Retail Radar: Resident Evil 4 for Wii, more Namco Museums

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Is Capcom's zombie horror hit Wii bound?

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.

269 Comments

  • Hillsy_

    Posted Apr 3, 2007 3:57 am PT

    @vashkey - You don't know what you are missing by not buying Res4 on the GC. Don't think about it, just buy it and see why is got 9.6 rating. It is the best version of the game which includes the mercenary edition. Worth it for the Mercenary edition alone. As for a wii version, good idea; but you cannot recreate the magic which once was. Meaning, Resident Evil 4 has been and gone. Stop re-hashing old games and bring some new ones. Resident Evil 4 is a masterpiece of a game, but the wii needs new titles, and quickly! I heard that Metroid 3 will not be released until 31 December 2007 or early 2008. Where the hell is Mario Galaxy... @SSJ_Tenx - True, Prince of Persia Rival Swords is a re-hash of Prince of Persia Two Thrones. Might be fun though using the wii remote for the whip. But again, where are the new titles...

  • asianboi2k4

    Posted Apr 1, 2007 11:07 pm PT

    this must be a april fools joke .....

  • chaos_dragon06

    Posted Apr 1, 2007 10:55 pm PT

    Hope nintendo makes all their virtual console games online. that would be awesome!! RE4 on the wii should have the stuff the one on ps2 had.

  • SSJ_Tenx

    Posted Apr 1, 2007 10:29 pm PT

    Oh man, first PoP now RE4? Can they just stop remaking games and, now this my just sound crazy, but make NEW games???

  • waterboy16

    Posted Apr 1, 2007 10:17 pm PT

    This is a great step in the right direction........but I have a better idea for nintendo....they should remake all their N64 and GC games into online multi-player games. Imagine playing 007Golden Eye online, or Smash Melee even Mario Party would be great. They need to do something to satisfy all the people who bought a Wii.

  • n2Deepeth

    Posted Apr 1, 2007 9:38 pm PT

    I might buy it and play it again if it had some exclusive stuff for the Wii. It was an awesome game.

  • Lightchaos

    Posted Apr 1, 2007 6:10 pm PT

    can't wait!

  • shadownae

    Posted Apr 1, 2007 5:12 pm PT

    This is weird, because the other day my friend and I were playing RE: 4 and I was thinking how great it would be on the Wii. Shoot zoombies heads off with pin-pont accuracy, shake off one og the undead that have lached on, or perform all the different actions in the game (shove a ladder out of the window). With all these mostions going on the game would be even more intense.

  • Oblivion_Awaits

    Posted Apr 1, 2007 4:10 pm PT

    Just give us a RE2 REmake.

  • rokkuman09

    Posted Apr 1, 2007 3:03 pm PT

    Not a surprise it could be pretty cool using the Wiimote. I'm really disappointed with the Wii though, Nintendo should have tried to make the graphics better, even if it mean the Wii costing a little more.

  • vashkey

    Posted Apr 1, 2007 2:26 pm PT

    I have a Gamecube and a PS2 and surprisingly enough I didn't even attempt buying RE4. I thought it was way over rated. But if the wii version is going to be the ultimate version, maybe it was a good thing I held out on it then.

  • SEr_803

    Posted Apr 1, 2007 2:07 pm PT

    i'll buy it no lie

    RE:4 is godly

  • murlow12

    Posted Apr 1, 2007 1:08 pm PT

    What's the point? The game was near-perfect, so how can Wii controls improve it?

  • Karmacodelc18

    Posted Apr 1, 2007 11:43 am PT

    Marioman is right. This sounds like a sick joke. It has some credibility but I am not convinced. Ah, im through with RE4 anyway bring on Umbrella Chronicals and eventually RE5!

  • marioman50

    Posted Apr 1, 2007 11:13 am PT

    I smell an april fools joke...

  • kenerhai

    Posted Apr 1, 2007 10:00 am PT

    I would just like to hear some new news, anything on RE5. Give me something. Whats up with that game. It's gonna be multi console, that much is sure, but what's going on there Capcom?!?!

  • neo16161616

    Posted Apr 1, 2007 9:53 am PT

    good... GOOD! HAHAHA!!!

  • cjcr_alexandru

    Posted Apr 1, 2007 8:07 am PT

    You're not alone, theKSMM. I haven't played it either, because I am a PC gamer.

  • rugripper40

    Posted Mar 31, 2007 10:13 pm PT

    thats is really kool....the wii mote will be wicked sick with this game......and Stucazzo ...its not really a port cause it first came out on the cube....this might be the best looking game on the wii beside zelda for this machine.

