Is Rogue Squadron Coming to the Wii?

One of the bright spots of both the Nintendo 64 and GameCube lineups was the Rogue Squadron series. The trilogy, set in the Star Wars universe and starring familiar faces like Biggs, Wedge, and a certain Luke fella you may have heard of, brought space combat home to your living room and provided a healthy does of Star Wars-fueled nostalgia. It seems like it may be time to strap in once again, as it looks like Nintendo will be bringing all three games back for one more go.

As the rumor goes, Nintendo is planning on remastering all three games and then releasing them as one giant compilation under the banner of their new Play on Wii experiment. With Nintendo already confirming Pikmin, the Metroid Prime series and more as games to appear on the service, the addition of the Rogue Squadron series seems like a ’can’t miss’ proposition.

Nintendo remains hush-hush thus far, so we’ll just have to sit tight and wait for any new info to leak out. Hopefully though, even the possibility of this series coming back for one last curtain call will encourage fanboys so much that they beset Reggie Fils-Aime, Shigeru Miyamoto and Mario himself with so many phone calls and emails that the company has no choice but to release it. In case you don’t have it, Mario’s email is peachlover@mushroomkingdom.com, or if that one doesn’t work try redoveralls@mariobrosplumbing.com.

TGR Verdict: Likely