Retail Radar: Resident Evil 4 for Wii, more Namco Museums
New version of Capcom's 2005 zombie horror game glimpsed online alongside new nostalgia compilations for Nintendo's platforms.
Given the backward compatibility feature of Nintendo's Wii, there's little doubt that Capcom's GameCube zombie action game Resident Evil 4 has racked up playtime on the system. While the survival horror game shambled its way onto the PlayStation 2 in late 2005 and should arrive on the PC sooner or later, a GameStop product listing for "Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition" spotted earlier today suggests that a version of the hit designed specifically for Nintendo's latest console is on the way.
Before it was pulled from the retailer's site, the listing offered no information about the game other than a $29.99 price point and an estimated ship date of June 25. If the listing proves accurate, it would be the second Resident Evil game to head to the Wii, alongside Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles.
Gamers looking for something a little more family friendly on the Wii might take heart in a product page for another as-yet-unannounced Wii title. Online rental service GameFly currently has a listing for Namco Museum Remix for the Wii, with an October 31 release date. A listing for a Nintendo DS edition of Namco Museum can also be found on the site.
The Namco Museum series has been compiling and rereleasing the publisher's arcade classics and obscure older games onto new systems since the days of the original PlayStation. However, it has yet to make an appearance on the latest round of consoles.
Please note, while retailer listings frequently jump the gun on publishers' product announcements, they should not be taken as final confirmation of a game's existence; nor should the absence of a listing be considered as proof that a game isn't coming to a given platform.
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