Capcom supporting Xbox 360 more than PS3 & Wii, for now [update 2]
Capcom's latest Investor Relations report seems to indicate that the publisher plans to release six titles for Xbox 360 in 2007 the fiscal year that began April 1, compared to just three for PlayStation 3; and apparently none for Wii. Overall support for Sony remains strong however, with a total of 54 titles spread across PlayStation 2 and PSP; DS and GBA share 12.
What's most puzzling about the report is how the time periods are labeled on the graph. For example, does "2007/3" refer only to first quarter projections? Are we to anticipate six Xbox 360 titles by March? And if so, which ones? Still, if the graph is meant to be interpreted in this way it would mean 51 PS2 games were released between January and March of this year — and that can't be accurate. Can it? Anyone care to take a stab at the true meaning of these figures?
Update 1: okay, we think we've got it figured out ... "2005/3" represents titles and sales of those titles for an entire fiscal year (from April 2004 through March 2005). Similarly, "2006/3" represents the following fiscal year. "2006/9" represents a fiscal half-year (April 2006 through September 2006). And so, "2007/3" combines all titles and sales of those titles from October 2006 until now with projections through March 2007.
If this is the case, neither Dead Rising nor Street Fighter II (Xbox Live Arcade) could be included in the "2007/3" period because both titles were released before October 1. Lost Planet is due out in January (out now in Japan) and Resident Evil has likely been delayed until 2008, so what are the additional five three titles expected on 360? Devil May Cry 4? Perhaps. More likely, a clump of Xbox Live Arcade rehashes.
Update 2: J.Goodwin (comment #8) brings up a good point. "2007/3" likely represents an entire fiscal year, so we do count Dead Rising and Street Fighter II — along with Lost Planet. That leaves three titles unaccounted for. (Phew, that was bananas! Stupid stinkin' shoddy-graph makers...)