Soul Calibur 2 Running
on GameCube?
Despite reports to the contrary, this could very
well be the case. Click here for more.
August 22, 2001
Last week IGNcube reported that a version of Namco's
Soul Calibur 2 would come to Nintendo's next-generation console,
and that it would be previewed for the first time at the Space World
2001 pre-show press event in Tokyo, Japan. At the time, we had also
heard from insiders that any footage shown would most likely be snapped
from the arcade version of Soul Calibur 2, which is still under
development.
Well, Soul Calibur 2 was announced for GameCube and footage was
displayed, but was it really arcade media? We quizzed Nintendo's vice
president of corporate affairs Perrin Kaplan and company technical
wizard Jim Merrick on the subject, who both indicated otherwise.
"I have to assume it's the GameCube version, just knowing where Namco
is right now [on the game]," noted Merrick.
Kaplan added: "I'm pretty sure that's what NCL would choose to use."
Indeed it would make sense. Every other in-motion footage of games from
third-parties was of the GameCube versions.
"I don't think NCL would show arcade footage [of Soul Calibur 2],"
remarked Merrick when pressed on the subject.
IGNcube's own sources on the matter have explained that Namco has
been in possession of GameCube hardware since late 2002, possibly
sometime before last year's Space World show. This would give the
company more than enough time to get its fighting franchise sequel up
and running on Nintendo's next-generation console in time for a debut at
this week's event.
Not definitive proof one way or the other, but perhaps a glimmer of
hope for Soul Calibur fanatics who were under the impression that the
game was impressively early on, and therefore not running on GameCube at
this time.
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