Capcom, writer of not one or two however three well-received video games up to now this yr (Resident Evil Requiem, Pragmata, and Onimusha: Approach of the Sword), is opening its first retail retailer in the U.S. It will be a pop-up in Little Akihabara in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. The grand opening is that this Saturday, September 19, and “a restricted quantity” of attendees have a probability to play the upcoming Mega Man: Twin Override on Saturday and Sunday. In the meantime, the primary 50 buyers on the nineteenth and twentieth will obtain “a limited-edition Tokyo Sport Present handkerchief that includes widespread Capcom video games.”
The pop-up will run via October 18 at Little Akihabara Popup Store & Stay, positioned at 319 E 2nd St. #122. Hours are from 12pm–7pm. Merch objects embrace plushies, T-shirts, keychains, and extra. Examine a few of the objects out in the gallery beneath.
The corporate additionally teased that the shop will characteristic life-size statues of “fan-favorite” characters from Road Fighter and Mega Man and extra playable demos of different Capcom video games.
Capcom has had a nice yr up to now, with the aforementioned Resident Evil Requiem topping 7 million items offered, Pragmata topping 2 million items offered in simply over two weeks – which Capcom says makes a sequel seemingly, and Onimusha: Approach of the Sword picked up a 10 out of 10 evaluate rating from IGN. Transferring ahead, Capcom desires to “re-activate IPs that haven’t had a new title launch lately,” which may imply something from Dino Disaster to Useless Rising or Misplaced Planet, to call a few.
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