Just yesterday, that Wii-loving bad boy Brad Nicholson posted some hot news on an interview with Capcom stating that Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop will have more outfits that the original. Sad thing is, the interview doesn't say exactly what those outfits will be. The 360 original featured a full Mega Man X costume (complete with Mega-Buster), as well as a creepy-cute Servebot mask that pretty much sold me on the game upon first sight.
Looks like Capcom is at that sort of in-game self-promotion again, but this time they're using Dead Rising to promote a game that's yet to be released. According to these scans, Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop will be the first game by Capcom where you can play as a dreadlocks-sporting tough guy with a bionic arm. It's a weird move, especially seeing as no "next-gen" version of Bionic Commando is coming to the Wii.
Is Capcom hoping that people who buy Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop will love it so much that they not only buy a PS3/360 afterward, but Bionic Commando as well? Or even weirder, do they think that PS3/360 owners who currently don't want Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop will see this outfit, and be so overcome with excitement for Bionic Commando that they'll buy Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop anyway, just to virtual cosplay as Radd Spencer?
Ah, who cares! Just let me re-murder zombies by shaking a giant golden bell at them while wearing a oversized red pirate hat, and I promise this game will be a hit.
[Via GoNintendo]
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6:00 AM on 01.08.2009
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I'm pretty sure there will be Dead Rising posters in Bionic Commando since there are already quite a few for other games in there.
Also this definitely makes more sense than the Servebot masks, because that series last saw a sequel years ago.
It would make more sense to me if they had some DLC to put Radd in to the 360 version for promotional efforts.
On a side note relating to Dead Rising, just last night I discovered the beauty of the Excavator, and I can now die a happy man. I ran around that hardware store in a state of absolute bliss with a gigantic smile plastered on my face, muwahaha >:^D
Zing! Yeah, loves it as much as Summa did.
Anyway, you're right. That is an odd cross-promotion. They've said flat out that Nintendo won't allow them to bring the original BC to the Virtual Console. Maybe it's a hint that Bionic Commando 3 is coming to the Wii? Long shot, I know.
Just let me re-murder zombies by shaking a giant golden bell at them while wearing a oversized red pirate hat
Mmmmm... Zack and Wiki... Must play again.
@ John B- I love Brad, because deep down, he loves the Wii. Just wait for MadWorld to come out, then you'll see.