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What is Capcom?

Capcom is a Japanese multinational video game development and publishing company. The company was founded on May 30, 1979 and is particularly known for its video game franchises such as Street Fighter, Mega Man, Resident Evil, Devil May Cry, Onimusha, Dino Crisis, Dead Rising, Sengoku Basara, Monster Hunter, Breath of Fire, and Ace Attorney. Capcom operates in the USA, UK, Germany, France, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Tokyo, and its corporate headquarters is located in Osaka, Japan. Capcom is also the 5th largest gaming company in Japan and the 318th largest in Japan.

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When was Capcom Founded?

Capcom's predecessor, I.R.M. Corporation was founded on May 30, 1979 by Kenzo Tsujimoto as a manufacturer and distributor of electronic gaming machines. In September 1981 the company was renamed Sambi Co. Its subsidiary, Japan Capsule Computers Co, was renamed Capcom Co on June 11, 1983. In January 1989, both companies merged to form the present company. The company takes its current name from the combination of the words "Capsule" and "Computer".

Capcom's first product was the arcade game "Little League", introduced in July 1983, and "Vulgus", introduced in May 1984, was the company's first real video game. The company published its game "1942" in December 1985, and started producing games for consoles for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Capcom produced the game named "Street Fighter", which is one of the best-selling games in 1987. In the same year, the company also released the game "Megaman". The games named “Final Fight” in 1989, “Street Fighter II” in 1991 and “Breath of Fire” in 1993 took their place in the market. “Resident Evil”, one of Capcom's most famous and successful games, was first released on the PlayStation game console in 1996. The “Dino Crisis” series introduced in 1999 and the “Devil May Cry” series introduced in 2001 also achieved serious success.