Resident Evil developer Capcom is porting the GameCube prequel to the Wii, Famitsu is reporting. Although Capcom isn't telling us anything.
Jeux-France has scanned in the page detailing the port, but as we can't read Japanese there's little we can do other than stare at the not-so pretty pictures.
Internet translators have picked the article apart, however. Apparently, Capcom is planning a Japanese release for Summer 2008, so no doubt we'll see it on European shores just before Christmas.
Players still take control of Rebecca and Billy, but the game has been developed to be played using only the Wii Remote.
We yelled at Capcom UK for a serious response, but only received 'No comment'. We did try though, the boss made us. Not quite confirmed yet then...
What would be the point? I recently picked up Resi 0 for Gamecube for a tenner and with Resi 0 being the black sheep of the series would this sell? I'm not so sure! Give us a remake of Resi 2 goddamnit!!!!
I really feel for the Wii. Rather than getting some proper love from 3rd part developers, all it gets is PS2/GC ports and party games. I guess this is what happens when you're hardware is so vastly inferior/different to the competitor's. Developers would much rather make one game and port it over to each console whereas with Wii it would require them to make a completely new game, which just isn't profitable considering the poor attach rate of the console...
Just a few words - Capcom, you guys are lazy assed mofos who aren't giving your punters new, dazzling content. Resident Evil 4? just new controls and PS2 extra content. Umbrella Chronicles? A dumb on the rails shooter. For f*cks sake, put the resources and effort into creating something awesome - I know we aren't getting RE5 on the Wii, but I'm sure you guys are perfectly capable of delivering a worthy Wii Resi entry?!
Stop being such tight assess guys, you're p**sing off us hardcore gaming veterans.
I really feel for the Wii. Rather than getting some proper love from 3rd part developers, all it gets is PS2/GC ports and party games. I guess this is what happens when you're hardware is so vastly inferior/different to the competitor's. Developers would much rather make one game and port it over to each console whereas with Wii it would require them to make a completely new game, which just isn't profitable considering the poor attach rate of the console...
Quite and the cycle begins the attach rate is low because the games are ports/sub par and the games are sub par because the attach rate is low. Hardware obviously being another factor but it is more capable than just recieving ports of gamecube/ps2 games.
I really feel for the Wii. Rather than getting some proper love from 3rd part developers, all it gets is PS2/GC ports and party games. I guess this is what happens when you're hardware is so vastly inferior/different to the competitor's. Developers would much rather make one game and port it over to each console whereas with Wii it would require them to make a completely new game, which just isn't profitable considering the poor attach rate of the console...
Quite and the cycle begins the attach rate is low because the games are ports/sub par and the games are sub par because the attach rate is low. Hardware obviously being another factor but it is more capable than just recieving ports of gamecube/ps2 games.
Agreed with both. And then they cry when no one buys their games
It's sad. Six months ago I was defending the Wii and its releases - "developers haven't had time with the hardware", "no-one expected it to be so successful", "just wait a while and it'll get some really good games". The trade shows came and went, developers had nothing to show, and six months later, the same excuse just does not wash anymore.
The Wii has now been out for over a year and it is still receiving last-gen ports, of Gamecube games no less. CAPCOM is a big developer, and I guess we have to question why they are not pouring resources into developing new Wii software. Even though Wii is the market leader, the software tells a vastly different story. Developers/publishers don't appear to have much confidence in it at all.
I'm genuinely starting to believe the Wii will never get a decent software library. The only company that seem to be bothering are Nintendo themselves, and if that is the case, the library could end up even more limited than the Gamecube.
Just a few words - Capcom, you guys are lazy assed mofos who aren't giving your punters new, dazzling content. Resident Evil 4? just new controls and PS2 extra content. Umbrella Chronicles? A dumb on the rails shooter. For f*cks sake, put the resources and effort into creating something awesome - I know we aren't getting RE5 on the Wii, but I'm sure you guys are perfectly capable of delivering a worthy Wii Resi entry?!
Stop being such tight assess guys, you're p**sing off us hardcore gaming veterans.
Give them a break! Zack and Wiki is one of the best games on the Wii and certainly shows some great use of the Wiimote. In fact Zack and Wiki is one of the best games on anything at the moment!
Give them a break! Zack and Wiki is one of the best games on the Wii and certainly shows some great use of the Wiimote. In fact Zack and Wiki is one of the best games on anything at the moment!
I agree with that, Zack and Wiki is the type of game we should be seeing more of this gen.
Reminds me of games like Curse of Enchantia and others.
I'm hoping it gets better sales soon as it really deserves it. (My opinion of course)
Well, I've had RE0 in its wrapping still for around 3 years which is annoying if this comes out and betters the original as I have never got round to playing something I've already purchased.
Thing is, I got RE4 after buying RE0 and don't really want to return to the clunky control mechanics.
