Capcom's Masachika Kawata, the producer of Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles currently in development for the Wii, had a little chat with Kotaku over at the Tokyo Games Show and (shockingly enough) revealed that Nintendo's Wii Balance Board may be the franchise's new controller. Say what...? Is Nintendo trying to turn everyone into casual gamers?

Not that the Wii is all about fun and simple casual play, appealing everyone who hasn't even touched a game pad in their lives... But that's not bad and especially not for Nintendo and the developers and publishers throwing stuff at the Wii. The thing sells and everyone's happy. However, turning a franchise such as Resident Evil into a more casual one is not the way to go. Sorry for being so straight forward and not at all objective but that's just how every Resident Evil fan would react.

See, everyone likes something new (as in different peripheral) every once in a while and the Wii Remote proved to be the winning formula, but wasn't the Wii Remote enough? Now they want to get people on the Balance Board and... do what, jump up and down and squash the zombies?

Here's what Masachika Kawata told Kotaku, under the form of a joke, followed by a more sincere statement:

"As a parody, it would be kind of fun to make Biohazard Fitness," this being the joke. And now for the serious Kawata: "Seriously, the game market in Japan has become too hardcore so I think something like Biohazard Fitness would actually broaden the market. Anything to break the market open is a welcome change for me."

Yeah well, I guess that if the world's hardcore gamers are becoming extinct, there's nothing much for Capcom to do than turn the Resident Evil franchise into a peripheral-based one. Who knows, maybe they actually have something quite terrific in mind. But that Wii Balance Board doesn't look all that fun, does it?

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Capcom-039-s-Kawata-Hints-at-Resident-Evil-Fitness-Game-66488.shtml

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Do you think that if I wait to sell my wii during christmas on ebay that I would get more for it then if I sold it now?

And how mcuh more do u think? And do u guuys have any other ideas...

What are some of the bigger games that are coming to the PS3 this year??

Besides the ones I listed?

I recently played Heavenly Sword on my friends 102" HD Projection. It was too great to describe. And with some great games coming out in the future like metal gear and Final fantasy, assasins creed and portal. None of which are coming to the Wii, I think I might want to buy a PS3.

Ive always wanted to get to play sony games like metal gear and Final fantasy. And especially since PS3's online 'home' is soo mcuh better than that of the Wii's. I think It will be a good choice to get a PS3 soon.

I was also wondering how mcuh it would cost, and if any stores are having good deals. Oh and should I wait for the 40GB or should I go with the 80GB??

btw I dont want to spend TOO mcuh money either!

Is it any good. I was thinking about getting it.

btw when is battalion wars coming out and are any good Wii games coming out sooon?

I was wondering about that. I mgiht not sell it if I dont get enough.

Oh and I have 2 controllers and component cables btw

I was sitting in the living room minding my own business and out of nowhere my wii starts flashing Blue. And this has never happend before. And I remember reading somewhere that if a system gets like 3 blue flashes of death, it means its defetive.

So what do I do!!!

It stopped blinking after three flashes but Im afraid the damage is done. Do you think I should send back my wii to nintendo cuase I still have the warrenty!

:cry:

Probably the Wii.

I swear nintendo products are impossible to destroy.

I am looking for an open source OS, to download onto my PC, becuase I just hate windows. But anything you guys would recommend.

Im allready alittle fammiler with ubuntu and solaris, but is there anything else thats better out there?