Viewtiful Joe (series)

Viewtiful Joe[lower-alpha 1] is an side scrolling beat 'em up video game franchise created by Japanese game designer Hideki Kamiya. It is primarily developed and published by Capcom and its subsidiary Clover Studio.

Viewtiful Joe
Created by
Original workViewtiful Joe (2003)
Owned byCapcom
Films and television
Animated seriesViewtiful Joe (2004–2005)
Games
Video game(s)List of video games

Games
Title Year Platform(s)
Viewtiful Joe 2003 GameCube, PlayStation 2
Viewtiful Joe 2 2004
Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble 2005 GameCube, PlayStation Portable
Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble! Nintendo DS

Development and history

Hideki Kamiya has expressed wanting to return to the series since leaving Capcom. In 2017, in an interview with Dengeki PlayStation, he addressed his former employer that he would want to work on a remake of the first Viewtiful Joe.[1] During PAX East 2020, Kamiya told attendees to "email Capcom" to get sequels to dormant franchises, including Viewtiful Joe. He later said he would like to finish the series with a third entry, as well as seeing a Nintendo Switch version of the first game.[2]

Other media
Main article: Viewtiful Joe (TV series)

Reception
Aggregate review scores
As of April 15, 2020.
Game Year Metacritic
Viewtiful Joe 2003 93/100 (NGC)[3]
90/100 (PS2)[4]
Viewtiful Joe 2 2004 86/100 (NGC)[5]
85/100 (PS2)[6]
Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble 2005 62/100 (NGC)[7]
63/100 (PSP)[8]
Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble! 2005 73/100 (DS)[9]

Viewtiful Joe received critical acclaim in the main series.

Sales

In Japan, the GameCube version of Viewtiful Joe sold through its initial shipment of less than 100,000 copies during the week of its release.[10] Preorders of the GameCube version sold out on Capcom's North American website prior to its ship date, and Viewtiful Joe debuted as the tenth best-selling game in the region.[11][12] The PlayStation 2 version sold a poor 9,912 units in its first week of release in Japan.[13] Worldwide, sales of the game reached 275,000 copies on the GameCube and 46,000 on the PlayStation 2.[14] Sales of the game in both North America and Europe were lower than what Capcom had predicted, but due to its small budget, the game was considered by Inaba to be relatively successful commercially.[15][16]

Notes
  1. Japanese: ビューティフル ジョー Hepburn: Byūtifuru Jō

References
  1. Sato (November 20, 2017). "Hideki Kamiya Wants To Do A Viewtiful Joe Or DMC Remake, And A Dante x Bayonetta Crossover". Siliconera. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  2. Doolan, Liam (March 3, 2020). "Hideki Kamiya Would Love To Release Viewtiful Joe 3 And "Finish That Trilogy"". Nintendo Life. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  3. "Viewtiful Joe for GameCube". Metacritic. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  4. "Viewtiful Joe for PlayStation 2". Metacritic. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  5. "Viewtiful Joe 2 for GameCube". Metacritic. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  6. "Viewtiful Joe 2 for PlayStation 2". Metacritic. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  7. "Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble for GameCube". Metacritic. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  8. "Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble for PSP". Metacritic. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  9. "Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble! for Nintendo DS". Metacritic. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  10. IGN staff (3 July 2003). "Viewtiful Sales". IGN. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
  11. Altersitz, Samuel (18 October 2003). "News – Capcom: Viewtiful Joe is a Sell Out!". GamesAreFun. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
  12. Jenkins, David (24 November 2003). "Latest US Console Sales Charts – October". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on 22 September 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  13. Mambrucchi, Steeve (17 September 2004). "Top Ventes Jap (Sem n°37/2004)" (in French). Gamekyo. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
  14. Drake, Shannon (8 May 2007). "Vision Doesn't Sell Copies". The Escapist. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
  15. Sheffield, Brandon (11 March 2005). "Postcard from GDC 2005: Lessons from Viewtiful Joe: Making a Creatively and Financially Successful New Game". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on 20 December 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
  16. "Capcom Annual Report 2004" (PDF). Capcom. 31 March 2004. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
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