Capcom interested in acquisitions and partnerships, but not a merger

“Capcom must increase sales in the Consumer Online Games Business outside Japan, where the market for these games is larger and there is much more growth potential, in order to maintain growth. Acquisitions and partnerships are one of the important strategies for increasing our market share overseas. We aggressively seek the opportunities of acquisitions and partnerships for the purposes of creating game content with universal market appeal and acquiring technologies and know-how required for our ‘Single Content Multiple Usage’ strategy. However, a merger with a large Japanese game or toy manufacturer is not being considered as a serious option since it would not make a significant contribution to growth in our overseas sales. Furthermore, this type of merger also poses the risk of limiting our activities involving the licensing of game content.” - Capcom company note

Truth be told, I'm a little worried about Capcom's current slate of upcoming games. There are titles that look quite good, but others that don't seem to be getting much attention. Could a fall in profits have Capcom thinking a different way about a merger?

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