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Capcom says that the Wii will be 'flooded' with AAA titles soon
11:46 AM on 06.11.2008, Dale North 52 comments

Capcom says that the Wii will be 'flooded' with AAA titles soon photo
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"Flooded" is not a word that gamers like to hear. It makes us think of shovelware and ports. But, this is Capcom we're talking about here, and they're saying that this upcoming flood will involve "triple A" titles. If that's the case, then bring it on!

Nintendic came across this message from a Capcom Community Specialist on their official forums:

"Honestly, I think the lack of AAA titles also has a lot to do with a lot of the 3rd parties simply being caught with their pants down. Triple A take a lot of time to develop; Many years in fact. For them to have been announced/released by now, it would have meant that they were in development/planning before/shortly after the Wii was released. However, nobody, besides Nintendo, expected the Wii sales to be so strong, and anyone who did should be buying lottery tickets."

"However, the good news is, now that the industry has seen the rise of the Wii, I’m sure many plans and budgets have been shifted and adjusted, and triple A titles should be in their pipeline (though not ready to be announced). This means soon, you should be flooded with the titles from the franchises you’re familiar with, and ones that aren’t just spinoffs."

"Have a little patience and faith in the little white console that could. I know I am." ‘Lost’ - Community Specialist, Capcom Entertainment, Inc.

I'm more than happy to take anything that Capcom dishes out. Do you think this guy is just blabbering on? Or do they really have some good stuff up their sleeves for the Wii?


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Justice's Avatar
Justice at 06/11/2008 11:49
If anyone would flood the Wii with quality titles other than Nintendo, it's Capcom, but I'm gonna have to see it to believe it.
dtomek's Avatar
dtomek at 06/11/2008 11:50
I don't think the market is really there on the wii for something like that. It doesn't really matter how many Wii consoles are out there if 90% of them are happy with the game that came in the box.
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Redface at 06/11/2008 11:52
Hey Capcom, i can mehbeh haz next-gen Onimusha? kthnx
Video Cognito's Avatar
Video Cognito at 06/11/2008 11:56
@Redface:

And by "next-gen", you mean on a PS3 or 360, right? Wii: next-gen? Great joke.
Misanthrope's Avatar
Misanthrope at 06/11/2008 11:58
Lets see, you can make some bullshit minigames and turn out a nice profit. Or you can spend some time, waste a lot of money on inferior hardware, have your "triple A' titles one or two less A's due to graphics and maybe you'd manage to get a bit more money than what you would releasing 3 crappy minigame collections instead.

Like Sterling said im glad to hear Capcom will at least TRY to make a quality game when even Nintendo themselves are NOT trying even by their standards ( they standards mean Zelda sequels, Mario sequels, Metroid games, etc. Were are those again? Its been a good while how about a freaking Wii Zelda? Another metroid for the DS? ) but everybody is following nintendo lead: Produce regurgitated bullshit minigame collections and other stupid things, people will still buy the damn console cause yuppies have set it up as a trend to "wiggle and shake" that wiimote.
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ghets at 06/11/2008 12:00
At least theyre optimistic. Although im pretty sure most companies have figured out that with the Wii they dont have to spend oodles of cash on development to make a game that will sell. Instead of having a team of 100+ people working on a AAA title for 2 or 3 years, just have a team of 20 people work for 4 months on any variety of self-help games and theyre rolling in it.
Aurvantoid's Avatar
Aurvantoid at 06/11/2008 12:03
Dear Capcom,

More PS3 support or GTFO!!1!

Sincerely,

-Aurvantoid
bloodylip's Avatar
bloodylip at 06/11/2008 12:04
@Misanthrope

It's been 1.5 years since Twilight Princess was released. Give it some fucking time for a new one.
lubczyk's Avatar
lubczyk at 06/11/2008 12:04
I smell more Wii low-budget Resident Evil ports, minigames and side-stories with Capcom's C and D list teams, while the PS3/360 get all the multi-million, blockbuster, A team games.

I'm sorry, I don't trust Capcom. They are touting Spyborgs for the Wii, while the PS3/360 get Resident Evil 5. For Pete's sake, it's not even made by Capcom, it's outsourced to another developer.

I see no reason to turn my Wii back on as of yet.
GuitarAtomik's Avatar
GuitarAtomik at 06/11/2008 12:06
I'll believe it when I see it.
Tubatic's Avatar
Tubatic at 06/11/2008 12:09
" you should be flooded with the titles from the franchises you’re familiar with, and ones that aren’t just spinoffs"

Coming from Capcom, all I can think is Mega Man, and not Battle Network.

