Okami Director Hideki Kamiya Doesn’t Want People to Play the Wii Version

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William D’Angelo
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Okami director Hideki Kamiya doesn’t want gamers to play the Nintendo Wii version of Okami.

“The Wii version is not the original,” said Kamiya when asked by fans if he recommends the Wii version. “I made the PS2 version. If you want to play it now, the HD version is the best… Personally, I don’t want you to play the Wii version.”

The original version of the game was developed by Clover Studio and released for the PlayStation 2 in 2006. The Wii version was ported by Ready at Dawn in 2008.

An HD version of the game would later release for the PlayStation 3 in 2012, followed by the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in 2017, and for the Nintendo Switch in 2018.

A sequel to Okami was announced at The Game Awards 2024 in December 2024. The game is in development by a new studio founded by Kamiya called Clovers. Kamiya will also direct the sequel.

A life-long and avid gamer, William D’Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Bluesky.

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