Topic: NOA Release Dates Galore

[Pale]

NOA just released the summer release schedule for Wii and DS, which includes Prime 3!
 http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=13483

 NINTENDO NEWS: NINTENDO'S SUMMER LINEUP SATISFIES CORE AND NEW GAMERS    

  May 21, 2007    

  Whether you're a longtime gamer who likes classic franchises or a newcomer aiming to keep your brain sharp, Nintendo's summer lineup of games has something for you. Nintendo's offerings are anchored by key Wii™ games like Metroid Prime® 3 Corruption and Mario Strikers™ Charged. Nintendo DS™ owners can challenge their minds with games like Brain Age™ 2: More Training in Minutes a Day and the new picture-based puzzle game, Picross DS™.    

  Licensees also are demonstrating a strong commitment to Wii and Nintendo DS by announcing more than 40 titles in all genres. The unique controls of Wii and Nintendo DS make the Nintendo platform versions of these games entirely new experiences. No matter what your taste or experience level, you'll keep busy this summer!    

 

     

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

Wii
July 30	Mario Strikers Charged	Nintendo
Aug. 20	Metroid Prime 3 Corruption	Nintendo
September	Battalion Wars 2	Nintendo
Aug. 14	High School Musical: Sing It!	Disney Interactive Studios
Aug. 14	Madden NFL '08	EA
August	Tiger Woods PGA Tour '08	EA
August	Space Station Tycoon	Namco Bandai
August	Brunswick Pro Bowling	Crave
August	Dave Mirra BMX Challenge	Crave
August	Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection	Crave
September	Brothers in Arms	Ubisoft
September	Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal	Warner Bros.
September	George of the Jungle	Crave
Fall	Boogie	EA

   

     

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

Nintendo DS
July 30	Picross DS	Nintendo
Aug. 20	Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day	Nintendo
Sept. 10	DK Jungle Climber	Nintendo
Sept. 24	Chibi-Robo: Park Patrol	Nintendo
July	SimCity	EA
July	Namco Museum DS	Namco Bandai
July	Drake & Josh	THQ
July	Glory Days 2	Eidos
Aug. 14	Madden NFL '08	EA
Aug. 14	High School Musical: Makin' the Cut!	Disney Interactive Studios
Aug. 14	Heroes of Mana	Square-Enix
August	I SPY: Fun House	Activision
August	Jewel Quest Expedition	Activision
August	Tiger Woods PGA Tour '08	EA
August	Worms: Open Warfare 2	THQ
August	Luminous Arc	Atlus
August	Mega Man Star Force: Pegasus	Capcom
August	Mega Man Star Force: Leo	Capcom
August	Mega Man Star Force: Dragon	Capcom
August	Operation: Vietnam	Majesco
August	Turn It Around	Majesco
August	The Wild West	Majesco
August	Fulllmetal Alchemist Trading Card Game	Destineer
September	Drawn to Life	THQ
September	Zoey 101	THQ
September	Crayola Teasure Adventures	Crave
September	Nancy Drew and The Deadly Secret of Olde World Park	Majesco
September	Holly Hobbie & Friends	Majesco
September	Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trials and Tribulations	Capcom
September	Looney Tunes: Duck Amuck	Warner Bros.
September	Pet Luv Spa & Resort Tycoon	Activision
September	Animal Genius	Activision
September	George of the Jungle	Crave
September	Jam Sessions	Ubisoft
September	Professor Brainium	Destineer
September	Indy 500 Legends	Destineer

   

   

For more information about Nintendo, visit Nintendo.com.    

Special thanks to Rhoq in the forums for the heads up.

[Bill Aurion]

I called Metroid's...

[Flames_of_chaos]

Nice Metroid comes out a whole month before Halo 3, I wonder if sales wont be as canabalized as MP 2 was since it came out in the middle of Halo 2 and the horrible killzone.

I wonder if Ubisoft can redeem themselves with Brothers in Arms for the Wii, I never tried the series but I have always heard that its pretty good.

[S-U-P-E-R]

No date for Smash. Awesome.

[mac<censored>]

M.P.3!  Now I have to buy a wii!

Gee I hope there are some in stock by then...

[Caliban]

Nice!

[Bill Aurion]

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Originally posted by: S-U-P-E-R
No date for Smash. Awesome.

You thought it'd come out between now and September?  Laugho...

[Bloodworth]

Nice to see Metroid coming sooner.  Happily surprised that Picross DS is actually coming to America.  

