Capcom on Lack of Resident Evil 5, Street Fighter IV on Wii

Capcom has answered Reggie Fils-Aime on his recent query - why aren't Resident Evil 5 or Street Fighter IV on the Wii?

Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America president, recently put out a question to Capcom on the company's decisions, and why two of the more popular franchises didn't make the Wii cut - and now a reply from Chris Kramer, communications director at Capcom - and pretty much as expected:

Both 'Resident Evil 5' and 'Street Fighter IV' were designed for high-definition graphics systems using Capcom's current in-house engine called MT Framework. To get 'RE5′ or 'Street Fighter IV' out on the Wii, we would have to create all-new versions of both of these games, which is something we're not opposed to doing. So the intention of both 'RE5′ and 'Street Fighter IV' was to go for graphical showcases, which is not what the center of the bullseye Wii is aiming for. However, we do have a lot of 'Resident Evil' action happening on the Wii and hopefully we will have more in the future.

Chris Kramer, communications director, Capcom

Thanks to MTV Multiplayer.