Street Fighter IV on Wii is “Possible”

Street Fighter IV’s console destinations have been a bit… enigmatic, at least where certainty is concerned. So far, they’ve announced the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC, with a sidenote of others “To Be Determined”, to which Capcom’s Senior Director of Strategy replied that those are the only platforms announced, and “I wouldn’t read more into it than exactly that” on their forums, but never answering us directly (thanks, guys).

Producer Yoshinori Ono even stated that they could probably put Street Fighter IV on the Game Boy, as graphics aren’t everything in a game like this, which means that the Wii’s power shouldn’t necessarily be a factor in whether or not it gets the title.

And of course, rumors swirled, to such a degree that Capcom had to apologize to Nintendo, leading Nick Chester of Destructoid to ask Ono if the possibility of Street Fighter IV on Wii is really that ridiculous.

“It’s not that a Wii version would be impossible or just so far outside the realm of physical possibitlies to blow our minds or anything,” he said via a translator. “We’re not ruling anything out; anything’s possible.”

As to why the game is only announced for the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC, “When it comes down to looking at the main target we’re trying to hit with this game,” he said, referencing people who probably played Street Fighter II on the Genesis or Super Nintendo, “these guys are more likely to own a PS3 or Xbox 360 than a Wii.”

So, you can’t rule anything out, though a petition or nine may help (not sure if those were Ono’s words or Chester’s– probably the latter).

“So really, are there fighting game fans that want this, especially in North America?” he asks. ‘If there are, and it turns out there are, then we’re more than willing to do something for them. But right now, it just seems like a safer bet to go with the 360, PS3, and PC.”