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8 Biggest Wii games of 07
« on: July 18, 2007, 07:22:34 PM »

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RE: 8 Biggest Wii games of 07
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2007, 07:27:00 PM »
So it's a link to your blog to hear what you think are the 8 "biggest Wii games of 2007"... while you aren't even listing them here to even try to mask that this is nothing more than a shameless and overt plug? That's just awesome.

Anyway, list fails for lack of Godzilla : Unleashed

Also, "Need wii need more." is a pretty lame "why" for Smash Bros... it deserves more say than that, hell all of them do.
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RE: 8 Biggest Wii games of 07
« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2007, 08:24:10 PM »
I wanted to get excited about Alien Syndrome, but I just can't.

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RE: 8 Biggest Wii games of 07
« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2007, 11:18:09 PM »
NEED WII NEED MORE

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RE: 8 Biggest Wii games of 07
« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2007, 12:04:46 AM »
My list in no particular order:

1. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
2. Mario Strikers Charged!
3. Battalion Wars 2
4. Super Mario Galaxy
5. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
6. Guitar Hero III
7. No More Heroes
8. Dewy's Adventure

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9. NiGHTS
10. Zak and Wiki
11. RE: UC
12. Endless Ocean
13. Wii Fit (if it happens this year)  
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RE:8 Biggest Wii games of 07
« Reply #5 on: July 19, 2007, 03:58:15 AM »
My List and simple reasons why...also in no particular order.

1)Mario Strikers:  The first truly online Wii game.  (Pokemon doesn't count.)  
2)Metroid Prime 3:  Finishes out a triology, but proves FPS controls can be accomplished on the Wii successfully.
3)Medal of Honor Heroes 2:  First third party online game FPS 32 players is big.  Hopefully it plays well.
4)Super Mario Galaxy:  It is a Mario game it will be big...Nintendo needs this game for Nintendo fans and gamers.
5)Smash Bros. Brawl:  Nintendo's fighting game always draws huge sales world wide.  Possible Online.
6)Battalion Wars 2:  Possibly online, but most importantly is a relatively new IP for Nintendo getting support.

Now the list gets hard.  Do you comment on Endless Ocean being the only extended audience game not released yet?  I do...but I also feel it is important to mention 3rd party titles coming out.

7)FIFA 2007:  I know why not Madden 2007?  I think simply because FIFA is truly going beyond just porting the game to the Wii...but creating new modes to play, has online, and creating the new casual gamer controls could be a huge success.  However if you like, you can replace FIFA here with Madden.

8)Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles:  More than any other game, developers will be looking at the success to this game to judge if mature titles can be sold on the Wii.  With Wii Zapper support Nintendo and Capcom both should have a great winner...lets hope it sells well so we can get more Resident Evil and Capcom games.

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9)Endless Ocean:  For what I mentioned above.
10) Godzilla:  It is a freaking Godzilla game and I love them.
11)Guilty Gear:  A 2D fighter is something important to have to fillout niche games and such.
12)Rayman Raving Rabbids 2:  The first sequel to the Wii?  How will it sell, what is the potential for series success?  

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RE: 8 Biggest Wii games of 07
« Reply #6 on: July 19, 2007, 04:40:33 AM »
sorry i didn't just list em here, i spent a lot of time messing with blogger code and image cropping, trust me, im not trying to spam my blog, im making nothing from doing that. I  also put it together last night at 2am, so the writing is meh. I understand what shyguy is saying, im still going to wait for the review before i pick up Alien Syndrom, but i had fun playing xmen with my friends so i have hopes for it, just a TAD bit more hope for that then i do Godzilla, thats why I didn't add Zilla.  

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RE:8 Biggest Wii games of 07
« Reply #7 on: July 19, 2007, 05:05:22 AM »
Your list is a very good list, and I didn't mind clicking it to read it.

Honestly there weren't too many surprises on your list, but I would spend more time fleshing out your reasons.

Alien Syndrome may be great but just saying 4 player multiplayer won't do it for me...afterall there are several multiplayer games coming out this year.

I also question Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga.  Will it be  a great game that I want to play.  Yes...I never bought the other two.  But, it is still just a port of two older games...I can't put it on the biggest games of 07, because I don't see it having a huge impact on the market.  It will just be a fun game to play.

Which is why I threw in Medal of Honor and EA Sports...because they have a wide spread market appeal, online, and are 3rd party which is important.

