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Wii to PS3/360 ports?

Originally posted: 07/02/2009

Usually when the discussion of multi-platform games is brought up with respect to the Nintendo it's usually a title being ported from the 360 or PS3 to the Wii or a multiplatform being toned down, in terms of graphics and other technology, for the Wii as is the case with The Ghostbusters video game. It is very unusual to hear a publisher decide to port titles from the Nintendo Wii, easily considered the weakest of the home consoles of this generation in terms of hardware.

This rarity seems to be gaining traction as Marvelous Entertainment has discussed this exact possibility at a recent shareholders meeting. It's not a stretch since Marvelous Entertainment has previously publically discussed, on a staff blog, their disappointment with the sales of their titles for the Nintendo Wii, which is no surprise as Nintendo seems to be the only Wii developer actually making money on the console. What does this all mean? Well, if Marvelous is serious about porting titles we could see Muramase: The Demon Blade and Arc Rise Fantasia heading to the PS3 and X-Box 360 in the future.

Sources: Nintendo Everything, Transcript of Marvelous Entertainment shareholder meeting (日本語), NeoGAF thread regarding Marvelous Entertainment's disappointment with sales, Marvelous Entertainment (Staff Blog) (日本語), Canned Dogs (Blog)