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Tomb Raider: Anniversary coming to Wii News

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News by Oli Welsh

15 May, 2007

Eidos has announced that a version of Tomb Raider: Anniversary is in development for the Nintendo Wii.

Anniversary is a remake of the very first Tomb Raider game from 1996, using the engine from last year's Tomb Raider: Legend. It's set for release on PC and PS2 on 1 June, with a PSP version to follow shortly after. As yet, no release date has been confirmed for the Wii version.

Eidos' senior brand manager Kathryn Clements confirmed that the Wii version would be extensively reworked to make best use of the Nintendo console's unique controls. "There are plenty of new features which will ensure Anniversary really hits the spot - literally," she said.

We're really not sure what she meant by that "literally", but expect clarification, and fresh details, soon.

Confirmation of the existence of a Wii version of Tomb Raider: Anniversary makes its absence from the Xbox 360 and PS3 line-ups all the more mysterious, especially considering the success of the 360 version of Legend.

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CosmicFuzz
15/05/07 @ 08:08
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Hmm, dunno how well this would work with the camera. Prob get it on PS2.
bonker
15/05/07 @ 08:09
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/wants 360 version :(
TKOAC
15/05/07 @ 08:09
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Eidos would be stupid not to release it on the 360 and/or PS3. Think of the money! :)
Emilia'sHorse
15/05/07 @ 08:12
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Go on Eidos release a 360 version, you know you want to.

If I am forced to buy the PC version I will have to rent "Cars" to make up the achievement point loss.
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Cloudane
15/05/07 @ 08:17
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It will be the PS2 version with the Wii's 'unique' controls thrown in the mix.
JediMasterMalik
15/05/07 @ 08:25
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Yes, that's exactly what the Wii needs. More PS2 and PSP ports. :(
Darren
15/05/07 @ 08:31
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I'm not convinced that Tomb Raider Anniversary would benefit from having Wiimote controls... I mean Zelda: Twilight Princess didn't IMO... but, right now, the console needs every decent game it can get.

I'd still rather have a PS3 or Xbox 360 version though... if I'm going to play a classic remake then I'd rather go the whole hog and have Tomb Raider: Legend-style graphics makeover to match the terrific level design and gameplay of the original.
Tim
15/05/07 @ 08:38
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"We're really not sure what she meant by that "literally", but expect clarification, and fresh details, soon."

I find that marketing people don't really understand English, so whenever they utter a sentence containing the word "literally", it's best to imagine them following it with "And when I say 'literally', I mean 'figuratively'."
jebus
15/05/07 @ 08:38
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TKOAC
Eidos would be stupid not to release it on the 360 and/or PS3. Think of the money! :)

Yeah - they make about Ł90 from the PS3 version alone! :)
TheRealBadabing
15/05/07 @ 08:52
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Why on earth would anyone want a retro game updated to last-gen machines ported to their shiny new consoles?

Surely 360 and PS3 are better off without more lazy "now in HD!!!11!" conversions?
Eighthours
15/05/07 @ 08:55
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Minigames! Yay!
Nova5lag
15/05/07 @ 09:00
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Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
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This would be no good for the PS3 / Xbox 360... they need to do a new Tomb Raider for those formats to take advantage of the power on offer...

Infact Im surprised Sony havent paid them LOADS of money to make a PS3 exclusive Tomb Raider in an atempt to generate the same feelings and hype that surrounded Tomb Raider on the PS1!
kincaide
15/05/07 @ 09:04
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It obviously wasn't planned from the start - I wonder whether this is a sign of the success of the Wii so far making the publishers sitting up and taking notice...
Wayne
15/05/07 @ 09:20
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[insert comment about the lack of Super Paper Mario]

[again]
JediMasterMalik
15/05/07 @ 09:31
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@Nova5lag - May have something to do with the fact that TR isn't that important anymore.
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15/05/07 @ 10:51
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"Why on earth would anyone want a retro game updated to last-gen machines ported to their shiny new consoles?"

But it's on PC too. Which is "next gen". So a 360/PS3 game would be a port of that version, not the PS2/Wii one.
Sid Nice
15/05/07 @ 11:07
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Why make a game for the PS2 and Wii; but not for the 2 most important consoles of this generation? Ok the PS2 has user base of over 100 million and the Wii has sold about 3 million consoles; so the Wii is more important than the 360 with 20 million users and the PS3 with 5 million users?

I want to play Tomb Raiders and look at Laura Croft's arse and say "Wow" not "WTF" the Wii is rubbish and it should be banned.
RickHard
15/05/07 @ 12:31
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Strange that the 360 release date has not been annouced since you can clearly see the 360 game box appearing alongside the ps2 game box at the end of the advertisement trailer showing right now on eurogamer...
spongebob
15/05/07 @ 12:33
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Wii definitely needs less ports, more 3rd party innovations. Otherwise it'll become a regular Nintendo console; great to have and fun play, but mostly with the first party games, that are based on safe character based franchises.
jebus
15/05/07 @ 13:36
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@Sid Nice
Why make a game for the PS2 and Wii; but not for the 2 most important consoles of this generation? Ok the PS2 has user base of over 100 million and the Wii has sold about 3 million consoles; so the Wii is more important than the 360 with 20 million users and the PS3 with 5 million users?


Becasue they aren't the 2 most important consoles in terms of dev costs and return on investment.
I've seen publishers changing their mind about platform as they see the terrible performance of the PS3 then work out the dev costs for that platform. Hence most seem to be going with the PS2/wii combination.
You're just going to have to accept that cutting edge technology doesn't automatically mean the console is the "most important", especially in terms of developing games for that platform.
rock27gr
15/05/07 @ 13:49
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@ RickHard

WTF are you talking about? The advertisemnt clearly shows the 3 boxes of the machines the game will be released on NOW:

PS2, PSP and PC

@Sid Nice
I detect a hefty dose of sarcasm in your post!
:)
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smelly
15/05/07 @ 16:05
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>Yes, that's exactly what the Wii needs. More PS2 and PSP ports. :(


But yet, people WANT a 360 port of it?

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15/05/07 @ 16:08
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"Ok the PS2 has user base of over 100 million and the Wii has sold about 3 million consoles; so the Wii is more important than the 360 with 20 million users and the PS3 with 5 million users?"


I think someone needs to do their math

PS2 : Appx 120 million
Wii : 7 million
360: 10 million
Ps3 : 3 million


So erm, yes, i'd say the wii was just as important as the 360.

To take full advantage of the 360 (i.e. to make it worth buying for 360 owners) would cost a lot of money. To make a wii version is (in comparision) going to be cheap.

Take the pc version running in low res, make that work on the wii. Or (the lazy way) take the ps2 version, with the pc's textures, and a few other minor improvements to take advantage of the extra graphical power.

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Sid Nice
15/05/07 @ 17:27
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Lara Croft on the Wii.

Edit: More Pictures here.
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TRUTH
15/05/07 @ 19:40
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The Wii really needs some decent games! Of all 3 next (now)-gen consoles: Wii is the weakest on games!...The problem is that third party developers games are not selling well on Wii. 360 seems to have plenty of top 10 on both Europe & US of A, with third party games. When was the last time you saw a Wii game that's not by Nintendo in the charts.
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L0cky
15/05/07 @ 22:45
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'The problem is that third party developers games are not selling well on Wii'

Which is a good thing. Hopefully they are learning something.
Sid Nice
15/05/07 @ 23:53
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Aye but Ubisoft are doing alright.

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