Eager to play Resident Evil Zero on the Wii, but not so eager that you’ve already purchased the GameCube disc? Or the Japanese Wii version that came out in July 2008? Capcom has announced that Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil Zero will be released in North America on December 1, 2009, at a $29.99 price point. Despite Capcom USA’s initial protests , American plans for this re-release were finally revealed in March of this year. We assume the December release is entirely a marketing decision, as there is already a localization of Resident Evil Zero , made for the identical GameCube game, which means it probably didn’t take too long to prepare this, which adds controller support for the Wiimote/Nunchuk and Classic Controller, for North America. Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil Zeroes in on Dec. 1 originally appeared on

Capcom has finally uploaded the massive box art for its latest Vs title onto the internet: Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars . It’s very similar to the Japanese box art for the original release, in that it’s a bunch of the game’s characters set against a white background. The difference between the two is that our localized version shows the characters staring each other down, likely thinking about how they’re going to kick the crap out of each other. What a violent world these folks live in, eh? Head past the break for the full box art. Gallery: Tatsunoko VS Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars Continue reading Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate Box Art of All-Stars Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate Box Art of All-Stars originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Tue, 27

We’re marking this as a rumor due to the third-hand nature of it: Andriasang summarized an article on Inside-Games about a Nikkei Industrial article (phew), which states that Capcom is working on bringing an engine designed for PS3 and Xbox 360 to Wii, to save time and money. This is likely the MT Framework that drives the majority of Capcom’s works including the Lost Planet series and Resident Evil 5 . Nikkei reports that simultaneous development of games across the platforms could cut 1/5 off of Capcom’s development costs, and 1/3 off development time. The inclusion of those stats makes it seem like Capcom is eyeing simultaneous development of 360, PS3, and Wii games rather than Wii ports. That approach should end in better results than the ” hand the game to TOSE and forget about it ” approach. Rumor: Capcom adapting next-gen MT Framework…

This week’s Virtual Console releases kind of pale in comparison to last week’s stellar offerings ; Fighting Street is a crummy game that helped spawn one of gaming’s best series, whereas R-TYPE is a great game, though the version offered this week is the lousier port. There’s been a way more competent version of the game available since 2006! Fighting Street (TurboGrafx-16 CD-ROM, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points) R-TYPE (Sega Master System, 1 player, 500 Wii Points) Every week, we like to check out what’s new on the Virtual Console . We offer these videos as a sort of taste to help you decide whether or not you would want the game in question. We also toss in our own two cents because we’re pushy jerks like that. VC in Brief: Fighting Street (TG16

The latest issue of Famitsu confirms what a USK rating hinted: Phoenix Wright is coming to WiiWare. Capcom is porting the DS games (or, if you’d rather, the Game Boy Advance games) to Wii one at a time, to be released in Japan starting December 15. Judging from what we can see (which isn’t much — portions of cell phone images of screenshots), the graphics aren’t enhanced for Wii at all. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney will be available in Japan on December 15 for 900 Wii Points, with the two Phoenix Wright sequels following on January 26 and February 23 for 1200 Wii Points each. The original case added to the DS version of the first Ace Attorney will be out on March 16 for 300 Points. And now begin the process of reminding ourselves that we’ve already played all of this content, and just because it’s being released again in a…

Capcom and Udon Entertainment spent years redrawing and re-balancing Super Street Fighter II Turbo for its HD Remix version. Later, Capcom announced and released a port of Marvel vs. Capcom 2 over the course of a few months, with filters on the original sprites. Guess which one sold better? “We have three titles that have drastically over-performed our expectations,” Capcom’s VP of strategic planning and business development Christian Svensson told GamesIndustry.biz . “The most recent of which was Marvel vs Capcom 2 , which we didn’t expect to exceed Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix’ s numbers, but it has.” One IP that hasn’t quite exceeded Capcom’s expectations in the west is Monster Hunter. The company is working to turn that around with events like Monster Hunter Tri University designed to familiarize press with the workings of the series. “We are strategically investing in the brand in the West,” Svensson explained, “because we know that…

If you’re in Los Angeles tomorrow and have an interest in either Mega Man collectibles or eBay profits, be sure to get to 1013 W. Olympic Blvd. in LA tomorrow between 2pm and 5pm — actually, we’re guessing you’re going to need to get there early. And bring a printout of this coupon with you. Capcom and i am 8 Bit plan to hand out some kind of extremely limited Mega Man swag in enticing E-Tank boxes . It’s likely related to the newly announced Mega Man 10 , and with the Mega Man 10 “box art” done by i am 8 Bit’s Gerald de Jesus, it’s possible that the item will bear that image. If you get one, be sure to let us know what’s in the box! We have to know what is in the box . Capcom handing out mysterious Mega Man …

Though we’ve had very specific hints about such an item for a while, MadCatz never released details about an officially licensed Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars arcade stick until today. Now, the peripheral maker has announced that the stick is real and will be out sometime this month, to coincide with the game whose name and art it bears. It’s so real that, as Kotaku reports, you can pre-order one from MadCatz’s site! The stick connects to the Wiimote for a wireless-ish experience, a de facto upgrade over the wired connections used by the PS3 and Xbox 360 Street Fighter IV FightSticks. It’ll retail for $79.99. Official Tatsunoko vs. Capcom FightStick is officially real originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read

Nintendo appears to be confident in the sales potential of Capcom’s Monster Hunter Tri . The company will take on sales, marketing, and distribution of the Wii action RPG in Europe and Australia, as it did for Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles and Zack and Wiki . Despite Capcom’s announcement that the title would be delayed , Monster Hunter Tri will be released in April in the West — just out of its original Q1 window. “Nintendo has identified Monster Hunter Tri as a key title for the Wii platform in 2010,” Capcom Europe senior director of marketing Michael Pattison said. ” We are really excited about partnering with Nintendo to further develop this franchise.” Perhaps it could be developed further by releasing the …

We hope you came here today to see a ridiculous amount of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney footage on WiiWare, because there are three ridiculously long videos past the break showing off just that. As expected , it’s more or less unchanged in its transition from Nintendo’s handheld to its home console — save for the new Wiimote gestures and bigger pixels. Regardless, we certainly wouldn’t object to you clicking past the break to check out the trio of trailers (see what we did there?). [Via Capcom Unity ] Continue reading Point yourself toward these Phoenix Wright WiiWare videos Point yourself toward these Phoenix Wright WiiWare videos originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read