Cavia helped convince Capcom that Resident Evil 5 is possible on Wii

“At Resident Evil 5’s launch, it was announced that a Wii version was not technically possible. But after some of the work that Cavia has done (with RE: Darkside Chronicles), the producers of Resident Evil 5 over in Japan now think it is possible. Some of the light effects in the South America stage are pretty incredible. Whether it is going to come, I don’t know the answer to that question. But, it has been said that now at least it is possible.” - Product manager Matt Dahlgren

That sounds like a really positive statement to me. In my mind, there was never any reason as to why Resident Evil 5 couldn’t work on Wii. Just bring the graphics down a bit, and you’re set. Capcom sure has come a long way with the possibilities of an RE5 port to Wii. Remember when they said that Wii couldn’t even handle the RE5 title screen?

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