But as Svensson tells it, the Okami Wii port is born almost entirely out of fan demand. After seeing the outcry for a Wii version (before, during, and after the original game's release), Svensson started discussing the idea with Capcom in Japan. They realized that a release of the game on a system that was not at the end of its lifecycle may do better, and decided it may be a good move to give Clover's adventure another shot.
We love getting to look behind the curtain a bit at the inner workings of game companies. The post actually goes into a bit of detail about dealing with Ready at Dawn and the state of Okami's code.
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11-16-2007 @ 6:56PM
Marrvia said...
Okami is great. I can't wait to play the wii version. I think the game would work better on Wii anyway. I just hope it's in 16:9.
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11-17-2007 @ 2:08AM
Ren said...
Hey there, Gene. Keep your pimp hand strong.
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11-17-2007 @ 3:26AM
samfish said...
Haha- I get it. God Power keeps his pimp hand strong.
Man, what I wouldn't do for God Hand to be on the Wii...
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11-17-2007 @ 6:51AM
Ihar `Philips` Filipau said...
> [...] almost entirely out of fan demand.
Well, that also explains endless march of "popular" clones "Something Something Mario Something in Somewhere"...
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11-17-2007 @ 9:01AM
Comstock said...
There was outcry "during" the original game's release???
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11-17-2007 @ 12:07PM
shaunc4 said...
This game was meant for the Wii:
1. Stylized graphics
2. The main game mechanic is painting on screen, this would be 100% with the Wiimote
I will bet this game will twice as well on the Wii compared to the PS2.
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11-17-2007 @ 3:42PM
Mr Khan said...
@ shaunc4
I bet that even if it was on another console, a second release of this game will do better, much like how the new NiGHTS is guaranteed to sell better then the old one, just because its had the time for word-of-mouth, straight-from-the-players hype to build up (granted, NiGHTS has had 11 years to build massive hype, while Okami's just had 1)
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11-18-2007 @ 6:18PM
Jay said...
I never played the original. so I'm definately going to pick this up. it looks and sounds really cool
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11-21-2007 @ 3:53AM
abetterwordfordead said...
Okami was, by far, the best game to hit the PS2 last year. I'd probably say it was the last great PS2 game. Hours of gameplay, EXTREMELY innovative, FUN, amazing storytelling, plenty of optional content, beautiful art... oh yeah, and you play as God.
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