Gaming Forums => Nintendo Gaming => Topic started by: Kytim89 on March 01, 2011, 08:52:25 PM
Title: Wii 2 Launch Titles
Post by: Kytim89 on March 01, 2011, 08:52:25 PM
With all the talk, rumours and speculation about the Wii 2 I have been thinking strongly about the launch titles of the Wii 2. Usually the launch titles of a new system are relatively weak compared to what is later dveloped for the console. What will the Wii 2 have when it is released?
Here is a list off of the top of my head:
Super Mario Galaxy 3 New Super Mario Brothers 2 No More Heroes 3 Red Steel 3 Sin and Punishment 3 Kirby's Epic Yarn 2 Goldeneye 007 2 Conduit 3 Donkey Kong Country 2 Epic Mickey 2 Timesplitters 4 Wii Sports 2 Monster Hunter 4 Muramasa 2
Also, there is a good chance that many other third parties such as Ubisoft will just port over their collection of PS360 games since the Wii 2 will be a HD console.
Title: Re: Wii 2 Launch Titles
Post by: jrlibrarian on March 01, 2011, 08:54:10 PM
I don't really seem Nintendo doing a Super Mario Galaxy 3 though. When they do release the next Mario game, it'll probably be something totally new.
Title: Re: Wii 2 Launch Titles
Post by: Kytim89 on March 01, 2011, 08:57:02 PM
Add in a new Strafox game, or as I like to call it "Starfox Armada."
Title: Re: Wii 2 Launch Titles
Post by: broodwars on March 01, 2011, 09:05:07 PM
The Wii 2 will launch with Wii Sports Party; some Ubisoft Shovelware; some EA SPORTS titles; perhaps 1 notable core-oriented 1st Party title; and millions of gamers will convince themselves that that is enough for a good 3-8 months. There isn't a chance in hell of 95% of of those games you listed launching with the system (assuming we see new installments at all, which is extremely unlikely in the case of Epic Mickey and Goldeneye), Kytim, let alone all of them in the same window.
Title: Re: Wii 2 Launch Titles
Post by: BeautifulShy on March 01, 2011, 09:07:46 PM
Nice list Kytim. Few things I'd like to point out. Ther has been a Donkey Kong Country 2 I get what you mean though. You want a sequel to Donkey Kong Country Returns.
Some have said that there has already been a sequel to Wii Sports in Wii Sports Resort but what type of sports would you add to Wii Sports 2?
As for Muramasa 2 I think the developer doesn't really tend to stick with one type of setting for their next release so maybe some other type of mythology will be shown.
I agree with the rest though except Mario Galaxy 3. Think they will switch it up if they don't have anymore ideas for the Galaxy type gameplay.
Title: Re: Wii 2 Launch Titles
Post by: Toruresu on March 01, 2011, 09:57:03 PM
So the new console gets all sequels? I don't think this would be possible. New games need to be made!
Title: Re: Wii 2 Launch Titles
Post by: BeautifulShy on March 01, 2011, 10:04:16 PM
Well heres the thing any new game that could be made for the Wii2 is new hence we wouldn't have any idea on what game it is so thats why most of us are mentioning sequels.
Title: Re: Wii 2 Launch Titles
Post by: Stratos on March 01, 2011, 11:52:25 PM
That's when you start listing 'new game from studio X'.
Retro's next project is bound to be Wii 2 unless they decide to try a hand at a handheld title.
And I am hoping for a new psychological thriller from Silicone Knights.
And I'm betting High Voltage software will have some type of FPS lined up for it. In fact Grinder could be pushed back and brought to Wii 2.
Title: Re: Wii 2 Launch Titles
Post by: TJ Spyke on March 01, 2011, 11:54:55 PM
And I am hoping for a new psychological thriller from Silicone Knights.
LOL, did Tomonobu Itagaki star a new studio?
Title: Re: Wii 2 Launch Titles
Post by: Mop it up on March 02, 2011, 12:24:39 AM
Super Smash Brothers Brawl 2 Metroid Prime 3 Corruption 2 Punch-Out!! 2: Black Eye Edition Pokémon Battle Revolution 2: Pen and Paper Edition PokéPark Wii 2: Petting Zoo Mario Strikers Re:charged Mario Snack Mix Captain Rainbow 2: Pot of Gold Endless Ocean 3: Limitless Sea Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn 2: Brilliant Dusk Wario Land Shake and Bake It! Final Quest: Dragon Fantasy
Title: Re: Wii 2 Launch Titles
Post by: jrlibrarian on March 02, 2011, 12:30:01 AM
That can be taken in so many ways. I'm going to stop thinking now.
Title: Re: Wii 2 Launch Titles
Post by: Kytim89 on March 02, 2011, 12:36:34 AM
The reason why I stated all of those sequels as launch titiles is that their prequels were already released for the Wii and since the Wii 2 launch may be only a few years away there is enough time to develope SOME of those games for the Wii 2. Honestly, this late in the Wii's game I would rather have these games as HD titiles while their IPs are still fresh.
