful Joe (2003)
The first game in the series was directed by
Viewtiful Joe 2 (2004)
The second game in the series was directed by Masaaki Yamada, with
Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble (2005)
Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble! (2005)
Development and history
Hideki Kamiya has expressed wanting to return to the series since leaving Capcom. In 2017, in an interview with
Other media
An anime TV series based on the video game series, simply titled Viewtiful Joe, was produced by Group TAC and aired from 2004 to 2005.[4] A manga series was published concurrently in V Jump magazine.[5]
Reception
Game | Year | Metacritic |
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Viewtiful Joe | 2003 | 93/100 (NGC)[9] 90/100 (PS2)[10] |
Viewtiful Joe 2 | 2004 | 86/100 (NGC)[11] 85/100 (PS2)[12] |
Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble | 2005 | 62/100 (NGC)[13] 63/100 (PSP)[14] |
Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble! | 2005 | 73/100 (DS)[15] |
The first two Viewtiful Joe games received critical acclaim. However, the games that came after received a mixed-to-positive response and did not sell well.
Sales
In Japan, the GameCube version of Viewtiful Joe sold through its initial shipment of less than 100,000 copies during the week of its release.[16] Preorders of the GameCube version sold out on Capcom's North American website prior to its ship date, and Viewtiful Joe debuted as the tenth best-selling game in the region.[17][18] The PlayStation 2 version sold a poor 9,912 units in its first week of release in Japan.[19] Worldwide, sales of the game reached 275,000 copies on the GameCube and 46,000 on the PlayStation 2.[20] Sales of the game in both North America and Europe were lower than what Capcom had predicted, but due to its small budget, the game was considered by Inaba to be relatively successful commercially.[21][22]
References
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- ^ Sato (November 20, 2017). "Hideki Kamiya Wants To Do A Viewtiful Joe Or DMC Remake, And A Dante x Bayonetta Crossover". Siliconera. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- Nintendo Life. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ Cole, Michael (September 1, 2004). "Television is Viewtiful". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- ^ "株式会社カプコン:Capcom World Japan". Archived from the original on August 14, 2015.
- ^ Gifford, Kevin (November 5, 2008). "Viewtiful Joe Joins Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- ^ Hamza CTZ Aziz (August 18, 2010). "GC 10: Viewtiful Joe and Dormammu join Marvel vs Capcom 3". destructoid. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- ^ Sarkar, Samit (August 29, 2013). "Viewtiful Joe, Another World's Lester Knight join Combo Crew". Polygon. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ "Viewtiful Joe for GameCube". Metacritic. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ "Viewtiful Joe for PlayStation 2". Metacritic. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ "Viewtiful Joe 2 for GameCube". Metacritic. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ "Viewtiful Joe 2 for PlayStation 2". Metacritic. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ "Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble for GameCube". Metacritic. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ "Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble for PSP". Metacritic. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ "Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble! for Nintendo DS". Metacritic. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ IGN staff (3 July 2003). "Viewtiful Sales". IGN. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
- ^ Altersitz, Samuel (18 October 2003). "News – Capcom: Viewtiful Joe is a Sell Out!". GamesAreFun. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
- Gamasutra. Archivedfrom the original on 22 September 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
- ^ Mambrucchi, Steeve (17 September 2004). "Top Ventes Jap (Sem n°37/2004)" (in French). Gamekyo. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
- ^ Drake, Shannon (8 May 2007). "Vision Doesn't Sell Copies". The Escapist. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
- ^ Sheffield, Brandon (11 March 2005). "Postcard from GDC 2005: Lessons from Viewtiful Joe: Making a Creatively and Financially Successful New Game". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on 20 December 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
- ^ "Capcom Annual Report 2004" (PDF). Capcom. 31 March 2004. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2009.