And look, Drake and Josh is such an advanced title that the DS version is coming out months after the GBA game Jonny reviewed.  Maybe they added touch screen password entry?

[Pale]

This pretty much debunks my prediction that we would only see one of the big three titles this year.  There's no way they're going to leave black friday alone without putting either Brawl or Galaxy on store shelves.

[decoyman]

No finder's fee credit line thingy to Rhoq? Don't you guys normally do that when someone contributes info?

EDIT: Super-excited for this, and I agree with Pale: this only bodes well for an earlier release date for Brawl and/or Galaxy

[Pale]

Working on it now.  I got interupted when I posted the original story...

[ShyGuy]

Good list

Will Metroid Prime 3 be online?

Where is project HAMMER?

Tiger Woods is coming again awfully quickly.

[BlackNMild2k1]

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Originally posted by: ShyGuy
Tiger Woods is coming again awfully quickly.

I was just about to say the same thing....

Didn't Tiger Woods '07 just come out about a month or so ago?
I would be kinda pissed if I just bought it and the new version pops up on the shelf 4 months later.

[Pale]

Finished cleaning up the list a bit and gave Rhoq the nod for pointing out the press release...

[Spak-Spang]

Did anyone notice that Battalion Wars 2 is being released in September going against Halo 3.  BW2 has been said to support online multiplayer...so perhaps this game will directly challenge Halo 3 for a great online gaming experience.


It may work too...because it won't be more of the same like Halo 3 is going to be, and will bring much of the same fun we all desire in our verse modes...mainly tons of explosions, strategy, and vehicle weapons.

 

[Pale]

Spak, the audiences are so different I don't think it stands a chance...

That said, it could definitely be entertaining.  I had a good time playing the single level multiplayer demo they had back in September, and I'm definitely looking forward to it.  Now I have two games I need to finish before the end of August, Prime 2 and Batallion Wars.  

[WuTangTurtle]

Cr@p, August is gonna be a busy month for me.  I'm not a big Metroid fan but there is still like 4 games im thinking about getting.

Mario Strikers
Metroid Prime 3
Heroes of Mana
Luminous Arc

[KDR_11k]

So MP3 will come out sometime in 2008 here?

[ShreddersDojo]

Didn't I read somewhere Mario Galaxy was supposed to be September?  I don't see it on the list...

Also, why do they release three different versions of the Mega Man game?  Are they ALL different or just some kind of strange rebranding?  Never did get why that was done with the Pokemon games...

BTW, are we ever going to get a new classic mega man series game, rather than this 'Virtual Mega Man' spinoff stuff?  Does not look the least bit interesting...

[pyrokamileon]

Metroid Prime 3 - yes
Chibi Robo: Park Patrol - yes
...where the hell is Phantom Hourglass???

[nitsu niflheim]

Nintendo screwed up, they forgot to put Mother 3 on the list!

[Jonnyboy117]

Hey guys, note that this list ONLY covers July through September.  NOA typically does not announce specific release dates more than a quarter in advance.

[Louieturkey]

Phantom Hourglass is coming during the holiday months, so November/December.

[Kairon]

Oh fiddle sticks. I'm gonna buy at least 4 games on that Wii list, and I don't even WANT to look at the DS list. All my hopes for a dry, quiet summer of money-saving are dashed to bits.

Oh, but this August release date sounds neat for Metroid Prime 3. I think it's good they're not sending it up against Halo, and MP will be on shelves for the holiday sales period. Also, this bodes well for the release of Mario and Brawl. All in all, a good start to the fall season by Nintendo.

Of course, we don't see Disaster or Hammer anywhere there. I think Nintendo's pushed those titles into 2008 because they know that this Fall they'd just be overshadowed by Mario et al. Maybe we'll see these games in early 2008 to combat the perceived after-holiday drought?

[IceCold]

Thank you very much. I predicted that Metroid would be late August or early September, then Super Mario Galaxy would be there for the holidays and Brawl to be delayed until 2008. I'm pretty sure that this is how it will end up. Hopefully Nintendo has ramped up production significantly before Galaxy comes out so that it's much easier to find one That will be a system seller for sure.. unless there aren't any systems to sell.

As two others mentioned, where the hell is Project HAMMER? NST hasn't been known for fast development times, but we haven't heard any news at all of HAMMER since E3.

And Phantom Hourglass was revealed way back at GDC 2006! It's possible that they're holding it for a holiday release, but still, Nintendo really needs to find a way to speed up Aonuma's team's development..

Also, yay for Picross!