Resident Evil's success on the Wii so far

[valen200]

Smash_Brother said:
Honestly, I know the PS360 is more the "gritty realistic market", but it's for that reason that I wouldn't be surprised if RE5 could get lost in the shuffle of the sheer number of games we have in the same/similar genres.

It's happened in the past that games like this have gone mostly unnoticed when the market is flooded with similar titles (like some of the party games on the Wii).

That aside, it makes little to no sense to build up attention to the RE franchise on the Wii and then move the franchise to another console.

Frankly, I've never understood why companies will do this, like how Konami releases Castlevania games on the DS AND the PSP, so if you're a Castlevania fan, you have to buy both if you want to play all the games. Logic dictates that you should just have to buy one console to get all the games from a certain franchise, otherwise you're basically forcing your fans to buy additional consoles that they don't necessarily want.

I don't really see a RE game getting lost in the shuffle. It's a big enough name and the fans are decently dedicated.I know a guy who wants a Wii soley for Monster Hunter 3. The hardcore will follow a franchise. It does annoy me perhaps that the system I own will probably not get Re5 however my brother has Ps3 and my Roomate has 360. In either case I am set.

 

edit- @ clerk - I see a Re 5 spin-off or otherwise alternate storline to be a strong possibility. Both RE games have done well and I expect more will show up by generations end.