Yoshinori Ono Departs From CAPCOM
The Man, The Myth, The Legend, Says goodbye to Capcom.
Entering the stage in 1993 as a sound producer and composer, Video Game Producer Yoshinori Ono announces via Twitter, he is leaving CAPCOM after almost 30 years at the company.
“I’ve been with the Street Fighter brand for a long time, experiencing good times, bad times, and even non-existent times,” Ono said. “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 the activities on the Street Fighter brand regained sunshine and grew its liveliness.”
“And now, after serving almost 30 years at Capcom, I am leaving the company in this summer. This means that I will resign my position as the brand manager for Capcom’s various titles including Street Fighter. ”
“Capcom staff in the new generation will continue taking care of the Street Fighter brand and leading the World Warriors. And, I do believe that they will continue making Street Fighter extraordinary. I will look forward to seeing the new Street Fighter brand and how it’s going to be expanded, as just one of the regular gamers next time around.”
Ono’s resume spans video gaming history. Working as several different occupations, before reaching Executive Producer status for Street Fighter: 3rd Strike in 2011 and maintaining that status in games such as Darkstalkers Resurrection, Ultra Street Fighter IV, Street Fighter V, Marvel Vs. Capcom Infinite, Monster Hunter Frontier G and even Street Fighter X Tekken. Prior to these titles that would shape his future, Ono worked on classic franchises such as Dino Crisis, Onimusha, Devil May Cry, Spawn, Shadow of Rome and of course, MEGA MAN.
His full statement can be seen from his tweets below.
— Yoshinori Ono (@Yoshi_OnoChin) August 9, 2020
