Marvel Vs Capcom 3 producer Ryota Niitsuma will be hitting the panel circuit hard in the coming weeks.  First up will be a double-header of appearances at San Diego Comic-Con , on Saturday, July 23rd, followed up by an a new panel at EVO 2011 (also featuring MVC3 Battle Designer Neo_G!). 

Hit the jump to get the overview, times, and locations on all 3 upcoming panels!

San Diego Comic-Con Appearances:

Saturday, July 23
11:00-12:00 Marvel vs. Capcom— Fighting fans! Come to this panel to hear the fantastic news about this legendary fighting game franchise straight from producer Ryota Niitsuma. Get an exclusive behind-the-scenes peek as well as a chance to come onstage to showcase your fighting skills against each other for fantastic prizes. Followed by a Q&A session. Room 25ABC

Saturday, July 23rd

12:30 – 1:30 PM MARVEL INTERACTIVE: MARVEL VIDEO GAMES – Learn all about Spider-Man: Edge of Time, X-Men Destiny, Captain America: Super Soldier, Super Hero Squad Online, Super Hero Squad 3DS and uDraw, Marvel Pinball and the Marvel Universe MMO. Also, find out some exciting new details about the future of Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and other Marvel games via exclusive trailers, surprise reveals, and Q&A with the game creators from some of the industry’s top publishers. Room 6A

 

EVO 2011 Appearance (Rio Hotel and Resort, Las Vegas NV)

Friday, July 29

4:00-5:00 PM  (EVO Panel Room)

Marvel Vs Capcom 3:  Past, Present, and Future!

Capcom producer Ryota Niitsuma will share behind-the-scenes insights from the MVC3 development process and discuss thoughts on the future direction of the Marvel Vs Capcom franchise.  He will be joined by MVC3 battle system designer and Capcom fighting legend Hidetoshi (“Neo_G”) Ishizawa (see below for credits) to discuss the thinking behind the battle systems, and what the future might hold for everything from character balance, mechanics, and more.  Fighting fans will not want to miss this rare opportunity for insight and discussion. 

On a personal note, I should add that while the Fighting Game Community is already familiar with producer Niitsuma-san, but please DO NOT sleep on Neo_G, who doesn’t draw a lot of headlines, but is one of my personal fighting game heroes of all time. 

EVO2011 will be his first public appearance anywhere outside of Japan, and if you’ve ever had a nerdy question about why some feature is this way instead of that way, Neo_G is the man with the answers.  He is an accomplished player, my friend, and one of the most knowledgeable people about fighting games on the planet.  He has been a key member of the team behind a TON of the FGC’s all time Capcom favorites—see below for his unbelievable credits list.  Join me for a very special opportunity to meet him alongside producer Niitsuma-san, and help me to show him what an impact his lifetime of work has made to fighting gamers around the world!

A partial list of Neo_G’s credits include: 

–Marvel vs Capcom 2, Designer

Marvel VS. Capcom 3, Battle System Designer

–Street Fighter Alpha 2, Designer

Street Fighter Alpha 3, Designer

Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX, Director, Assistant Producer

–Street Fighter III, Designer

Street Fighter III: 2nd IMPACT, Director

Street Fighter III: 3rd STRIKE, Director

–Darkstalkers 3, Designer

–Capcom VS. SNK 2, Lead Designer

–Hyper Street Fighter II (Arcade Version), Director

–Tatsunoko VS. Capcom, Designer

Tatsunoko VS. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars, Director