Post by: MegaByte on November 17, 2006, 06:39:10 AM
Nintendo of America has posted first quarter release dates for next year, and they include a few big-name surprises.
Two Wii games, WarioWare: Smooth Moves and Wii Play will come first on January 15th. Hotel Dusk: Room 215 for Nintendo DS will arrive one week later on January 22nd.
February will include two highly anticipated ports, Diddy Kong Racing DS and Final Fantasy VI Advance for GBA, both releasing on February 5th.
Starting off March are two newly-announced games, Mario Party 8 for Wii and Wario: Master of Disguise for Nintendo DS, both slated for a March 5th release. Finally, Custom Robo Arena, a Wi-Fi enabled DS game, is scheduled to come out on March 19th.
Stay tuned to Nintendo World Report for coverage of these games as their release dates approach.
Post by: Louieturkey on November 17, 2006, 07:03:04 AM
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Post by: Ian Sane on November 17, 2006, 07:52:46 AM
It's still better than the Cube launch. At least on the Wii we get SOMETHING in the first quarter and Zelda has a lot more meat to it than any of the Cube launch titles did. Looks like I'll be waiting a little longer to get a Wii myself and this has a VERY early DS releases kind of feel to it. Oh well. Maybe by the time Metroid or Mario hits there will be a price cut.
I wonder what Wario: Master of Disguise is. Hopefully it's better than that Master of Disguise movie. My brother saw that on a bus during a school trip and likened it to torture. He spent most of time playing GBA but occasionally he looked up at his friend who was literally making faces of pure agony.
With Diddy Kong Racing DS being released are they not going to release DKR on the VC?
Post by: vudu on November 17, 2006, 08:11:21 AM
QuoteIt's a Wario platformer, much like the GB and GBA ones.
I wonder what Wario: Master of Disguise is.
QuoteMost likely not. Microsoft doesn't have a handheld (yet) so they have no problem letting Rare release games for the DS/GBA. They consider Sony their biggest competitor so anything that hurts the PSP is a good thing in their eyes. However, the Wii does compete with the 360 (even if Microsoft doesn't like to admit it) so the chances of seeing any Rare game on the VC is slim unless Nintendo owns the current rights to it.
With Diddy Kong Racing DS being released are they not going to release DKR on the VC?
Post by: Bill Aurion on November 17, 2006, 09:34:25 AM
"However, the Wii does compete with the 360 (even if Microsoft doesn't like to admit it) so the chances of seeing any Rare game on the VC is slim unless Nintendo owns the current rights to it."
Nintendo fully owns the rights to any Rare game under the Starfox or Donkey Kong labels...
Post by: couchmonkey on November 17, 2006, 09:41:55 AM
This list is exactly the kind of thing I was worried about: Metroid and Mario are nowhere to be seen, not to mention Batallion Wars II and Super Mario Strikers. Not even Project HAMMER or Day of Disaster? I'm sure Nintendo doesn't plan to release all six of those games in April...so...yucky dry spell. Not terrible, but worse than Nintendo implied. I'm used to Nintendo delaying things, but that's a lot of delayage.
Honestly, knowing this, I won't feel so bad if I can't get a Wii on Sunday.
edit: Wario: Master of Disguise sounds cool, but DS needs more games like Hollywood needs another computer animated movie about talking animals.
Post by: Bill Aurion on November 17, 2006, 10:40:15 AM
I can't believe people seriously thought these games would be released before April...Metroid will be Summer, Mario Galaxy will be Fall...
I predict that both Battalion Wars and Strikers will be out before June...
Post by: Kairon on November 17, 2006, 10:55:11 AM
This gives us more time to pick up perhaps elebits, or for all of youse who are only getting two games to widen your launch library.
So we've got the Wario Ware mini-game collection in mid january... and Wii Play in mid january too for Nintendo to "relaunch" its Non-gamer intiative.
And then we get Mario Party 8 like... so soon!
BUT, we don't see Metroid or Project H.A.M.M.E.R. anywhere there, strange. Is Metroid really being pushed back for online? Is Project H.A.M.M.E.R. being pushed back for quality reasons so it isn't a junk title?
Also, we don't see Mario Galaxy, suggesting a Spring 2007 launch ala NSMB, and we see that America isn't getting Pokemon Diaqmond or Pearl anytime soon... will those hit summer along with the online capable Wii game?
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Post by: Ian Sane on November 17, 2006, 11:25:34 AM
Good thing. It would a shame if legal issues prevented Star Fox Adventures from being re-released ever again. Now Goldeneye deserves to remain in limbo for all eternity but SFA? No way!
Post by: Bill Aurion on November 17, 2006, 11:49:23 AM
Pokemon Pearl/Diamond will likely be April/May along with Battle Revolution...H.A.M.M.E.R. will be Summer...
Post by: TJ Spyke on November 17, 2006, 12:06:03 PM
Wii Play should either come bundled with a Wii Remote (like it is in every other region) or be budget price, I can't see it being worth $50.
I see Metroid Prime 3 coming out in May and Super Mario Galaxy in July.
Post by: NWR_pap64 on November 17, 2006, 12:25:54 PM
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Originally posted by: Bill Aurion
"Metroid and Mario are nowhere to be seen"
I can't believe people seriously thought these games would be released before April...Metroid will be Summer, Mario Galaxy will be Fall...
I predict that both Battalion Wars and Strikers will be out before June...
QUOTED FOR TRUTH!
And to add to your list, I see SSB Brawl being released sometime late fall or early winter, just in time for XMAS.
Post by: IceCold on November 17, 2006, 06:42:08 PM
QuoteThere's no way Galaxy will be released later than Summer '07. Brawl should be a holiday release, and Metroid maybe Spring. I wonder where Super Paper Mario fits into this..
I can't believe people seriously thought these games would be released before April...Metroid will be Summer, Mario Galaxy will be Fall...
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Post by: Kairon on November 17, 2006, 07:02:06 PM
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