Kawata, Matsuura express interest in Wii U
Early on in the 3DS’ lifecycle, Capcom announced two brand new Resident Evil games for the handheld. Now that Nintendo has introduced another piece of hardware, might the company consider bringing the franchise to Wii U as well?
While nothing has been announced, both Resident Evil: Raccoon City producer Masachika Kawata and designer Kenji Matsuura expressed quite a bit of interest in the console when speaking to CVG. Kawata went as far as to say that he would love to work on a Resident Evil game for Wii U.
“Whether or not we actually will develop a Resident Evil title for Wii U, we’ll put that aside as obviously I don’t know yet. But for me personally, I’d love to do just that. It’s a very, very interesting piece of hardware. Whenever I see new game machines and their new possibilities get into my head, the ideas just start flowing. I’d absolutely love to make a Resident Evil on it. I really love the idea of being able to play the game even if my wife or my kids come and steal the TV. That’s great, brilliant.”
“As a game designer, when I see Wii U, my first thoughts are: ‘Oh wow, I could do this or that, or what would happen if I try to make a game like X,Y or Z.’ My motivation instantly goes through the roof and I want to try a lot of interesting new things. Nothing’s been decided specifically for Resident Evil but it certainly would be interesting.”
