Resident Evil 5 Demo Coming to 360 January 26, PS3 a Week Later

Resident Evil 5 Demo Coming to 360 January 26, PS3 a Week Later

Joystiq reports that the long-awaited Resident Evil 5 demo is coming very soon. While it's been out on Japanese consoles for quite a while, American audiences haven't gotten a chance to try the game. It will come to the Xbox 360 on January 26, and enjoy a week of exclusivity. After that, we assume the following Thursday, the PlayStation 3 will have its turn.

Resident Evil 5 is on the most-anticipated list for a lot of gamers this season, but early previews have some wondering if it's too similar to its predecessor. Luckily, soon players will get a chance to test the game and see how they feel about its similarities for themselves.


Nintendo isn't 'Rivals' with Microsoft, Sony

Sure, Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft are fundamentally competitors in the videogames business, but it seems that's not the way Nintendo likes to look at it. Speaking in an interview with The Korea Herald (via Gamasutra), Mineo Koda, their chief executive in Korea, said Nintendo's only "rival" is any consumer who still isn't interesting in videogames.

"People often ask such questions [about rivalry with Sony and Microsoft], and we say our competitor is neither of those companies, but consumers indifferent to games," Mino said. "There were many people who have distanced themselves from games. We felt a sense of crisis that there would be no future if the game industry remained unchanged. That is one of the biggest reasons we adopted a strategy to expand the game population."

Speaking specifically about the Korean market, Mino said there remains a lot of room for expanding the gaming business. "We believe that the Korean market has growth potential as there are many people who are not interested in online games and who used to play online games, but do not play them anymore," he said.