 To facilitate Viewtiful Joe 2 's development , Capcom turned " Team Viewtiful " into Clover Studio , a semi @-@ autonomous production company with a focus on developing new intellectual properties ( IPs ) . The separation was also in part due to Resident Evil 4 's PlayStation 2 release , which caused significant tensions between Capcom and Mikami , who had touted the game 's console exclusivity . However , the studio only produced two new IPs before Capcom closed it in late 2006 , following the resignations of Atsushi Inaba , Hideki Kamiya , and Shinji Mikami . These resignations were part of a series of high @-@ profile departures from Capcom , including Yoshiki Okamoto in 2003 and Keiji Inafune in 2010 . The former Clover developers charged that Capcom 's corporate management was reluctant or actively opposed to risky new ideas , a complaint shared by Inafune . They would go on to found PlatinumGames with members of their old studio . In 2008 , they announced the " Platinum Three " , referring to MadWorld , Infinite Space , and Bayonetta , which would attempt to carry on the Capcom Five 's ambitious and creative original spirit . 
