Street Fighter series Executive Producer Yoshinori Ono has announced today that's he's leaving Capcom after nearly 30 years with the company, stepping down from his role as Capcom brand manager in the process.
In a statement on Twitter, Ono thanked Street Fighter's fans for their continued support, and highlighted that "Capcom staff in the new generation will continue taking care of the Street Fighter brand and leading the World Warriors."
"My heart is filled with appreciation to those players who've been giving warm and kind support on the brand especially little over the past decade or so as all activities on the Street Fighter brand regained sunshine and grew its liveliness."
As you can imagine, Ono has been bombarded with messages of appreciation for his work following the announcement of his resignation, and we at Pure Xbox wish him the best of luck for whatever he does next!
Sad to see Ono leave Capcom and Street Fighter? Give us your thoughts in the comments.
[source twitter.com]
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Fast-foward three years and Ono announces the Street Fighter spiritual successor on Kickstarter. It smashes its $80,000 goal and raises $6m. After another three years of hype, numerous delays and failure to deliver on backer rewards, Avenue Scuffle releases to a tepid reception.
Sad to see him go as the series will never be the same now.
Why do key people leave a successful team without apparent reason? If they created better things on their own I'd understand but it's never the case.
This is sad news for me. As a massive fan of Ono , Street Fighter and the whole FGC I'll be very sad to see him leave
I certainly wish him all the best and hope that whatever he decides to do, we as gamers will still get to see his happy, smiling face!
Blanka will never be the same lol
"[Laughs] There’s plenty of time to save $300 before the game comes out. The PlayStation 4 is at a very attractive price point at the moment. [Laughs]"
May he step on a rusty nail on his way out from Capcom. 😈
@BlueOcean
According to an insider, the higher-ups at Capcom weren't exactly happy with the current state of SFVI.
Street Fighter V needed years to become a completed and good product. Capcom should release the Ultra Edition on PS5, Series X and Windows.
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