After Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles recieved low sales on the Nintendo Wii, it looks like Capcom are now considering which platforms are best for their future.
In a recent interview with Gamekult.com, the Director General of Capcom France, Antoine Seux, admitted that the company's target audience simply isn't with the Wii anymore and that "for us, Capcom, the future is the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360." That doesn't mean gamers won't see any more Capcom games on the Wii console, but the majority of their "growth" will be aimed towards the PS3 and 360.

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You have also released other strong franchises like Monster Hunter, Resident Evil on Wii, or Bionic Commando. How have they behaved?

In fact, there have been several releases in 2009. On the satisfactory side, one mentions Monster Hunter Freedom Unite for PSP, which went well. For a long time, since Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, there had not been a big hit on this platform. It was not easy at first, as it was two years no license this game was released in France, and the PSP market was very difficult. However, the game was a success and we are currently at 33,700 sales, which is quite satisfactory for this support. These will be the best sales for Monster Hunter, it is true that the overwhelming support of Sony Computer Entertainment was a huge asset for us.
As for Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, its absolute figures are not too bad, but I'm not going to lie, they are below what we hoped. After three weeks (the interview was conducted December 23, editor's note), we are at a total of 16,000 units sold. One feels that there is a very clear problem on this style of game on the Wii, where 'hardcore' gamers are obviously moved on.
Two more years beforehand, Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles had a very very big success on Wii. Here we can see, the customer of the Wii has turned into something of a much broader audience. It is a disappointment.

This is surprising because Resident Evil 4 on Wii was a commercial success...

Resident Evil 4 on Wii worked well, but was released in June 2007, when the market had nothing! This year the Wii was very difficult with an oversupply, and a gamer market that has radically changed. We note that the "hardcore" games are selling less and less on the Nintendo Wii, whether I'm talking about MadWorld, Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop, The House of the Dead: Overkill... sales were not extraordinary.
Compared to the 140,000 units Resident Evil 4 Wii sold at the time, it is very far away. There is clearly a concern to this level.

By expanding the total market and platforms, what did you think of 2009?

This is the year of the emergence of the so-called next generation consoles. I feel a clear position with the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in the market. This does not necessarily mean in the total figures, because the Wii is still an important part of sales, but growth is on both PS3 and 360 platforms.
The DS is declining, for various reasons like market saturation and piracy. For these same reasons, the PSP is dying. The Wii console is very much a family commitment and rates relatively low. So for us, Capcom, the future is the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Miss Razz via gamekult.com »