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Zack & Wiki 2 possible says the producer

Capcom Producer on Zack & Wiki, Hironobu Takeshita, was interviewed last year about the game. During this interview he was asked if he sees Zack & Wiki become one of Capcom's banner franchises with sequels or if it's a one-time game only. VGB quotes his reply: "I have a lot of confidence in Zack & Wiki, and especially the foreign media [outside of Japan] seem to have a lot of hope and respect for the title. So of course it depends on how it sells, and the sales of the title, but that is something I would like to do, to turn it into a series."

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wiizy6361d ago

im not sure why people have not been picking this great game up. it must be the kiddish characters

TruthbeTold6361d ago

The characters are rather cartoony for how serious the puzzles are, and they aren't very endearing either. (I did feel sad for Wiki on the ice mirror stage though).

MK_Red6361d ago

It was beyond sad how a masterpiece like Z&W didn't sell much while a mediocre title like Mario & Sonic At... sold like hot chocolate.
Terrible sales of gems like this and No More Heroes are indeed disturbing but it's more than great to hear the devs considering the possiblity of the sequel.

TruthbeTold6361d ago

I own Z&W and No More Heroes, but Mario & Sonic at the Olympic games is alot of fun with a group of friends. I admit though that having a background in Track and Field might influence me a bit. :D
In any case, I'm glad it's selling well. Zack and Wiki is around 200k now because of Europe. They should have more than made up for Development cost by now. I also think that NMH will do well in the U.S. Well in an almost 500k sense anyway...

BlackIceJoe6361d ago

I so hope there will be a new Zack and Wiki. It was one of those games you can't miss, yet so many people did. So they really missed. I just hope if there is a second one they will not miss it this time around.

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Nine Obscure Adventure Games We Wish Had Sequels

Kotaku: "Adventure games began as some of the earliest attempts at bridging novels and gameplay. The best of them challenge notions of traditional story-telling and immerse players into the narrative with quirky characters and puzzle-solving. This list explores the obscure adventure games that deserve sequels. Any adventure games that already have sequels won't be considered."

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Five Overlooked Last-Gen Games - Pixel Gate

Sean Halliday of Pixel Gate writes:

''For every blockbuster title that garners high praise and sales, there a number of games that fly under the radar. There’s plenty of great titles that have plenty to offer but, for numerous reasons, never get the love and attention they deserve. This isn’t the definitive list of the most overlooked games; it’s merely a look at few of them.''

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NukaCola4047d ago (Edited 4047d ago )

I'm glad Chinatown Wars is there. This is one of the best GTAs in the series. Right up there with 5 and SA. Get the DS version. You won't be disappointed. Also like to add that the wanted system in GTACTW is by far my favorite of any GTA.

Venoxn4g4046d ago

its definitely better than gta IV :) i liked it a lot

Goro4046d ago

The Club sucked, where is Yakuza 3 or 4 or Binary Domain or Sleeping Dogs.

GamerEuphoria4046d ago

Since when was Sleeping Dogs overlooked?

Goro4046d ago

Since before it was available on PlayStation Plus.

mydyingparadiselost4046d ago

I think mine would be
Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom
Tastunoko V Capcom
House of the Dead Overkill
Deadly Premonition
Sam and Max
Honestly I think this last gen had a lot of overlooked titles or at least titles that didn't see the amount of sales they should have. It makes me worry for the future of the current generation.

Baka-akaB4046d ago

The Club might have been a new idea , but it doesnt mean that all of those are good .

And Deadly preomonition was hardly overlooked . It's a game that had a bigger than expected and deserved success based on the weird hype "that's it so bad you gotta play it and gonna love it" (an opinion i dont share)

GamerEuphoria4046d ago

Since the game came out I've been trying to get EVERYONE to play it, thus it popped up on this list, it's still not very well known in the UK

Monster_Tard4046d ago

Really liked WWE All Stars, never got to play it online as the servers went down by the time I picked it up.

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Blind Playtest – Zack & Wiki

James Day of Citizengame.co.uk makes Pete and Andy try a game that they’ve never played nor heard of. In this edition of Blind Playtest they play Zack & Wiki for the Wii

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SuperWeeb4167d ago

Zack & Wiki was one of my favourite games of last generation, and one of the few Wii games I actually enjoyed.
If Nintendo do not snap up a sequel, I hope Sony or Microsoft do.

YoungKingDoran4167d ago

Inventive use of the Wiimote, even before motion plus.
This was a fun game, and wracked my brain on a few puzzles.

Now I'm just guessing here, but this game's unfortunate failure probably contributed to what turned Capcom how they are today; that is a risk-less company who tries to do everything they possibly can to not lose or miss out on a dime.