Capcom To Lend Support To WiiWare

According to a recent interview, industry veteran Capcom has expressed interest in developing for Nintendo’s WiiWare platform.

by Damien McFerran Wed 16th Apr 2008

Christian Svensson, Capcom's VP of strategic planning & business development, had this to say:

We’re looking for the right content first — a lot of the content we have now isn’t quite right in value or approach or interface for WiiWare.

He added that development on titles in the West would begin very shortly, and although he couldn’t speak for his Japanese counterparts, he fully expected Capcom Japan to start creating games for Nintendo’s new service too.

As one of the most respected software houses of all time, having Capcom on board would present a major boost for WiiWare. The company has already impressed on Microsoft’s XBLA, and upcoming updates of games like Commando and Bionic Commando would certainly down well on the Wii’s fledgling download service.

Linkage: Aussie-Nintendo.com

Damien has been writing professionally about tech and video games since 2007 and oversees all of Hookshot Media's sites from an editorial perspective. He's also the editor of Time Extension, the network's newest site, which – paradoxically – is all about gaming's past glories.

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KeeperBvK
Wed 16th Apr 2008

Hmmm, so far only Capcom studios outside Japan are planning to work on WiiWare games? And the last Capcom Live Arcade game (Rocketmen) is said to suck...dunno. I'm definitely looking forward to any Capcom games, but I'll better wait a bit more before getting too excited about this.

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Rapadash6
Wed 16th Apr 2008

Maybe they will be kind enough to give Wii owners a non HD version of that new revamped Super Turbo coming out for 360 and PS3.

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That_Guy_from_Faxana
Wed 16th Apr 2008

Good news, although I will be pretty restrictive when it comes to WiiWare... I fear my harddrive could be filled pretty fast. But as stated before, Shantea will be a must-buy.

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Angelic_Lapras_King
Wed 16th Apr 2008

An online SF please

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Steve
Wed 16th Apr 2008

Online Street Fighter and Puzzle Fighter please! Just lower the resolution of the 360 versions and release them already.

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niner
Wed 16th Apr 2008

Bionic Commando Rearmed sounds real good right about now. I've been jealous of XBLA users ever since it was announced.

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arobo21
Wed 16th Apr 2008

street fighter 4 to come to wiiware would be nice...but fantasy

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Smileoscar
Wed 16th Apr 2008

Street fighter II ultra mega super turbo extreme REMAKE!

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Ian_Daemon
Wed 16th Apr 2008

Or what about Ultimate Street Fighter II Ultra Mega Turbo Extreme Tournament Super Chunky?

(Seriously, Capcom support is good news...)

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Inquisitor
Wed 16th Apr 2008

Lets Go Crazy!!!

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Bass_X0
Wed 16th Apr 2008

Online Street Fighter and Puzzle Fighter please! Just lower the resolution of the 360 versions and release them already.

This. Really. Make it so, Capcom.

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leon_x
Wed 16th Apr 2008

Alien vs Predator ultra turbo remix... or Super Street Fighter II Turbo Remix. Come on, Capcom!

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Objection
Wed 16th Apr 2008

Phoenix Wright. Breath of Fire. Bionic Commando. CAPCOM is awesoem and I love this story.

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Charco
Wed 16th Apr 2008

This has promise. Capcom are a top-notch developer.

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Atlantis1982
Wed 16th Apr 2008

Hell with Street Fighter, bring in DARK STALKERS!

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MasterMario
Thu 17th Apr 2008

This is great news. Capcom can develop their classics and even another Street Fighter II game on Wiiware.

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Kawaiipikachu
Thu 17th Apr 2008

Well maybe a wii updated version of street fighter 3 with wii exclusive content as the Virtual console where i got my start in the franchise with Street fighter 2 turbo then Super street Fighter 2 .

Well of subject (hope the mosd dont mind ) i just finished typing the bit above via my usb keyboard that connected to my wii as i was about to save silly me picked up my TV remote .