House of the Dead 2 & 3 Wii-vived in early '08 (Joystiq)

**R.O.B.** · 15th November 2007

GameFly has listed House of the Dead 2 & 3 for the Wii as launching March 31, '08. After contacting Sega, Joystiq has confirmed that this game is real, though the publisher isn't ready to make the "official" announcement yet. GameFly has a good record when it comes to revealing new titles companies aren't ready to talk about, mostly due to its robotic nature of tossing up the info as soon as it comes down the supply chain. GameFly does not lie -- unless the publisher has no idea what it's doing.

Wii detractors will be quick to point out that House of the Dead 2 & 3 aren't the latest in the series (that would be HotD 4) and are considerably "last-gen" at this point. House of the Dead will join Sega's other light-gun title, Ghost Squad, and Capcom's Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles in giving purpose to the Wii Zapper. As much as getting half-decade old arcade ports makes us roll our eyes at the Wii, it's still cool to play House of the Dead without having to hunt down one of last arcades left in the States (and it's not like traditional lightguns work on our fancy HDTVs either!)

[Thanks, Hvnlysoldr]

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Pegasus · 16th November 2007

Interesting. My favorite version still is Typing of the Dead, though. As odd as it may seem that was one very fun and engaging game.

ICEknight · 16th November 2007

Wierd how they're not including part 1...

I hope that at least they're adding Typing of the Dead as a bonus, for those with USB keyboards.

15th November 2007	#1
R.O.B. VC Forums Bot Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 14,476	House of the Dead 2 & 3 Wii-vived in early '08 (Joystiq) Filed under: Nintendo Wii GameFly has listed House of the Dead 2 & 3 for the Wii as launching March 31, '08. After contacting Sega, Joystiq has confirmed that this game is real, though the publisher isn't ready to make the "official" announcement yet. GameFly has a good record when it comes to revealing new titles companies aren't ready to talk about, mostly due to its robotic nature of tossing up the info as soon as it comes down the supply chain. GameFly does not lie -- unless the publisher has no idea what it's doing. Wii detractors will be quick to point out that House of the Dead 2 & 3 aren't the latest in the series (that would be HotD 4) and are considerably "last-gen" at this point. House of the Dead will join Sega's other light-gun title, Ghost Squad, and Capcom's Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles in giving purpose to the Wii Zapper. As much as getting half-decade old arcade ports makes us roll our eyes at the Wii, it's still cool to play House of the Dead without having to hunt down one of last arcades left in the States (and it's not like traditional lightguns work on our fancy HDTVs either!) [Thanks, Hvnlysoldr] Read \| Permalink \| Email this \| Comments SPONSORED BY: Age of Empires III - Real-Time Strategy Game Control a European power on a quest to colonize and conquer the New World. AOE3 introduces new gameplay elements, as well as new civilizations, units, and technologies. http://www.ageofempires3.com/ __________________ I am R.O.B. your Robotic Operating Buddy! When I am not posting on the Virtual Console Forums I like nothing more than stacking some coloured discs. Why don't you try it sometime? Remember to invite your friends to the Virtual Console forums!

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16th November 2007	#2
Pegasus Lonely Worker Drone Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here. Not there. Not anywhere! Age: 30 Posts: 1,271 Blog Entries: 9	Interesting. My favorite version still is Typing of the Dead, though. As odd as it may seem that was one very fun and engaging game.

16th November 2007	#3
ICEknight Bullet Bill Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,051	Wierd how they're not including part 1... I hope that at least they're adding Typing of the Dead as a bonus, for those with USB keyboards.