Gaming
According to Capcom France director Antoine Seux, sales of the mature Wii title Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles were lower than expected. The studio head attributed this to gamers deserting the console in favour of the PS3 and Xbox 360.
"As for Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, absolute figures are not too bad, but we're not going to lie, they are below what we hoped," he told Gamekult.
"After three weeks we're a total of 16,000 units sold. There is clearly a problem with this style of game on the Wii, where gamers have obviously moved on."
Seux also pointed out that sales of mature titles on the console, including MadWorld, Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop and The House of the Dead: Overkill are down across the board, as Wii owners appear to be turning to games with a wider appeal.
"Two years ago Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles was a big success on Wii. You can see that customers of this console have turned to titles with a much broader appeal. It's a disappointment," he added.
"The Wii is a family console with relatively low attach rates, so for us at Capcom, the future is on PS3 and Xbox 360."
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