There is a possibility that "maniac" could have instead meant "hardcore." Clearly in the interview, Jun states that they want Resident Evil to have a more broad appeal. We all know for a fact that Resident Evil 4 was a succesful platinum game, but we also know that Resident Evil 5 is the best selling Resident Evil game (meaning that Resident Evil 5 was successful in appealing to more people). Now the only confusing thing for me, is why they thought Resident Evil 4 was more for hardcore players. Resident Evil 5 clearly has its play mechanic rooted in the style of Resident Evil 4. Maybe the African controversy drew more of a crowd. Who knows.

I think Takeuchi meant that "maniac fans" (literally translated) are "very passionate and dedicated". I don't think he meant that as any sort of insult,  but as more of an intimation of how hardcore they are and as a result, are fewer in number than a mainstream gamer (NOT to be confused with a  casual gamer).

We work very hard to listen to our fans. Our community outreach efforts like Unity exist for only this purpose. Your input has dramatically changed many (but not all) business decisions, influenced product directions, caused products to exist that otherwise wouldn't, etc. That doesn't mean that we can act on every request at every time, immediately.

Speaking in very general terms, and not at all in regard to anything mentioned in this thread, there are things that have been requested through the community and this site specifically that are in progress. Some of them won't show up or be heard about for many years. That's just the nature of how long these things take.

In a few cases, I've put my own reputation within the company on the line to make some of these happen (MvC2 being one example).

Oct 2, 2009 -- 12:35PM, Native Dialect wrote:

It is clear that Capcom does listen to us. The home version of Street Fighter IV had its bonus roster directly taken from Unity polls. That is how we wound up with Cammy and Fei Long. People made noise about the other two former New Challengers, and now they are in Super Street Fighter IV. Even look at Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, which on the Wii, will probably have only a modest turn out here in the States, yet Capcom made it happen. Just a little b it of faith folks. That is all it takes.

I agree.  Capcom seems to really take our thoughts into consideration, as Native Dialect has pointed out.  MvC2 being another huge example.

Oct 2, 2009 -- 1:02PM, rhythmichrtbeat wrote:

Also . . . . . .  Big . . . . . Stu . . . ?

haha fear not, trying to keep a low profile checking the progress of my thread here.

well if that really was your plan then cool....cuz honestly what other company gives us classics like these like seriously someone tell me!!!!! i mean i have the te stick and play SFIV almost everyday its so much fun......this is going to be a treat...LP2 is a dream and thats the only good games I see coming up in the future (no i'm not joking).....I could care less about halo 3 ODST or any other game coming this year....batman AA was pretty good i must admit .....but thats about it...CAPCOM U GUYS RULE THE VIDEO GAME WORLD!!!!!!