<s>
The	O
Capcom	B-Device
Five	I-Device
are	O
five	O
video	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
unveiled	O
by	O
Capcom	O
in	O
late	O
2002	O
and	O
published	O
from	O
March	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
a	O
time	O
when	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
GameCube	B-Application
console	B-Device
had	O
failed	O
to	O
capture	O
market	O
share	O
,	O
Capcom	O
announced	O
five	O
new	O
GameCube	B-Application
titles	O
with	O
the	O
apparent	O
goal	O
of	O
boosting	O
hardware	O
sales	O
and	O
showing	O
off	O
third-party	O
developer	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
USA	O
followed	O
up	O
with	O
confirmation	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
five	O
games	O
were	O
P.N.03	B-Device
,	O
a	O
futuristic	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
;	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
,	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
action-platformer	O
;	O
Dead	O
Phoenix	O
,	O
a	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
;	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
;	O
and	O
Killer7	B-Application
,	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
with	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
not	O
directly	O
related	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
all	O
overseen	O
by	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
director	O
Shinji	O
Mikami	O
and	O
,	O
except	O
Killer7	B-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Production	O
Studio	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
USA	O
later	O
clarified	O
that	O
only	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
exclusive	O
;	O
the	O
initial	O
announcement	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
miscommunication	O
with	O
their	O
parent	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
the	O
five	O
games	O
,	O
Dead	O
Phoenix	O
was	O
canceled	O
and	O
only	O
P.N.03	B-Device
remained	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Application
exclusive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
P.N.03	B-Device
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
now	O
considered	O
a	O
"	O
cult	O
classic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
and	O
Killer7	B-Application
sold	O
modestly	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
despite	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
and	O
the	O
latter	O
owing	O
to	O
polarized	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Killer7	B-Application
gained	O
a	O
significant	O
cult	O
following	O
,	O
effectively	O
launching	O
the	O
career	O
of	O
director	O
Suda51	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
the	O
runaway	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
,	O
though	O
its	O
GameCube	B-Application
sales	O
were	O
undercut	O
by	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
later	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
also	O
saw	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
with	O
expanded	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
Killer7	B-Application
debuted	O
on	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	O
struggled	O
to	O
attract	O
third-party	O
developers	O
like	O
Capcom	O
to	O
produce	O
games	O
for	O
its	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Industry	O
analysts	O
see	O
the	O
Capcom	B-Device
Five	I-Device
case	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
loss	O
of	O
GameCube	B-Application
exclusivity	O
for	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
as	O
a	O
major	O
blow	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
–	O
Capcom	O
relations	O
and	O
is	O
emblematic	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
failure	O
to	O
attract	O
third-party	O
support	O
during	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
eras	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Capcom	O
enjoyed	O
a	O
close	O
relationship	O
,	O
with	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
 '	O
most	O
prominent	O
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
closeness	O
was	O
partially	O
due	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
monopoly	B-Application
of	O
the	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
market	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
the	O
company	O
to	O
compel	O
third-party	O
developers	O
to	O
release	O
exclusive	O
content	O
according	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
schedule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
's	O
rival	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
system	O
forced	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
relax	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
restrictions	O
on	O
third	O
parties	O
with	O
respect	O
to	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
relations	O
with	O
third-party	O
developers	O
reached	O
a	O
turning	O
point	O
when	O
Nintendo	O
decided	O
to	O
retain	O
a	O
proprietary	O
cartridge-based	O
format	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
in	O
the	O
face	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
disc-based	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
increased	O
manufacturing	O
costs	O
and	O
severely	O
limited	O
cartridge	O
memory	O
capacity	O
,	O
many	O
third	O
parties	O
—	O
Capcom	O
included	O
—	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
to	O
start	O
new	O
franchises	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
third-party	O
abandonment	O
allowed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
to	O
outsell	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
during	O
that	O
console	B-Device
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	O
tried	O
to	O
reclaim	O
third-party	O
developers	O
and	O
catch	O
up	O
to	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
by	O
featuring	O
disc-based	O
media	O
and	O
powerful	O
system	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
climate	O
of	O
flagging	O
sales	O
,	O
Capcom	O
held	O
a	O
surprise	O
press	O
conference	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
November	O
2002	O
,	O
announcing	O
five	O
new	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
:	O
P.N.03	B-Device
,	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
,	O
Dead	O
Phoenix	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Killer7	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
