RESIDENT
EVIL® 4 WII
EDITION
SHIPS OVER 1
MILLION
UNITS
WORLDWIDE
Award-Winning
Game
Continues to
Be Strong
Seller Into
the Holiday
Season
SAN MATEO,
Calif. –
Oct. 30,
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 over
one million
units
worldwide.
The game
carries an
“M” for
mature
rating from
the ESRB
(Entertainment
Software
Rating
Board) and a
suggested
retail price
of $29.99.
Since the
release of
the first
Resident
Evil game in
1996, the
series has
shipped over
33 million
units (as of
October 30,
2007) and is
valued as
one of
Capcom’s
strongest
and most
original
intellectual
properties
(IP). RE4
Wii Edition
retains the
intensity of
the original
Resident
Evil 4 while
bringing
players a
totally new
play
experience
through the
use of the
Wii Remote.
In this way,
by retaining
the interest
of the core
fanbase and
expanding
outward
toward new
casual
players
through the
Wii
platform,
Capcom has
broken the 1
million
units
milestone,
and
successfully
captured the
attention of
a new set of
users.
It is
Capcom’s
on-going
plan to
aggressively
pursue the
continued
creation of
unique and
inspired
creations
for the Wii,
including
such titles
as Resident
Evil: The
Umbrella
Chronicles,
which is set
to go on
sale on
November
13th,
followed by
We Love
Golf™! in
2008.
To stay at
the cutting
edge of the
next
generation
of gaming,
Capcom is
committed to
researching
and
developing
new
processes
and
techniques
specific to
each of the
unique
platforms to
create a
revolutionary
gaming
experience.
Building on
the success
of last
year’s Dead
Rising™ and
Lost Planet™
for the Xbox
360™ video
game and
entertainment
system from
Microsoft,
both of
which were
million-sellers,
Capcom’s
success at
shipping
over 1
million
units of
Resident
Evil 4 on
the Wii
reflects the
strong,
creative R&D
facilities
which have
allowed the
company to
be a success
on every
major next-gen
platform.
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. 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.