Anyone who knows me knows that I am a Resident Evil freak. Unfortunately, there is no talk of releasing RE5 for the Wii. Of course Capcom always says they aren't releasing on a certain system and end up coming out with it later. They are releasing RE4 for the Wii so I would bet that we will see the newest installment eventually. For now Capcom is developing a game called Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles specifically for the Wii which is due to come out January 1, 2008.

The screen shots look to be based around RE1, RE3 and REzero. It's going to be a lot different than the original games according to the latest news. It's going to be first-person, which I'm not all that crazy about, and it won't have the puzzle-solving that the originals had - which is one thing I love about the series and will miss. It's supposed to be non-stop action with little time to think; zombies around every corner. The one thing that I find really appealing is that the environment is destructible - you can shoot pictures off the wall, lights from the ceiling, statues, whatever. You can find hidden items there. The overall experience could be highly entertaining or horrifically disappointing. Only time will tell. Of course, I can't live without my fix of the original platform and that is why we will be purchasing a PS3 before RE5's release. Until then I'm going to see if I can have a little fun with Wii's version. Catch a sneak peak.