would	O
be	O
developed	O
in-house	O
by	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Production	O
with	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
1	I-Application
director	O
Shinji	O
Mikami	O
as	O
supervisor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lone	O
exception	O
was	O
Killer7	B-Application
,	O
to	O
be	O
produced	O
at	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
,	O
with	O
Mikami	O
as	O
co-writer	O
alongside	O
director	O
Suda51	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
pressed	O
for	O
comment	O
on	O
console	B-Device
exclusivity	O
,	O
a	O
Capcom	O
USA	O
representative	O
confirmed	O
the	O
claim	O
,	O
generating	O
the	O
perception	O
that	O
Capcom	O
was	O
hoping	O
to	O
boost	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
sales	O
and	O
reputation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
statement	O
on	O
their	O
website	O
echoed	O
this	O
support	O
for	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
clarified	O
that	O
only	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
would	O
definitely	O
be	O
exclusive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
P.N.03	B-Device
is	O
a	O
science	O
fiction-themed	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
dexterous	O
protagonist	O
named	O
Vanessa	B-Device
Z	I-Device
.	I-Device
Schneider	I-Device
who	O
battles	O
an	O
army	O
of	O
maverick	O
robots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acting	O
as	O
director	O
,	O
Mikami	O
attempted	O
to	O
differentiate	O
it	O
from	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
by	O
adding	O
defensive	O
and	O
evasive	O
maneuvers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
contemporary	O
critics	O
were	O
aware	O
of	O
the	O
nicheness	O
and	O
cult	O
appeal	O
of	O
P.N.03	B-Device
,	O
summarized	O
by	O
Daniel	O
Etherington	O
from	O
BBC	O
Technology	O
News	O
who	O
said	O
that	O
"[P.N.03]	O
probably	O
will	O
not	O
have	O
mass-market	O
appeal	O
despite	O
its	O
quality	O
"	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
hectic	O
shoot-em-up	O
with	O
a	O
fiddly	O
control	O
system	O
,	O
appearing	O
only	O
on	O
GameCube	B-Application
...	O
but	O
there	O
is	O
the	O
definite	O
possibility	O
of	O
cult	O
appeal	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
commercial	O
failure	O
,	O
reviewers	O
have	O
called	O
P.N.03	B-Device
a	O
"	O
cult	O
classic	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
have	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
spiritual	O
predecessor	O
to	O
PlatinumGames	O
 '	O
2009	O
video	O
game	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
P.N.03	B-Device
was	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
that	O
remained	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Application
exclusive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2.5D	O
side-scrolling	O
action-platformer	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
26	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
complete	O
his	O
quest	O
,	O
Joe	O
must	O
use	O
his	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Effects	O
Powers	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
camera	O
tricks	O
and	O
special	O
effects	O
used	O
in	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
achieved	O
a	O
Metacritic	O
score	O
of	O
93	O
and	O
won	O
GameCube	B-Application
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
awards	O
from	O
numerous	O
publications	O
including	O
IGN	O
,	O
GMR	O
,	O
and	O
USA	O
Today	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
these	O
numbers	O
were	O
lower	O
than	O
Capcom	O
expected	O
,	O
prompting	O
the	O
publisher	O
to	O
port	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2004	O
,	O
with	O
expanded	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
sold	O
46,000	O
copies	O
with	O
a	O
slightly	O
lower	O
Metacritic	O
score	O
of	O
90	O
owing	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
progressive	B-Device
scan	I-Device
and	O
frame	O
rate	O
slowdown	O
generated	O
by	O
the	O
porting	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
trailer	O
footage	O
,	O
IGN	O
compared	O
the	O
gameplay	O
to	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
speculated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
may	O
have	O
been	O
retooled	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
title	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
trend	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
2000s	O
of	O
licensing	O
properties	O
to	O
third	O
parties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
,	O
had	O
its	O
North	O
American	O
premiere	O
on	O
January	O
11	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
Japanese	O
release	O
on	O
January	O
27	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cult	O
has	O
been	O
using	O
a	O
mind-controlling	O
parasite	B-Device
to	O
turn	O
local	O
villagers	O
into	O
violent	O
drones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
these	O
was	O
a	O
version	O
directed	O
by	O
Hideki	O
Kamiya	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
turned	O
into	O
the	O
first	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
over	O
directorial	O
duties	O
,	O
Mikami	O
made	O
the	O
fifth	O
and	O
final	O
version	O
very	O
different	O
compared	O
to	O
previous	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
games	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
over-the-shoulder	O
perspective	O
and	O
an	O
increased	O
emphasis	O
on	O
action	B-Application
and	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
to	O
remain	O
confirmed	O
as	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Application
exclusive	O
;	O
Mikami	O
claimed	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
"	O
cut	O
his	O
own	O
head	O
off	O
"	O
(	O
a	O
Japanese	O
colloquialism	O
for	O
quitting	O
his	O
job	O
)	O
if	O
it	O
were	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
another	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
just	O
two	O
months	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
January	O
2005	O
release	O
,	O
Capcom	O
revealed	O
that	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
would	O
be	O
published	O
nine	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
pressure	O
from	O
users	O
and	O
shareholders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
surprise	O
announcement	O
undercut	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