  • theKSMM

    Posted Mar 31, 2007 10:11 pm PT

    I might be the only person on the site who hasn't played Resident Evil 4 yet. I was planning on picking up the PS2 version (for the extra content) but if this comes out for the Wii with still more content, I might get it there instead. So I can't say I'd be upset about that.

  • Stucazzo

    Posted Mar 31, 2007 10:02 pm PT

    Although a fantastic game. Another port of a game that is over a year old! GREAT!! I find it hard to get excited when companies just throw ports onto the wii. if the Wii is just going to be ports I would sell my Wii if it weren't for Nintendo titles coming out this year. But then again Nintendo can't even get solid 3rd party support since the SNES days. This is garbage!!

  • Merl57

    Posted Mar 31, 2007 8:49 pm PT

    damn I just bought 4 for GC and I'm not even done yet.

  • LAZZOR

    Posted Mar 31, 2007 8:47 pm PT

    RE4 for Wii will be awesome if Capcom can pull it off.

  • luis_aek

    Posted Mar 31, 2007 8:20 pm PT

    What a discussing thing!!!! Wii deserves RE: 5!!!

  • Berfomek_666

    Posted Mar 31, 2007 6:38 pm PT

    I kinda figured it would come to this. Might be cool, but then again, RES4 is starting to get abused. The first edition of gamecube was the best, the ps2 version, slightly inferior and from I here the PC version my not be so great. Well, only time will tell.

  • twilight-X

    Posted Mar 31, 2007 6:25 pm PT

    allright

  • ADANIEL

    Posted Mar 31, 2007 5:11 pm PT

    Capcom might just be using a RE 4 wii version just to figure out the best way to make the next RE wii game. A cheap way to see what controls work with a res evil game, so they can better structure the next title and still get a few bucks for it. Funding their R&D

  • ENERSTAR

    Posted Mar 31, 2007 3:42 pm PT

    I wouldn't want an awesome looking game like RE5 with Hi-Res graphics downgraded just to play it on the Wii... RE4 is fine, but RE5...no...

    And I just got the PS2 version for the extras. Something major other than using the Wiimote would have to be added for me to even consider buying it a 3RD TIME...

  • ironman288

    Posted Mar 31, 2007 11:57 am PT

    "I personally think itd be awesome if Leon got a Mario costume, and have Ashley in a Peach costume."

    Agreed! and i hope this is true...

  • fartys

    Posted Mar 31, 2007 11:51 am PT

    i hope they re-release it it waz legend on the ps2

  • black_ice23

    Posted Mar 31, 2007 10:50 am PT

    "crills" i couldnt agree with u more, and on the wii it might mean i have a chance at beating it i found it hard the first time and i gave up, im and impatient gamer and hate reading too much in a game ... DAMN YOU LEGEND OF ZELDA LMFAO crazy game just to much reading for me anyways and hate losing lol
    but wii + RE4 = Great Idea
    look what happened with zelda the wii made a great franchise even better, and it can do the same for RE4 look how good the gamecube did withit although it was underated because it was gamecube

  • SaxxyGamer18

    Posted Mar 31, 2007 10:17 am PT

    Resident Evil 4 could be really, really cool for the Wii, but c'mon people! We want exclusives! We want new games, not ports!

  • nnids4

    Posted Mar 31, 2007 9:26 am PT

    If Resident Evil 4 works thats shows that Nintendo knows what their doing.

  • AbstractTerror

    Posted Mar 31, 2007 9:02 am PT

    I think I would rather play RE:4 with a regular controller... but who knows

  • VelMonkey

    Posted Mar 31, 2007 4:45 am PT

    what about resident evil 5 for wii....

  • qubeley

    Posted Mar 31, 2007 4:36 am PT

    Wow would love to have RE4 on the Wii. That could be a reason for me to buy the console. I love RE4!

  • imshoasian

    Posted Mar 30, 2007 9:35 pm PT

    wow, every one chill with the anger.. think about the good side of this..
    RE4 with motion control.. it was a great game for the gc i beat it so many times
    unlocked everything..
    making it look a little bit better..
    and giving it motion control.
    could do.. no wrong..

