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Wiimote controls, early 08.

Capcom has finally confirmed persistent rumours that Okami is coming to Nintendo Wii, telling a London audience this week that the game will arrive on our screens in spring 2008.

Celebrated on PS2 for its absorbing puzzle and action adventure mechanics, gripping narrative inspired by Japanese folklore and beautiful watercolour visuals, its rebirth on Wii has been much hyped.

The game also lends itself rather well to the potential of Nintendo's Wiimote for control. Amaterasu's Celestial Brush - a paintbrush used in combat and for solving puzzles - is a perfect fit for the Wiimote, and so it proves, while combat will also include various "motion-controlled physical attacks".

On the whole though, it's the game that Kristan loved so much it got top marks, calling it "a game so engrossing, so crafted and so life-affirming that nothing else in the world seems to matter". In sentence number two.

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Mugwum Verified Operations Director, Eurogamer Network #1 4 years ago

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In case you're wondering, the embargo for this stuff /was/ to be tomorrow, but NAUGHTY MEN broke it so Capcom said we could tell you about it now.
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Tonka #2 4 years ago

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Greatness.

Thanks for clearing up the rumour fog
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UncleLou #3 4 years ago

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Man, yes, now that's a thing that really had to be kept secret, the importance of it all. Bloody games industry busybodies.

Anyway, great news. Never played it due to a lack of a PS2 when it was released.
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Tonka #4 4 years ago

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Makes me wonder though.
*What else did they reveal?
*Why did they want it under wraps until tomorrow?
*If it's so bloody important that no one talks about it why not hold the press event tomorrow?
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quantumsheep #5 4 years ago

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w00t!!!!
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PameBoy #6 4 years ago

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Rare example of a PS2 -> Wii port being a bloody good idea.

Hopefully now more than 3 people will buy it

Edited by 1 at 18/10/07 @ 15:35
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Monkey_Puncher #7 4 years ago

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Makes sense!

Now where's my Dead Rising 2?
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mattman #8 4 years ago

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Balls. This actually makes me regret selling my Wii!
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Blerk #9 4 years ago

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Super news for Wiiners, and great news for the game itself which deserved much more attention than it actually got. Now all they have to do is remember to buy it. Perhaps we can pretend that it's a Zelda game or something?
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Darren #10 4 years ago

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Well this a must-buy for me then (even though I've got the PS2 version) because this game would be perfect for the Wiimote.
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Telepathic.Geometry #11 4 years ago

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\o/
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Telepathic.Geometry #12 4 years ago

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XD
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Telepathic.Geometry #13 4 years ago

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\o/
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JetSetWilly #14 4 years ago

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\o/

Thank you Capcom.

Now don't fuck it up.
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Telepathic.Geometry #15 4 years ago

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x)
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PameBoy #16 4 years ago

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This might actually persuade me to finish the game this time - my PS2 version has been collecting dust since around the 20-hour mark
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Triggerhappytel #17 4 years ago

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Although I care not for the Wii, this is great news as it will help a much-overlooked gem get another chance to shine.

I'm sure Capcom will do a great job of the port, too, as the Celestial Brush is just ideal for WiiMote controls.
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Dizzy #18 4 years ago

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Wow
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Darren #19 4 years ago

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Hopefully the Wii version will include widescreen support which was missing from the PS2 version, not that you could tell anyway as the gorgeous hand-drawn stylised visuals kind of hid the fact.
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Wayne #20 4 years ago

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Good job. I've been holding out on Okami incase they went ahead with the Wii release. Not sure how it will hold up graphically though.
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AcidSnake #21 4 years ago

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How about some extra features?
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freedumb #22 4 years ago

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Glad I haven't gotten round to getting this on the PS2 yet, even though it's on my 'next' list along with a few others.

@Wayne
Yes the graphics issue. The PS2's rough around the edges look made it look even more watercolourish. Will it be too smooth on teh gamecube-esque wii?

Edited by 4 at 18/10/07 @ 15:55
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SimonM7 #23 4 years ago

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You those corny lines in movies when they say "no, I think I loved you since BEFORE I met you."

Well this is that line incarnate. This game was a Wii game before the Wii met...it.
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Sid-Nice #24 4 years ago

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Yet another port of a mediocre PS2 game; the Wii has set the gaming industry back a generation.
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Darren #25 4 years ago

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@Wayne - I'd guess at the Wii version being absolutely identical to the beautiful PS2 version, only with widescreen support. Remember that while the Wii isn't as powerful as the 360 or PS3, it is more capable than a PS2. Or at least you'd hope that's the case.
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dirigiblebill #26 4 years ago

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Makes perfect sense to have this on the Wii (cf. Mercury Revolution) but I won't be buying it without some sort of hefty extra content. Do a Subsistence, Capcom!
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Daymare #27 4 years ago

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T'was 'bout bloody time too!
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Pac-man-ate-my-wife #28 4 years ago

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As much as I'm not keen on ports this, Table Tennis and Bully are all on my list.
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Geowolf #29 4 years ago

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May Capcom burn and rot in the depths of Silicon Hell. I only bought the PS2 version because Capcom made it clear that there wouldn't be a Wii version.
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Triggerhappytel #30 4 years ago

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Sid Nice - "a mediocre PS2 game."

