Resident Evil 5 For the Wii: Is it possible?

This actually came up in the thread regarding COD: Black Ops, and got me wondering a bit further. As we saw with the RE4 port for the Wii, as well as the Chronicles games, there is definitely a strong RE fanbase amongst Wii owners. So much so, that it is safe to say that a port of RE5 would very likely do extremely well on the Wii as well, especially if it makes use of the motion controls much in the same way that RE4 did. We could essentially have RE5 with a much more immersive style of gameplay.

Now granted, Capcom (this is coming directly from their representatives) designed RE5 for the HD consoles in order to get the maximum possible results VISUALLY.As we owners, we know very well that if a port were to be transfered to the Wii, it would come at the expense of the toned down visuals in order to do so. At the same time though, as RE fans, would any of us really care about scaled down visuals in order to get another great RE experience? Afterall, we're no strangers to ports with scaled down visuals, as we already saw with COD: WAW and COD:MW Reflex. Us Wii owners are already well aware of the graphical limitations of the Wii, yet we gladly accept that in the interest of a great overall gaming experience. Personally, I think the same theory could (and should) apply to a potential port of RE5 to the Wii.

Coincidentally enough, there have been rumors circulating online that a RE5 port for the Wii is bound to happen eventually (if the demand is there), but of course nothing is a guarantee. Capcom representatives haven't given us any direct indication that there would be one, but at the same time there have been little hints in interviews that anything is possible.

Do you think that an RE5 port would be worthwhile, even in spite of the fact that the visuals would have to be scaled down some?

I don't see it happening,but I think it could be done,and done well.Didn't Infinity Ward say that Call of Duty 4 couldn't be done on Wii?And now it is on Wii with pretty much everything intact.

knowing capcom they will wait for the next nintendo console and release it as a straight up port, in the meanwhile keep your finger cross for any news of a new game in the next couple of weeks, i smell a remake of RE2.

Who cares, Capcom will probably just port RE5 to Nintendo's next-gen system anyways, just like every other RE game.

knowing capcom they will wait for the next nintendo console and release it as a straight up port, in the meanwhile keep your finger cross for any news of a new game in the next couple of weeks, i smell a remake of RE2.

Kyousuk3z

Where did you hear about this?

Honestly,I do not see it happening. With that said, I would not mind a new RE game for the Wii though. Not all RE side games are bad, so perhaps they could do something along that line... Who knows, I wouldn't mind another Dead Rising game on the Wii, though... :P

I think it can be done, just the graphics wont look as sexy.

nope :P

Why bother? RE5 was good but not RE4 good.

If Capcom's going to go through the trouble of making an RE Wii game like RE5, it would be much better if they just decided to a new the game from the ground-up with the Wii's strengths in mind. Of course, this is something that has been said since RE4 Wii Edition, and then Capcom decided to make a couple of rail-shooters instead, which I think many would see as a lost opportunity for the series and the Wii.

Anyways, I'm pretty sure RE5 is possible to re-create for the system, but the effort it would take to do so would be much better spent on a brand new project that hasn't been talked about to death already. That said, it's not as if I expect Capcom to do expand enough effort for either idea at this point. *shrug*

They are getting Modern Warfare 2 on the Wii, So RE5 pretty possible.

No, it's not possible. I'd rather see a new game on the Wii, anyway. I didn't enjoy RE5 all that much, personally.Rocky32189

it can happen and maybe it will but re5 is a bad game it is worse then 4 and i thought that was impossible with re4 suckageelbert_b_23

You honestly gotta be the first person I've ever met in my life that has used RE4 and the word "suckage" in the same sentence. :roll:

Yes it is possible, it is practical? no it doen't

Why bother? RE5 was good but not RE4 good.

FFCYAN

IF Capcom wants RE5 on Wii then its possible...simple as that. Tho RE5 right now for Wii is pointless..

IF Capcom wants RE5 on Wii then its possible...simple as that.

maxgil2

true but graphics would need to be dumbed down, and online would be worse.

Yes it is possible, it is practical? no it doen't

[QUOTE="FFCYAN"]

Why bother? RE5 was good but not RE4 good.

JuarN18

RE5 was a multiplatform release built from the ground up for more powerful systems.

What was the point of your post?

[QUOTE="JuarN18"]

Yes it is possible, it is practical? no it doen't

[QUOTE="FFCYAN"]

Why bother? RE5 was good but not RE4 good.

FFCYAN

RE5 was a multiplatform release built from the ground up for more powerful systems.

What was the point of your post?

why bother releasing a game just because we have RE4? really?