In fact, almost all of my list includes multiplayer games, are Nintendo exclusive, or have exclusive content for Nintendo.


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RE: 8 Biggest Wii games of 07
« Reply #8 on: July 19, 2007, 05:38:29 AM »
Ax Lego Star Wars and add Dewy's Adventures.  I really don't see what anyone saw in that series.  Maybe get rid of RE:UC and put Godzilla there.  I'm sort of torn on that one.  Also Zak and Wiky and Space Tycoon are Wild cards as well.
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RE:8 Biggest Wii games of 07
« Reply #9 on: July 19, 2007, 10:17:50 AM »
Is this a poll?

Aside from obvious first party games...

I think one game, a third party one most everyone is forgetting is My Sims... it's a very significant effort on EA's part and is there effort to expand their audience to japan and elsewhere. For example, I showed their trailer to someone who was "eh" on the sims and he loved the charm it had!

Other third party games you guys seem to be overlooking are the very important ports of DDR (without the mario retooling) and guitar hero 3. The sales of these franchises and their attraction to an expanded audience make them VERY significant games this fall, and very IMPORTANT to have on the Wii. Playing Air Guitar and Dancing are things that the Wii should be ALL ABOUT.

And of course... I have to give a shoutout for Boogie, for which I am tres excited!

Other games to watch include Capcom's third party games to see whether sales can convince them for further support, Majesco's Blast Works to see whether indie projects can leapfrog to a friendly Wii environment (see also: de Blob from THQ), Ubisoft's Word Coach as possibly the first example of a third party doing the "Brain Age" thing well, and Mario & Sonic to see if the mascots can survive Sega's infamous development teams. And of course, Alien Syndrome and Space Station Tycoon to see what smaller teams can accomplish on the Wii, and Dewy's Adventure to see if it can convince Konami to start supporting the Wii with more than one token dev team.

Also, No More Heroes. Don't forget this one. Please buy it in droves.  
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RE:8 Biggest Wii games of 07
« Reply #10 on: July 19, 2007, 10:26:17 AM »
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Originally posted by: Kairon
Is this a poll?

Aside from obvious first party games...

I think one game, a third party one most everyone is forgetting is My Sims... it's a very significant effort on EA's part and is there effort to expand their audience to japan and elsewhere. For example, I showed their trailer to someone who was "eh" on the sims and he loved the charm it had!

Other third party games you guys seem to be overlooking are the very important ports of DDR (without the mario retooling) and guitar hero 3. The sales of these franchises and their attraction to an expanded audience make them VERY significant games this fall, and very IMPORTANT to have on the Wii. Playing Air Guitar and Dancing are things that the Wii should be ALL ABOUT.

And of course... I have to give a shoutout for Boogie, for which I am tres excited!

Other games to watch include Capcom's third party games to see whether sales can convince them for further support, Majesco's Blast Works to see whether indie projects can leapfrog to a friendly Wii environment (see also: de Blob from THQ), Ubisoft's Word Coach as possibly the first example of a third party doing the "Brain Age" thing well, and Mario & Sonic to see if the mascots can survive Sega's infamous development teams. And of course, Alien Syndrome and Space Station Tycoon to see what smaller teams can accomplish on the Wii, and Dewy's Adventure to see if it can convince Konami to start supporting the Wii with more than one token dev team.

Also, No More Heroes. Don't forget this one. Please buy it in droves.


Shame on you for not mentioning Endless Ocean.
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RE: 8 Biggest Wii games of 07
« Reply #11 on: July 19, 2007, 10:59:06 AM »
Wow, I'm surprised Godzilla's getting so much hype.

I know the lead designer!  Hee.

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RE: 8 Biggest Wii games of 07
« Reply #12 on: July 19, 2007, 11:15:42 AM »
I wasn't gonna get Godzilla... until I came to my senses as a fan of King Seesaw!
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RE:8 Biggest Wii games of 07
« Reply #13 on: July 19, 2007, 11:17:48 AM »
Kairon what if No More Heroes sucks, should we still buy it?
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RE:8 Biggest Wii games of 07
« Reply #14 on: July 19, 2007, 11:21:29 AM »
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Kairon what if No More Heroes sucks, should we still buy it?


... I'm... not gonna answer that.
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RE:8 Biggest Wii games of 07
« Reply #15 on: July 19, 2007, 11:42:51 AM »
YES, i forgot to add these...these are very important games. DDR and GH3 are definite buys for me as well.