I think you must have your games mixed up.
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KingKongBassett #31 4 years ago

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The length of Okami is directly disproportionate to the enjoyment you get from it.

If it'd ended when it should've (won't spoil it) it would've been an all-time great. But it's so cynically elongated.... a shame.
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Cadence #32 4 years ago

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Sid, what ARE you talking about???
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JediMasterMalik #33 4 years ago

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A really excellent game, hope it looks as good as the PS2 version. Though why people didn't buy the PS2 version, remains a mystery. Hope it finally sells well.
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morriss #34 4 years ago

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PS2portslol.

Seriously however, it'd works wonder with motion control. Good choice.
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DaveTHX #35 4 years ago

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Excellent, now all I need now is for Capcom to offer a part exchange program so I part ex my PS2 version for the Wii version.
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Fallschirmjaeger #36 4 years ago

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Hope that more people will buy it on the Wii, this game absolutely deserves it.

Edited by 1 at 18/10/07 @ 16:16
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DFective #37 4 years ago

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Rather see a sequel.
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Lemming81 #38 4 years ago

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Sweet. Now they just to bring over God of War 2, Shadow of Colossus, Ico and FFIX and I won't ever have to regret never getting a Playstation of any generation.

Edited by 1 at 18/10/07 @ 16:19
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JediMasterMalik #39 4 years ago

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Funny that, Sony made 3 of those titles, silly.
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Nikanoru #40 4 years ago

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Oh wow, I'm so glad I held out on this game now.

Yeah, it was destined for the Wii before it even knew.

it is more capable than a PS2. Or at least you'd hope that's the case.

Well the Gamecube itself was much more capable than the PS2, let alone two of them duct taped together.
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Mr_Bogus #41 4 years ago

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KingOfSpain #42 4 years ago

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This is good news...

That is all.
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Toothball #43 4 years ago

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Hmm. Perhaps I'll save up for Brown Fury this time round. Was around 300k short after my last time through.
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Triggerhappytel #44 4 years ago

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Toothball - "Hmm. Perhaps I'll save up for Brown Fury this time round. Was around 300k short after my last time through."

Yeah, I couldn't afford it either. Was going to save, but it got to the point where I just wanted to finish it... I clocked in at about 44 hours.

KingKongBassett - "If it'd ended when it should've (won't spoil it) it would've been an all-time great. But it's so cynically elongated.... a shame."

Agreed. Had it ended at the first 'major' boss it would've felt a lot more concise and possibly enjoyable. Had it even ended on the second island off the coastline (trying not too give too much away...) it would've felt fine...

I love the game tremendously, but it did feel like it was a little padded out for the sake of it.
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Lov3 #45 4 years ago

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Oh damn, I just ordered the PS2 version last week! Maybe i'll sell it to Gamestation and wait for this to be released, the Wii version is bound to be awesome...

...bugger that, i'll just get both.
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smelly #46 4 years ago

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YAY!! Always wanted to play this.. but my ps2 is borked and i have no intention of buying a new one!
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dirigiblebill #47 4 years ago

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One thing they could stand to do is remove some of the more heavy-handed tutorial bits i.e. the first eight hours
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messiahtj #48 4 years ago

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"Balls. This actually makes me regret selling my Wii! "

Rofl! A port of an old game make u regret selling your Wii?!?!.............really Nintendo needs to port old games to Wii??? Man, that console must suck xDDDDD

Edited by 1 at 18/10/07 @ 17:12
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Razz #49 4 years ago

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HOLY FUCKING SHIT!
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Razz #50 4 years ago

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HOLY FUCKING SHIT!
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Lov3 #51 4 years ago

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"Well the Gamecube itself was much more capable than the PS2, let alone two of them duct taped together. "

They're similarly capable. Confusion arises because the Gamecube's CPU had a faster clock speed (485mhz vs the PS2's 299mhz), but the processor architectures and build of each console are so wildly different that a direct comparison is nigh on impossible. The difference is all down to bus speeds in different places, but that's where my knowledge ends. The tech specs are on wiki if you'd like to look them up for yourself.
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Kazzahdrane #52 4 years ago

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RESULT! My flatmate's got this for PS2 but I've avoided playing it in the hopes that they released it for the Wii (Wii looks nicer on my HDTV than the PS2, and I love teh waggle). Very pleased, will almost certainly pick this up next year.
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dudefella #53 4 years ago

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"gripping narrative"

haha, my arse. A little green fairy telling you what to do all the time constitutes gripping narrative nowadays?