This is not a surprising move by Capcom if it's truly true - Capcom yet again staying in the past Resident Evil story instead of progressing into the future bar RE4 and Code Veronica.
And as said above, why pick one of the least popular Resi games?
resi 4 on GC best game ever made. Resi 4 on Wii best game ever made plus perfect controls. Resi zero on the Wii, lets just hope and pray they turn it into a Resi 4 style game. common Capcom you know it makes sense if it's a port, whats's the point. i was playing this last week on the GC and had to turn it off after five minutes because of slow pace.
Everybody seems to be saying they hope capcom do something with the graphics, but the graphics of Zero and Remake were some of the finest on gamecube and far outshine most every game on wii. If they add widescreen and progressive support so much the better.
For all those complaining about the release of this game, sales of the original weren't exactly stellar so it will give the 20 million odd wii owners who never experienced it the chance to do so.
With wiimote only control they may implement a point and click movement scheme which would answer all critics of the clunky controls out there and make it far more newbie friendly.
I obviously would prefer if capcom devoted the same resources to the wii as they did the cube (for which they received little financial recompense), but if this is their way of maintaining a presence on the console whilst ramping up production of new ip or updates of existing franchises, I'll happily forgive them.
My dream game is a Resi 2 remake (like the Resi 1 for the Cube), only using the Resi 4 engine. Seriously, I can't imagine a better game. Instead, we get a 'new' Resi Zero. FFS, I completed that yonks back, and it's not even that great. The story was b******s for a start. *shakes head* I look at Resi 5 trailers, and then I hear this - it's like Capcom are two different companies merged into one.
hmm.. I suppose if they totally redo the game with re4 engine and controls, it might not be bad. if its a straight port, that would be horrible.
They need to just announce RE5 for the Wii already, we all know its coming.
maybe they're starting back at 0, since so many newcomers to gaming got Wiis, and are trying to introduce them all to the story? Or maybe all the people playing Umbrella Chronicles had no idea what the first chapter related to, but recognized the scenes from RE1 and RE2 inside UC, and this is Capcom's way of explaining what the first chapter was from?
Honestly, tho. Just announce the wii version for RE5 and use the RE4 engine.
I really feel for the Wii. Rather than getting some proper love from 3rd part developers, all it gets is PS2/GC ports and party games. I guess this is what happens when you're hardware is so vastly inferior/different to the competitor's. Developers would much rather make one game and port it over to each console whereas with Wii it would require them to make a completely new game, which just isn't profitable considering the poor attach rate of the console...
Another biased post from VR that completely ignores facts.
1) Resident Evil 0, would be a remake, ala Resident Evil on Gamecube. How is that a lazy port? Id certainly buy an improved version of the game as would a lot of others. It called good business.
2) The Wii is cheaper and quicker to develop for. This allows developers to take risks on new types of games as they dont have to sell as many to make a profit. See a sequel to Nights, Zak and Wiki and No more Heroes as examples.
3) The 360 and PS3 take longer and a lot more money to develop for, and as a result most of their games are FPS as they use a pre-existing game engine. The PS3 just gets 360 ports(why is that good?) and the 360 lacks variety. Whereas the Wii actually has variation in the type of games available.
1) Do you even know anything about Resi Zero? It doesn't sound like it... The game used the same engine as the Resi 1 remake. All they will do for the Wii version is like they did with the Wii version of Resi 4, just add Wii-mote control schemes. So yes, it's a lazy port from Capcom and you'd be a mug to buy these ports from Capcom.
2) That exactly what Nintendo hoped but its turned around to bite them in the ass. Basically, developers do not want to be making a special version of their multi-format game just for Wii. They can't afford to do so and with the attach rate so low I don't balem developers for just pumping out last gen ports and party games.
3) If developers want to make a profit this gen they will look at 360 and in the near future, most likley PS3. Obviously it costs alot of money but these are the consoles where you will reach the audience you are looking for; gamers that buy multiple games per month. Also, "most" of the games are FPS as that's THE most popular genre right now not because there are pre-built engines for that genre... At the moment, PS3 is getting 360 ports as its hasn't really took off yet. It just needs some big exclusives like MGS4 to be released for that console to really kick off. As for choice of games, there is very little on the Wii that would tempt me. Their may be a wide selection but there is very little quality within that to choose from. Infact the only decent games are Mario Galaxy and Metroid Prime 3. Everything else is a waste of money. To be honest if I had to choose between PS3 and Wii, I'd go for PS3 simply because of the 3rd party support. Nintendo are pretty much the only one's that make good games for Wii, which is why they are trying to space out their games this year to try and make up for the lack of 3rd party support.
1) Resident Evil 0, would be a remake, ala Resident Evil on Gamecube. How is that a lazy port? Id certainly buy an improved version of the game as would a lot of others. It called good business.
