Resident Evil 5 still has a chance of releasing on Wii

Signs of seeing a Wii version of Resident Evil 5 hasn't been very positive as of late. However, Capcom's Kazuhiko Abe was recently approached by Reuters Japan with a question regarding a possible eventual release of the game on Nintendo's system and surprisingly, his answer was slightly encouraging.

[Smacktard]

Well that's more positive. If it gets a Wii release I'll check it out again. In the mean time, I tried the demo on the PS3 and didn't really like it at all.

[BattleAxe]

Maybe the controls would be better on the Wii...

[Smacktard]

It wasn't the controls that bothered me (well, okay, it WAS but that wasn't the worst part). The part that bothered me the most was... I should've gotten my butt kicked. I came close to death about 10 times during the demo cause I was goofing off, and each time Sheva saved me. What's the point? The game's as casual as anything. All I had to do to survive was stay away from that guy with the huge weapon. If I came close to death, Sheva would just save me again. It made the game feel pointless. It was like the Lego games (lol, can't lose!) but with less fun.

[sukru]

You get to die in several occasions. They also have a stats screen that keeps tracks of the ways you die.

Also you might try to play on harder difficulties.

So, give it a shot as a rental, if you like it you might keep it as well.

[jay2]

Do you hear that sound, that's the sound of the Wii struggling to.......... Oh no! my Wii died!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RE5 would have to be majorly downgraded.

[Smacktard]

In the graphical department, maybe. The controls would be an upgrade.

People that honestly care more about graphics than controls are poor excuses for gamers anyhow.

[cranium]

I'd hardly consider people who only own a Wii "gamers."

[N4g_null]

I think we feel the same about most people that hate the Wii. Nothing is more traditional than the VC and a console every one can buy. Nothing is more evolutionary than motion+ we got HD a few years earlier and no one cared SONY copied and the 3rd parties where hype till it did not turn into millions and crazy royalties. It's reset time now. It's possible they have a HD game but really I think the console developers are realizing you guys are PC gamers. You guys want infamous and uncharted with a 3d FMV game.

[ChickeyCantor]

Then people who only own a Ps3 aren't gamers either but cine-f*gs.
( i own both of them, so hup hip hop hurray)

[Smacktard]

@2.2

Why not? I have a Wii and a gaming-capable computer. What more could I want? True, a few PS3 games interest me, but not enough that would make me put down minimal $400 for a brand new console that can't even play PS2 games.

[hatchimatchi]

i owned a wii for 2 years before i bought a ps3 and ever since then my wii has seen maybe 2 hours of gameplay.

All the nintendo fanboys scream controls>graphics but honestly lots of the controls on the wii aren't anything special. Especially for me cause im left handed. Every console ever made requires you to control with your left thumb, well with the wii i can't aim for crap with my right arm so i have to reverse it and control the character with my right thumb and it feels awkward as hell (corruption being the exception).

Also, don't tell that my situation shouldn't be a factor cause nintendo completely mirrored twilight princess on the wii to make link right handed, cause most people are right handed. So point being, the control argument is shenanigans imo. We've been using controllers since freaking pong but suddenly the wii is released and some people act as if controllers are obsolete. I think some people are trying to make up for what the wii lacks.

[N4g_null]

hatchimatchi I really do not understand your problem the Wii mote is not made for right handed people? You can switch hands or even give the other part of the controller to another person? Also ir is a great way of controlling and it mimics the mouse. Which is my favorite controller thus far for 3d gaming. It's cool if you don't think lots of wii games made a big deal about motion controls but that may mean you just have not tried enough games. Hey feel free to voice your opinion but the Wii is mostly selling because the controls actually make sense.

[TrevorPhillips]

no it doesnt didnt you hear it couldnt even take the main menu

[jay2]

Yeah, note the struggling part of my post.
They said even the menu screen wasn't doable.

[digger18]

If its anything like RE 4 and its control system, then I'm in :)

[tiamat5]

This wonderful. Mediocre Resident Evil 5 will release on the Wii looking worse than ever. Good plan Capcom.Now that you have all the money from the other sales get some pocket change from Nintendo.

[N4g_null]

You guys are so late to the game. RES evil 4 is the future the HD gen proved this. Same sales with out the cost and a better control set up that will most likely make more fans. Only people loosing are the HD guys, pretty sad.... hey it happen but you have infamous right?

[hatchimatchi]

the post above me is worthless

The only people who are losing out are possibly the wii owners (if the game ends up like chop till you drop). Plus infamous has been getting stellar reviews so i don't know why you dragged in that game. This is a re5 discussion not a time to post flame bait comments.

Also, i just wanna add that re5 really isn't that great of a game. It has it's moments but ultimately to me it's a weak addition to the re series.

[N4g_null]

Hey I'm glad my post is worthless to you. So this won't be that big of a argument right?

