The first few details about the Nintendo Wii version of Call of Duty 5 have emerged today via GamesTM magazine, and it appears that the team over at Treyarch are really putting a lot of effort in, with the Call of Duty 4 engine (PS3, Xbox 360) being levelled in, as well as co-operative play and Wii Zapper support.

Call of Duty 5 on the Nintendo Wii, reports GamesTM, will see the first-person shooter returning to the era of World War II, specifically in the Pacific theatre, the location where America entered the war to battle against the Japanese. The opening scene sees a Japanese commander stubbing his cigarette out into the eye of a prisoner. Your fate is to be similar, but for the arrival of help just in the nick of time - the catalyst for a daring escape in the opening portion of the adventure.

Treyarch goes on to explain how Call of Duty 5 Wii will stand up better next to games on the PS3 and Xbox 360 like no other game on the console before it, and that it was all down to the work of “frickin’ smart” engineers.

As for the inclusion of the Wii Zapper, Treyarch explains:

“…We’re going to be supporting the Zapper and, I don’t know how familiar you are with the Zapper personally, but you lose about five or six buttons on that controller, so it’s very challenging to make a Call of Duty game that functions well. We’ll be doing some unique stuff with co-op gameplay, too, but we’re not ready to talk on that yet. I honestly think you’ll see what we’re taking the Wii very seriously.”

All sounds very promising. We’ll bring you more on Call of Duty 5 as we get it.