Although speculated and generally thought to be true by the community, Ryoma Niitsuma, producer of Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars, has confirmed to Siliconera that Hakushon Daimaou will indeed be the character that is cut from the North American version of the game. The genie, from the Tatsunoko anime of the same name (The Genie Family in the West) is being removed due to licensing issues involving the character.

Niitsuma did confirm that new characters will replace Daimaou, but refused to specify. Tatsunoko vs. Capcom hits US shores this Winter.

All of the playable characters from Tatsunoko vs. Capcom will be in the North American version except for one. Who got cut?

“I guess it’s OK to tell everyone this now,” Ryota Niitsuma, Producer of Tatsunoko vs. Capcom said in an interview with Siliconera. “He’s [Hakushon Daimao] not in the game. We had some licensing issues with him so we weren’t able to obtain him for the American version.

Akira_EX via siliconera.com »