Post by: WalkingTheCow on May 27, 2007, 11:26:31 AM
"If you don't remember, I work at Fred Meyer, which I'm sure some of you in the northwest USA are familiar with. Previously I came to that board with the release date for the black and pink DS lites about a week before they were even announced.
Anyways, our videogame new releases calender is suddenly showing some specific dates for some of those games we're all most excited about. I wasn't too sure about their validity (and they still might be totally wrong) but I just saw that the latest Nintendo Power did just show the release date for Chibi Robo: Park Patrol for the DS and Battalion Wars 2 for the Wii as September 24th. Those two releases were on Fred Meyer's updated release list and had the correct date, lending some validity to the others. The list included the following:
Brain Age 2 - 8/20 (same day at MP3?!) [CORRECT]
Chibi Robo Park Patrol - 9/24 [WAS CORRECT UNTIL DELAY]
Battalion Wars 2 - 9/24 [WAS CORRECT UNTIL DELAY]
LOZ: Phantom Hourglass - 10/1 [CORRECT]
Super Mario Galaxy - 11/11 [ONE DAY OFF]
Mario Party DS - 11/19 [CORRECT]
Super Smash Bros. Brawl - 11/25 [INCORRECT BUT IN THE VICINITY]
My take: If this is true (and they don't look like placeholders to me) it sounds good to me. Galaxy and Brawl are a little closer together than I would guess and October is certainly wide open (perhaps for third party games like Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles?). Also, has this Mario Party DS even been announced?"
Anyway, that's what he found. Only time will tell us if it's a genuine leak or just some idiot typing up stuff for fun.
Post by: that Baby guy on May 27, 2007, 12:13:08 PM
I didn't even know there was going to be a Mario Party DS, though. In fact, a GameFAQs search does not merit any results matching the title. I'd go so far as suggest that this is true, solely because the creator of the list had the guts to include an unannounced game.
11/25 is also very similar to Melee's release, being about a week before it. My bet is that this is true.
Edit: I really hope you don't get in trouble for posting this list. The date for Brain Age 2 is, in fact, 8/20.
If this list could get you in job, I'd edit it all out. We don't want you to lose your job for an exclusive on release dates. Anyways, like I said, for what it's worth, to me, this list seems entirely accurate.
Post by: Ceric on May 27, 2007, 12:15:53 PM
Post by: Dirk Temporo on May 27, 2007, 12:27:02 PM
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on May 27, 2007, 12:29:07 PM
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Originally posted by: thatguy
Those are some huge possibilities, and we already know from the Kaplan interview that the big three or all going to be out before November's end.
I didn't even know there was going to be a Mario Party DS, though. In fact, a GameFAQs search does not merit any results matching the title. I'd go so far as suggest that this is true, solely because the creator of the list had the guts to include an unannounced game.
11/25 is also very similar to Melee's release, being about a week before it. My bet is that this is true.
Edit: I really hope you don't get in trouble for posting this list. The date for Brain Age 2 is, in fact, 8/20.
If this list could get you in job, I'd edit it all out. We don't want you to lose your job for an exclusive on release dates. Anyways, like I said, for what it's worth, to me, this list seems entirely accurate.
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Originally posted by: I don't know who posted this....
Hello. If you don't remember I work at Fred Meyer, which I'm sure some of you in the northwest USA are familiar with. Previously I came on this board (and I do hope someone here remembers and can vouch) with the release date for the black and pink DS lites about a week before they were even announced.
Anyways, our videogame new releases calender is suddenly showing some specific dates for some of those games we're all most excited about. I wasn't too sure about their validity (and they still might be totally wrong) but I just saw that the latest Nintendo Power did just show the release date for Chibi Robo: Park Patrol for the DS and Battalion Wars 2 for the Wii as September 24th. Those two releases were on Fred Meyer's updated release list and had the correct date, lending some validity to the others. The list included the following:
Brain Age 2 - 8/20 (same day at MP3?!)
Chibi Robo Park Patrol - 9/24
Battalion Wars 2 - 9/24
LOZ: Phantom Hourglass - 10/1
Super Mario Galaxy - 11/11
Mario Party DS - 11/19
Super Smash Bros. Brawl - 11/25
My take: If this is true (and they don't look like placeholders to me) it sounds good to me. Galaxy and Brawl are a little closer together than I would guess and October is certainly wide open (perhaps for third party games like Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles?). Also, has this Mario Party DS even been announced?
Anyway, that's what I've found. Only time will tell us if it's a genuine leak or just some idiot typing up stuff for fun.
haha now there is no editing it out!!!!! hahahaha
Post by: WalkingTheCow on May 27, 2007, 12:44:28 PM
(Haha.)
Post by: that Baby guy on May 27, 2007, 12:45:06 PM
WalkingTheCow, it is now your responsibility to take the blame for this off of yourself, so that you can continue leaking this information to us, while maintaining a level of job security.
Post by: Kairon on May 27, 2007, 12:47:46 PM
EDIT EDIT EDIT! QUICKLY!
*ahem*
That list looks quite fine to me. I believe reading elsewhere that BA2 WAS slated for 8/20, so add that to your confirmations.
But personally, it seems more natural to me to have Galaxy and Brawl release one in November and one in December. Probably Mario Galaxy in December, positioning it as the last mintue MUST-HAVE Wii shopping Christmas season craze to have people go crazy. And of course, Mario's got legs, so he'd continue to sell real well deep into the next year (along with Brawl of course), shoring up any perceived (PERCEIVED I SAY!) weaknesses in Nintendo's 2008 first quarter.