Wishful, me.
Rockvillian's Avatar
Rockvillian at 06/11/2008 12:11
I'll believe it when I see it.
Misanthrope's Avatar
Misanthrope at 06/11/2008 12:14
Twilight Princess was a GAMECUBE GAME. It was ported only. Even if it takes em 1.5 years to develop the game which would be ridiculous for a tired and done formula like Zelda, that means that they had NO PLANS to create one when they released the Wii. Its not even announced yet, you'd think they would have at least 10 screen shots from an alpha ready after 1.5 years even if release date is still far away.

No, there just knew they were going for a completely different thing: mini games, smash brawl, etc. They knew they wouldn't even TRY to regain old hardcore fans with anything new or old.

Its a fucking shame that Nintendo gets to be number one right now, they are the single most disruptive major company of videogames and their legacy is nothing but stubbornness, condescending attitude and fucking over third party developers. Nothing has changed, yet you IDIOTS have made em number one again? For what? For bullshit for nothing but fucking bullshit on that stupid console.
Tubatic's Avatar
Tubatic at 06/11/2008 12:20
@Misanthrope

Did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed before or after Nintendo touched you inappropriately?

Zelda games are baked for years in giant incubators and hatched in the final stages by giant condors. Condors hatch no eggs before their time. rushing a condor unleashes hell, resulting in the death of wolves. And considering the MGS4 is coming to the 360, where is the justice in winning a contest and never interacting with the community that gave it to you.

In short, your internet anger makes as much sense as I just did.

also, cocks.
Tertiee's Avatar
Tertiee at 06/11/2008 12:26
What would be the point of releasing pics from a very early build of the game? Chances are that it isn't looking very pretty and more likely cause apprehension rather than hype since we are used to seeing the nicely polished screenshots.
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ToxinBlackheart at 06/11/2008 12:36
Onimusha and Viewtiful Joe please?
Chocobo Knight's Avatar
Chocobo Knight at 06/11/2008 12:48
I'll believe it when I see it.
Cheeburga's Avatar
Cheeburga at 06/11/2008 13:00
GOD HAND!
Misanthrope's Avatar
Misanthrope at 06/11/2008 13:01
The point would be ANNOUNCING IT. You all assume it will be released, why? They are doing pretty damn good without it. Even if they have no media at all to announcing, hinting that its being worked upon would mean that they intent to at least try.

And this is just an example, quickly name a Wii game thats over 15 hours long...10 hours long...hell even 5 hours long...
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naia-the-gamer at 06/11/2008 13:07
I'd like to think that a company, while they need money to stay afloat would through their devoted audience a bone every once and a while. They can still make the cheap ports that make them money, but why couldn't that help fund a title for the "hardcore" crowd?

So Capcom, aside from Monster Hunter 3, which no one in the west will give two shits about, what do you have for us Wii owners?

I don't buy companies using "we could just make money" excuse. It's greedy and a poor business model. It makes it look like all they care about is the bottom line. A good company thinks about more than just that.
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TwinCross at 06/11/2008 13:13
Jesus, Misanthrope. Learn to calm the fuck down.
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Mr Bas at 06/11/2008 13:14
@Misanthrope

Yeah, they announce it, people go crazy for like 5 minutes and then the ranting about no screens begins. You don't seem to know Nintendo very well, do you? Wait until E3 and you'll see that they have something to announce, even if it isn't a Zelda. Which would, in fact, make sense. Why should they announce a Zelda (Action-Adventure) with Kid Icarus (most likely Action-Adventure) if it's coming of course..

and btw: Zack and Wiki and No More Heroes came to my mind...
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king3vbo at 06/11/2008 13:17
I kinda doubt it
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EternalDeathSlayer at 06/11/2008 13:21
I kinda doubt it
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big filth at 06/11/2008 13:25
yay!




?
Cyberxion's Avatar
Cyberxion at 06/11/2008 13:25
Attack of the sweetly-retarded clones! :P

I kid, I kid.

That Misanthrope guy though, he's definitely living up to the name. I think. I'm not sure what it means, but it sounds like it ought to mean "giant-douchebag"...
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nilcam at 06/11/2008 13:36
I don't recall any system being flooded with AAA titles. Those titles seem to trickle in and build over time. I think that's how it's worked with every system dating back to the NES.