GameCube	B-Application
sales	O
,	O
which	O
totaled	O
1.6	O
million	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
,	O
which	O
exceeded	O
2	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mikami	O
apologized	O
to	O
GameCube	B-Application
fans	O
for	O
failing	O
to	O
uphold	O
his	O
promise	O
of	O
console	B-Device
exclusivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Killer7	B-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
9	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
with	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
elements	O
and	O
an	O
unconventional	O
"	O
on	O
rails	O
"	O
control	O
scheme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
,	O
Killer7	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
at	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
under	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
Suda51	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Killer7	B-Application
debuted	O
as	O
a	O
multi-console	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
,	O
to	O
polarized	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
the	O
control	O
scheme	O
had	O
both	O
critics	O
and	O
proponents	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
Myst	B-Application
,	O
Snatcher	B-Application
,	O
and	O
other	O
"	O
old-school	O
"	O
adventure	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
received	O
a	O
lukewarm	O
74	O
Metacritic	O
score	O
,	O
Killer7	B-Application
was	O
honored	O
by	O
many	O
video	O
game	O
publications	O
in	O
their	O
year-end	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
central	O
theme	O
was	O
a	O
recognition	O
of	O
Killer7'''s	O
status	O
as	O
a	O
cult	O
game	O
with	O
limited	O
appeal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Capcom	B-Device
Five	I-Device
announcement	O
came	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
when	O
Nintendo	O
had	O
been	O
struggling	O
with	O
its	O
new	O
console	B-Device
,	O
with	O
the	O
apparent	O
goal	O
of	O
supporting	O
the	O
fledgling	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
each	O
successive	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
reinforced	O
Capcom	O
's	O
view	O
that	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
was	O
unprofitable	O
;	O
they	O
ported	O
the	O
games	O
one-by-one	O
to	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
,	O
four	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
and	O
only	O
one	O
remained	O
exclusive	O
to	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
lone	O
GameCube	B-Application
exclusive	O
was	O
P.N.03	B-Device
and	O
not	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
as	O
Capcom	O
had	O
repeatedly	O
emphasized	O
in	O
press	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameCube	B-Application
owners	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
fans	O
were	O
disappointed	O
by	O
the	O
Capcom	B-Device
Five	I-Device
's	O
failure	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
reputation	O
and	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luke	O
Plunkett	O
of	O
Kotaku	O
noted	O
that	O
despite	O
best	O
intentions	O
,	O
Capcom	O
's	O
five	O
even	O
at	O
their	O
full	O
potential	O
could	O
not	O
have	O
made	O
up	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
failings	O
in	O
that	O
generation	O
's	O
console	B-Device
wars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
a	O
case	O
in	O
point	O
,	O
beginning	O
development	O
in	O
1999	O
and	O
going	O
through	O
four	O
discarded	O
versions	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
2005	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
lesson	O
was	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
old	O
franchises	O
rather	O
than	O
create	O
new	O
ones	O
;	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
the	O
only	O
unmitigated	O
commercial	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
and	O
also	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
existing	O
property	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
wit	O
,	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
2	I-Application
started	O
development	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
and	O
was	O
completed	O
just	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
2	I-Application
debuted	O
on	O
both	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
to	O
reach	O
a	O
wider	O
audience	O
and	O
maximize	O
profitability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|Shinji	O
Mikami	O
left	O
Capcom	O
in	O
2006	O
after	O
the	O
company	O
closed	O
Clover	O
Studio	O
,	O
which	O
developed	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
facilitate	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
2s	I-Application
development	O
,	O
Capcom	O
turned	O
"	O
Team	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
"	O
into	O
Clover	O
Studio	O
,	O
a	O
semi-autonomous	O
production	O
company	O
with	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
developing	O
new	O
intellectual	O
properties	O
(	O
IPs	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
separation	O
was	O
also	O
in	O
part	O
due	O
to	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4s	I-Application
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
release	O
,	O
which	O
caused	O
significant	O
tensions	O
between	O
Capcom	O
and	O
Mikami	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
touted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
console	B-Device
exclusivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
they	O
announced	O
the	O
"	O
Platinum	O
Three	O
"	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
MadWorld	B-Application
,	O
Infinite	B-Application
Space	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
,	O
which	O
would	O
attempt	O
to	O
carry	O
on	O
the	O
Capcom	B-Device
Five	I-Device
's	O
ambitious	O
and	O
creative	O
original	O
spirit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outside	O
of	O
Capcom	O
,	O
Killer7	B-Application
served	O
as	O
a	O
turning	O
point	O
for	O
Suda51	O
and	O
his	O
studio	O
,	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
,	O
effectively	O
launching	O
his	O
career	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Capcom	O
as	O
publisher	O
,	O
Killer7	B-Application
was	O
his	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
its	O
sales	O
were	O
not	O
up	O
to	O
Capcom	O
's	O
standards	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cult	O
