Namco × Capcom

This page details pre-release information and/or media for Namco × Capcom.

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Namco × Capcom started in 2003 intended as a crossover of just Namco characters before Capcom was thrown into the mix to make it "more exciting" in the developers own words.

Development Timeline#

2003#

Unknown - The game starts development, initially proposed as just a internal crossover of Namco characters for the company's 50th anniversary. Namco gets in contact with Capcom to achieve a larger roster.

2005#

January - Capcom and Namco announce the game, which is 70% completed at this point.
May 26 - The game is released in Japan.

Early development#

Namco × Capcom started life out as a game without Capcom. Original proposed as a internal crossover for Namco's 50th anniversary with the aim of a roster of 100 characters. The team then wanted a larger roster so to help achieve this and create a "more exciting" experience, Namco got in contact with Capcom.

Character changes#

Saya was originally written to be a "brutal and irritating" character, but her interactions with Xiaomu and input by her voice actress Ai Orikasa would led to her being changed into having a "big sister persona", which forced multiple rewrites to the script.