JuarN18

People who have not played RE5 by now are a fair minority and would most likely not enjoy a weaker product of a game which is not as good as RE4. I base that statement on critical reception of RE4 as opposed to RE5.

Capcom has already made Resident Evil Wii exclusives in the form of Darkside Chronicles and Umbrella Chronicles. Regardless of where anyone stands on this issue, RE5: Wii Edition is not likely to ever come out.

RE5 is possible on Wii, there's nothing remotely next gen about it like Dead Rising and Star Wars The Force Unleashed, it is merelyRE4 with a partner. The only thing that kept it off the Wii was the foolishdecision to make it on a incompatible engine. Dead Space, Batman Arrkham Asylum and Marvel Vs Capcom 3can be replicated too.

I think an original, EXCLUSIVE RE game for the Wii would at least suffice in the case that RE5 is never ported. And by "original" i don't mean another on-rails shooter either. I want an action/adventure, "survival horror" (depending on your defenition of the genre at this point) game for the Wii that would potentially use the RE4 engine, or an engine that is at least highly similar. I think Capcom is perfectly capable of developing and releasing this kind of game for the Wii, and one would hope that they will do so at some point in the forseable future.

The RE2 remake that someone suggested earlier would definitely be a sweet idea.

RE5 is possible on Wii, there's nothing remotely next gen about it like Dead Rising and Star Wars The Force Unleashed, it is merelyRE4 with a partner. The only thing that kept it off the Wii was the foolishdecision to make it on a incompatible engine. Dead Space, Batman Arrkham Asylum and Marvel Vs Capcom 3can be replicated too.

Ganados0

In the end it boils down to downgrading the visuals, which would require Capcom to have to develop the game once again from scratch. The producer of RE5 even said in an interview that it would be completely possible to come out with a Wii version of RE5 while keeping everything intact. It would just be at the expense of the HD visuals.

[QUOTE="elbert_b_23"]it can happen and maybe it will but re5 is a bad game it is worse then 4 and i thought that was impossible with re4 suckageForzaAbruzzo

You honestly gotta be the first person I've ever met in my life that has used RE4 and the word "suckage" in the same sentence. :roll:

[QUOTE="ForzaAbruzzo"]

[QUOTE="elbert_b_23"]it can happen and maybe it will but re5 is a bad game it is worse then 4 and i thought that was impossible with re4 suckagedtno132

You honestly gotta be the first person I've ever met in my life that has used RE4 and the word "suckage" in the same sentence. :roll:

Most RE fans are unable move forward. I'm a die-hard RE fan as well, but even I'll be the first to admit that the series was getting very stale and generic, and was in desperate need for a change in both story-line and gameplay. It was a change for the better to say the least. A lot of traditional RE fans just need to stop being babies about it.

[QUOTE="dtno132"][QUOTE="ForzaAbruzzo"]

You honestly gotta be the first person I've ever met in my life that has used RE4 and the word "suckage" in the same sentence. :roll:

Most RE fans are unable move forward. I'm a die-hard RE fan as well, but even I'll be the first to admit that the series was getting very stale and generic, and was in desperate need for a change in both story-line and gameplay. It was a change for the better to say the least. A lot of traditional RE fans just need to stop being babies about it.

[QUOTE="ForzaAbruzzo"]

[QUOTE="dtno132"] Well, to most Resident Evil fans, RE4 and 5 are crappy action games, nothing more. But even though I liked RE4 I really hope that RE would go back to it's "roots". -- On Topic, If Capcom decided to make a Wii version they'd have to remake all of it, but since Capcom absolutely loves porting/remaking games I think we will be seeing it on a Nintendo consoleLastRambo341

Most RE fans are unable move forward. I'm a die-hard RE fan as well, but even I'll be the first to admit that the series was getting very stale and generic, and was in desperate need for a change in both story-line and gameplay. It was a change for the better to say the least. A lot of traditional RE fans just need to stop being babies about it.

[QUOTE="LastRambo341"][QUOTE="ForzaAbruzzo"]

Most RE fans are unable move forward. I'm a die-hard RE fan as well, but even I'll be the first to admit that the series was getting very stale and generic, and was in desperate need for a change in both story-line and gameplay. It was a change for the better to say the least. A lot of traditional RE fans just need to stop being babies about it.

locopatho

Well slightly, but don't compare them to the zombies in REmake.

[QUOTE="locopatho"][QUOTE="LastRambo341"] The thing that made RE was the fact that it was scary and that you had to use your weapons wisely. In Re4 and 5, this isn't the case.LastRambo341

Well slightly, but don't compare them to the zombies in REmake.

