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While the possibility of Resident Evil 5 coming to the Wii has been officially denied by the people of Capcom, a recent press conference hints that the dream may actually become reality...

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When we talked to SEGA of America president Simon Jeffery at E3 last week, he showered us with knowledge and know-how. He also threw in a quick mention of a game we hadn't heard anything about — officially, that is — Resident Evil 5 for the Wii. To say that we were surprised to hear it mentioned would be an understatement, despite our non-reaction if front of Mr. Jeffery.

We followed up with a couple folks about the on camera slip of the tongue, starting with Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime.

Discussing our Executive Pop Quiz, in which we asked Nintendo Corporate Affairs VP Denise Kaigler if Resident Evil 5 was getting a Wii version, Mr. Fils-Aime fired back with a "Not yet!" and a laugh that left us more confused than when we started the question.

As far as a Wii port of the PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 title, Kramer asked of us "Have you seen Resident Evil 5?" implying that such a port would be almost impossible, adding that he'd not heard any such product was in the works for Nintendo's platform.

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quote Capcom

We have nothing further to announce regarding Resident Evil 5 at this time. Did you hear about the Sonic MMO, though, for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, DS and Megadrive? And they're bringing back the Dreamcast! Because it was brilliant.

quote bbb7002004

Personally, I would prefer a Wii exclusive RE on the RE4 engine, designed for Wii specifically, instead of a port.

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There is yet to be a Wii port of a 360/PS3 game that isn't majorly edited and downgraded so it can fit on the Wii. Sure, it can be done, but it would barely be the same game. (Alone in the Dark's Wii port is an example of this, and Dead Rising's port will undoubtedly result similarly).
I don't see why the Wii keeps getting these crappy downgraded ports anyway (okay, it's because of money). Just make a new RE game from scratch so that Wii owners can get a good third-party game for once, and not some rehashed edited version of a game from another console.

quote bbb7002004

Indeed, although I'm keeping a hopeful outlook on the Dead Rising Wii game. From how I understand, they are basically building a new game around the Dead Rising story. Since the new game is built on an already established engine, I think it can be done justice. It wouldn't be like the 360 version, but the thing is, if I wanted to play the 360 version, I would play it on 360.

quote bbb7002004

Didn't Umbrella Chronicles sell in the millions as well? There is certainly a RE following on Wii.

quote Jesh

I don't count Wii Play as a game, more as a blemish.