Resident Evil 5 producer: Wii can't handle RE5's title screen

[wraggster]

There are many writers on the Joystiq payroll who are of the firm opinion that the Wii incarnation of Resident Evil 4 was the best version of the multi-platform title. That's why we were understandably disappointed when it was outed that Resident Evil 5 would not be coming to Nintendo's console -- though according the game's producer, Masachika Kawata, a Wii port of RE5 was never a remote possibility. Due to the game's graphical improvements over the previous installment, "the title screen of this couldn't have been done on PS2 or Wii," Kawata explained in a recent GameTrailers interview.

Nintendo fanboys shouldn't be too disheartened by this somewhat brash claim -- in a later, seperate interview with GameTrailers, Juntake Uchi, yet another producer for the title, said that Capcom would love to continue the Resident Evil franchise on the Wii, though such a reunion is "a couple of years down the road."

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/25/resident-evil-5-producer-wii-cant-handle-re5s-title-screen/

[grossaffe]

Now game-developers are graphics-whores, too?

[phinn]

Which is why i bought a ps3. I wanted to play Socom/GT5/Oblivion/Fallout 3/MGS4/FarCry 2/FF-XIII/etc too.

[Eviltaco64]

Now game-developers are graphics-whores, too?

Right. They should apologize and make one of their killer-app games on a console with amazing last-gen specifications.

It's like being mad that they didn't port Resident Evil 4 to the N64 or PS1 (though this statement is a tad bit exaggerated).

[The Hombrew Hunter]

Pre-rendered screens are, still, pre-rendered.

[kevenz]

RE4 and 5 aren't pre-rendered

[The Hombrew Hunter]

Close enough, there was only minor moving in the background. Nothing a simple prerecorded movie can't do.

[vicious1988]

Never a big RE fan in the first place.

[kevenz]

RE5 looks great because of the jungle theme.....

reminds me of the movie "Zombi" released in 1980.

[BL4Z3D247]

RE5 looks great because of the jungle theme.....

reminds me of the movie "Zombi" released in 1980.
boy did you just date yourself :)

[kevenz]

huh? sorry but I don't get it what do you mean....

it was actually 1979... my mistake :P I'm talking about the one made by the italian lucio fulci. I'm sure capcom took inspiration from this movie to make RE5.

[sean.aaron]

RE4 was decent, but far too long for my taste and I ended up selling it after getting tired of killing things over and over again.

I'm sure Capcom will do something different on the Wii; they've enjoyed good software sales on the platform and are unlikely to pass up the possibility of more cash.