  • Xero_Maverick

    Posted Mar 30, 2007 9:19 pm PT

    I agree with Somini. Its like LoZ:TP being on the GC and the Wii. There were two versions yet both could be played on the Wii. Hmmmm. Well noone complained about that. Also, ITS CAPCOM they pull this all the time, if your really surprised by this then you probably shouldn't be posting at all. I for one have the GC version and I've pretty much obliterated that game. Even if the Wii Edition has nothing new, which im assuming it does, since its called RE4: Wii Edition, I would still buy it if the price tag is $29.99. The only thing I ever found wrong with RE4 at all was the fact that you can't move while shooting. I really hope they added it to this edition, but im seriously doubting it. Plus I'm sure there remaking this for multiple reasons, most of which is sales. And Im sure Capcom got lots of hate mail from GC version owners about the PS2 version having all those extras. I personally think itd be awesome if Leon got a Mario costume, and have Ashley in a Peach costume. BUt until its actually announced its still all speculation if this is even true.

  • Pete5506

    Posted Mar 30, 2007 8:39 pm PT

    it would be cool

  • Redsyrup

    Posted Mar 30, 2007 8:25 pm PT

    The_Spoony_Hou, dood I couldn't agree more, like SF2 for instance, but all J companies seem to be doing this lately, Konami with DDR and now Square Enix is all port happy with classic FF's and FF13.

    It's probably a bit of our fault for buying into their shenanigans. I know I've bought a few FF remakes and Resident Evil remakes...

  • NY_Yankees_Fan

    Posted Mar 30, 2007 6:57 pm PT

    Were are the real versions at,Playstation 3 and Xbox 360!!!?
    And RE4 was great and RE4 GC version is backwards compatible,why release another version?,a graphic upgrade or something?

  • The_Spoony_Hou

    Posted Mar 30, 2007 6:05 pm PT

    You people don't seem to know Capcom very well... They over-port their games all the time.

  • bghattas

    Posted Mar 30, 2007 5:44 pm PT

    Yet another Namco Museum disc? How many more do they need? By now, everybody who cares has a copy. I guess it is for those who still don't have a Digital Eclipse version of these games.

  • gmayronne

    Posted Mar 30, 2007 5:01 pm PT

    i have the GC version AND the ps2 version, and since i dont have a wii (and am not in that much of a hurry to get one) i will most undoubtedly pass on this re-re-released game.

  • Somini

    Posted Mar 30, 2007 4:54 pm PT

    I can't believe that some of you are bashing these rumours! All right, you've played the game before and don't want to play it again, then don't do it, but stop complaining!. Also calling it a cheap port when it probably will take use of the excellent wiimote, that's just ridiculous.

    I've played through RE4 on the GC 3 times, but I'm still excited about these rumors. Just imagine popping the head of a ganado with the wiimote or actually slash with your knife instead of pushing a button, that seems like heaven to me, since I'm a hardcore RE fan. And also, to those of you who are saying "C'mon, give me something new instead", haven't you heard of RE Umbrella Chronicles. Brand new RE game and only for the Wii, so you can't say that everything's crappy ports.

  • crills

    Posted Mar 30, 2007 4:22 pm PT

    angelGP32 i need some of what your smokeing please cause you sound funny and immature who cares if there will be no RE 5 on the wii if R .E .U. C WILL PLAY BETTER CAUSE OF THE WII MOTE . and dont talk that ms had tham old motion controlers cause there nothing like the wii so please dont go there .and who said next gen was about power you sound like the kiddy ms fanboys that are all ways screaming hd this and power that who cares if your gameplay is wack it dont matter how good the games look i rather play a wii resident evil 4 if the gameplays better then res 5 .do me a favor and go back in time and play some old school games like crono trigger or soul blazer or captain comando before you make statements like that cause back in my day games were about the gameplay and the story now its like there just focused on the graphics .and goofy controler the wiimote the best controler to date except for the pc mouse but you dont know since i bet you aint never played a real pc game before like half life im not talking them flash games lol.and i been playing games all my life and i was tired of games on consoles to the wii came out cause its giving life to something i think needed it in so long its like all 3 systems games were identical except the story. so any one who does not well come the wii is crazy cause its the best step in gameing in a long time now they got the control were its more real and interactive now on the next wii they will add the graphics but you see the gameplay came fist thats why i love the wii remember a hardcore gamer wiil play a game on a toaster if the gameplays good lol.PS sorry for my sloppy writeing but im at work and im trying to be low lol and also dont take it personal angelGP32 i was playing about the smoking thing

  • itsdarockGGI

    Posted Mar 30, 2007 4:11 pm PT

    Oh Dear Gods of Gaming, For all that is holy please give me online capablities!!!!! >

  • wiz4ha

    Posted Mar 30, 2007 4:08 pm PT

    Crisis_Eye

    Capcom handled Resident Evil and Mega Man...

  • hepcat00

    Posted Mar 30, 2007 4:05 pm PT

    c'mon. April Fool's is written all over this one. suckas.

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