You know res evil 5 was on the HD system and even you say it sucks. You aslo realize that res evil 4 got beter on the Wii, so it is remotely possible the Wii could fix this game with a down grade to at least res evil 4 graphics which still look great to me. I'm betting if they got a visual port close to res evil 4 and Wii mote controls it would actually be fun for co op play again. Res evil was and is not that different from res evil 5 except capcom proved that dual shock sucks when your trying to cover your partner. I'm sorry if that gets you miffed but it's the truth, You ever wonder why quake wasn't ported to the HD systems?

Hey like I said you have infamous you shouldn't even be worried about this game because it would suck right? Chop till you drop was buy the C team at capcom and every one in the industry knows this. Hell most of us did not even like it on the 360.

Infamous was not brought up to flame any one it was brought up to show people like you even that HD gaming is about certain types of games that don't really need accuracy. The fun of res evil is partly keeping your cool while taking down zombies with bad a$$ skills. Now being scared because you can't aim correctly is just lame LOL, res evil 5 proved this.

[Nateh8sYou]

I can see them doing it on rails ala Dead Space so the graphics don't take a huge dive

[mastiffchild]

IDK if they'll do another rails shooter after DC if I'm honest.

If they do RE5 using the RE4 engine, ignore the co-op and up the scares it could actually be a far better RE experience than it's lacklustre HD counterpart.

I'd love to use those great controls again in a Resi game as RE4 on the Wii was almost too easy because of them(they had to put in even less ammo IIRC)-if it was made minus Sheva and looked a bit better than RE4 did then I'm pretty certain it'd sell well AND be the more enjoyable version to play alone.

The more I look at it the more I think RE5 was the biggest let down I've felt while gaming-making co-op compulsory in the SP killed the Resiness of it stone dead and playing with a mate was never going to feel like any kind of horror game. Yeah, I reckon the downgrading(as people have it)graphically would be more than made up for if they drop the co-op from SP and add those perfect controls. Face it, the best part of the game is just recycled RE4 anyway so why not put a version on the console that that far better game played best?

[TheMART]

Don't. Just leave it at the current RE4 which is much better then RE5...

[Trey4Lyfe]

plus the graphics, the one thing going for it, would look worse

[Gr81]

Capcom is realizing where the real $$ and profits are. Honestly the game is mediocre and a Wii edition could improve the controls but that's not the only thing lacking in this game.

My opinion? Save it, Capcom, you missed out on this one. Time to move on.

[N4g_null]

Seriously they did the same on the PS2 with res evil 4. Another funny thing is I've played res evil 4 and it needs a better aiming system so badly. The co op really really needs this. Dual analog just shows how lame it is.

[hatchimatchi]

the aiming system works fine.

I think the reason why so many people complained about it is because resident evil isn't a run n gun game, but capcom incorporated so many elements of run n gun into re5 but ultimately they left the survival horror controls. It didn't bother me but i can see why other gamers might not like it. Capcom needs to drop the over the top muscles and action and go back to making scares. RE4 is a flawless example of what re5 should have been like. The game had loads of action but still managed to create such a sense of dread. The castle part of the game with the hooded ganados and their chants always gets under my skin

[Microsoft Xbox 360]

This is where the WiiMote shines. I would replay it on the Wii in a heartbeat. That being said, the controls may be superior but at the same time its also a bit too easy. RE4 was a breeze to beat. In the end, I'll stick pick graphics over controls though. I can adapt to pretty much any control layout.

[TheBand1t]

Why would Wii owners WANT RE5? The whole game was average, at best.

And Smacktard...not everyone enjoys the Wii's control scheme. Some actually DO prefer a console with traditional controls and HD graphics. It doesn't make them 'poor excuses for gamers', it makes them gamers with different taste, much the way Wii owners prefer the motion controls at a sacrifice for HD.

[darrensworld]

Re5 was a dud to me, but i would buy it for wii, just like i bought Re4 wii edition so i could play it on my girlfriends wii. Strictly for the controls.

[-MD-]

The only thing 'good' about RE5 was Jill.

[hatchimatchi]

meh

the jill storying arch could've been so awesome, but capcom completely ruined it for people with their ad campaign. It was so obvious who the hooded figure was before the game even came out.

To me, the only saving grace of re5 was shevas character and her voice acting. Yea her ai isnt perfect but she was the character i felt was the most realistic. Capcom turned wesker into a complete douche with his, "only i have the right to be a god" (are you effing serious?) and chris redfield was just ridiculous.

[Brasi82]

Being a fan of the series since it begin and loving the Nintendo Wii the most out of all the consoles it excites me to think RE5 is coming to the Wii. Now which of us didn't play RE4 for the first time on the Wii and think, man oh man this is how it was meant to be played. I just say tone the graphics down and use RE4 as a basic format and engine and boom... you got yourself a winner.