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RE:8 Biggest Wii games of 07
« Reply #16 on: July 19, 2007, 12:26:40 PM »
My 2 cents of what a Top 8 looks like for this Fall in the order that I crave them:

(1)  Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
(2)  Super Mario Galaxy
(3)  Zack and Wiki
(4)  Super Smash Bros. Brawl
(5)  Madden NFL '08
(6)  Battalion Wars 2
(7)  Rockstar's Table Tennis
(8)  Wii Fit (if Nintendo can pull it out by year's end...this game is the killer app for this generation...and would put Nintendo out in front for good if they can get it out by before the Holiday's.  If I'm Iwata, I'm having these guys work double time to get this game done.

Honorable Mention:
Guitar Hero 3, FIFA '08, Super Mario Strikers Charged, and that Endless Ocean game.
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« Reply #17 on: July 19, 2007, 12:39:54 PM »
New addition! Bully: Scholarship Edition. But the thing says "Winter"... so does that not count?
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RE:8 Biggest Wii games of 07
« Reply #18 on: July 19, 2007, 02:36:43 PM »
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New addition! Bully: Scholarship Edition. But the thing says "Winter"... so does that not count?


Winter can mean anytime between December and March, so it could be here in 07 still.

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RE: 8 Biggest Wii games of 07
« Reply #19 on: July 19, 2007, 02:42:04 PM »
1. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
I've loved the SSB series since the moment I first played it, and SSBM turned that love into obsession. I can't wait to take on new characters with other new characters in all the new levels.

2. No More Heroes
Killer7 is my second favorite game of all time. And, being by Suda51, this game is shaping up to be a worthy successor to it, even if it's not a sequel.

3. Mario Strikers Charged
I never did buy the first Mario Strikers, but I have played it, and I absolutely love it. Online play and even more options make this a definite purchase for me.

4. Battalion Wars 2
I looked forward to this game for a while before its release, but due to financial issues, I didn't pick it up until it was ten dollars at Gamestop. Lucky thing, because it wasn't worth fifty. However, it was intensely fun. The addition of multiplayer combined with Wiimote aiming means I'll be picking this up as soon as possible.

5. Mario Galaxy
I'm still kind of reeling from the disappointment that was Super Mario Sunshine. But this seems to clean up in all the right places. I might not buy it at launch, but I'll definitely get it sometime.
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RE: 8 Biggest Wii games of 07
« Reply #20 on: July 19, 2007, 05:18:44 PM »
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RE:8 Biggest Wii games of 07
« Reply #21 on: July 19, 2007, 05:30:28 PM »
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Is this a poll?


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Anyway, time to complete the cycle:

1. Super Smash Bros Brawl
- God damn I love this franchise. Melee is my favorite game of all time, so I have very high hopes for the next entry. My demand is feverish, considering how long it has been since the last.

2. Godzilla: Unleashed
- Toho fanboy, if it wasn't already apparent. Very eager to get some more multiplayer action in on the Wii, and have been highly anticipating this game ever sense the in game movies were released.

3. Mario Galaxy
- The planet aspect of this title simply fascinates me. Just watching the videos has always made me really crave the chance to just get behind the controller and test it out.

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RE: 8 Biggest Wii games of 07
« Reply #22 on: July 20, 2007, 06:04:59 AM »
1 - Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
2 - Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
3 - Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
4 - Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
5 - Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
6 - Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
7 - Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
8 - Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

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RE: 8 Biggest Wii games of 07
« Reply #23 on: July 20, 2007, 06:31:39 AM »
I wonder how many hours MP3 will be.
My Sims looks decent, but i doubt it will have any net play, making it almost as fun as watching fish.
Dewy looks pretty, but i wonder how deep it will be. reminds me of elebits which was fun, but not really engaging, no character development.
Zack and Wiki can be good as well, as long as its nice and long with a lot of challenges.
Bully should be awesome and so should ping pong.
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RE: 8 Biggest Wii games of 07
« Reply #24 on: July 20, 2007, 06:41:57 AM »
I can think of 6 games I am definitely going to get in 2007

1. Super Smash Bros Brawl
2. Super Mario Galaxy
3. Metroid Prime 3
4. Guitar Hero III
5. DBZ: TB 3 (online and with Japanese VA's? sure why not!)
6. Guilty Gear XX Accent Core (I just love guilty gear, dunno if it will be out in 07 though, should be since it just came out in Japan)

Games I am interested in and will probably get rented:

Endless Ocean, Zack and Wiki, and No More Heros. Oh and BWII.