{"id":433402,"date":"2023-12-01T11:32:36","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T17:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/?p=433402"},"modified":"2023-12-01T11:32:42","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T17:32:42","slug":"viewtiful-joe-3-hideki-kamiya-plan-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/viewtiful-joe-3-hideki-kamiya-plan-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Hideki Kamiya says he had a story for another Viewtiful Joe all thought out"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Viewtiful Joe<\/em> series used to be one of Capcom’s most promising franchises. After a big debut outing on GameCube and PS2 (the later featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry<\/em> series), it got a direct sequel, a multi-console Smash<\/em>-like spin-off, and side story exclusive to the Nintendo DS. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a while there, it felt like Joe would be around forever, and in some ways, he has. Like the cast of Capcom’s similarly ill-fated Darkstalkers<\/em> series<\/a>, Joe got an anime adaptation<\/a>, loads of merch, and multiple guest spots in crossover titles like Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom<\/a>, Marvel Vs. Capcom 3<\/a><\/em>, and the most recent iteration of Puzzle Fighter<\/em><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what’s really puzzling is why Capcom let the series die after that. Unlike Okami<\/a>,<\/em> also developed by Capcom’s former studio Clover, none of the Joe games have ever been ported to modern consoles. Fans have never stopped asking for more of both though. Those fans also include Hideki Kamiya, Joe’s humble creator. In a recent YouTube video, Kamiya-san lamented<\/a>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I\u2019d love to work on them if I ever get a chance. I actually had the story for a third Viewtiful Joe <\/em>all thought out. I\u2019ve always wanted to make it. I wonder if Capcom would let me make another Viewtiful Joe<\/em>\u2026 Okami<\/em>, too. I feel like I left that unfinished, so if we could make that happen as well, I\u2019d be happy.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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