Longtime Monster Hunter producer promoted to head of all game development at Capcom

Capcom producer Ryozo Tsujimoto — (Image credit: Future)

The story of Monster Hunter Wilds' meteoric success has a new chapter, as a longtime series producer has been pushed up the corporate ladder to a bigger job at publisher-developer Capcom.

Starting on April 1, Monster Hunter producer Ryozo Tsujimoto will become Capcom's chief product officer in charge of development divisions, the corporation has announced. Ryozo Tsujimoto has worked at Capcom since 1996. He's the son of Capcom founder and CEO Kenzo Tsujimoto, and younger brother of Capcom President and COO Haruhiro Tsujimoto.

"I still get involved in gameplay aspects. I’m not just a suit," he told The Guardian in a 2008 interview around the release of Monster Hunter: World.

From the elevation to a loftier position, it's clear that the business side of Capcom is willing to believe in Ryozo Tsujimoto's vision for what a good game is as well—after all, it's under his tenure that Monster Hunter has become a global hit.

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Jon Bolding is a games writer and critic with an extensive background in strategy games. When he's not on his PC, he can be found playing every tabletop game under the sun.

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