I wouldn't kid yourself. We know that the game is a port and not a full remake. What's more, what would be the sense in a remake "a la Resident Evil"? They already have a fully working Gamecube game (that will run perfectly on the Wii hardware), and I doubt the cost could be justified.
I wouldn't necessarily call it 'good' business either. Sure, it's business, and I have no doubt the game will sell well. However, it may be counterproductive in killing the goodwill they have with the core gamer crowd, when what we really want is a brand new "proper" Resident Evil game.
And please don't place the Wii on some sort of pedestal. I own one, and like it, but it does have its flaws. Also, the Xbox 360 library does have variation, and the PS3 does have more than 360 ports
1) Resident Evil 0, would be a remake, ala Resident Evil on Gamecube. How is that a lazy port? Id certainly buy an improved version of the game as would a lot of others. It called good business.
Doubtful - Resi 0 already looked nigh identical to REmake, I can't see them improving the visuals by that much again, if they even bother at all.
Give us a remake of Resi 2 goddamnit!!!!
That would be just loverly
My dream game is a Resi 2 remake (like the Resi 1 for the Cube), only using the Resi 4 engine.
Res 2 is planned for a remake at some point, hence its chapters werent playable in Umbrella Chronicles. But I imagine Zero is just quicker to remake due to it being more recent. Res 2 would have to be built from scratch. It could use the Res 4 engine, but why? Res 4 is ancient now and graphically the Wii is more powerful. Id rather have a game that looks super polished with a brand new graphics engine.
I meant the over the shoulder camera, no fixed view, etc etc, rather than graphically. The system Resi 4 uses is MILES better than that used in older Resi games.
I'm genuinely starting to believe the Wii will never get a decent software library. The only company that seem to be bothering are Nintendo themselves, and if that is the case, the library could end up even more limited than the Gamecube.
What are you talking about? Do you even have any idea of the Wiis catalogue? The library could end up more limited than the gamecube? LOL! Its already surpassed it. Your too busy looking at the reports of ports to see all the good games that are out and away to come out.
Zak and Wiki, Umbrella Chronicles, Nights, Fire Emblem, Pro Evo, Battallion Wars 2, Guitar Hero 3, No More Heroes, Harvest Moon on top of loads more good games already released over the last 3-4 months. Add in the likes of Galaxy, Metroid Prime 3, Mario Kart, Zelda, Bully and Tomb Raider-neither of which were too shabby for the 360-and the Wii catalogue has taken off.
Perhaps 8 months ago I would have agreed about the lack of games, but not now. Like a lot of people your too busy preaching the same old story to see it doesnt even apply anymore.
Deary me, chill a little. It's called an opinion, and what makes yours more valid than mine?
I suppose you think that because I criticise a Wii, I mustn't own one - wrong. I own a Wii, and I already own Zelda, Mario and Metroid (and I love all three). However, few of the other games genuinely appeal to me, but that is my call. To say the Wii has a better library than the Gamecube (which had a small, but very high quality library) is silly at this juncture.
My dream game is a Resi 2 remake (like the Resi 1 for the Cube), only using the Resi 4 engine.
Res 2 is planned for a remake at some point, hence its chapters werent playable in Umbrella Chronicles. But I imagine Zero is just quicker to remake due to it being more recent. Res 2 would have to be built from scratch. It could use the Res 4 engine, but why? Res 4 is ancient now and graphically the Wii is more powerful. Id rather have a game that looks super polished with a brand new graphics engine.
The one thing that put me off the RE series was the bad controls. Now, if Capcom can sort the controls with this and any other RE remake they intend to do (I did hear rumors that the producer of RE4 was interesting in remaking them all on Wii), then they ve got my attention.
They originally wanted to remake Res 2 and 3 when they were doing the first remake on the 'Cube. But as they also Had Res zero and 4 they didnt have the time.
When did Capcom say that? All that they said originally was RE0 was going to be an N64 game which later got converted to GC and RE1 would be remade for GC. RE2 and Nemesis and Code Veronica were all ports from their previous consoles. I don't think we'll ever see a remake of Resi 2 just like Final Fantasy VII
@vulcanraven - a few good points there. From a developer standpoint, the "units to profit" is quite a bit more in favor of Wii development than PS3. What this means is the cost of development ratio to the units sold. There is a lower risk for going big on the Wii and flopping, as the development costs are much cheaper. We're talking several million dollars in the difference of development costs.
For example, lets say, on average, it costs 2 mil to create a AAA game for the Wii, which is in the ballpark actual range. At $40/game, after publisher costs, manufacturing, etc, the dev sees about $10 of that money. That means that they would need to sell 200k copies in order to break even (even though its really the publisher that likely funded them most of the way through).
Now, PS3 development costs about $8-$12 mil, but lets say $8 mil for keeping it close. At $60 (the average price of PS3 games), the dev will see about $15 per copy sold. That means that they would need to sell about 500,000 copies to break even.
