This is fantastic news. According to an IGN article, there is going to be a new version of the game Rampage that will come out this year for Nintendo's new Wii console which debuts in the fall.

...today Midway announced that a Wii-enhanced build of Rampage: Total Destruction is in the works and set for release "this winter."

Rampage: Total Destruction for Wii will feature an additional 10 creatures over the previous games, upping the roster to some 40 beasties. Each will include individual super moves and exclusive combo attacks. Notable characters include George, Lizzie, Ralph, Sarah the Spider, Plucky the Chicken and Fifi the Rabid French Poodle. The game will also spotlight seven different city backdrops, from Chicago and Hong Kong to London, each with destructible environments. And finally, the version will boast improved visuals.

"We are extremely excited to be bringing the mayhem of Rampage: Total Destruction to the Nintendo Wii," said Steve Allison, chief marketing officer, Midway. "With updated graphics and even more extreme monsters, fans of this classic arcade series, as well as new players, will have more than a handful this winter."

Anyone that ever played arcade games (or the original NES version) knows this is a classic game, and this is going to be awesome. For those that don't know, Rampage was a pretty simple game where you are a monster that is basically destroying everything - buildings, cars, helicopters, etc. You could eat people, and had to avoid ingesting poison or clinging to an exploding building.


The original arcade classic (1986):




The new version: