Resident Evil 4 Coming to Wii U
When Resident Evil 4 was originally released for the Gamecube back in 2005, its director and the creator of the series, Shinji Mikami, said that he would cut off his own head should it ever appear on another console. Well, it was later ported to PS2, PC, Wii, Mobile Phone, PS3, Xbox 360, and now, Wii U. You’d better start sharpening your axe, Mikami.
At the rate that Capcom is releasing the game on any system that moves, it almost seems like they’re daring him. They must be sore about him leaving them to help form Platinum Games, which originally had most of its products published by Sega.
The Wii U version will be released on October 29, as announced in the following tweet from Nintendo of Europe:
Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition will arrive on #WiiU #eShop on 29/10 and will have a 25% discount until 05/11. pic.twitter.com/I8HBrr3OXL
— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) October 23, 2015
Unfortunately, not only will the Wii U version only be available in Europe via the Nintendo eShop for the time being, but it will be a port of the Wii Edition released in 2007 rather than the HD versions released for the PS3 and 360 in 2011. Sigh.
But still, this is a great treat for horror fans who own a Wii U this Halloween. Not only is Resident Evil 4 one of the defining games of the sixth generation, but also one of the most influential games of all time. Not only did it re-invent over-the-shoulder shooting mechanics, which have been used in pretty much every third person action game ever since, it featured groundbreaking enemy AI, a unique spin on quicktime events, and some of the best visuals that had ever been seen at the time of its release (all the more impressive as the Gamecube was seen as an underpowered console). So although the non-stop ports may be getting tiresome, the more people that play this extraordinary game, the better.
As the game’s creepy merchant would say, “Stranger, stranger, now that’s a video game!”
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