Author Topic: Prediction: RE5 will be on the Wii (Read 19605 times)

Smash_Brother · « **on:** April 15, 2007, 06:46:04 PM »

Check IGN, check Gamespot: both of them list the last RE5 media shown to, in fact, be the ONLY RE media shown: at the Sept TGS of 2005, a time before the infamous "$599 US Dollars!" Sony press release.

Flash forward to present time: Capcom's new gameshow showed plenty of RE love for the Wii and the Wii alone, but there was no mention of RE5 at all.

While I wouldn't be surprised if it was on all three consoles, I have a growing level of confidence that it will be on the Wii. I'm guessing that Capcom is testing the Wii Waters before they dive in, but the fact that we've seen nothing for nearly TWO YEARS says to me that it's not their top priority right now.

So, file this as a prediction. We'll see how it turns out...

Infernal Monkey · « **Reply #1 on:** April 15, 2007, 06:58:52 PM »

Doubtful, compared to the 360/PS3 versions it'd be a PS2 style RE4 mess. (They'll downgrade it to PSP instead of Wii~)

Adrock · « **Reply #2 on:** April 15, 2007, 07:01:04 PM »

They could've restarted RE5 from scratch. Capcom is pretty careful with the main series Resident Evil games.

I don't think RE5 will be Wii bound. I'd bank on a new Code Veronica-esque "side story" along that plays like RE4 Wii Edition.

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 15, 2007, 07:01:48 PM »

Plus, Capcom has a weird sense of loyalty. One minute, they are fully supporting Nintendo, the next they are porting their games to every console imaginable. Plus, they have been port crazy on the PSP while the DS is somewhat ignored (save for those PW ports and the new Megaman games). So I wouldn't bank on their Wii loving too much.

So just like my MK Arcade prediction, it might or might not happen, but all signs lead to no at the moment.

Smash_Brother · « **Reply #4 on:** April 15, 2007, 07:02:03 PM »

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Originally posted by: Infernal Monkey
Doubtful, compared to the 360/PS3 versions it'd be a PS2 style RE4 mess.

That's just it: no one has seen RE5 in a year and seven months, and the only thing we DID see was a prerendered video or one that likely wasn't running on actual hardware for anything.

How do you know what RE5 even looks like right now?

If Lair is any indication, no media from 2006 is reliable anymore, FORGET 2005.

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 15, 2007, 07:08:59 PM »

Wait, I didn't see the fact about the 2005 trailer.

You are right, NOTHING about the game has been announced.

HOWEVER, you forget that even if the game is basically vaporware at the moment it IS one of the most highly anticipated games for the PS3 and I doubt Sony would let go of the game that easily.

What I see is that the game gets released on the PS3, THEN it gets ported to the Wii and 360. If anything, the PS3 exclusivity will be very short and limited.

Smash_Brother · « **Reply #6 on:** April 15, 2007, 07:26:37 PM »

It was going to be a 360/PS3 game from the start so it wouldn't be an exclusive to either console anyway, hence why Capcom could move it without any particular console maker getting pissed.

I think the fact that we've seen nothing about it in a year and seven months is more telling than anything. Capcom's show came and went and we saw nothing about RE5. Doesn't that seem odd to anyone else?

Shift Key · « **Reply #7 on:** April 15, 2007, 07:45:38 PM »

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If anything, the PS3 exclusivity will be very short and limited.

Sony moneyhats only come in two sizes: "we want you for a lifetime" and "make me a port".

Arbok · « **Reply #8 on:** April 15, 2007, 08:13:37 PM »

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Originally posted by: Shift Key
Sony moneyhats only come in two sizes: "we want you for a lifetime" and "make me a port".

GTA3 says hi.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #9 on:** April 15, 2007, 08:48:14 PM »

One of the most anticipated RE titles became Devil May Cry =D

RE5 will be overhauled into DMC5 (Devil May Cry Outbreak) and set in the desert to spit in the face of Prince of Persia.

Capcom realized RE5's tired old last-gen RE4 gameplay would be upstaged by RE4 port-of-a-port for Wii.

So it's only obvious that the real eventual RE5 will be overhauled in the hands of Camelot Software and released for Wii.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #10 on:** April 15, 2007, 09:45:02 PM »

I think Capcom may have frozen RE5 for now and is looking at the reception towards RE on the Wii, if it's good enough the Wii will be the baseline version with the other consoles getting a port, if not the Wii will be left out and RE5 will be tuned for the weaker of {PS3, XBox 360}.

Shift Key · « **Reply #11 on:** April 15, 2007, 10:29:37 PM »

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Originally posted by: Arbok
GTA3 says hi.

I'm not familiar with this "GTA3" you speak of. Is this some sort of organisation dealie?

the1st_fret · « **Reply #12 on:** April 16, 2007, 02:09:34 AM »

I hope you're right about RE5 coming to Wii. I think i'm repeating myself but, how could Nintendo work so hard to get the entire series to Gamecube and then just not bother with the final chapter? Nintendo need to fight for resi 5. But it could happen. Resi 4 on Wii seemed a bit silly to me, maybe they really are just using resi 4 to get used to the hardware.

couchmonkey · « **Reply #13 on:** April 16, 2007, 04:35:44 AM »

Yes, the lack of RE5 details was quite odd. I think maybe the sales of RE4 and Umbrella Chronicles will have an affect on where the game goes. The company knows this type of game will sell on 360/PS3, but it also has a good idea that it'll sell on Wii, judging by the RE4 sales on GameCube and by the overall great sales Wii is getting.

