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In light of the Prince of Persia Wii announcement, a few of us on Destructoid were debating whether or not the Wii would succumb to the same fate as the GameCube. While some of us believe the console will see several quick and dirty ports that won't compare to their PS3 and 360 counterparts, several of us still have enough faith in developers to believe that eventually the Wii will be blessed with a large library of games built specifically for the system from the ground up. Whether or not this will be the case is something only time will tell. One thing's for sure, though ... there isn't going to be a lack of games for either the Wii, or its cousin in concept; the DS.
Hit the jump for a list of titles scheduled for the Wii and DS throughout the first quarter of 2007 in Europe. Note that some of these have already seen their U.S. release, but there are quite a few on that list have yet to be seen.
Wii titles:
1. Wario Ware: Smooth Moves (Nintendo) 12 Jan 2007 2. Excite Truck (Nintendo) 16 Feb 2007 3. Kororinpa (Hudson) 23 Feb 2007 4. Baja Racing (Conspiracy) Feb 2007 5. Disney’s Chicken Little: Ace in Action (Disney / Buena Vista Games) Feb 2007 6. Wing Island (Hudson) 23 March 2007 7. BIONICLE Heroes (Eidos) 23 March 2007 8. SSX Blur (EA) March 2007 9. Mario Party 8 (Nintendo) March 2007 10. Tiger Woods PGA TOUR (EA) March 2007 11. Bust a Move Wii (505Games) March 2007 12. Dragonball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 2 (Namco Bandai Games) March 2007 13. Disney’s Meet the Robinsons (Disney / Buena Vista Games) March 2007 14. Sonic and the Secret Rings (SEGA) March 2007 15. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Ubisoft) March 2007 16. Heatseaker (Codemasters) Q1 2007 17. Metal Slug Anthology (Ignition) Q1 2007 (Jan?) 18. Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (Midway Games) Q1 2007 (March?) 19. Rampage Total Destruction (Midway Games) Q1 2007 20. The Ant Bully (Movie License) (Midway Games) Q1 2007 21. The Grim Adventure of Billy and Mandy (Midway Games) Q1 2007 22. Impossible Mission (System 3) Q1 2007 23. Leaderboard Golf (System 3) Q1 2007 24. Puzzle Balls (System 3) Q1 2007 25. Tennis Masters (System 3) Q1 2007 26. Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII (Ubisoft) Q1 2007
DS titles:
1. Children of Mana (Nintendo) 12th Jan 2007 2. Star Fox Command (Nintendo) 26th Jan 2007 3. Actionloop (Nintendo) 26th Jan 2007 4. Freedom Wings (ZOO Digital) 26th Jan 2007 5. Guru Guru (505Games) Jan 2007 6. Labyrinth (505Games) Jan 2007 7. Monster Puzzle (505Games) Jan 2007 8. Mystery Detective (505Games) Jan 2007 9. The Professors Brain Trainer: Logic (505Games) Jan 2007 10. The Professors Brain Trainer: Memory (505Games) Jan 2007 11. Mech Assault Phantom War (Majesco) Jan 2007 12. Flipper Critters (Conspiracy) Jan 2007 13. Contact (Marvelous/Rising Star Games) 2nd Feb 2007 14. New Zealand Story (Marvelous/Rising Star Games) 2nd Feb 2007 15. Uno/Skipbo Compilation/Uno Freefall (ZOO Digital) 2nd Feb 2007 16. Disney’s Kim Possible Global Gemini (Disney/Buena Vista Games) 8th Feb 2006 17. Magical Starsign (Nintendo) 9th Feb 2007 18. Mario Slam Basketball (Nintendo) 16th Feb 2007 19. Lionel Trains “On Track” (ZOO Digital) 16th Feb 2007 20. Guilty Gear Dust Strikers (Majesco/THQ) 20th Feb 2007 21. Fossil League (D3Publisher of Europe) 23rd Feb 2007 22. Bomberman Land (Marvelous/Rising Star Games) 23rd Feb 2007 23. Uno 52 (ZOO Digital) 23rd Feb 2007 24. Monster Bomber (505Games) Feb 2007 25. Touch Party Game (505Games) Feb 2007 26. Turn it Around (505Games) Feb 2007 27. Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses (Activision) Feb 2007 28. Shrek Smash ‘N Crash Racing (Activision) Feb 2007 29. Party Carnival (D3Publisher of Europe) Feb 2007 30. Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (Konami) Feb 2007 31. Death Jr. And The Science Fair of Doom (Konami) Feb 2007 32. Lunar Knights (Konami) Feb 2007 33. My Frogger Toy Trials (Konami) Feb 2007 34. Xiaolin Showdown (Konami) Feb 2007 35. Dino Master (Majesco) Feb 2007 36. Super Black Bass Fishing (Majesco) Feb 2007 37. Gunpey (Namco Bandai Games) Feb 2007 38. Danny Phantom Urban Jungle (THQ) 2nd Mar 2007 39. Actua Pool (ZOO Digital) 2nd Mar 2007 40. Princess Natasha “Student-Secret Agent-Princess” (ZOO Digital) 2nd Mar 2007 41. Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (Nintendo) 9th March 2007 42. Spectrobes (Disney/Buena Vista Games) 15th Mar 2007 43. Rayman Raving Rabbids (Ubisoft) 15th Mar 2007 44. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Justice For All (Capcom) Q1 2007 45. Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (D3Publisher of Europe) 16th Mar 2007 46. Bubble Bobble Double Shot (Marvelous/Rising Star Games) 16th Mar 2007 47. Schach (dtp) 16th Mar 2007 48. Best Friends – Hunde & Katzen (dtp) 23rd Mar 2007 49. Hello Kitty (Empire) 23rd Mar 2007 50. Pokémon Ranger (Nintendo) 30th March 2007 51. Mein Gestüt (tentative name) 30th Mar 2007 52. Kameleon DS (505Games) Mar 2007 53. Touch Detective (505Games) – French version Mar 2007 54. Disney’s Meet The Robinsons (Disney/Buena Vista Games) Mar 2007 55. Diner Dash (Eidos) Mar 2007 56. Zendoku (Eidos) Mar 2007 57. SEGA Presents Touch Darts (working title) (SEGA) Mar 2007 58. Petz Vet (Ubisoft) Mar 2007 59. The Settlers (Ubisoft) Mar 2007 60. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Ubisoft) Mar 2007 61. Theme Park (EA) Spring 2007 62. Micro Machines V4 (Codemasters) Q1 2007 63. Rafa Nadal Tennis (Codemasters) Q1 2007 64. Garfield Nightmare (Classic) (Game Factory/K.E. Media) Q1 2007 65. Harlem Globetrotters World Tour (ZOO Digital) Q1 2007 66. March of the Penguins (ZOO Digital) Q1 2007 67. Wiffle Ball Advance (ZOO Digital) Q1 2007
Im really hoping that they do a good job with mario party (i.e. make an option to cut the theatrics a bit). No better fun can be had with 3 other drunk ass friends too shit faced to play any real games
I have both systems, and that list leaves me feeling more depressed than impressed. Stupid Christmas season hording all my choice games, instead of letting to them roam free, scattered accross the entire year, like little racoons, with frag grendades.
There were donuts in the break room, I happen to see this pic @ 1up.com, and thus you have a reason of chaos. I like making my girlfriend look like this, is that bad? Glazed Donuts FTW!!
i was thinking how this could happen before wii launch...
my GC had some good times but they were far and few between...
Wii seems to be better but only by a little bit... Me having all 3 systems helps out but no doubt my Wii will sit inactive the most same as my GC did last round. Could always hold out for Resident Evil 5 on Wii (OH WAIT, it won't be).
I'm just throwing it out there... If we have to Wii-make games to sell games... Bionic Commando? How about that one? I'd buy a re-imagining of that title in 3D.
Nice little FPS built around it? Sign me up.
Someone would also do well to create a decently designed platformer, similar to Rachet and Clank but without Mario.
I like action titles, but sometimes what I need is to run from one end of a room to another killing everything in my path while collecting crap.
I'm going to throw out concepts and developers can take note of which ones you can dig up, make a Wii capable sequel of, and justify developing exclusives on the Wii. Ready?
Contra
Soul Calibur
Sega Bass Fishing (Rapala, you shut the F*@K UP!)
Castlevania SOTN
Mega Man
Toy Commander
Jet Set Radio
Wrecking Crew (I would pay dearly to have a game where I basically destroy a building floor by floor with various tools in 3D, destructible enviroments, FTW)
Pikmin
NHL
NBA
Guitar Hero
Age of Empires (It's on the DS...)
SimCity
Archery
Horse Racing Sim (We DO have these in US arcades, port one to the home console...)
And the two ton elephant in the room...
Star Wars...
So, if any of you developers wanna pull your heads out of your shells, take these concepts, pick which ones you want to from your own IP's and get to work. PLEASE. While I don't think the Wii will fail at all, keeping 3rd parties in the game is something that the 3rd parties themselves need to work on. There's a reason why Nintendo's titles sell so much better on past consoles than 3rd party titles.
When we have Zelda and the only competitor it faces is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, you kinda see what the developers AREN'T doing.
