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January 6th, 2010, 02:50
http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/2010/01/custom_1262741165439_me0001211183_1.jpgCapcom's director general for France sounds very pessimistic about development for the Wii, feeling that its user base has "radically changed" into something that is no longer interested in core games (http://kotaku.com/tag/coregames/) such as the poor-selling Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles (http://kotaku.com/tag/residentevilthedarksidechronicles/).
"The customer of [the Wii] has turned into something [of a] much broader audience. It is a disappointment," says Seux (pictured) in an interview translated from French via Google Translate (http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gamekult.com%2Farticles%2FA0000 081940%2F&sl=fr&tl=en). Seux, speaking to the blog Gamekult, also calls developing for the Wii "difficult" and goes on to say "for us, Capcom, the future is the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360."
It's likely we're hearing Seux's offhand opinion of the future, not official Capcom messaging here. Still, the words, coming from such a stalwart brand on Nintendo's platforms, are eyebrow raising.
It's clear Seux is frustrated. He points out sales of just 16,000 for Darkside Chronicles in the first three weeks of its release, compared to 140,000 for Resident Evil (http://kotaku.com/tag/residentevil/) 4 on the Wii at release in in 2007. Seux's explanation for the disparity: the market has moved on.
One feels that there is a problem very clear on this style of game on the Wii, where gamers have obviously moved on. Resident Evil 4 on Wii worked well, but [it was released] when the market had nothing!
While Seux says the Wii is "still an important part of sales," he calls it "very much a family [console] with low attachment rates."
"This is the year of the emergence of so-called 'new console generation'," Seux concludes. "So for us, Capcom, the future is the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360."
Capcom: Less Wii After Darkside Chronicles Sells Only 16k (http://news.spong.com/article/20105/Capcom-Less-Wii-After-Darkside-Chronicles-Sells-Only-16k) [Spong]
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"The customer of [the Wii] has turned into something [of a] much broader audience. It is a disappointment," says Seux (pictured) in an interview translated from French via Google Translate (http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gamekult.com%2Farticles%2FA0000 081940%2F&sl=fr&tl=en). Seux, speaking to the blog Gamekult, also calls developing for the Wii "difficult" and goes on to say "for us, Capcom, the future is the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360."
It's likely we're hearing Seux's offhand opinion of the future, not official Capcom messaging here. Still, the words, coming from such a stalwart brand on Nintendo's platforms, are eyebrow raising.
It's clear Seux is frustrated. He points out sales of just 16,000 for Darkside Chronicles in the first three weeks of its release, compared to 140,000 for Resident Evil (http://kotaku.com/tag/residentevil/) 4 on the Wii at release in in 2007. Seux's explanation for the disparity: the market has moved on.
One feels that there is a problem very clear on this style of game on the Wii, where gamers have obviously moved on. Resident Evil 4 on Wii worked well, but [it was released] when the market had nothing!
While Seux says the Wii is "still an important part of sales," he calls it "very much a family [console] with low attachment rates."
"This is the year of the emergence of so-called 'new console generation'," Seux concludes. "So for us, Capcom, the future is the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360."
Capcom: Less Wii After Darkside Chronicles Sells Only 16k (http://news.spong.com/article/20105/Capcom-Less-Wii-After-Darkside-Chronicles-Sells-Only-16k) [Spong]
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