Post by: that Baby guy on May 27, 2007, 01:10:57 PM
Remember that Nintendo usually likes to get their big game releases out in November, probably for two reasons: Allow third parties an empty space of time to release games, and to allow early-bird shoppers a chance to get their shopping down early. After all, when Double Dash came out, it was Nintendo's hit for the Christmas season, and it was released November 15th, if my memory serves correct.
I'd have to say that any suspicious or strange release dates from Nintendo are probably arranged to allow maximum sales of both Nintendo and third party titles. Nintendo is actually doing a great job of maintaining a fairly solid flow of games in America, though some titles do not appeal to everyone, my impression is that most games are selling very nice on the Wii, though I have no hard facts to back that up. I credit this to Nintendo's release schedules.
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on May 27, 2007, 01:12:56 PM
Post by: Tanookisuit on May 27, 2007, 01:17:32 PM
Post by: Kairon on May 27, 2007, 01:27:56 PM
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Originally posted by: thatguy
I'd have to say that any suspicious or strange release dates from Nintendo are probably arranged to allow maximum sales of both Nintendo and third party titles. Nintendo is actually doing a great job of maintaining a fairly solid flow of games in America, though some titles do not appeal to everyone, my impression is that most games are selling very nice on the Wii, though I have no hard facts to back that up. I credit this to Nintendo's release schedules.
Yeah, I'm inclined to agree. I've been very much impressed with Nintendo's game scheduling this past couple of months, especially with how they could have a potentially barren first half of the year. Fortunately, they delivered a new 1st party title in both January and February, and they left late February and March WIDE open to allow for third party games (quickie ports?) to have their moment in the sun. This has especially helped both Sonic and Tiger Woods, and given Godfather, SSX, and the Hudson games a place to call their own.
I don't think it's a coincidence that ScarFace, Heatseeker and Mortal Kombat are coming out early summer: this is another particularly dull spot in Nintendo's hardcore schedule with Mario Party 8 and Wii Brain Academy for US gamers. According to the schedule your release list speculates, it looks like both September and October will be the BIG third party months for third parties on the Wii this fall, letting them get their games out without running into Nintendo's "big 3" and giving them 2 seperate and distinct sales boosts: launch, and christmas rush.
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on May 27, 2007, 01:31:58 PM
Post by: Kairon on May 27, 2007, 01:48:01 PM
I personally look forward to a summer-to-late-summer rush by third parties, principally from Ubisoft's Word Coach and the eventual release of some relevant-to-me titles like Alien Syndrome and Space Station Tycoon... and Manhunt 2 of course!!! And then of course, the fall quarter probably holds third party games that haven't been announced yet (WHY MUST E3 BE IN AUGUST? ARGH!) in addition to the expected awesomeness of DDR Hotness, Guitar Hero 3, RE: UC and maybe even Ghost Squad!
Post by: IceCold on May 27, 2007, 02:18:08 PM
QuoteI remember this buddy of yours really well, and I know "he" has enough credibility to be believed
Hello. If you don't remember I work at Fred Meyer, which I'm sure some of you in the northwest USA are familiar with. Previously I came on this board (and I do hope someone here remembers and can vouch) with the release date for the black and pink DS lites about a week before they were even announced.
The only thing, though, is that I still think Brawl will be delayed to next year.
Post by: Adrock on May 27, 2007, 03:34:13 PM
Post by: Athrun Zala on May 27, 2007, 05:23:12 PM
QuoteBESTEST birthday gift EVAR
Originally posted by: WalkingTheCow
Super Smash Bros. Brawl - 11/25
SMG and S2B2 are too close though :/
Post by: couchmonkey on May 28, 2007, 03:58:41 AM
(Edit: but of course these games are of big interest to me, nice to see some dates.)
Post by: Ceric on May 28, 2007, 05:26:40 AM
Post by: couchmonkey on May 28, 2007, 06:15:55 AM
Personally, I don't know if it's really a big deal whether Nintendo stems Halo 3 sales or not. Because of the way Wii is marketed, a big Halo 3 win doesn't really hurt Nintendo anyway...they're separate markets. Of course, Nintendo still wants to be number 1, but the whole point is to take first place by snapping up untapped markets, and the traditional market will have hardly any choice but to follow (as is the case with DS).
Post by: Ceric on May 28, 2007, 06:20:32 AM
Post by: Ian Sane on May 28, 2007, 07:38:07 AM
Though until I actually see a real Wii for sale in a store this is all moot.
Post by: that Baby guy on May 28, 2007, 07:59:46 AM
Post by: Ceric on May 28, 2007, 08:05:00 AM
Post by: WalkingTheCow on July 02, 2007, 09:33:47 AM
+4 validity
Also the press release shows Corruption getting pushed back seven days to Aug 27th.
Post by: ShyGuy on July 02, 2007, 02:27:59 PM
...Now, how can we use this exclusive knowledge to take over the world?
Post by: IceCold on July 02, 2007, 07:11:16 PM
Post by: Arbok on July 02, 2007, 07:18:15 PM
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Originally posted by: IceCold
Awesome! Although deep down I still suspect that Smash Bros will be delayed into next year.. it just releases too close to Galaxy.
Yeah, it's crazy to release both of them so close... although I'm very worried for what that would mean for Godzilla: Unleashed too, as it's rumored for a release around then too and I can't see it faring to well against both Brawl and Galaxy for gamer dollars.
EDIT: Also, I suspect, of the two, Galaxy would be more likely for a delay... considering we know a lot more about Smash now (and the game seems very far along) since the site relaunched.
Post by: Kairon on July 11, 2007, 09:15:29 AM
Post by: WalkingTheCow on July 11, 2007, 09:48:32 AM
While the list wasn't perfect it was clearly close and actually based off info from Nintendo. . . somehow. Crazy ol' Fred Meyer.