I think KDR's guess is pretty good...Capcom is waiting and watching. It would be one of the smarter moves it's made in a while.

ryancoke · « **Reply #14 on:** April 16, 2007, 04:40:57 AM »

I don't think it would be that difficult to downgrade the graphics for the Wii version. All they have to do is use lower res textures and trim some polygons. It's alot easier to downgrade graphics than upgrade them.

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #15 on:** April 16, 2007, 04:00:53 PM »

It is actually quite possible for Capcom to completely start over on RE5, they did the same thing for Resident Evil Zero AND Resident Evil 4.

CellPhoneGuy · « **Reply #16 on:** April 16, 2007, 04:36:40 PM »

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It is actually quite possible for Capcom to completely start over on RE5, they did the same thing for Resident Evil Zero AND Resident Evil 4.

Good point, the RE4 that we all know and love was completely different from what it started as. I am not so sure that RE5 will appear on the Wii, but it is curious that we have not seen any media from it in well over a year.

ShyGuy · « **Reply #17 on:** April 16, 2007, 07:45:56 PM »

*Cough* I started taking bets for this days ago

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #18 on:** April 16, 2007, 07:58:56 PM »

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Originally posted by: ShyGuy
*Cough* I started taking bets for this days ago

When you said "days ago" I didn't think you meant it in the literal way.

Terranigma Freak · « **Reply #19 on:** April 17, 2007, 01:57:08 AM »

I don't expect any real support from either Capcom or Konami (well Hideo Kojima specifically) on the Wii. So I say RE5, not happening.

couchmonkey · « **Reply #20 on:** April 17, 2007, 05:03:06 AM »

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Originally posted by: ryancoke
I don't think it would be that difficult to downgrade the graphics for the Wii version. All they have to do is use lower res textures and trim some polygons. It's alot easier to downgrade graphics than upgrade them.

True, but that still doesn't make it easy, especially if you care about doing a good job, which Capcom usually does...take the PS2 port of RE4, for example. I'm not saying it's impossible...I think it could definitely happen...but there's a reason we haven't seen any PS360 to Wii ports so far.

Smash_Brother · « **Reply #21 on:** April 17, 2007, 06:33:00 AM »

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Originally posted by: Terranigma Freak
I don't expect any real support from either Capcom or Konami (well Hideo Kojima specifically) on the Wii. So I say RE5, not happening.

That's kind of odd, considering that Capcom showed more support for Nintendo and the Wii at their recent conference than they did for any other console maker.

Capcom Gamer's Day 2007 round-up:

New games
Capcom brings Rocketmen and Talisman to XBLA and PSN
Capcom announces Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law
Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations confirmed for America
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix for XBLA announced
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix for XBLA unveiled

Announcements
It's official: Lost Planet finds PC gamers
Capcom snags exclusive MotoGP rights for the PlayStation brand
Two new DS titles for Mega Man's 20th Anniversary
Street Fighter, Mega Man on mobile phones
Capcom to buy/sell IP, publish games with global approach

Hands-ons
Joystiq hands-on: Project Treasure Island Z (Wii)
Hands-on with Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles for Wii

The only titles which Capcom currently has for a next gen console far enough along to warrant demonstrating are Wii titles. Everything else is a porthash or a downloadable game.

Capcom may have made the decision that the PS360 are just too costly to make full-blown games for, hence why they only seem to be developing downloadable games, portable games and Wii games.

And like I said before, people, let's not have the "ship stuck in a bottle" mentality when it comes to media about a game.

Remember SW2K Zelda? (NEVAR FORGET) Remember SW2K1 Zelda? We haven't seen anything about RE5 in longer than the elapsed time between those two Spaceworld shows.

Erase the RE5 trailer from your mind because it has absolutely no bearing on what RE5 is going to look like (and was probably just a prerender anyway).

Ceric · « **Reply #22 on:** April 17, 2007, 08:06:26 AM »

Personally, if Capcom was smart how they manage there assets and build there engines we might be seeing actual Wiimakes of the whole series leading to 5 being done. Heres why I think this.

Umbrella Chronicles new 3d models (Except for Leon probably) are being made for all of the main characters of the series.
Environments are being re-realized into 3d and if done correctly could be used for a remake of the game they are from.
Most of the key enemies are being redone in 3d for, wait for it, Umbrella Chronicles.
RE4 Wii engine, which is probably a modified updated version of the Cube engine.

Now after thinking about that Capcom could release each individual game with an enhanced Wiimake with extras at a bargain price and still make good money because of all of the asset sharing. Not to mention they could 1-up that even and use the lower Wii development costs and the money they save to tweak the games to use the same perspective as RE4 which from what I heard a Lot of RE fans would enjoy. Implement a few goodies for having a save of the previous game and they be printing money at that point.

Turn around and use that money to fund the ground up development of the RE5 Wii version.

Actually after writing this post Umbrella Chronicle, if done right, could get people interested in the rest of the series but where turned off by the genre.

Crimm · « **Reply #23 on:** April 17, 2007, 09:38:54 AM »

Even with FIVE-HUNDRED NINETY-NINE U S DOLLARS it's also a 360 game. For Capcom the 360 is money.

ShyGuy · « **Reply #24 on:** April 17, 2007, 10:40:02 AM »

Without Capcom, what does the 360 have? Gears?

talking notable exclusives that have already been released, you fanboys

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