No matter how much we want games on the console we got it just does not happen. And RE5 just is not coming on the wii. Just like Monster hunter tri and TVC are not coming to the ps3 and 360. Me I will play RE5 soon. I just got a ps3 so I can play it and some other games. If you want to play all the games get more than one system. And if you can not get the system now wait until the system is cheaper and you have more money to get it.

Forgetting 5 for a minute, 4 was definately scary. The village, the chainsaw man, the assaulting of houses, the lake beast, the robed freaks marching slowly towards you chanting "Mori dey sibeer, mori dey sibeer..." over and over? That ain't scary?locopatho

Well slightly, but don't compare them to the zombies in REmake.

A downgraded version is theoretically possible.

The same game that appeared on the other consoles isn't

[QUOTE="LastRambo341"]

[QUOTE="locopatho"] Forgetting 5 for a minute, 4 was definately scary. The village, the chainsaw man, the assaulting of houses, the lake beast, the robed freaks marching slowly towards you chanting "Mori dey sibeer, mori dey sibeer..." over and over? That ain't scary?locopatho

Well slightly, but don't compare them to the zombies in REmake.

Actually, 4 is scary, but in a different way, I guess it depends on the person's opinion.

The old RE games were games that focused on the character trying to survive and escape, the game wouldn't give you much ammo and you try your best not to waste it on killing every zombie you encounter, it gave a feeling of hopelessness to the player.I don't know about 5, but in 4 the whole game was basically like this: "I won't leave this place until I rescue *person*!" and the game would give you ammo throughout the game, so that you'd be able to kill everything in sight.

Still, 4 was pretty amazing. XD

[QUOTE="dtno132"][QUOTE="ForzaAbruzzo"]

You honestly gotta be the first person I've ever met in my life that has used RE4 and the word "suckage" in the same sentence. :roll:

ForzaAbruzzo

Most RE fans are unable move forward. I'm a die-hard RE fan as well, but even I'll be the first to admit that the series was getting very stale and generic, and was in desperate need for a change in both story-line and gameplay. It was a change for the better to say the least. A lot of traditional RE fans just need to stop being babies about it.

I'm a die-hard fan of RE myself. Perhaps it was getting worn out to you, but then again you claim to be a die-hard fan, so I don't see how it was getting old... anyway, what they have done to RE is cool and whatnot, but it is not RE anymore. It is just some action game with RE characters. Really, the plot has gotten bad with the alien virus BS and the game feels like every other action game on the market... blah. I miss old-school RE!!!

[QUOTE="ForzaAbruzzo"]

[QUOTE="dtno132"] Well, to most Resident Evil fans, RE4 and 5 are crappy action games, nothing more. But even though I liked RE4 I really hope that RE would go back to it's "roots". -- On Topic, If Capcom decided to make a Wii version they'd have to remake all of it, but since Capcom absolutely loves porting/remaking games I think we will be seeing it on a Nintendo consolejamesm7786

Most RE fans are unable move forward. I'm a die-hard RE fan as well, but even I'll be the first to admit that the series was getting very stale and generic, and was in desperate need for a change in both story-line and gameplay. It was a change for the better to say the least. A lot of traditional RE fans just need to stop being babies about it.

I'm a die-hard fan of RE myself. Perhaps it was getting worn out to you, but then again you claim to be a die-hard fan, so I don't see how it was getting old... anyway, what they have done to RE is cool and whatnot, but it is not RE anymore. It is just some action game with RE characters. Really, the plot has gotten bad with the alien virus BS and the game feels like every other action game on the market... blah. I miss old-school RE!!!

Just because I'm a die-hard fan of the series that doesn't mean that I can't be open-minded to something new. If the gameplay was altered into a final product that turned out to be absolute garbage, then i'd have something to complain about. Instead, I feel they altered a gameplay that took the series into a fresh, exciting direction. As much as I love the classic RE titles, it did get to a point where the ridiculous camera angles, strangely placed puzzles, frutrating controls (due heavily to the camera angles), and repetitive gameplay, all started to become somewhat redundant and stale over time. The series was starting to show obvious signs of age, and it's only normal that developers will try to incporporate new ideas. I mean, no one seemed to complain with the drastic changes in Mario Galaxy from Mario 64, did they? If the changes do justice to the integrity of the series, then I say that the changes are thus merited.

Capcom attempted to put RE5 on the Wii. Turns out they couldn't even fit the menu screen onto it.wiifan001

This actually came up in the thread regarding COD: Black Ops, and got me wondering a bit further. As we saw with the RE4 port for the Wii, as well as the Chronicles games, there is definitely a strong RE fanbase amongst Wii owners. So much so, that it is safe to say that a port of RE5 would very likely do extremely well on the Wii as well, especially if it makes use of the motion controls much in the same way that RE4 did. We could essentially have RE5 with a much more immersive style of gameplay.

