The announcement of the Devil May Cry 4 Collector's Edition apparently had mixed responses, with many fans believing that the DMC4 game, four DMC anime episodes, a making-of DVD, and a Steelbook case wasn't worth paying $80 for. Well Capcom listened to the fans and decided to add a "special something" to certain games.
One hundred Devil May Cry 4 Collector's Edition games are going to be personally signed by the game's producer, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, to entice gamers into buying the CE version of the game. And gamers won't know which ones have been signed until they open their game's case and see if they got the lucky "golden ticket" of DMC4.

In spite of what the typical gamer believes about our industry, most of our conversations at Capcom center around exceeding gamers high expectations and not simply about maximizing the dollars we can extract from you. Satisfied customers that feel respected and valued will reward the best companies over time. It happens in every other industry and in the end the shakeout in our industry will center around customer satisfaction and value.

When we announced the Devil May Cry 4 Collector’s Edition I really thought that the fans would be thrilled about the Anime bundle, but the response was mixed. Many of you talked about seeing an episode of the Japanese version on youtube and so what was the point of buying all four volumes with the Collector’s Edition. We respectfully disagree, but we listened, so we decided to add another unique item.

For what I believe is truly a first in our industry, DMC4 producer Kobayashi-san (also producer of Resident Evil 4, nuff said) has personally signed 100 copies of the PS3 and Xbox 360 Collector’s Edition tin by hand. We are now going to reintegrate these signed tins into the game manufacturing line and randomly distribute them across the US to a number of retailers and distributors. It might not be the keys to the candy factory, but it will be a rewarding, personal touch for a few lucky DMC fans.

Miss Razz via blog.capcom.com »