Apart from the head office building and the R&D building of Capcom Co., Ltd., both located in Chūō-ku, Osaka,[1] the Japanese parent company also has a branch office in the Shinjuku Mitsui Building in Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo.[2] It also has the Ueno Facility. a branch office in Iga, Mie Prefecture.[1] The international Capcom Group currently encompasses 15 subsidiaries in Japan, North America, Europe, and East Asia.[1][3] Affiliated companies include Koko Capcom Co., Ltd. in South Korea, Street Fighter Film, LLC in the United States, and Dellgamadas Co., Ltd.[3]

SubsidiaryEstablished[4]Location[1]Details[1]
Capcom U.S.A., Inc.August 1985San Mateo, California[5]
  • wholly owned subsidiary of Capcom Co., Ltd.
  • holding company administering subsidiaries in the United States, and the Street Fighter IP[6]
Captron Co., Ltd.February 1991Osaka
  • wholly owned subsidiary of Capcom Co., Ltd.[4]
  • renting, leasing, and operating real estate properties
  • originally a related company known as Yunika Co., Ltd.[4]
Capcom Asia Co., Ltd.July 1993Hong Kong
  • selling home video games in the Asia-Pacific region.[7]
  • handles translation/subtitling of various Capcom games sold in the Asia-Pacific region in various languages, such as Chinese and Korean.[8]
Capcom Entertainment, Inc.June 1995San Mateo[5]
  • wholly owned subsidiary of Capcom U.S.A., Inc.[4]
  • established to enhance and maximize management, distribution, and R&D in the United States[4]
CE Europe Ltd.November 20029th floor
George House
Hammersmith
London
[9][10]
  • selling home video games
CEG Interactive Entertainment GmbHFebruary 2003Hamburg[9]
  • selling home video games
Capcom MobileMay 2006[11]Toronto
  • wholly owned subsidiary of Capcom Interactive, Inc.[4]
  • developing and distributing mobile phone games
  • originally an unrelated developer known as Cosmic Infinity, Inc. before it was acquired by Capcom, then renamed as Capcom Interactive Canada, Inc and Beeline Interactive.[4][11]
  • officially absorbed into main company and rebranded as Capcom Mobile on April 1, 2016 [12]
Capcom Interactive, Inc.June 2006Los Angeles[5]
  • wholly owned subsidiary of Capcom U.S.A., Inc.[13]
  • distributing mobile phone games and integrating the wireless, online and console sectors[13]
Blue Harvest LLCFY 2007[14]
  • wholly owned subsidiary of Capcom Co., Ltd.[15]
  • developing video games[15]
K2 Co., Ltd.May 2008Osaka
  • developing home video games
  • originally an unrelated developer before it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Capcom Co., Ltd. through a stock exchange[4]
Capcom Entertainment France, SASJuly 2008Saint-Germain-en-Laye[9]
  • wholly owned subsidiary of CE Europe Ltd.[4]
  • selling home video games[4]
Enterrise Co., Ltd.July 2008Tokyo
  • 90% of shares owned by Capcom Co., Ltd.[4]
  • developing, manufacturing and distributing arcade machines,[4] in particular, pachinko and pachislot
Capcom Taiwan Co., Ltd.August 2012Taipei
  • Operation and development of online games as well as development and distribution of mobile phone games[4]
  • handles operations for marketing Capcom games in China.[16]
Capcom Philippines., Inc.August 2012Cebu, Philippines[17]
  • wholly owned subsidiary of Capcom Co., Ltd.
  • holding company administering subsidiaries in the Philippines
Swordcanes Studio Co., Ltd.May 2018Tokyo
  • wholly owned subsidiary of Capcom Co., Ltd.[18]
  • production of 3D and 2D computer graphics related to game development[18]
Capcom Singapore Pte. Ltd.2020Singapore
  • handles publishing of games for Southeast Asia.[19]

Former subsidiaries

SubsidiaryEstablished[4]Closed/acquiredLocation[1]Details
A.C.A. Co., Ltd.Mito[20]
Status Co., Ltd.FY 2003[21]Osaka[21]
  • non-life insurance agency also responsible for financial activities[21]
  • closed for the purpose of achieving a sound financial structure[21]
Capcom Europe GmbHFebruary 1992[20]FY 2002[22]Düsseldorf[20]
Capcom Mexico S.A. DE C.V.October 1993[20]FY 1997[20]Mexico City
  • sold products in Mexico, Central and South America[20]
  • closed for the purpose of improving the company's financial balance[20]
Capcom Coin-Op, Inc.June 1995[20]March 2004[23]Sunnyvale, California, Arlington Heights, IL[20][24]
  • wholly owned subsidiary of Capcom U.S.A., Inc.[20]
  • developed and sold pinball and arcade game machines, converted games for US market [25] and operated amusement facilities[20]
  • closed[23]
Capcom Studio 8, Inc.June 1995March 2007[3]Sunnyvale[26]
  • originally established as Capcom Digital Studios, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Capcom U.S.A., Inc.[4]
  • also known as Production Studio 8[27]
  • developed video games[21]
  • acquired by Capcom Entertainment, Inc.[3]
Flagship Co., Ltd.April 1997June 2007[4]Osaka[28]
Capcom Eurosoft, Ltd.July 1998[32]April 2007[33]London[32]
  • was the main base for the sale of home video games in Europe[32]
  • wholly owned subsidiary of Capcom Entertainment, Inc.[32]
  • closed with all operations transferred to CE Europe Ltd.[33]
Capcom Charbo Co., Ltd.September 2001[34]January 31, 2009[3]Osaka[34]
  • wholly owned subsidiary of Capcom Co., Ltd. before its closing[34]
  • offered support services for communication tools like mobile phones[34]
Capcom Entertainment Korea Co., Ltd.May 5, 2007[35]2019Seoul
  • wholly owned subsidiary of Capcom Co., Ltd.[4]
  • selling home video games, and operating and developing online games[4]
  • Capcom's Korean websites were removed from the internet with Korean translation/subtitling done by the Asian branch as of 2019.[8]
Daletto Co., Ltd.October 2006March 28, 2011Tokyo
  • co-founded by Capcom Co., Ltd. and Dwango Co., Ltd.[4]
  • managing a virtual theme park website, and operating and developing online games[3][4]
  • Merged completely into Capcom and dissolved[36]
Clover Studio Co., Ltd.July 2004[21]March 2007[34]Osaka[34]
Capcom VancouverAugust 2010September 2018Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • Acquisition of Blue Castle Games and rebranded to Capcom Vancouver

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