Capcom pledges ¥100,000,00 to Japan's tsunami relief fund

On Friday 11th March, an earthquake off the east coast of Japan sent a tsunami crashing into the coast of Sendai, destroying cars, boats, homes, businesses and, most troubling of all, nuclear power plants, like the one in Fukushima.  At this point the death toll is over 4000, with nearly 10,000 missing and over 100,000 sleeping in temporary shelters with radiation levels rising all the time and snow freezing them to the bone.  It's one of many recent sobering reminders of the power of mother nature, as this video shows:

Japan may be the 2nd richest country in the world, but the damage done is unprecedented, so they need all the help they can get to rebuild their homes, businesses and lives.  Legendary arcade developer, Capcom have pledged ¥100,000,000 (which is about £780,000) and have dropped the price of Street Fighter IV for the iPhone to 59p with all proceeds going to towards the relief effort.

So this is the perfect opportunity to pick up a great game for a dirt cheap price and help the people of the spiritual home of arcade games get back on their feet.

MTW