If a developer wants to go out there and develop a really good game, not necessarily one based on any World Wars, licensed properties, or Mario, study the other guys and find out what they did to be successful.
I mean for every warmed over rehash we see every year, there's elements to those games that made the originals so successful. Jak and Daxter, Rachet and Clank, GTA, Katamari Damacy, Halo all got a BIG push in this last generation. Why? That's for you to figure out and make it your own.
Serious? I had 3 systems too all except the xbox, that one came to late. And really can't say I've enjoyed my Ps2 that much more then the other 2. If a friend of mine didn't got a free ps2 with TV I think I wouldn't even own one.
As for the Wii well I've never lost hope but I'm well aware of the fact that not all companies take the console real serious yet, it takes a while before these slow big companies start to think in different ways.
Wanna leave the NSFW photos OUT of the comments?
Go over to some other board to post that shit.
PLEASE? I mean a chesty bust shot is one thing to categorize as NSFW, but every friggin person in my office would be able to identify with and potentially be offended by that photo.
every game you could ever imagine is probably in some form of development in some way some where for some sort of cost that some gamers want and some developers like. See how I can use a paragraph to state the obvious? I agree with your post, and like the inclusion of your list of games, but, tone it down and make it more mediocore. I hate reading repeatitive blogs.
Well, I'm sure everyone in my office would probably laugh too, but it only takes one asshole in the office to ruin the party for everyone.
Don't post uncensored porn on the blog, dude. You'll end up just getting the site filtered out by a lot of people's office firewalls for that crap, and NO one posting at this time of day in the US, like you or myself, would want to have the site blocked because of decade old bukkake photos.
What? that's all we get for wii, licensed movie bullshit and a bunch of fucking PORTS? Damn you, nintendo, didn't you learn anything from the last gen?
Haha what is nr 51 for the DS "Mein Gestüt (tentative name) 30th Mar 2007". Some German readers help me out here doesn't mean Mein Gestüt, mine stud farm
Can't say I'm expecting much from third-parties this year for the Wii. Most of them haven't come to grips with the controls yet and a lot of them are also taking the wait and see approach. This year seems to me like a lot like the GC, with mostly awesome Nintendo games spread throughout the year and not much third-party. Out of that Q1 list, I'm buying Warioware, SSX Blur, and Sonic and the Secret Rings and nothing else.
That said, if I don't see an assload of awesome third party games announced for 2008 (or at least a few DECENT third party games.. none of the third party games currently known about on the Wii are anything special) than the Wii is a failure in my eyes.
once i kill Zelda and Warioware ...
WHAT THEN? clearly there will be huge gaps between great games..AGAIN.
i can't even imagine when a Mario Kart will be released if
everything else is for Christmas 2007....
since the N64, nintendo systems dont get any
3rd party killer app titles, this gen won't be any different.
you know it.
Kororinpa looks pretty fun. Marble madness, but with cakes. That DBZ game sounds pretty interesting too. I don't like DBZ at all, but I can forgive it for the wealth of options available.
Commenters, note that this is the european Q1 lineup. We always get the shitty end of the stick(ie. yanks will get more). Also, you can bet there'll be a few more that just sneak out there.
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Im really hoping that they do a good job with mario party (i.e. make an option to cut the theatrics a bit). No better fun can be had with 3 other drunk ass friends too shit faced to play any real games
I have both systems, and that list leaves me feeling more depressed than impressed. Stupid Christmas season hording all my choice games, instead of letting to them roam free, scattered accross the entire year, like little racoons, with frag grendades.
There were donuts in the break room, I happen to see this pic @ 1up.com, and thus you have a reason of chaos. I like making my girlfriend look like this, is that bad? Glazed Donuts FTW!!
i was thinking how this could happen before wii launch...
my GC had some good times but they were far and few between...
Wii seems to be better but only by a little bit... Me having all 3 systems helps out but no doubt my Wii will sit inactive the most same as my GC did last round. Could always hold out for Resident Evil 5 on Wii (OH WAIT, it won't be).
I'm just throwing it out there... If we have to Wii-make games to sell games... Bionic Commando? How about that one? I'd buy a re-imagining of that title in 3D.
Nice little FPS built around it? Sign me up.
Someone would also do well to create a decently designed platformer, similar to Rachet and Clank but without Mario.
I like action titles, but sometimes what I need is to run from one end of a room to another killing everything in my path while collecting crap.
I'm going to throw out concepts and developers can take note of which ones you can dig up, make a Wii capable sequel of, and justify developing exclusives on the Wii. Ready?
Contra
Soul Calibur
Sega Bass Fishing (Rapala, you shut the F*@K UP!)
