Seth Killian responds to Marvel/EA break-up (or now I know who to hassle about Marvel vs. Capcom 3)

Gamercafe was kind enough to point out a small post on the Capcom BBS forum from Seth Killian (of Capcom affiliation) in regards to the EA/Marvel break-up. After I let my wave of fanboy like enthusiasm wash over me, I sat back and tried to think about the situation a little more reasonably. No offense to EA and their efforts with the license, but after one less than satisfactory experience, I'm sure they will understand why the news of Marvel and EA parting ways is being eagerly eaten up by fighting game fans all over the internet.

With that said, Seth Killian decided to go ahead and cool some speculation while actively encouraging even more (perhaps unintentionally).

People, people---calm yourselves. This isn't a question of "we have to convince Capcom this is a good idea!" Capcom <3s our Marvel games. A new title would be cool. A rerelease of an old title would be cool. We all agree. It's now just a question of making the business plans all line up, which can sometimes be a lot more complicated than anyone just excited about an awesome game usually wants to think about.

Of course we'll let you know if we have anything to announce, but even if something like this were to happen, it would take time. This is very fresh news, so let's give it a while to shake out and keep our fingers crossed for more of that zany Marvel vs Capcom goodness.

Let's just get all of the formalities out of the way now. Marvel thinks its a good idea. Capcom thinks its a good idea. If no one needs convincing about the strength of the Marvel vs. Capcom product, can't we just get along to dotting I's and crossings T's?

I believe its self evident by Seth Killian's post that Capcom is, has been, or is planning to try to work with Marvel in regards to the license again. As much as I would love a new game, if the best that comes out of this whole situation is a re-release of Marvel vs. Capcom 2 on a digital download service (with a competent online component), I think I would be more than happy with the results.

Despite the business side of things needing to be negotiated, perhaps both companies can set aside their "business" senses and follow the grunts and demands of the internet mobs. Wouldn't everything be better if we all did?

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