I still don't get all the complaining about the Wii's library. There is a lot of crap, but there's also a lot of generic crap on the 360, PS3, DS and PSP, as well as every system ever made. I have a fairly large library of Wii games that I find enjoyable. These titles are quite varied and keep me busy and entertained, which is the reason I play videogames.
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Sharpless at 06/11/2008 14:05
I hope that picture is from Katrina.

@Video_Cognito
Actually, none of those consoles are "next-gen." They are all current-gen, since they are all from the generation of gaming that we are all currently in. For fuck's sake.
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pedrovay2003 at 06/11/2008 14:10
@nilcam

I don't get the complaints, either. I've had a Wii since day one, and I've been very happy with it.

I also hate when people say the Wii isn't "next-gen" (meaning current-gen), when there are really good uses of the motion controls that no other console has or has had. Sure the Wii is a breeding ground for horrible, pushed-out-the-door third-party titles, but if you look hard enough, there are games on the Wii that rival anything else you can think of.
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JonDarkwood at 06/11/2008 14:11
I recall it took a while for the DS software to pick up too.
bellow's Avatar
bellow at 06/11/2008 14:14
Hi everyone. Just like to say in this, my first post, that I'm still only 54 stars into Mario Galaxy. So I'm quite happy with the Wii 3rd party timeframe.
Knives's Avatar
Knives at 06/11/2008 14:56
sits down and waits like the dog in futurama
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The-Excel at 06/11/2008 15:07
What the heck are all the developers doing with their pants down at all in the first place?
NihonTiger90's Avatar
NihonTiger90 at 06/11/2008 15:09
It took them this long to realize how to make games on the Wii?
Itchy's Avatar
Itchy at 06/11/2008 15:17
Well, it DOES take a long time to make a good game. But announcing it early will also hype it up more. Many Wii owners are left with excitement for new titles, they see almost nothing in the horizon.

Doesn't matter, I'm getting a Wii anyway.
Misanthrope's Avatar
Misanthrope at 06/11/2008 15:27
@Mr Bas: "knowing" Nintendo has nothing to do with justifying their bullshit.
Mr Bas's Avatar
Mr Bas at 06/11/2008 15:41
"bullshit"? Why are you concerned if it's bullshit? Just don't buy the console and get a hold of yourself man... There are 2 other consoles where you can get your fix.
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GrayFox at 06/11/2008 15:57
I sure as hell hope so.
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savagesaladin at 06/11/2008 16:15
@misanthrope

A lot of people like Zelda games. They don't come out often. Heres a "tired and done formula": Final Fantasy.
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Qraze at 06/11/2008 17:08
@tubatic, mgs4 on 360? ha ha, you're smoking chubbies that ejaculate michael jackson cds if you ever think mgs4 will be on the 360. you did see that video of otacon telling snake to put in second disc then saying wait we're on a dual layer 50 gig bluray right? once again, see that horse over there? its dead and been dead for a long time, quit beating it.
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Qraze at 06/11/2008 17:25
@tubatic, mgs4 on 360? ha ha, you're smoking chubbies that ejaculate michael jackson cds if you ever think mgs4 will be on the 360. you did see that video of otacon telling snake to put in second disc then saying wait we're on a dual layer 50 gig bluray right? once again, see that horse over there? its dead and been dead for a long time, quit beating it.
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Kyousuke Nanbu at 06/11/2008 18:15
I don't believe it, the Wii has shown that its a great for shovelware crap that sells well, ergo most companies will do just that.

I speak as a Wii owner btw, I was gifted with one and it has some good games but to much crap, just like the cube now that I think about it.
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windexwindex at 06/11/2008 18:56
angry ranting yaaaay!!!!
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F Whipple at 06/11/2008 19:49
I have faith in capcom. They've given us less derivative crap on the wii than other third parties
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01DragonFly at 06/11/2008 20:47
i hope is true capcom , i haven't touch my wii(lol) since smash brothers . i am looking forward to king stories,rune factory,fatal frame,shiren,Tales,vanillaware game,madworld but is going to be a long wait for this titles
Brahms's Avatar
Brahms at 06/11/2008 23:02
*deep breath* Megaman Legends 3 for Wii please.
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Mattchewie at 06/12/2008 12:05
The only thing I want from Capcom at this point is a new Onimusha. I would also prefer to NOT have it on the Wii.

Also, Nintendo, can you please update the damn thing to support 720P at least. Most games that require any detail (aka non cartoony ) look like crud on my HDLCDTV
Mr PORC's Avatar
Mr PORC at 06/12/2008 16:02
they'd better have some good things coming, 'cause up until now, it's been more like an inverted dreamcast ratio regarding games quality!
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