Keep in mind that most third parties are lazy enough to just port over their HD IPs, which is good enough for me since I have played very few of them.
From Nintendo I would have liked for some new IPs like Cosmic Walker and various other original games. Wasn't Cosmic Walker's developer closed or something? That is ashamed because it seemed like a game that could take advantage of advanced motion controls.
Title: Re: Wii 2 Launch Titles
Post by: Stratos on March 02, 2011, 02:32:20 AM
The problem is that no one has dev kits for Wii 2. It is such an unknown that developers couldn't begin to try and make a game for it. Not even a peep from devs in the rumor department is a pretty strong sign that it is not out there yet.
Title: Re: Wii 2 Launch Titles
Post by: Chozo Ghost on March 02, 2011, 05:22:47 AM
How about that Bob Ross Joy of Painting game that was promised for the Wii but never actually materialized?
Title: Re: Wii 2 Launch Titles
Post by: ThomasO on March 02, 2011, 08:01:02 AM
How about that Bob Ross Joy of Painting game that was promised for the Wii but never actually materialized?
It would be heavily panned because you wouldn't be able to save any of your work.
Title: Re: Wii 2 Launch Titles
Post by: Retro Deckades on March 02, 2011, 10:28:49 AM
I will tell you what title I DON'T want to be a Wii 2 launch title: Pikmin 3.
Title: Re: Wii 2 Launch Titles
Post by: Ian Sane on March 02, 2011, 12:40:15 PM
Where are the enhanced Wii ports? Come on, we know that re-releasing stuff from previous gens is a big part of a videogame company's business strategy these days. Nintendo did it with the NPC titles. Sony has done it with HD versions of PS2 games. This is a given.
Title: Re: Wii 2 Launch Titles
Post by: Kytim89 on March 02, 2011, 03:57:00 PM
Where are the enhanced Wii ports? Come on, we know that re-releasing stuff from previous gens is a big part of a videogame company's business strategy these days. Nintendo did it with the NPC titles. Sony has done it with HD versions of PS2 games. This is a given.
HD Wind Waker and Luigi's Mansion?
Title: Re: Wii 2 Launch Titles
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on March 02, 2011, 04:38:19 PM
The problem is that no one has dev kits for Wii 2. It is such an unknown that developers couldn't begin to try and make a game for it. Not even a peep from devs in the rumor department is a pretty strong sign that it is not out there yet.
Wii2 may not physically exist yet but that shouldn't stop Nintendo from telling devs what specs to target to get some software up and running. It's how it's been done for a long while now, and I don't see that changing anytime soon.
Title: Re: Wii 2 Launch Titles
Post by: Kytim89 on March 02, 2011, 04:49:38 PM
I see the Wii 2 being on par with the 360 in terms of graphics, so most third parties will be able to develop easily for the system. I hate to sound like a broken record, but they will most likely port over games that they have already made before and make newer ones later. It just seems like the most easiest and logical thing a third party company would do on a Nintendo system, even for a new one.
Title: Re: Wii 2 Launch Titles
Post by: Chozo Ghost on March 02, 2011, 05:08:01 PM
I see the Wii 2 being on par with the 360 in terms of graphics,
It should be more powerful than the PS3 in terms of graphics. Nintendo has 2011 technology to work with in making it, so it shouldn't be hard for them to create a system that can outgun 4-5 year old competition.
Title: Re: Wii 2 Launch Titles
Post by: Stratos on March 02, 2011, 05:11:05 PM
The problem is that no one has dev kits for Wii 2. It is such an unknown that developers couldn't begin to try and make a game for it. Not even a peep from devs in the rumor department is a pretty strong sign that it is not out there yet.
Wii2 may not physically exist yet but that shouldn't stop Nintendo from telling devs what specs to target to get some software up and running. It's how it's been done for a long while now, and I don't see that changing anytime soon.
Nintendo sucks at communicating with 3rd parties though.
Title: Re: Wii 2 Launch Titles
Post by: Dirk Temporo on March 02, 2011, 05:14:53 PM
The Wii 2 will launch with Wii Sports Party; some Ubisoft Shovelware; some EA SPORTS titles; perhaps 1 notable core-oriented 1st Party title; and millions of gamers will convince themselves that that is enough for a good 3-8 months. There isn't a chance in hell of 95% of of those games you listed launching with the system (assuming we see new installments at all, which is extremely unlikely in the case of Epic Mickey and Goldeneye), Kytim, let alone all of them in the same window.
This. Seriously, just look at the history of Nintendo launches. When has there EVER been anything as good as any of the games you named out on launch?
Title: Re: Wii 2 Launch Titles
Post by: Kytim89 on March 02, 2011, 05:15:07 PM
The problem is that no one has dev kits for Wii 2. It is such an unknown that developers couldn't begin to try and make a game for it. Not even a peep from devs in the rumor department is a pretty strong sign that it is not out there yet.
Wii2 may not physically exist yet but that shouldn't stop Nintendo from telling devs what specs to target to get some software up and running. It's how it's been done for a long while now, and I don't see that changing anytime soon.
Nintendo sucks at communicating with 3rd parties though.
