Dead Rising was one of the must-have games on the Xbox 360. When it appeared it would never release on PlayStation 3, it made a lot of gamers think about where to hand their money. Now Capcom revealed at the Tokyo Game Show 2009 that Frank West would be a playable character in Tatsunoko vs Capcom Ultimate All-Stars on the Nintendo Wii.

Capcom was nice enough to release some screens and three trailers for those of us who weren’t able to head out to Japan and see it in person.

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Bearing the moniker “family-friendly” isn’t all bad. It’s a Godsend if you’re looking to appeal to a broad audience and to never piss anybody off… ever.

But if you harbor even the slightest desire to be taken seriously, then that cutesy, non-violent shtick has got to go. If there was ever a console that — if miraculously granted sentience — would understands the rigors of being pigeon-holed, it’s the Nintendo Wii.

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