success	O
encouraged	O
the	O
director	O
to	O
remake	B-Application
two	O
of	O
his	O
older	O
Japan-only	O
games	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
and	O
Flower	B-Application
,	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
Rain	I-Application
,	O
for	O
Western	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
allowed	O
his	O
next	O
major	O
title	O
,	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
to	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
would	O
later	O
work	O
with	O
Shinji	O
Mikami	O
again	O
on	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Damned	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
relative	O
failure	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
,	O
the	O
individual	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
Capcom	B-Device
Five	I-Device
had	O
a	O
lasting	O
impact	O
on	O
game	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
experimenting	O
with	O
action	B-Application
gameplay	O
in	O
P.N.03	B-Device
,	O
Mikami	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
apply	O
his	O
experience	O
to	O
Vanquish	B-Application
,	O
which	O
serves	O
as	O
an	O
evolution	O
and	O
refinement	O
of	O
the	O
former	O
's	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
have	O
also	O
called	O
P.N.03	B-Device
'	O
s	O
"	O
combat	O
...	O
with	O
stylish	O
dance-inspired	O
movements	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
flashy	O
,	O
energetic	O
,	O
intense	O
"	O
gameplay	O
and	O
character	O
design	O
a	O
spiritual	O
predecessor	O
to	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	O
its	O
critical	O
success	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
influential	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
decade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
"	O
over-the-shoulder	O
"	O
perspective	O
has	O
inspired	O
third-person	O
shooters	O
and	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
as	O
diverse	O
as	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arkham	I-Application
Asylum	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leon	O
's	O
precision-aiming	O
laser	O
sight	O
has	O
also	O
found	O
its	O
way	O
into	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
and	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
,	O
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
"	O
lock-on	O
"	O
targeting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
a	O
broader	O
scale	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
deconstructed	O
the	O
survival	O
horror	O
conventions	O
the	O
first	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
games	O
established	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
reviewers	O
accused	O
the	O
game	O
of	O
abandoning	O
the	O
genre	O
's	O
essence	O
by	O
adopting	O
an	O
increased	O
emphasis	O
on	O
action	B-Application
and	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4s	I-Application
lead	O
,	O
many	O
"	O
horror	O
"	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
next	O
few	O
years	O
would	O
shift	O
toward	O
more	O
combat-heavy	O
gameplay	O
,	O
including	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Homecoming	I-Application
and	O
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
industry	O
sources	O
,	O
Capcom	O
's	O
reversal	O
on	O
GameCube	B-Application
exclusivity	O
,	O
particularly	O
with	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
was	O
a	O
betrayal	O
that	O
soured	O
relations	O
between	O
Capcom	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
several	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
this	O
early	O
pulling	O
of	O
Capcom	O
support	O
,	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
went	O
on	O
to	O
sell	O
22	O
million	O
units	O
,	O
less	O
than	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
33	O
million	O
units	O
and	O
only	O
a	O
fraction	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
's	O
155	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
eventually	O
ported	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2007	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
received	O
a	O
high-definition	O
re-release	B-Device
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2002	O
GameCube	B-Application
remake	B-Application
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
also	O
received	O
remasters	O
for	O
newer	O
consoles	O
in	O
2015	O
and	O
2016	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
featuring	O
third	O
party	O
characters	O
like	O
Solid	O
Snake	O
from	O
Konami	O
and	O
Sonic	O
the	O
Hedgehog	O
from	O
Sega	O
as	O
a	O
selling	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
reported	O
on	O
a	O
rumor	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
refused	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
character	O
from	O
Capcom	O
as	O
a	O
direct	O
result	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4s	I-Application
multi-platform	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Years	O
later	O
,	O
Capcom	O
's	O
own	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
and	O
Ryu	O
appeared	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
next	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
and	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
,	O
with	O
both	O
returning	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
,	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
failed	O
to	O
reinvigorate	O
flagging	O
support	O
from	O
third	O
parties	O
,	O
a	O
trend	O
continued	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
through	O
its	O
successors	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
had	O
mostly	O
relied	O
on	O
first-party	O
titles	O
to	O
sell	O
systems	O
until	O
2009	O
when	O
in-house	O
development	O
could	O
not	O
keep	O
up	O
with	O
demand	O
for	O
new	O
material	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
commercially	O
successful	O
home	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	O
attempted	O
to	O
recruit	O
outside	O
developers	O
early	O
on	O
to	O
avoid	O
a	O
repeat	O
of	O
what	O
happened	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
reclaim	O
the	O
third-party	O
support	O
it	O
enjoyed	O
in	O
the	O
NES	O
and	O
SNES	B-Application
eras	O
,	O
though	O
low	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
sales	O
resulted	O
in	O
continued	O
poor	O
third-party	O
support	O
until	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
