Posted Nov 22, 2006 at 11:42AM by Gino D. Listed in: Wii Tags: Wiimote, Konami, Nintendo Power, Koji Igarashi
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No Castlevania for the WiiAfter hearing this bit of news, this blogger feels as if a stake has been driven straight through his heart. A lot of us have probably been wishing for our favorite franchises on the Wii. A lot of gamers seem to want Castlevania. But it seems like we won't be seeing one anytime soon.

Konami producer Koji Igarashi recently had an interview with "Nintendo Power". It seems like he doesn't have much praise reserved for the controller scheme of the Wii system. His statement drives a nail into the coffin, as quoted below:

For me, the Nintendo Wii controller doesn't yet connect with the core gameplay of Castlevania. I definitely don't want to make a game with gimmicky controls where you swing the controller like a whip...


Major bummer. Some fans might be hanging from the rafters by now. Some of you might be even wondering, if Prince of Persia has all the whip-action that they could make use of with the Wiimote, then why not develop it for Castlevania also?

Guess there's no longer any more reason to "stake out" for a Castlevania, if you get what I mean.

Don't worry, though. Fans of the franchise still have something worth waiting for. It stars with a letter "M" and rhymes with "ovie". Yeah, with a budget of US$ 50 million to produce, the movie is something that'll surely make fans go batty.


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   by Bearmon (Unregistered) - 2006-11-22
 » huh!

Come on, Who cares! Bring Castlevania..you will not need wii remote..you can try CC or something. Use your head!


   Re: Sir Unimaginative (Unregistered) - 2006-11-22
 » CC?

Someone's forgotten the cardinal rule of requiring accessories for games:

Either pack-in or don't bother.
   by dreary79 - 2006-11-22
 » swing a whip

Who said that you have to use the Wiimote's motion for whip swinging? It could be used for just spells or nothing at all. Just have a player use the analog and wiimote buttons. But if he's going to be that way about it, then its his loss.

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   by Hugh Mann (Unregistered) - 2006-11-22
 » Well stuff u then Konami

What they mean is they couldn't think of an inovative wat to conrol the game using such a new piece of tech. Konami is stuck in a 1980's videogame timewarp, which is why if u have played the DS version of castlevania, they either couldn't be bothered, or were unable to make good use of the touch screen. I am actually glad. Apart from Zelda and Mario (and maybe one or two others) I hope that we do not see the same old franchises trotted out for the Wii, but rather new games and concepts driven by the freedom of the new controller.

   by Nameless (Unregistered) - 2006-11-23
 » Haha, oh Koji


I never really thought you were that brilliant of a man, anyhow.

Castlevania was a great series. Was. It's nice, now, but it's really the same as it was about 10 years ago, back when Symphony of the Night was released.

Same weapons. Same playstyle. Same castle, even in Dawn of Sorrow, where you're supposed to be in an occultist village and not dracula's castle (yet it has EXACTLY the same features as the previous games)

You never really used the touchscreen functionality in the DS, either, Mr. Igarashi. Not really any clever ways to do anything. So I kind of expected you to do this with the Wii.

You'll have your diehard Castlevania fans stick with you, Koji. They'll follow you to hell and back. Everyone else will find their entertainment elsewhere.

   by neosis (Unregistered) - 2006-11-23
 » Well thats a bit of bull.

I dont see why he thinks thats the only option people have for a controller style. He could EASLY use the VC controller or the GCN controllers for it, but for him to use one of 3 controllers as an excuse not to make a CV for wii is just absurd, this is coming from a diehard fan of the franchise.

   by huh? (Unregistered) - 2006-11-24
 » what was the context

What is the context of this quote? I don't see how it implies castlevania won't be made for the wii. It only implies he doesn't like swinging the wii-mote for whip action.



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