"We're huge fans of the game," Judd replied when asked about the topic. "When you think about it, it totally makes sense as a strategy to have the original game out there in some format that people can play and see what was so great about it. But we were told no."
Judd also declined to elaborate on exactly why the game proved objectionable. "I can't say why," Judd said, "I can just say that we tried to get it to work."
They're not releasing it solely because Capcom wants to release it to hype the new Bionic Commando games on Xbox and PS3, and Nintendo doesn't want to facilitate their PR for other systems.
Maybe instead of denying Wii owners the ability to play Bionic Commando on the VC they should try to get the new Bionic Commando game on the Wii. You know, make an EFFORT of some sort to attract third party support? But, hey, pissing Capcom off is a much better approach.
Maybe instead of denying Wii owners the ability to play Bionic Commando on the VC they should try to get the new Bionic Commando game on the Wii. You know, make an EFFORT of some sort to attract third party support? But, hey, pissing Capcom off is a much better approach.
Come on this is obvious. The last boss looks like Hitler and when you kill him his head explodes graphically. Nintendo is playing it safe. Sadly.
There are a ton of Sega games, and they've been a pretty good Nintendo supporter. There are a ton of Hudson games, and they've stepped up their Nintendo support a lot this generation. Not counting the C64 games in Europe, there are no western games on the VC, except for Factor 5 games. I don't think that's a coincidence, considering the rumors that they're making the newKidMan Icarus. I suspect there would be a ton of SE games on there, but SE has their reasons for holding those games back.
They've been two-faced. They're doing better than Namco, Konami, and Square, but they're also outdoing Ubisoft by doing a better job of teasing the Wii audience with "limited" products to support their "ambitious" HD projects.
They've been two-faced. They're doing better than Namco, Konami, and Square, but they're also outdoing Ubisoft by doing a better job of teasing the Wii audience with "limited" products to support their "ambitious" HD projects.
this could clearly be a sensationalistic article that makes Nintendo look bad
Pap and Urkel seem to have the basic skills necessary to make a logical conclusion based on data. Why can't the press corps?
They've been two-faced. They're doing better than Namco, Konami, and Square, but they're also outdoing Ubisoft by doing a better job of teasing the Wii audience with "limited" products to support their "ambitious" HD projects.
When did that comment surface? I've been hearing that for a while now, but don't know when it started.
Did Capcom (or any company) ever admit to using Wii titles to fund next gen projects?
They've been two-faced. They're doing better than Namco, Konami, and Square, but they're also outdoing Ubisoft by doing a better job of teasing the Wii audience with "limited" products to support their "ambitious" HD projects.
When did that comment surface? I've been hearing that for a while now, but don't know when it started.
Did Capcom (or any company) ever admit to using Wii titles to fund next gen projects?
I believe I started it [cuz i smart], but Pittboi may have coined the idea sooner.
What someone should do is make a Bionic Commando for DS. End of Story.
If Nintendo had a problem with Bionic Commando, they wouldn't have developed and published their own remake of it for Game Boy Color. (It's awesome, by the way.) Luckily, Nintendo fans can easily find this game on Capcom Mini Mix, which is a rather good compilation (http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/reviewArt.cfm?artid=12184) for GBA.
If Nintendo had a problem with Bionic Commando, they wouldn't have developed and published their own remake of it for Game Boy Color. (It's awesome, by the way.) Luckily, Nintendo fans can easily find this game on Capcom Mini Mix, which is a rather good compilation (http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/reviewArt.cfm?artid=12184) for GBA.
Sony and MS have played hardball with developers for years. Now Nintendo finally has the same option.
Why would it want to essentially advertise for a PS3/360 title? I don't think this has anything to do with the game's content. I mean there are upcoming Wii titles that are FAR more violent and controversial afteralll. If Capcom was willing to give the Wii a port or even a different version of the new Bionic Commando we'd almost certainly see the original on the VC and maybe we still willl. All Nintendo is asking of developers is to support it's console which I don't think is too much to ask considering it's by far the most popular and most successful.
Sadly [fortunately], it's truth:
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSL2287657620070822
2nd to last paragrah, first page