The 3DS seems to indicate to me that Nintendo is turning over a new leaf in regards to their relationship to third parties and I see the Wii 2 as an even bigger collaboration between the two groups.
Title: Re: Wii 2 Launch Titles
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on March 02, 2011, 05:15:40 PM
The problem is that no one has dev kits for Wii 2. It is such an unknown that developers couldn't begin to try and make a game for it. Not even a peep from devs in the rumor department is a pretty strong sign that it is not out there yet.
Wii2 may not physically exist yet but that shouldn't stop Nintendo from telling devs what specs to target to get some software up and running. It's how it's been done for a long while now, and I don't see that changing anytime soon.
Nintendo sucks at communicating with 3rd parties though.
true. But they've been working on it..... baby steps.
Title: Re: Wii 2 Launch Titles
Post by: Dirk Temporo on March 02, 2011, 05:15:49 PM
The Wii 2 will launch with Wii Sports Party; some Ubisoft Shovelware; some EA SPORTS titles; perhaps 1 notable core-oriented 1st Party title; and millions of gamers will convince themselves that that is enough for a good 3-8 months. There isn't a chance in hell of 95% of of those games you listed launching with the system (assuming we see new installments at all, which is extremely unlikely in the case of Epic Mickey and Goldeneye), Kytim, let alone all of them in the same window.
This. Seriously, just look at the history of Nintendo launches. When has there EVER been anything as good as any of the games you named out on launch?
If all developers turn their resources towards the Wii 2 and left the Wii to its own merit then they could get these games out by 2012. The only problem with this is that dev kit for the system may not exsist, but I would wager that Japanese companies like Square and Capcom may have a tidbit of knowledge about the system since they are somewhat close to Nintendo.
Title: Re: Wii 2 Launch Titles
Post by: TJ Spyke on March 02, 2011, 05:22:04 PM
Even if they could get all those games out at launch (which they couldn't), there isn't a snowball's chance in hell that they would. That is like 3 years worth of games and they would cannibalize the hell out of each others sales. At most I could see 1 of those bigger games and 1 of the smaller ones being at launch.
Title: Re: Wii 2 Launch Titles
Post by: Kytim89 on March 03, 2011, 02:02:47 AM
Let's assume for a moment that the Wii 2 will not include HDD support of any kind, would it be possible to install game discs onto an SD card?
Title: Re: Wii 2 Launch Titles
Post by: NWR_insanolord on March 03, 2011, 03:11:02 AM
Possible? Yes. Practically feasible? No.
Title: Re: Wii 2 Launch Titles
Post by: fiendcode on March 14, 2011, 01:39:25 PM
New Super Mario Bros. 3 and Wave Race Resort.
I really have no clue, but I have a feeling we'll probably get some dialed in Ridge Racer and Monkey Ball games. Plus a metric ton of Ubishovelware.
Title: Re: Wii 2 Launch Titles
Post by: ThePerm on March 16, 2011, 06:50:18 PM
this sort of list is something I would have done right before Wii came out....
Title: Re: Wii 2 Launch Titles
Post by: rlse9 on March 17, 2011, 04:18:15 AM
Like basically every launch it will have one, maybe two good games and the rest will be weak. That's how it is, especially since all of the diehard fans that buy the system at launch are desperate to buy anything so games get rushed out for launch, there's remakes, and most of the good stuff doesn't come out until later. Here's what it'll probably look like:
Wii Sports HD Madden Ridge Racer Monkey Ball Pokemon Snap HD Party game collections Crap no one wants but people will buy because there's nothing else
Title: Re: Wii 2 Launch Titles
Post by: Miyamoto on March 17, 2011, 05:53:50 AM
The Super Wii's launch games will consist of 1 (maybe 2) first party games that show off the new hook (whatever it may be), EA sports games, fodder (mainly from Ubisoft) and 360/PS 3 ports. That is something Nintendo fans will get a lot of with the Super Wii, old 360 and PS 3 ports.
As for Galaxy 3, it would make the ultimate swan-song for the Wii but it doesn't look like it's gonna happen now that EAD are working on the 3DS.
Title: Re: Wii 2 Launch Titles
Post by: Spak-Spang on March 27, 2011, 08:15:11 PM
Personally, I really like what Nintendo has been doing and releasing systems with unusual launch lineups...including first party games they would not usually launch with.
This has actually started with the Wii and releasing Zelda: Twilight Princess, but continued with the 3DS having lesser known games.
I would love to see Wii 2 released with Pikmin 3 and F-Zero and re-release compilation game of the best Wii line games with updated graphics. These 3 games plus a lineup of good 3rd party games would make an excellent launch lineup...and would allow Nintendo to keep excitement going by releasing Mario, Star Fox, Mario Kart, ect. later.
For the re-release Wii games: I would make sure ALL of them are 4 player online and offline...with features to allow tournaments and methods for larger parties to play. I would also like to see these games: Bowling, Golf, Tennis, Fencing, Tank, Laser Hockey, Archery (would love this game with a 3rd person battle mode) Target Shooting from Wii Play.
