Konami has announced Silent Hill 5 which will be released on multi platforms, none have been officially named, but the developer had the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 in mind. While a Nintendo Wii version was up for grabs, chief director Masashi Tsuboyama dismisses the console for a number of reasons. During an interview with Electric Shock Magazine on the game, Tsuboyama explains towards the middle/end why he rules out the Wii.

DP: Microsoft Xbox 360 sales are low in Japan and the Playstation 3 sales are declining. While these decline PS2 sales are stable and Wii sales are quite high. Does this suggest that its not the right time for next gen?

Tsuboyama-san: The Xbox 360 is definatly a candidate. However the sales are Japan are unimpressive. It does have a large installed based in the West though which will be looked at. While Nintendo Wii sales are very high, and i applaude Nintendo for their sucess, I dont think Silent Hill is a game that would be sold on Nintendo Wii as much as a game like Zelda would worldwide. This by no means says we will not consider the idea but the general opinion is that Wii is for family games and im sure the fans don’t play Silent Hill with their grandma!

DP: The consoles vary in terms of processing power, output and control, who could this effect the choice?

Tsuboyama-san: Yes and no. Like before mentioned, Playstation 3 is complicated to work with but gives a excellent result. It also offers a HDD “install” functions to cut load times like Genji: Days of the Blade uses and words very well. Nintendo Wii would be easier to make for but the control scheme would be hard to implement in a Silent Hill game.

Tsuboyama is obviously unaware of games such as No More Heroes and Man Hunt 2. The entire interview transcript can be found on the official website right here.