Resident Evil, Game On With Wii

oneils writes "Chris Morris of CNN.com outlines some interesting gameplay impressions of Nintendo's Wii. He explains that the new controller works well with first person shooter games like Metroid Prime, but, currently, falls short in the Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. Morris' impression is that this setback can be rectified by 'optimization.'" From the article: "Imagine holding your TV remote control by its ends and pretending it's a steering wheel. Substitute the Wii controller and you've got an idea of how to control 'Excite Truck'. Driving's pretty easy. The real fun comes when you hit a hill and go sailing into the air. The object is to land with all four wheels on the ground. To do that you'll have to tilt the controller back and forth away from you to stabilize the truck. It's frenetic and fast-paced - and seemed to be everyone's favorite game. I agreed." Several readers also wrote in to mention that Resident Evil will be coming to the Wii. No word on if it's RE5, or a spin-off/remake. Lots of related links below, please Read More. Update: 05/10 20:41 GMT by Z : Joystiq has pictures of a Zapper attachment for the Wiimote.

Interesting

[voice_of_all_reason]

I think that motion-control feedback would actually be the perfect venue for another remake of the Resident Evil series.

How, exactly, would you need to manipulate the controller to make a "Jill sandwich?"

Re:Obligatory...

[technoextreme]

Whoever thought the name 'Revolution' was passe and decided to name their next generation console after the sound kids make falling out of airplanes should be cornholed wiikly...

Somehow wiii isn't the sound I'd expect someone to make as they are falling out of airplanes. I would it expect it to be this:
Omg. Ahhhahghgahhghaghaghgahhg *#*##* @*@*@*@ Im going to die.

RE controller?

[Rob T Firefly]

If they come out with that badass blood-covered chainsaw RE controller [engadget.com] for the Wii, I am so there.

Drunkards System

[nate nice]

My friends and I like to get drunk and play video games. This seems like the perfect system for such endeavors.

Re:Nintendo and Opera are a great fit

[SatanicPuppy]

I think you mean: iWii

Goddamn that's a lot of I. There is no "i" in team, but there is one in "win" and there are fricking three in iWii...

*walks off shaking his head and muttering to himself*

I'm on expert on the subject :)

[Headcase88]

WarioWare is more of a wiid game. Mario Golf and Mario Party are better drinking games.

Re:Gotta admire Nintendo's balls

[sesshomaru]

I do admire their balls. I also admire their Wii.

Wait... that didn't come out right.

Re:Opera browser on the Wii, huh?

[revlayle]

It would be silly not eventually have a keyboard for it.... the.... (drum roll) KeyWii!!!!


Seriously, though, if someone wants to use a keyboard, I would think the Wii would be able to use a USB keyboard (it has three USB ports, IIRC).

Re:The Spirit of Wii (Warning: Dissertation ensues

[Bobsledboy]

...belt pouches are viewed by a great deal of society as a rather "metrosexual" accessory to be lugging around. Belt pouches aren't viewed as being metrosexual, they are viewed as making you look like a fucking idiot.