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Tatsunoko vs Capcom is the newest game in Capcom’s “versus” series that includes the incredibly popular arcade tournament staples Capcom VS SNK 2 and Marvel vs Capcom 2.

This newest title has been revealed for the Wii (as the arcade hardware it was built on is based on the Wii hardware) and as this newest trailer from Capcom reveals, the game looks absolutely beautiful in motion. It also looks like it’ll be as hardcore as any of the other Capcom versus games, which will definitely be a big boon to the Wii’s library.

Sadly the game has not yet been announced for release outside of Japan. And there’s a chance it may never come due to licensing issues with Tatsunoko (whose character rights are owned by a swath of different companies in the U.S.) so that makes Tatsunoko vs Capcom a great title to import.

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SEGA vs Capcom, does that sound like a good idea to you?

Well Capcom was asked about the likelihood of creating a SEGA vs Capcom game as reported by Nintendo Everything and offered this comment in reply:

“One never knows. We have a lot on our plates at the moment with Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Street Fighter 4 and Tatsunoko vs Capcom on the fighting front. We’ll see what happens down the line.” – Christian Svensson, Corporate Officer/VP of Strategic Planning & Business Development

Ok that’s about as generic an answer as they come and doesn’t answer the question but it is interesting that they seem open to ideas. Personally I still hope that we see a Street Fighter vs Mortal Kombat game, THAT would be interesting.

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Tatsunoko vs Capcom is heading to the Wii if you haven’t heard. The reason the Wii was chosen is due to the arcade hardware the game was made on, which is based on the Wii hardware. Thus making for easy port over to the Wii.

Tatsunoko VS Capcom is the newest game in Capcom’s “versus” series that includes the incredibly popular Marvel VS Capcom and Capcom VS SNK arcade staples.

Sadly the game may not come to the United States due to licensing issues. The game involves characters from many different anime series from a company known as Tatsunoko Productions, which is most well known in the U.S. for the Gatchaman and Speed Racer series. The problem is that, in the U.S., different companies hold the rights to the different characters, thus making it difficult for Capcom to get the licensing issues sorted out. That’s in addition to the characters not being well known in the U.S. and/or some of them never having been released outside of Japan legally.

The Wii version will include at least one new exclusive character and will support both the Classic and GameCube controllers.

Check out a new gameplay video from the game from the Tokyo Game Show 2008 show floor and a previously released trailer.

Gameplay Footage

Japanese Debut Trailer