Okami isn't that good. Easy, terrible pacing, tries too hard to be Zelda, boring combat.
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bushwod #54 4 years ago

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Yes. Instant pre-order.
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Agent_Llama #55 4 years ago

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Splendid news.
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VMerken #56 4 years ago

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Chances of getting new content, or balanced difficulty/features other than having motion sensing controls, are slim. Game is like crack if you're into Japanese folklore. Quite interesting to see it appear on Zelda's turf...
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Evolution #57 4 years ago

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dudefella has no soul.
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Nikanoru #58 4 years ago

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Lov3: well, last generation, multiplatform games on the Cube and Xbox always ran better than their PS2 counterparts (BG&E being a prime example). Of course they rarely looked any different because they were always designed for the PS2 first, but in the case of RE4 where you get a PS2 port of something that made use of virtually all the capabilities of the Cube, the differences are clear. I believe I've linked to this on here before: [link url=http: //www.gameswelike.com/web/re/RE%20Comp.htm
]http://ww w.gameswelike.com/web/re/RE%20C...[/link]

Still, the PS2 RE4 was very well done by Capcom, but nobody should pretend the PS2 was not the weakest of the three. Just like nobody should pretend the Wii isn't, this time around.

But yeah, the point of this post that a Wii Okami should run better and still have plenty room left over for widescreen or some extra polish perhaps... but I'm not holding my breath for anything but a 1:1 port.
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adman123 #59 4 years ago

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I love Okami ....I'm going to have to purchase this version also to relive this most exquisite game
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HiddenAway #60 4 years ago

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Dear Capcom,

DO NOT MESS THIS UP!

Thanks,
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Sid-Nice #61 4 years ago

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This is bad news for gamers; over the next 6 months I'll have spent that much on video games that I'll end up being bankrupt. Most of my time will be spent cooking the books; I won't have time to play games.
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smelly #62 4 years ago

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I keep hearing that the original was too easy and the cutscenes too boringly long - anyone who's played the ps2 version care to comment?
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HiddenAway #63 4 years ago

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@ smelly

Cutscenes are longish but not that bad.

As for easy, they didn't try to get all the stray beads
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GingerNathan #64 4 years ago

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"I keep hearing that the original was too easy and the cutscenes too boringly long - anyone who's played the ps2 version care to comment? "

Cut scenes are fine, although occasionally unnecessary.

The main game is incredibly easy, and if you get all the Stray Beads (an optional side quest) the difficultly suddenly jumps up to the ridiculous level on some of the later beads - the final Spider pit jumps to mind where you have to face off against multiple previous bosses at the same time (doesn't help that fact that they're all a lot tougher then when you faced them individually). So there are some balancing issue.
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Scimarad #65 4 years ago

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Absolutely fantastic game.
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ProtoformX #66 4 years ago

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I hope the motion sensing is refined enough so it detects quick movements of the remote so I can actually slash with it to perform the power slash. I await this game very much despite owning the PS2 version. May wait to see some PS2/Wii comparison shots before I make a decision about buying it though.
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Razorus #67 4 years ago

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FINALLY! SHEESH KEBAB, I've been waiting for this news for ages.
Okami on the Wii makes perfect sense. The movement in my loins tells me I'm very happy.
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doomboom #68 4 years ago

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This is great news. Loved the game on PS2 and will get it on Wii. I just hope there is some extra content.

I hope this is succesful as Id love to see a DS version of this too.
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Cheapshot #69 4 years ago

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[link url=http://www.jeuxactu.com/article-26096-ok ami-wii-la-preuve-en-photo-.html
]http://ww w.jeuxactu.com/article-26096-ok...[/link]

It's being developed by Ready at Dawn apparently. Do NOT fuck this up guys for the love of god! (pun intended)

*edit* - bad link :/

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Killerbee #70 4 years ago

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Good news. Bit annoying that I've already got this on my PS2 'to play' pile yet haven't played it - I'd definitely have waited if Capcom had been up front about doing a Wii version... if they throw a few extras in and offer it at a cheaper (a la Resi Evil 4) price, I might actually be tempted to trade the PS2 version...
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Artemis_Matsas #71 4 years ago

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Great news!!! i'm very glad that Okami gets a new lease of life on the Wii!
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dirigiblebill #72 4 years ago

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Ready at Dawn did Daxter for the PSP. Bodes rather well for Amaterasu and co.
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bdc #73 4 years ago

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Wii finally gets a good game.
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VMerken #74 4 years ago

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Yeah, Zelda, Resident Evil 4, Metroid Prime 3 and Super Paper Mario sure don't qualify as good games these days.
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Skywise #75 4 years ago

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Maybe even a better fit for the Wii than Wii Sports or Rockstar Table Tennis
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dave.k #76 4 years ago

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A quote from the original Eurogamer Okami review:

"Okami's ideas would have worked far better on the Wii, but that's never going to happen, now, is it?"

Heh. I guess that question is now answered. Bring on Okami for the Wii! I now have a reason to buy a Wii this Christmas.
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