SNK Playmore To Focus On Wii

[Gryph]

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=9343

Talking in an online interview, SNK Playmore USA president Ben Herman has claimed that the Wii will receive the most support of any next generation format from the company, due to its greater suitability to the publisher’s traditional 2D games.

 

According to the interview on Advanced Media Network, SNK Playmore has no plans to release any further titles on the Xbox, and feels 2D games are not suitable for the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360. Sherman also confirms that Sony of America rejected a number of 2D projects from the company for the PlayStation 2 because they did not correspond to the company’s graphical standards, as well as limiting the number of releases that featured two retro titles in one package.

Very cool indeed. The Wii keeps getting more and more attractive. I've always appreciated the art detail that goes in 2D games like Metal Slug which could never be done in 3D (atleast not yet).

[someboddy]

OMG, now I got to get a Wii!!!

[solidius23]

that cements a wii for me. I will never give up on 2d gaming. the wii is quickly becoming the one of the best choices for the next gen casual gamer on consoles.

[Wizard]

This would be from the very same interview;

 

"Ben Herman: Still undecided as to what we'll do with it. It's a 2-D game so we can't bring it to PS3 or Xbox 360 as is. Quite possibly it will come to a Nintendo system because Nintendo is certainly does not have a high-definition requirement but we're still analyzing our plans for that. In our agreements with Sega-Sammy, essentially we do not announce any console plans until a certain time period has passed and we're still within that time-frame. "

 

http://360.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=7430 <- without following the sea the links.

[Lucandrake]

I saw this coming, which is why Wii has been the console of choice for me for a while . Gosh I can't wait till 2k7 when all the games are out and the online service is running great!

[Daeval]

This article might as well be my reciept for a Wii.

[NeuronMaster]

Wii looks more and more appealing.

[Permethium]

Hmmm - if this is going to be the case - I'll have to get one.

Most 3d-titles today are all candy and no-gameplay anyway. 3d games back then were more atmospheric than most 3d games I've played since ps1

[Daeval]

He says in the full interview that the old metal slug games will use the wii remote's motion sensing functions. You'll be able to "lob" a grenade by making that kind of motion with the remote, for example. Frankly, this scares me. As long as it's optional, and I can use the classic-style controller for everything if I want to, I'm fine with it. Otherwise it just feels like forcing this motion sensing stuff down our throats.

[Wizard]

Because we don't want Dae braking his Wiimote

[someboddy]

I'm with Daeval. I mean, the whole reason they choose the Wii was to focus on retro style gameplay.

[Daeval]

Well, the Wii has two major draws for me:

 

1) The Wiimote and all the new gameplay options this will make available. This is kind of a gamble, since we don't know what will come of it exactly, but I'm willing to gamble for something new.

 

2) Retro Games via the download service, support from retro-game developers like SNK, etc. This should be a surefire win. Even if everything that comes out with a new motion sensing gimick turns out to suck, these games will give the Wii something tried and true to fall back on.

 

If all of the games in category 2, like the metal slug anthology, come out tweaked so that they actually fall into category 1, then the Wii loses its failsafe to me. As an option, I'm all for it. Hell, I'm looking forward to trying it. But I want the original gameplay to be the expected feature on these retro titles, and the Wiimote experiments to be an entertaining side note.

 

And yes, K'dash, the first thing I pictured was lobbing my Wiimote behind my entertainment center and ducking for cover.

[montpics]

We will soon find out of how it will be ended.

 

Note :

SNK Playmore is taking a risk on this one.....

[Wizard]

Note :

SNK Playmore is taking a risk on this one.....

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Their pretty much locked out of the race now. Because their 2d games won't have enough mass market appeal, even on the Japanese market. Unless they start making their games in uber high-res for next gen systems. Sony in Japan won't let them waltz by like they did on PS2.

[Thraxen]

Sounds like their only issue with the 360 is they are to lazy to up the resolution to 720p