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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]

Subsidiary Established[4] Location[1] Details[1]
Capcom U.S.A., Inc. August 1985 San Mateo, California[5]
  • wholly owned subsidiary of Capcom Co., Ltd.
  • holding company administering subsidiaries in the United States, and the Street Fighter IP[6]
Capcom Asia Co., Ltd. July 1993 Hong 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 1995 San 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 2002 London[9][10]
  • selling home video games
CEG Interactive Entertainment GmbH February 2003 Hamburg[9]
  • selling home video games
Capcom Mobile May 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 2006 Los 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 LLC FY 2007[14]
  • wholly owned subsidiary of Capcom Co., Ltd.[15]
  • developing video games[15]
K2 Co., Ltd. May 2008 Osaka
  • 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, SAS July 2008 Saint-Germain-en-Laye[9]
  • wholly owned subsidiary of CE Europe Ltd.[4]
  • selling home video games[4]
Enterrise Co., Ltd. July 2008 Tokyo
  • 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 2012 Taipei
  • 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 2012 Cebu, Philippines[17]
  • wholly owned subsidiary of Capcom Co., Ltd.
  • holding company administering subsidiaries in the Philippines
Swordcanes Studio Co., Ltd. May 2018 Tokyo
  • wholly owned subsidiary of Capcom Co., Ltd.[18]
  • production of 3D and 2D computer graphics related to game development[18]
Minimum Studios Co., Ltd. August 2018 Taipei
  • wholly owned subsidiary of Capcom Co., Ltd.[19]
  • production of animation related to game development[19]
Capcom Singapore Pte. Ltd. 2020 Singapore
  • handles publishing of games for Southeast Asia.[20]

Former subsidiaries

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Subsidiary Established[4] Closed/acquired Location[1] Details
A.C.A. Co., Ltd. Mito[21]
Status Co., Ltd. FY 2003[22] Osaka[22]
  • non-life insurance agency also responsible for financial activities[22]
  • closed for the purpose of achieving a sound financial structure[22]
Captron Co., Ltd. February 1991 April 1, 2018[23] Osaka
  • 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]
  • absorbed into Capcom Co., Ltd. in 2018
Capcom Europe GmbH February 1992[21] FY 2002[24] Düsseldorf[21]
Capcom Mexico S.A. DE C.V. October 1993[21] FY 1997[21] Mexico City
  • sold products in Mexico, Central and South America[21]
  • closed for the purpose of improving the company's financial balance[21]
Capcom Coin-Op, Inc. June 1995[21] March 2004[25] Sunnyvale, California, Arlington Heights, IL[21][26]
  • wholly owned subsidiary of Capcom U.S.A., Inc.[21]
  • developed and sold pinball and arcade game machines, converted games for US market [27] and operated amusement facilities[21]
  • closed[25]
Capcom Studio 8, Inc. June 1995 March 2007[3] Sunnyvale[28]
  • originally established as Capcom Digital Studios, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Capcom U.S.A., Inc.[4]
  • also known as Production Studio 8[29]
  • developed video games[22]
  • acquired by Capcom Entertainment, Inc.[3]
Flagship Co., Ltd. April 1997 June 2007[4] Osaka[30]
Capcom Eurosoft, Ltd. July 1998[34] April 2007[35] London[34]
  • was the main base for the sale of home video games in Europe[34]
  • wholly owned subsidiary of Capcom Entertainment, Inc.[34]
  • closed with all operations transferred to CE Europe Ltd.[35]
Capcom Charbo Co., Ltd. September 2001[36] January 31, 2009[3] Osaka[36]
  • wholly owned subsidiary of Capcom Co., Ltd. before its closing[36]
  • offered support services for communication tools like mobile phones[36]
Capcom Entertainment Korea Co., Ltd. May 5, 2007[37] 2019 Seoul
  • First established as Koko Capcom in 2006.[38]
  • 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 2006 March 28, 2011 Tokyo
  • 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[39]
Clover Studio Co., Ltd. July 2004[22] March 2007[36] Osaka[36]
Capcom Vancouver August 2010 September 2018 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • Acquisition of Blue Castle Games and rebranded to Capcom Vancouver

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