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.”
Nintendo is embarking on a fun-filled road trip across the United States this summer as a sponsor of the annual Vans Warped Tour, which brings a powerful lineup of live music and lifestyle products to cities from coast to coast. Through Aug. 14, attendees at every stop along the tour will be able to visit interactive Nintendo demo areas and experience the hand-held Nintendo 3DS™ system, which offers a wide variety of games and portable entertainment options that can be viewed in 3D without the need for special glasses.
In addition to checking out musical acts such as Gym Class Heroes, Simple Plan and Paramore, Vans Warped Tour attendees can visit a special Nintendo tent equipped with playable Nintendo 3DS systems and software. Visitors can experiment with the Nintendo 3DS Camera, create customized Mii™ characters with the built-in Mii Maker™ application and play video games including The Legend of Zelda™: Ocarina of Time™ 3D, Super Street Fighter® IV 3D Edition, DEAD OR ALIVE® Dimensions, Super Monkey Ball™ 3D, Madden NFL Football, RIDGE RACER® 3D and Resident Evil®: The Mercenaries 3D. Players can also have fun with augmented-reality features and AR Games™, using oversized AR Cards and temporary AR Card tattoos to view virtual characters in real-world settings and interact with them in interesting ways. Attendees who bring their own Nintendo 3DS systems can use them to exchange Mii characters with other tour-goers using the built-in StreetPass™ feature.
Additional details, schedules and ticketing information for the Vans Warped Tour can be found online at http://www.vanswarpedtour.com. For more information about Nintendo 3DS, please visit http://www.nintendo.com/3ds.
Source: Nintendo PR
Monolith Soft and Mistwalker are aware of what’s happening regarding fans’s interest for Nintendo to localize their RPGs. On Twitter, Mistwalker said, “Thank you for the link. We appreciate all your support. tears…”. Meanwhile, Monolith’s Yuichiro Takeda stated that he’s pleased about Xenoblade taking the top spot on Amazon. And even Soraya Saga, the wife of Xenoblade Chronicles creator Tetsuya Takahashi, said, “Thanks a lot for hoping its North American release. : )”
With all of this support, you have to wonder how Xenoblade and The Last Story won’t make it over to North America. Will NoA really be so negligent and completely ignore their fans?
This looks like a nice, charming game. I’d like to see Atlus bring this title over to North America.
Nintendo fans have been blasting the company’s American social media pages with all sorts of comments. A thread on the company’s Facebook has received over 3,000 comments while they also continue to see constant tweets and notices on their YouTube account.
It looks someone is finally taking notice. In response to the fan requests over the past several days, Nintendo of America posted a comment on both their Twitter and Facebook accounts saying “Hey fans, we appreciate your enthusiasm. Look for more updates to come soon!”
Now, whether or not that actually means we’ll be seeing Xenoblade, The Last Story, and Pandora’s Tower is unknown. Perhaps they’re just trying to take some steam out of the campaign!
For as long as I live, I won’t trust anything a Nintendo customer service says. I feel like they just look up a game on their database or official website and provide a standard, pre-determined response to fans.
However, it is somewhat interesting to hear that a representative has said that Nintendo still plans on releasing Xenoblade – they’re calling it by the title it was announced as, Monado: Beginning of the World – to North America. Now whether that’s actually true is anyone’s guess, but I know that fans would certainly be pleased!
Nintendo’s Katsuya Eguchi won’t comment on how the Wii U stacks up the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Instead, he’s more focused on what makes Wii U original.
In an interview with EGM, Katsuya told the magazine that he hopes fans consider Wii U to be a completely different console. Additionally, he believes that it’s most important to be unique – that’s where the controller comes in.
“Rather than compare specs with Microsoft and Sony, I’d like for people to view this as a different type of machine altogether. For me personally, what’s most important is what makes Wii U original, and that’s the controller.”
01. / 00. [PSP] Little Battler Xperience (Level 5) {2011.06.16} – 166.187 / NEW
02. / 00. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo) {2011.06.16} – 164.110 / NEW
03. / 01. [PS3] Yakuza: Of the End (Sega) {2011.06.09} – 53.775 / 352.492 (-82%)
04. / 00. [360] Steins;Gate: Hiyoku Renri no Darling # (5pb.) {2011.06.16} – 31.666 / NEW
05. / 00. [360] Steins;Gate: Double Pack (5pb.) {2011.06.16} – 11.041 / NEW
06. / 02. [3DS] Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D (Capcom) {2011.06.02} – 9.062 / 83.405 (-42%)
07. / 04. [NDS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 – Professional (Square Enix) {2011.03.31} – 7.997 / 538.020 (-24%)
08. / 03. [NDS] Battle & Get! Pokemon Typing DS (Pokemon Co.) {2011.04.21} – 6.609 / 137.421 (-42%)
09. / 07. [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo) {2010.07.08} – 6.556 / 1.917.752 (+5%)
10. / 05. [3DS] One Piece: Unlimited Cruise SP (Bandai Namco) {2011.05.26} – 6.549 / 112.174 (-22%)
11. / 14. [WII] Wii Sports Resort with Remote Plus (Nintendo) {2010.11.11} – 6.476 / 353.082 (+31%)
12. / 12. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White (Pokemon Co.) {2010.09.18} – 6.434 / 5.204.356 (+23%)
13. / 11. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2011 (Konami) {2011.04.14} – 4.232 / 184.299 (-20%)
14. / 10. [PSP] Patapon 3 (SCE) {2011.04.28} – 4.136 / 120.934 (-22%)
15. / 16. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) {2008.04.10} – 3.939 / 3.244.896 (-3%)
16. / 00. [360] Steins;Gate (Platinum Collection) (5pb.) {2011.06.16} – 3.914 / NEW
17. / 00. [PS2] Sangoku Koi Senki: Otome no Heihou! (Prototype) {2011.06.16} – 3.872 / NEW
18. / 18. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) {2009.10.01} – 3.844 / 2.328.388 (-2%)
19. / 19. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (Capcom) {2010.12.01} – 3.758 / 4.490.749 (-4%)
20. / 08. [PSP] Akiba’s Trip (Acquire) {2011.05.19} – 3.601 / 93.078 (-35%)
