Inafune says Dead Rising 2 not in production

The 72 hour mode pissed me off. I hate be on a time limit in games. The first game could have been so much better.

The first game was pretty great for what it was, though. A sequel to address its issues and further evolve the game play is something I'd be very happy about.

Didn't Inafune say he wanted to make a Mega Man game like Dead Rising?

Thajust seems soooso, so very wrong, to me.

Dead Rising is great. Mega Man is great...ish. Well, good, at least. Generally...in a hit-'n'-miss kinda way.

But that's not the point! Together, they would be like two pretty people giving birth to one FUGLY baby.

I was really looking forward to this....Here's hoping this gets made, and I get a little bit more closure than Frank yelling uncontrollably.

microsoft has a firm grip on the hardcore market..

they own online, they've got halo 3, and loads of other traditional gamer games...

i just don't think they're willing to pay for something like dead rising 2... they want the big names and mass appeal games that sony had last generation, the biggest of which being gta 3...

it's odd to see how japanese devs are making games that are selling in the us market, but not their own...

i mean... can you imagine a japanese developer making a game and only releasing it in the us?

sounds crazy, but i think that's the reality of where gaming is going, given the ds and wii's low tech ownership of japan... the 360 went nowhere there, and the ps3 is being outsold 6-1... many of these developers might continue making hardcore games just for americans since the market has disappeared in japan...

That's too bad. Dead Rising has done extremely well. Especially considering the market size of the XBOX 360 at this point (compared to last gen consoles). I always figured anything that moved a million units was a "hit".

Capcom FY06 Reported sales:
Dead Rising - Japan (80K units)
Dead Rising - US (740K units)
Dead Rising - Europe (410K units)

That's 1.23 million units worlwide! Heck, there is a small chance it'll hit 1 million unit in just the US if they keep selling for the next few months.

FWIW
Same things goes for Lost Planet. It's at 1.37 million unit worldwide thus far.

Good, no sequel. Developers should concentrate on creating more original IPs. Give the sequels a break.

Just because a game is successful, doesn't mean you have to rush out a sequel. That's what's wrong with the industry.

Aww man! I was hoping they would make the sequel be located in a flea market instead of mall. That would be funny.

They certainly shouldn't rush out a sequel, but i feel if a game is good, it should be copied

The only thing about sequelization i resent is when developers start talking sequels before the first game is even properly out, such as Microsoft/Epic (Gears) and Sony/Ninja Theory (Heavenly Sword)

sequels come too quickly, but this game should get one, especially since it would be easy (the game was confined largely to one locale, it would be easy to tweak the mechanics and set it in another locale)

I loved Dead Rising. It's probably the most fun I've had on the 360. But that doesn't mean I have to have a Dead Rising 2. In some ways, I'd rather see them put their efforts into a new IP. It's not like the game ended on a huge cliffhanger, anyway. And most of the starting points I can think of based on the end of the first game seem kind of forced and lame.

I'd be more interested in seeing a sequel to Lost Planet, with a better story, split-screen play and more multiplayer modes than the first game.

well, i'm pissed.
I was really looking forward to this.

Now i could blame the japanese for having no taste and only liking games involving raping young teenage girls with tentacles, cooking, or rolling shit up; but i'm sure the reason for the games not doing well is because no one has a damn 360 to play it on.
They really need to stop being so damn proud and mostly purchasing domestic goods, because it's not like they can afford a PS3 any better than the rest of the world(except for the little pre-launch price break Sony gave them), and then they don't even have any damn games to play on the thing.

Sigh... I really liked the first one too. A sequel with some sort of online mode would've been amazing.

Once you got to level 20+, the save spots were a non-issue. At least for me.

Part 2 will be a day one purchase for me if and when they ever decide to make it.

I was kinda dissapointed with Dead Rising once I realized that either a Sword, a Chainsaw, or a Gun were your only real options for fighting later in the game. Other than that though, I think if they could do a Dead Rising in a setting that is a little bit less...claustrophobic than a mall (like in a city, for example) I'd be ready for round 2. In game 1 I was always like "ARG, GET AWAY FROM ME YOU DAMN ZOMBIES!!!" which really isn't my favorite style of gameplay. I'd rather get my weapons ready, and THEN take on the zombies, instead of taking them on and then getting weapons during. I realize that was the point of the game though, so meh

I usually frown when I hear of all the sequels in video games, but if there is one game that definitely should have a sequel it's Dead Rising.

The game was just so original for using one of the most cliche premises in history (hordes of zombies AAHHH!).

But there would be so much potential coolness in a sequel.

They could enhance the photography option in the game, since (despite being a photojournalist) taking pictures really wasn't a big part of the game.

Imagine if you could set up a tripod, set the camera to take pictures in a few seconds, and then run up to some zombies and smash them right in the face with a bench at just the right moment. That alone could add a few hours of fun, especially if you could share your pics with friends.

Even better, imagine a robust online mode where you and a bunch of friends have to save people from hordes of zombies. Or a better survival mode that's more about surviving and less about sitting around twiddling your fingers.

Dead Rising did have some problems, but the potential for a sequel has my head spinning. Let's hope it happens.

OMG ive lost my save i was on da last bit were u had 2 kill brock and i go back on it and my save has dissapeared so i have 2 start overtime mode again grrrrrrrrrrrrrr