Now granted, Capcom (this is coming directly from their representatives) designed RE5 for the HD consoles in order to get the maximum possible results VISUALLY.As we owners, we know very well that if a port were to be transfered to the Wii, it would come at the expense of the toned down visuals in order to do so. At the same time though, as RE fans, would any of us really care about scaled down visuals in order to get another great RE experience? Afterall, we're no strangers to ports with scaled down visuals, as we already saw with COD: WAW and COD:MW Reflex. Us Wii owners are already well aware of the graphical limitations of the Wii, yet we gladly accept that in the interest of a great overall gaming experience. Personally, I think the same theory could (and should) apply to a potential port of RE5 to the Wii.

Coincidentally enough, there have been rumors circulating online that a RE5 port for the Wii is bound to happen eventually (if the demand is there), but of course nothing is a guarantee. Capcom representatives haven't given us any direct indication that there would be one, but at the same time there have been little hints in interviews that anything is possible.

Do you think that an RE5 port would be worthwhile, even in spite of the fact that the visuals would have to be scaled down some?

ForzaAbruzzo

[QUOTE="ForzaAbruzzo"]

This actually came up in the thread regarding COD: Black Ops, and got me wondering a bit further. As we saw with the RE4 port for the Wii, as well as the Chronicles games, there is definitely a strong RE fanbase amongst Wii owners. So much so, that it is safe to say that a port of RE5 would very likely do extremely well on the Wii as well, especially if it makes use of the motion controls much in the same way that RE4 did. We could essentially have RE5 with a much more immersive style of gameplay.

Now granted, Capcom (this is coming directly from their representatives) designed RE5 for the HD consoles in order to get the maximum possible results VISUALLY.As we owners, we know very well that if a port were to be transfered to the Wii, it would come at the expense of the toned down visuals in order to do so. At the same time though, as RE fans, would any of us really care about scaled down visuals in order to get another great RE experience? Afterall, we're no strangers to ports with scaled down visuals, as we already saw with COD: WAW and COD:MW Reflex. Us Wii owners are already well aware of the graphical limitations of the Wii, yet we gladly accept that in the interest of a great overall gaming experience. Personally, I think the same theory could (and should) apply to a potential port of RE5 to the Wii.

Coincidentally enough, there have been rumors circulating online that a RE5 port for the Wii is bound to happen eventually (if the demand is there), but of course nothing is a guarantee. Capcom representatives haven't given us any direct indication that there would be one, but at the same time there have been little hints in interviews that anything is possible.

Do you think that an RE5 port would be worthwhile, even in spite of the fact that the visuals would have to be scaled down some?

EpiphoneMan2008

Only the PS3 version required the install because of the slow disc speeds of blurays. That wouldn't be an issue on the Wii and it would load faster anyway as there wouldn't be the highly detailed textures and such.

[QUOTE="ForzaAbruzzo"]

This actually came up in the thread regarding COD: Black Ops, and got me wondering a bit further. As we saw with the RE4 port for the Wii, as well as the Chronicles games, there is definitely a strong RE fanbase amongst Wii owners. So much so, that it is safe to say that a port of RE5 would very likely do extremely well on the Wii as well, especially if it makes use of the motion controls much in the same way that RE4 did. We could essentially have RE5 with a much more immersive style of gameplay.

Now granted, Capcom (this is coming directly from their representatives) designed RE5 for the HD consoles in order to get the maximum possible results VISUALLY.As we owners, we know very well that if a port were to be transfered to the Wii, it would come at the expense of the toned down visuals in order to do so. At the same time though, as RE fans, would any of us really care about scaled down visuals in order to get another great RE experience? Afterall, we're no strangers to ports with scaled down visuals, as we already saw with COD: WAW and COD:MW Reflex. Us Wii owners are already well aware of the graphical limitations of the Wii, yet we gladly accept that in the interest of a great overall gaming experience. Personally, I think the same theory could (and should) apply to a potential port of RE5 to the Wii.

Coincidentally enough, there have been rumors circulating online that a RE5 port for the Wii is bound to happen eventually (if the demand is there), but of course nothing is a guarantee. Capcom representatives haven't given us any direct indication that there would be one, but at the same time there have been little hints in interviews that anything is possible.

Do you think that an RE5 port would be worthwhile, even in spite of the fact that the visuals would have to be scaled down some?

EpiphoneMan2008

Odd controls? The Wii version will have the best controls.