I’ve often been privy to conversations where people swear that the only good Wii game is a first party Nintendo game. While this might be true for some, there are plenty of other folks out there who enjoy a decent 3rd party game although admittedly the really good ones are few and far between.
We sat down with Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles producer Masachika Kawata yesterday to get up to speed on Capcom’s Wii shooter. Sorry, zapper. Since Umbrella Chronicles is so straightforward—painfully so at times—I wanted to know when the Resident Evil series was going to find its sense of humor. Meaning, when was a Resident Evil game going to take advantage of the Wii Fit balance board. Kawata told us his thoughts on the peripheral, saying “As a parody, it would be kind of fun to make Biohazard Fitness.” Oooh! That sounds just perfect.
Unfortunately, Kawata went back into casual gaming wet blanket mode, saying “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.” You lost us at “game market”.
Honestly, Kawata, doing push ups to fend off the undead is a far, far better concept than shooting them (and you know it).
Just got an email from Nintendo Australia. Inside, a whole bunch of release dates for upcoming titles. Any good news? Maybe! Depends on how optimistic you are. Metroid is coming in…November. November 9. Mario Galaxy’s also November, due on the 29th. Phantom Hourglass is confirmed as October 11, Umbrella Chronicles is December 13, Zack and Wiki is expected in “mid-December” and Smash Bros is…well, Smash Bros is nowhere to be seen.
