Nintendo says GameCube remakes should appear on Wii, and Marionette in development for Wii
Nintendo seem positive that porting GameCube games to the Wii with adjusted controls for the Wii remote/controller is a great idea. Neogaf forumer Jonnyram translated the following interesting Japanese Nintendo Dream interview with Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto.
Nindori: 10 years of Famicom and Super Famicom. 10 years of N64 and GC. And now another ten years is starting with Wii?
Miyamoto: Yes, we’re starting from here.
N: Looking at the titles you’ve announced so far, it already seems like you’ll be releasing games at a faster pace than the N64 and GameCube.
M: That’s because the machine is based on GameCube. Dev tools are of course being upgraded, but GameCube code will basically run as is. Because of that, I’m also thinking I can remake some of my GameCube games for Wii, making use of the Wiimote. (Pikmin?)
N: So you think games will experience a rebirth thanks to the Wiimote…
M: Yes. Of course you can wander into a second hand shop and buy a lot of these games still, so I don’t think we can release these Wiimakes at full price. Since a lot of the development cost has already been accounted for, we’ll be able to release these at a much more affordable price. And if others also take advantage of this and release remakes, there’s a high possibility of a lot of software from third parties also.
N: So, there’s a possibility of Nintendo doing this?
M: Yes, I strongly believe there is. For this reason, the next Zelda will be released for both Wii and GameCube simultaneously. It’s quite an interesting experiment.
N: Ah, I see.
M: Also, when we were working on it, some of the staff were saying “Since the Wii has more power than the GameCube, let’s polish the graphics up a bit too”, but Zelda’s fans aren’t expecting polish, they’re expecting a fun and exciting game, so I said it is better if we make it fun both on Wii and GameCube. And recently it’s been established that “Wii is not a machine that tries to deliver next-gen graphics”. Of course, since there are still games that demand high quality graphics, there will be separate paths of development depending on the software.
Another interesting tidbit from the interview is that the long lost GameCube puppet game “Marionette” is still in development for Wii! Here’s how Mr. Miyamoto described the game back in 2001:
“And as for Marionette, it is still under development. It is not a Mario game, but an actual Marionette game utilizing a puppet. I am hoping to make something both complicated and simple at the same time with this game, which is kind of a contradiction. But already we are experimenting. And once again, sometime in the future we may be able to show you something on it.”
WiiMakes….lol. Since the Wii will support DVD discs now.. I am guessing FINALLY GC will hit the Streets insted of only of the shelfes, as was the case till now (smaller disc = no street capability).. Only trying to be in-direct as not good to menton of “kaizoku” translate from japanese:P
12 November 2006 18:43secret
I think they should make a remake of super mario sunshine, but harder and with more levels
