In the same online chat in whichTatsunoko vs. Capcomproducer Ryota Niitsuma spilled the beans about the potential for anotherVersusgame being announced later this year, he spoke out about some of the franchises that didn’t quite make it into the game.
We know that Phoenix Wrightwas unfortunately scrapped from the game, citing localization and balance problems. But Niitsuma told SiliconEra today thatSamurai Pizza CatsandSpeed Racerwere also on the docket at one point.
“We at Capcom, too, wanted to see theSamurai Pizza Catsin the game. We were in discussion with Tatsunoko Productions to attempt to get them in the game. It went right up the last minute, but it didn’t go through,” explained Niitsuma. Loosely translated fromCatto Ninden Teyandee,Samurai Pizza Catswas picked up by Saban when it was brought to North America in the early 1990s. A quick Google search shows that Disneynow owns the rights to the property.
I admit that I don’t know much about the show, but I blame Disney for the fact that I don’t have the chance to beat Morrigan up with a anthropomorphic cat who simultaneously catches bad dudes and runs a pizzeria. Read that sentence again and tell me that wouldn’t have been awesome.
TheSpeed Racerloss is equally disappointing, but only because I’m more familiar with the show. “They thought about Speed Racerbut he’s just a race car driver. It would be hard to incorporate his race car into the game,” Niitsuma continued.
Cop out. Frank West is just a photographer (He’s covered wars, you know), but they squeezed him in there just fine.
But seriously.Samurai Pizza Cats.
Capcom Tried To Get Samurai Pizza Cats for Tatsunoko vs. Capcom[SiliconEra]
