Family Oriented Wii Will Not Have Silent Hill 5?

Vermillion | May 30, 2007 | News | Playstation 3 Wii

So apparently, the Wii is not getting Silent Hill 5, but don't get me wrong, this isn't about licensing or graphics or performance - could it be because Nintendo prefers games targetted for a family and Silent Hill is a bit too hardcore?

Printed rumors claim that Silent Hill 5 is coming to PS3 and Xbox 360, but it looks like Wii will be left out of the loop. And it's not because of horsepower, but because of the antiquated perception that it's only a family console.

"While Nintendo Wii sales are very high, and I applaude Nintendo for their sucess, I dont think Silent Hill is a game that would be sold on Nintendo Wii as much as a game like Zelda would worldwide. This by no means says we will not consider the idea but the general opinion is that Wii is for family games and im sure the fans don't play Silent Hill with their grandma!"

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Silent Hill: Homecoming [XBOX360, PS3]

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Tom | May 30, 2007

This doesn't affect me, but I have to say that this is gonna be a huge disappointment for Silent Hill fans who own a Wii. Poor show.
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volacide | May 30, 2007

How does this even come as a surprise? It shouldn't even be considered news.

Besides that, Silent Hill has always been pushing the technology of consoles. Silent Hill 2, 3, or 4 are probably the best looking games on the PS2 ever.

They were employing dynamic lighting and shadows way before even Doom 3 was.
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Seeker X | May 30, 2007

Can't forget that SH's size for a PS1 game was nearly revolutionary.

I was actually thinking that Konami would've probably made some kind of Light Gun shooter for the Wii as they did for the Silent Hill Arcade game, though Arcade's visuals looked way too good to be on the Wii.
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Vito Raliffe | May 30, 2007

Pshhh, Manhunt 2 is supposed to be the most goriest game of all time and it's coming out on the Wii. Anyways, Silent Hill would be superior on the 360 and PS3. Sure, it could have some 'unique' controls on the Wii, but graphics can greatly help atmosphere, which is what Silent Hill is all about.
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BANDITO ATTACK | May 31, 2007

Vito is right-o. Bad graphics in a horror game = bad horror game.

"use a downward thrusting motion to stab the flesh eating zombie in the eyeball" doesn't exactly scream "NINTENDO".
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The Blue Flame | May 31, 2007

Manhunt had more gore than any Silent Hill game. You could kill people with plastic bags! And you could stick a crowbar into someones back and break their spine! Or you could smash their head in with a metal baseball bat and watch their brains splatter on the wall.

Manhunt 2 will probably have less gore than the first, being primarily for the Wii.
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  Vito Raliffe | May 31, 2007
  
  No man, it is actually even more violent then the first game. They didn't tone it down at ALL for the Wii. They actually made it worse by adding exclusive weapons, plus you get to act out the motions too. Like one where you rip a guy's testicles off . It is already being called the goriest game ever made.
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Hawkeye | May 31, 2007

This is dumb. We can get Manhunt 2 (dubbed the goriest gaming experience ever by ign) yet we can't get Silent Hill? It seems Nintendo isn't content on brushing off their "kiddie image" yet.
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bbb7002004 | May 31, 2007

This is just the case of a developer not wanting to develop for Wii, Nintendo has little control over this.

Anyway, my guess is that this is less about Wii's family nature and more about the difficulty of making a good control scheme for Wii. You see, developing a good game for Wii depends almost solely on the control scheme and motion controls put into the game. This is something new for many developers, who are used to putting together a great looking game, then making a usable control setup.
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FFXFREAK | June 05, 2007

Um WTF. If the Wii can get Manhunt I'm pretty sure the Wii can get Silent Hill as well, this game would be freaking great on the Wii >>, that's ticking me off xD.

~FFXFREAK