This is an excerpt from the Review of the Nintendo Wii game Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition by Wired

Caught off-guard with the success of the Wii and looking for a quick fix, several publishers have tacked motion controls on to their existing games. It hasn’t turned out well. The difference with Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition is twofold: the game they started with is a masterpiece, and the Wiimote controls are implemented perfectly.

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Nintendo Power - August Issue Info:

1. Capcom - no plans to bring Okami to the Wii

2. Ghost Squad - 25 weapons, thermal and night vision

3. My Word Coach - Dr. Tom Cobb of McGill University worked on the game, four cartoon coaches, 11 different exercises, 15,000-word dictionary

4. Carnival Games - 20 games, 15 bonus games, 4 player

5. Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground - Nail the Trick, Grab, and Manual. Create customized videos

6. Battalion Wars 2 - September

7. Soul Calibur Legends - development started in early 2006, wasn’t intended to be Wii exclusive at first. Timing is important to attacks. Egyptian themed level, gigantic bosses that take up the whole screen. “A 16th-century empire is on the brink of destruction and involves Siegfried with his gradual transformation into the “maleficent Nightmare” Takes place right after Soul Blade. 480p, 16:9 and 60fps

8. Tomb Raider Anniversary - Aim weapons in real time via Wiimote, nunchuk motion for quick dodge or grappling hook. Wii exclusive puzzles that take advantage of Wii controls.

9. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers - 4 character races return, main character is more of an adult. Story driven, very cinematic.

10. Team Ninja’s Itagaki interview excerpt: “(Note: he wants to see Pikmin 3 on Wii…) I think it’s (Wii) a very interesting piece of hardware, and it’d be interesting for us to challenge that area as well. The Wii has kind of carved its own niche within the home console arena. It’s almost in an entire category by itself. I do think that it’s totally different from the DS, though…I think it would depend on how you make it (a hard-core action title on Wii). You would really have to design it for the strengths of the hardware. If you used the kind of control scheme that most developers are using right now for the Wii and tried to do a really hard-core action game, I think people would just throw up their hands and say “No, we can’t deal with that”. The Wii has its own reason for existence. If you don’t adapt what you’re doing to fit that, then there’s not much point in bringing an action game to the platform. (regarding possible Wii action game) I’m currently brain-training about that right now (laughs).”

11. Eiji Aonouma would love to make a “Wind Waker” for the Wii.

12. Geometry Wars: Galaxies - 50-level, new enemies, new multiplayer component, eight hours of gameplay

Game Ratings:
Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition - 9.0/10
Ratatouille - 7.5/10
Scarface: The World is Yours - 7.5/10
Harry Potter: OotP - 7.0/10
Pokemon Battle Revolution - 6.5/10
The BIGS - 6.0/10
Legend of the Dragon - 5.5/10

Next Month - Metroid Prime 3, Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 and WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008.

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This is an excerpt from the Review of the Nintendo Wii game by Aussire Nintendo

A single run through this game (including Ada’s missions) will last you 20 hours at best, less if you’re a Resident Evil 4 veteran (since this version is easier, thanks to the controls). It’s a decent length for a game and if you haven’t played Resident Evil 4 before (welcome back to earth by the way), it’s even more value for money considering you’ll be getting the definitive version of one of Survival-Horror’s greatest adventures ever.

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SAN MATEO, Calif. – June 19, 2007 – Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced that Resident Evil® 4 Wii Edition for the Wii™ video game system from Nintendo has shipped to retail stores across North America. RE 4 Wii Edition is a new version of the award-winning game that incorporates the control functionality of the Wii Remote™. The incredibly successful Resident Evil® series has sold more than 30 million games worldwide. The game carries an “M” rating for mature audiences by the ESRB (Entertainment Software Rating Board) at a suggested retail price of $29.99.

Resident Evil® 4 is one of the highest rated games on Game Rankings.com and Metacritic.com, garnering dozens of awards and nominations for its amazing game play and incredible re-invention of the “survival-horror” genre. This celebrated game now comes to the Wii with added Wii Remote and Nunchuck™ support, allowing players to immerse themselves in the game as never before. With RE4 Wii Edition, Capcom is offering new and more immersive sense of control to players, while keeping all of the game’s incredible game systems intact. As Leon Kennedy, players will explore a town overrun by cultists, mutants and mind-controlled villagers, using the Wii Remote to aim, fire, slash and avoid oncoming adversaries with intuitive motions and movements. RE4 Wii Edition also contains the additional content included in the PlayStation® 2 computer entertainment system version of the game.

These are some new Artwork images of the Nintendo Wii game Resident Evil 4

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GameTrailers Updates:

• Resident Evil 4 Cube Vs. PC
• Video Game Vault: Karnov
• Need for Speed ProStreet announcement trailer
• Dewy’s Adventure trailer
• Manhunt 2 “bad memories”
• Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer developer interview
• Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer “fearsome foursome”
• Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer “clobberin’ time”

GameVideos Updates:

• Need for Speed ProStreet “drift”
• Mario party 8 “at the chomp wash”
• Dewy’s Adventure “controls”
• Super Mario Bros. blooper reel
• Manhunt 2 “perfect weapon”
• Wiimote as an Xbox 360 controller
• Prototype for Pollen Sonata
• Tomb Raider: Anniversary “dev diary 5?
• Punch-Out!! Michael Jackson

GameSpot Update:

• Mushroom Men art
• Tamagotchi Party On! review
• Activision’s results meet record expectations
• The BIGS swings on Wii
• Tamagotchi Party On! videos

IGN Updates:

• Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl screens
• Manhunt 2 footage
• Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition trailer
• Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles trailer (link broken right now)
• Dewy’s Adventure trailer
• The BIGS in-game soundtrack
• EU Big Brain Academy Opens in July
• New York Assembly Restricts Game Sales

This is a new magazine scan of the Nintendo Wii game Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition

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This is the Japanese Boxart of the Nintendo Wii game Resident Evil 4

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Capcom Gamer’s Day News:

• Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles “Chris/Jill”
• Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition controls video
• Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition “Action”
• Treasure Island Z Tutorial
• Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition gameplay montage (GameTrailers)
• Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition trailer (GameTrailers)
• Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles hands on, screens, video (IGN)
• Treasure Island Z hands on, screens, video (IGN)
• Resident Evil 4 hands on, screens, video (IGN)
• Chris Kohler hands on Treasure Island Z
• Chris Kohler hands on Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles
• Resident Evil 4: Umbrella Chronicles interview
• Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition hands on (GameSpot)
• Treasure Island Z hands on (GameSpot)
• Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition videos (GameSpot)
• Treasure Island Z videos (GameSpot)
• Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles screens
• Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition screens (GameSpot)
• Treasure Island Z screens (GameSpot)
• Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles hands on (GameSpot)
• Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition preview, screens (1up)
• Kotaku Capcom Gamer’s Day roundup
• Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles hands on (Joystiq)
• Treasure Island Z hands-on (Joystiq)
• NeoGAF Gamer’s Day thread
• 1up show
• 1up Gamer’s Day impressions
• Treasure Island Z interview
• Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles preview

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