Castlevania SOTN
Mega Man
Toy Commander
Jet Set Radio
Wrecking Crew (I would pay dearly to have a game where I basically destroy a building floor by floor with various tools in 3D, destructible enviroments, FTW)
Pikmin
NHL
NBA
Guitar Hero
Age of Empires (It's on the DS...)
SimCity
Archery
Horse Racing Sim (We DO have these in US arcades, port one to the home console...)
And the two ton elephant in the room...
Star Wars...
So, if any of you developers wanna pull your heads out of your shells, take these concepts, pick which ones you want to from your own IP's and get to work. PLEASE. While I don't think the Wii will fail at all, keeping 3rd parties in the game is something that the 3rd parties themselves need to work on. There's a reason why Nintendo's titles sell so much better on past consoles than 3rd party titles.
When we have Zelda and the only competitor it faces is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, you kinda see what the developers AREN'T doing.
If a developer wants to go out there and develop a really good game, not necessarily one based on any World Wars, licensed properties, or Mario, study the other guys and find out what they did to be successful.
I mean for every warmed over rehash we see every year, there's elements to those games that made the originals so successful. Jak and Daxter, Rachet and Clank, GTA, Katamari Damacy, Halo all got a BIG push in this last generation. Why? That's for you to figure out and make it your own.
Serious? I had 3 systems too all except the xbox, that one came to late. And really can't say I've enjoyed my Ps2 that much more then the other 2. If a friend of mine didn't got a free ps2 with TV I think I wouldn't even own one.
As for the Wii well I've never lost hope but I'm well aware of the fact that not all companies take the console real serious yet, it takes a while before these slow big companies start to think in different ways.
Hey Snaileib...
Wanna leave the NSFW photos OUT of the comments?
Go over to some other board to post that shit.
PLEASE? I mean a chesty bust shot is one thing to categorize as NSFW, but every friggin person in my office would be able to identify with and potentially be offended by that photo.
Jesus.
every game you could ever imagine is probably in some form of development in some way some where for some sort of cost that some gamers want and some developers like. See how I can use a paragraph to state the obvious? I agree with your post, and like the inclusion of your list of games, but, tone it down and make it more mediocore. I hate reading repeatitive blogs.
okay... everyone in my office place laughed. Then again i work in florida.
Am I the only one who thinks that the Wii lineup is kinda weak? :P
Well, I'm sure everyone in my office would probably laugh too, but it only takes one asshole in the office to ruin the party for everyone.
Don't post uncensored porn on the blog, dude. You'll end up just getting the site filtered out by a lot of people's office firewalls for that crap, and NO one posting at this time of day in the US, like you or myself, would want to have the site blocked because of decade old bukkake photos.
What? that's all we get for wii, licensed movie bullshit and a bunch of fucking PORTS? Damn you, nintendo, didn't you learn anything from the last gen?
Weeeeeeak.
dvddesign,
There is a Wii Horse Racing Sim. I think it's by Namco but I'm not sure.
no your right dvddesign, that asshole is lurking in every corner in every office around the world. Fuck that guy.
Haha what is nr 51 for the DS "Mein Gestüt (tentative name) 30th Mar 2007". Some German readers help me out here doesn't mean Mein Gestüt, mine stud farm
Can't say I'm expecting much from third-parties this year for the Wii. Most of them haven't come to grips with the controls yet and a lot of them are also taking the wait and see approach. This year seems to me like a lot like the GC, with mostly awesome Nintendo games spread throughout the year and not much third-party. Out of that Q1 list, I'm buying Warioware, SSX Blur, and Sonic and the Secret Rings and nothing else.
That said, if I don't see an assload of awesome third party games announced for 2008 (or at least a few DECENT third party games.. none of the third party games currently known about on the Wii are anything special) than the Wii is a failure in my eyes.
Looks like the Wii is going to be the PS2 of this generation...
There will be a lot of games, but only about ten percent will be worth playing.
i guess my Wii will be
"that other system i have"
once i kill Zelda and Warioware ...
WHAT THEN? clearly there will be huge gaps between great games..AGAIN.
i can't even imagine when a Mario Kart will be released if
everything else is for Christmas 2007....
since the N64, nintendo systems dont get any
3rd party killer app titles, this gen won't be any different.
you know it.
why dont they just become a third party.
Kororinpa looks pretty fun. Marble madness, but with cakes. That DBZ game sounds pretty interesting too. I don't like DBZ at all, but I can forgive it for the wealth of options available.
Commenters, note that this is the european Q1 lineup. We always get the shitty end of the stick(ie. yanks will get more). Also, you can bet there'll be a few more that just sneak out there.
Just when I thought things were slowing down on the DS front THIS happens... YAY!
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