Now factor those numbers with the installed userbase ratios, with Wii owning approximately 40% of the market, and PS3 owning approximately 15% of the market. This creates a set of probabilities of game adoption by owners. This probability favors the Wii vs PS3 fourfold. Twice because the market share is more than double, and twice that because the amount of units that need to be sold to break even is more than half of that for the PS3 development.
Just passing some info along, so you and everyone else gets a better idea of why so many more 3rd party devs are going to the Wii despite so few being in the top 10 charts. Sales are sales, and even if they are mediocre (its easy to hit 100-500k sales for most games), there is still money made.
Deary me, chill a little. It's called an opinion, and what makes yours more valid than mine?
I suppose you think that because I criticise a Wii, I mustn't own one - wrong. I own a Wii, and I already own Zelda, Mario and Metroid (and I love all three). However, few of the other games genuinely appeal to me, but that is my call. To say the Wii has a better library than the Gamecube (which had a small, but very high quality library) is silly at this juncture.
My opinion is more valid because im aware of the games released on the Wii whereas you obviously arent.
Im always amazed at how people who bad mouth the Wii always end up owning one. Bizarre!
Anyway, the gamecube had little 3rd party support, whereas the Wii has loads. The Wii does have a better library of games and has more variety already. Galaxy is better than Sunshine, Mario Kart double dash was rubbish, a lot of people didnt like Windwaker, the Wii version of Smash Bros looks the best yet, Metroid 3 is better than 2, Zak and Wiki is great, No more heroes is better than Killer 7 and so on. I think your looking through foggy goggles. While the Gamecube had some excellent titles, a lot of them were flawed and their just werent enough of them.
Actually, I am very informed on the Wii's library, thank you. I just ain't much impressed by it. The Gamecube does have a better library. Less third party support, sure, but BETTER third party support. I won't list the games here, but they are there (I suppose you'll think that's because I don't know any of them). Of course, it's all subjective, but for what ever reason, you think your opinion is more valid than mine. Oh, and most the games you just listed (bar Zack and Wiki/NMH) are first party. My concern has always been with third party support...
I don't know why you don't believe that I own a Wii. I didn't even "bad mouth" the Wii as you put it. Or, am I supposed to love it with every part of my heart and soul and be blind to its faults? Now that would be fanboyism.
Just because my opinion is contrary to yours, you label me as some sort of Wii hating fanboy. You make petty assumptions about people and that is just plain wrong.
Thank you for your interest and on-going support for the nintendo wii. However, not to sound ungrateful in any way but please can you stop rehashing last gen games and focus on more new titles like 'no more heroes'. If you feel compelled to release another resident evil game on the wii, then perhaps you'll consider a graphically inferior, but by no means less fun, version of Resident evil 5.
pointless,for a few reasons but the main one has to be that zero is s**te. i'd understand a port of the original remake as it's the best of the old school resi's but zero? a remake of resi 2 in the style of 4 with the wii editions controls would do me.
Honestly, tho. Just announce the wii version for RE5 and use the RE4 engine.
And I don't see why not. If the Wii has 2.5 the power of the GC then it should look much better.
I had a thought: maybe devs are just waiting further down the Wii's years to make better looking games and so they don't release all the top notch looking stuff now otherwise they'll have nothing to improve on later..
On the Resi 0 topic: shame on you Capcom. Lazy lazy lazy. But, the Cube version didnt sell very well now did it ? So nice idea to sell it to MORE people, with minimum cost. Hats of to you there guys (Im still love you though) lol
On the Resi 2 remake: When ? When did Capcom announce this ? Last I heard there was a romour. Now its confirmed ? Since when ?
Honestly, tho. Just announce the wii version for RE5 and use the RE4 engine.
And I don't see why not. If the Wii has 2.5 the power of the GC then it should look much better.
I had a thought: maybe devs are just waiting further down the Wii's years to make better looking games and so they don't release all the top notch looking stuff now otherwise they'll have nothing to improve on later..
Sounds to me like it's gonna be a point and click type of thing. I'm starting to get a bit fed up with how devs keep on undermining the Wii. While I'm all for the Nintendo games and No More Heroes and the like, the Wii just has to much shovelware.
I really hope other developers than Nintendo start pushing the hardware soon. It'll be exciting to see if the serious attempts like PES/NMH/MOH:H will turn out to be great games. Hopefully they will pave the way for other quality games in the future.
I hope capcom are only trying to entertain their gamers until resi 5 releases. I have all the resident evil remakes available and i would enjoy another romp through with a wii style resi 4 control - but something enterely new would be more important. Maybe Capcom are doing their bit for the environment by recycling?
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if it's a port, whats's the point. i was playing this last week on the GC and had to turn it off after five minutes because of slow pace.
