Resident Evil Set for Wii

[Demon_Skeith]

More Resident Evil is on the way for Wii owners over in Japan. Famitsu reveals that a port of the GameCube remake of the original RE is being prepared for a big December 25 release in Capcom's home country.

As with the Japan-only port of Resident Evil Zero, RE will see only minimal changes in its move over to the Wii. Players will now have a wide range of control options, including the Wiimote and nunchuck in combination, which lets players shake the Wiimote to ready their weapons. The game is also compatible with the GameCube and classic controllers. Capcom is even working on a control system where players hold the Wiimote in horizontal 8-bit style position.

As with Zero, it's unlikely that this port will make it out of Japan. Capcom USA's vice president of strategic planning and business development, Christian Svensson, used the company's official forums to comment on the topic.

"In Japan, Zero sold well, indicating that many people have never played the title and there is demand for it. This project is a reaction to the sale of Zero. Like Zero, think of this as a Greatest Hits re-introduction that just happens to be on a new platform," he said. "At the moment, like Zero, this is Japan only. That could change but that's the current situation."

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[timster0]

Yay! Need to get this!

 

[hcfwesker]

i had a theory long time ago, and seems to be panning out. That with the absense of RE5 on the Wii ... capcom would make up for that with porting all the existing gamecube RE's, and making them Wii-ports, in chronological order.

They started with 0, and now RE1 REmake. hope these do make it state side. They already know that an RE2 Wii-port would mean MEGA BUCKS for capcom.

 

[Kisame]

I could see this coming. =]
I bet it will be a hit!

 

[GAMER_NOW]

I hope it comes to the US and Euro. And at this rate, I wonder if the Wii will get RE5 (as a remake).

 

[hcfwesker]

it's VERY possible. If you've seen the petition for RE5 on Wii, i think over 100,000 signatures, and it's topic is always existant on capcom's official forum.

Even the MODs and Admins have made a topic for NO MORE RE5 for Wii TOPICS on the forum, cause once they're locked and closed, someone starts up the convo again.

so capcom knows there's a goldmine for RE5 on the Wii.

It may not br graphically possible, but if they can port a downed version of RE4 on a mobile gaming phone .... then they can port a downsized version of RE5 on thw Wii.

i GUARANTEE it will happen, it may tale almost a year after RE5 is released, but if there's money to be made on a port, you can count on capcom to cash in on that