The only question now is: can they get the elusive Marvel license to make them?
If you ever doubt if it really has been over five years since we last received a Marvel vs. Capcom game, just ask the franchise's ravenous fanbase who will instantly be able to cite the exact number of years, days, hours, minutes, and seconds since Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds was unleashed on the gaming world.
A lot has changed since then for the famous franchise. Specifically, developer Capcom lost the right to make games based on the Marvel universe, which has prevented them from not only making new Marvel vs. Capcom games but even releasing updated content and patches for Marvel vs. Capcom 3. Needless to say, this news did not go over well with the fighting game's most dedicated players, who still regularly compete in the game at major tournaments.
However, the loss of this licence does not mean that Capcom has stopped thinking about the series altogether. In fact, Capcom vice president Jay Ong recently sat down with Polygon and spoke about whether the developer intends to make future Marvel vs. Capcom games.
"There's nothing we can say at this time," said Ong on the subject of their immediate plans. "Let's just say that we hear that a lot. We love our fans and we certainly want to please them. Beyond that, we can't say anything at this time. But who knows what the future holds?"
Ong went on to comment on the state of Marvel games in general by noting that there were quite a few Marvel titles in the works that are not currently being publicly discussed, but unfortunately remained vague on the subject of whether or not Capcom is joining companies like Insomniac in ushering in the new era of Marvel titles.
Given the totality of the Marvel licence strike and the fact that it seemingly stemmed from a desire Marvel has to keep all aspects of the universe cohesive, it would be interesting to discover they really would allow a developer to pit beloved Marvel characters against characters from other properties again.
However, as Marvel is clearly interested in allowing developers to use the license again and Marvel vs. Capcom remains as hot of a title as it has ever been, perhaps Capcom's semi-optimistic approach to the franchise's future isn't too unreasonable after all.
