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Capcom is promotingMonster Hunter Wildssenior producer Ryozo Tsujimoto to Chief Product Officer. The current CPO, Yoichi Egawa, is resigning, leaving Tsujimoto, who led development teams throughout much of theMonster Hunterseries, to take his place. It’s big news for the producer and a testament to just how much of a successMonster Hunter Wildshas been for the company.
Mere hours after its launch,Monster Hunter Wildsbecame the second most-played gameon Steam and ranked fourth on the PlayStation Store. While the title has experienced its fair share of hiccups and technical issues amid its release, it was still a record-smashing debut, both for Capcom and for video games as a whole, as its concurrent Steam players continue to rise. In light of this success, it should come as no surprise that one of the key figures behind the title is moving up the corporate ladder at Capcom.
According to VGC,Tsujimoto will become Capcom’s CPO on July 05, 2025, as Egawa steps down. As CPO, he’ll oversee all three of the company’s Consumer Games divisions, although its pachinko business, which Egawa also ran, will move under the authority of Chief Operating Officer Haruhiro Tsujimoto. That means theMonster Huntersenior producer would be in charge of the teams makingResident Evil 9and its rumored open world, as well as franchises likeStreet FighterandDevil May Cry. Of course, he’d also hold more authority over theMonster Hunterseries, though likely in a less hands-on role than his previous work.
Monster Hunter Wilds Senior Producer Ryozo Tsujimoto Is Capcom’s New Chief Product Officer
Tsujimoto has been with Capcom since 1996 and originally worked on arcade games likeBattle Circuit. He’d go on to work on the planning team forMonster Hunter Freedombefore producingMonster Hunter Tri, which some claim stands asone of the top 10 bestMonster Huntergames to date, and moving up to senior and executive producer roles for future releases in the series. All of that culminates in his work as senior producer forMonster Hunter Wilds.
Despite its impressive sales, the journey for this latest game hasn’t been entirely smooth. It didn’t take long for players to notice thatMonster Hunter Wildshad a major story-stopping bug, among other technical issues. Capcom has since resolved that particular glitch, but others are still tarnishing an otherwise stellar release for now. Still, it’s hard to deny that the game sets a new bar for the franchise, and Capcom itself is certainly happy enough with it to promote Tsujimoto.
