Serious Wii question, will there be any further arcade support at all?

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Serious Wii question, will there be any further arcade support at all?

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Started 2 years ago by Turndawg107
Latest reply from Japhei

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Turndawg107
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I first want to start by saying I find Aksys Games' efforts to localize so many arcade titles to be absolutely phenomenal. Just seeing BlazBlue, Deathsmiles, etc. etc., being localized for American audiences is just completely groundbreaking, and I continue to support your efforts in doing so. With that said, I have a major question that never has received a real answer.

As a Wii owner and arcade fan, I have grabbed a hold of many arcade titles currently existing on the platform, including Aksys-published Castle of Shikigami III and both versions of Guilty Gear XX Accent Core, as well as numerous other arcade games by other companies, such as Samurai Shodown Anthology, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, Metal slug Anthology, and handfuls more. I understand that people are wary in terms of Wii releases, but that does not mean that we do not exist. I know there are others like me who are passionate about our gaming and do not have the immediate desire to purchase a whole new console for a few specific games. My question to you, Aksys Games, is: will you be bringing any more arcade titles to the Wii, and if so, what can we hope to see in our future? If not, why is it that such a portion of your fanbase is overlooked for the sake of the other consoles?

I don't want to start an argument or a "just get X console" thread. I just have a simple question, and, if possible, that Aksys Games answers it.

Posted 2 years ago #
Belisarius
Dangerous at both ends and crafty in the middle.

First off, I think it's important to point out that we do not, and cannot, port games to other consoles, as we are only a publisher, not a developer. We can only localize ports that the developers of the games in question have decided to do. In other words, we don't have a Wii port of Deathsmiles (or a PS3 port, for that matter), because Cave hasn't made one. We simply don't have the facilities or the programmers to do that sort of thing on our own.

That being said, we're always looking for new games to import, on all consoles. If there are any Wii games in particular that you'd like to see brought over, feel free to let us know, and we'll do our best to look into them.

Data, data, data. I cannot make bricks without clay.

Alles andere ist käse.

And in case there is any confusion, yes, I do work for Aksys. If you have a questions, or care to verify my identity, you can e-mail me by putting my username in front of @aksysgames.com.

Posted 2 years ago #
Turndawg107
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Most of my misunderstandings regarding your nature as a publisher may have arisen from the GGXXAC+ localization, where certain features exclusive to only one console were made available on all units(IIRC the 3v3 was PSP only?). Correct me if I'm wrong, but I saw no information on there existing a Wii version of AC+ in Japan, so that may have had a negative influence on my judgment.

I hate to just mention games, but I have to say that with Milestone openly supporting the Wii, and with UFO's just terrible treatment of the ports(Ultimate Shooting Collection is a mess, and where the hell is Illvelo?!), I don't know how capable it would be to do so, but beating UFO to the punch to get Radirgy Noah(which is getting a Japanese Wii release) would be amazing. Only a select few publishers would I want to trust to bring the best experience for such a game, and if you can get Radirgy Noah, that would be a great start.

Sorry about the long post. I feel the Wii owners on this board are kind of poorly represented(most Wii topics are far from legible), so I feel obligated to put a better image up for your Wii-owning fans.

Posted 2 years ago #
telepathy
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The sad fact of life is that you have to go to the games since the games don't always come to you. People -your mother is a classy lady- about Tatsunoko vs Capcom being on the wii, but it's their problem if they don't have a wii. Same with Uncharted, Halo, Gears of War, Demon's souls (console exclusives in general).

Posted 2 years ago #
Turndawg107
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I'm not making a topic about crying over the Wii not having X game. I'm here to get some clarification on the localization process and to point out that there are Wii gamers who want certain JP-only titles localized for their system as well(Radirgy Noah being an example, as long as UFO doesn't get its paws on it first). Castle of Shikigami III and Guilty Gear AC(and AC+) were phenomenal jobs, and I'd like to support the efforts for more localizations of similar quality.

Posted 2 years ago #
Japhei
Member

Basically he is saying games need to be released in Japan and developed before they even have a chance of publishing them in the States.

You should realy be emailing Cave , Alfa System , Arc System Works and others asking them to make new games for the Wii. I think Aksys can definately handle the rest from there.

Posted 2 years ago #

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