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HI Corporation's 3D Rendering Engine Adopted by Capcom for iPhone and iPod touch Games

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HI Corporation, a leading research and development company in middleware for embedded devices, announced that its 3D rendering engine "MascotCapsule V3" has been adopted by Capcom Co., Ltd. for their game "Ghost'n Goblins Gold Knights" developed for iPhone and iPod touch. This adoption enables Capcom to easily port the game to these devices, leveraging the existing 3D modeling and animation data created for Japanese mobile phones. By utilizing the MascotCapsule engine, Capcom was able to reduce development workload and focus on enhancing the game's quality.

Key Takeaways:

  • HI Corporation's 3D rendering engine "MascotCapsule V3" has been adopted by Capcom Co., Ltd. for their game "Ghost'n Goblins Gold Knights".
  • The adoption enables Capcom to easily port the game to iPhone and iPod touch, leveraging existing 3D modeling and animation data.
  • Capcom was able to reduce development workload by utilizing the MascotCapsule engine and focus on enhancing the game's quality.
  • HI Corporation aims to expand the use of MascotCapsule for more content development and contribute to the worldwide dissemination of high-quality content.
  • MascotCapsule has been adopted by five Japanese mobile network operators and major mobile phone manufacturers for their global releases.
  • HI Corporation's flagship product, MascotCapsule, has been used for various gaming and content creation applications.

Statistics:

  • Five Japanese mobile network operators have adopted MascotCapsule as their middleware solution.
  • HI Corporation's flagship product, MascotCapsule, has been used for global releases of major mobile phone manufacturers.
  • Capcom was able to reduce development workload by utilizing the MascotCapsule engine.
  • iPhone and iPod touch are among the devices supported by MascotCapsule V3.
  • Japan-based Capcom Co., Ltd develops and publishes video games globally.

Sources:

  • HI Corporation ("HI") (Source: Press Release, Tokyo, Japan, HI Corporation's 3D Rendering Engine Adopted by Capcom for iPhone and iPod touch Games)
  • Capcom Co., Ltd (Source: Company website, Osaka, Japan, Capcom Co., Ltd.)
  • Apple Inc. (Source: Company website, Cupertino, California, United States, Apple Inc.)

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