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JayVe
01-02-2009, 08:10 AM
Not only is is the mega-mech game Steel Battalion getting a Wii remake, but the game will reportedly use most of Nintendo's accessories to recreate the mech-pilot experience (http://www.balanceboardblog.com/2008/12/steel-battalion-wii-supports-wii.html).
In a Japanese press conference, Capcom has apparently confirmed that it is adapting the Xbox's Steel Battalion for the Nintendo Wii, and that it will include support for the Wii Balance Board.

In Steel Battalion, players take control of massive bi-pedal mecha on a variety of dangerous missions. The original game came with a huge, $200 USD controller that acted as the dashboard for the robot, and quickly became a collector's piece.

Capcom explains that with the Wii Remote, Nunchuck, Wii Wheel and Wii Balance Board, this whole experience can be re-created... and for a whole lot less wonga - around $45 USD.
While I doubt this is real, would anyone here like a mech-pilot simulator that uses the balance board?

Gorvi
01-02-2009, 08:14 AM
This was actually shot down as a prank the day it was put up by the site that started the whole thing.

Check the site (http://www.vandal.net/noticia/36486/el-juego-de-xbox-steel-battalion-se-adapta-a-wii/) that's referenced in the story you're linking to and this is right at the top:
This is a joke similar to the English April Fool's Day

Goronmon
01-02-2009, 08:16 AM
I was excited up until I saw the Wiimake portion of your title. I figured it was either not going to happen or would suck even if it did.

Sl1pstream
01-02-2009, 09:39 AM
The illusion of being in a giant mech wouldn't even work with Wii accessoires. Unless it was a mech made by Apple. With loose components. That looked like shit.

Gorvi
01-02-2009, 09:43 AM
The illusion of being in a giant mech wouldn't even work with Wii accessoires. Unless it was a mech made by Apple. With loose components. That looked like shit.
So an iMech?

Stoke
01-02-2009, 07:06 PM
So an iMech?

Oh you. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/Zatenks/ohyou.jpg)



I would welcome a remake of Steel Battalion if they got the controller right. Without that it's just another mech game.