To a lot of people, E3 has been nothing short of a letdown, and ultimately just an excuse for the press to get a chance to play games we've known about for months while guys like Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony gloat about their numbers.

And Capcom's, unfortunately, was not much different. While fans expected talk of Resident Evil 5 and Street Fighter IV, of Mega Man 9 and-- hey, is that Lost Planet for the Wii? --they were instead treated to people from Capcom (and David Hayter) discussing the Lost Planet movie, and Capcom's interest in the field of motion pictures... and nothing else.

This left a lot of fans with the wind taken out of their sails, feeling there should have been a warning not to even bother, and that it was an insignificant waste of time. However, Corporate Officer/VP of Strategic Planning & Business Development for Capcom, Christian Svennson, would disagree with that, and readily points out the significance of their conference.

Actually, our conference was very significant.

It cements Capcom's as one of leading broad entertainment companies in the world. We own and exploit our IP across a broader range of channels than pretty much anyone in the videogame industry... not to mention that this project, like SF's movie is a co-production where we're making major investments in the project... that's significant.

Per Tetsu's comment, Lost Planet will be the highest budget movie ever made based upon a gaming franchise... a number wasn't given but that's a damn significant claim.

Partnering with the executive produers of Iron Man, Hulk, Xmen and others is significant for our chances of success with this latest effort.

The ramifications for Capcom are pretty massive given our history with the RE movies, the forthcoming Street Figher movie and more that I can't talk about yet. :)

I can understand how it isn't something joe average gamer cares that much about, but entertainment media, analysts and our shareholders care a hell of a lot about that. :)

So, there you have it. It may not satisfy a lot of people, but there it is. Still, some sort of warning would be nice...