Gaming Forums => Nintendo Gaming => Topic started by: NWR_pap64 on February 21, 2008, 11:01:55 PM
Title: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: NWR_pap64 on February 21, 2008, 11:01:55 PM
I admit that at first I wasn't that excited for MK Wii, especially with Brawl right around the corner. But after reading the new info I am pumped!
Although, does anyone still believe that we will be getting the game on April or May? Seems to good to be true, and Nintendo likes to even its big releases so that there's no direct competition. Releasing MK Wii right after Brawl and just before Wii Fit seems very silly.
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Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on February 21, 2008, 11:06:35 PM
el oh el
November release to combat Gears of War 2.
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Post by: Bill Aurion on February 21, 2008, 11:08:15 PM
Although, does anyone still believe that we will be getting the game on April or May? Seems to good to be true, and Nintendo likes to even its big releases so that there's no direct competition. Releasing MK Wii right after Brawl and just before Wii Fit seems very silly.
It has to be April...They aren't just going to leave a whole month open with no games whatsoever...The fact that the April date is confirmed for Euroland also seems to point to a similar date everywhere else...
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Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on February 21, 2008, 11:11:12 PM
So Nintendo has nothing past June?
Great.
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Post by: NWR_pap64 on February 21, 2008, 11:15:33 PM
That's the thing, after MK Wii and Wii Fit, what else do they have? This is why I find the April release to be a weird one. Nintendo likes to release one big game per season. With Brawl, Wii Fit and MK Wii this means that it will be the first time Nintendo has released a big game one after the other in the off season...
So this is why I expect the game to be delayed and be released in Summer. Nintendo wouldn't leave a gap that big in between releases...
Title: Re: Mario Kart Wii Mega Thread
Post by: Nick DiMola on February 21, 2008, 11:26:53 PM
That's the thing, after MK Wii and Wii Fit, what else do they have? This is why I find the April release to be a weird one. Nintendo likes to release one big game per season. With Brawl, Wii Fit and MK Wii this means that it will be the first time Nintendo has released a big game one after the other in the off season...
So this is why I expect the game to be delayed and be released in Summer. Nintendo wouldn't leave a gap that big in between releases...
I hope the game is delayed to the summer, it'll give me more time to whore out Smash.
Title: Re: Mario Kart Wii Mega Thread
Post by: DAaaMan64 on February 21, 2008, 11:32:32 PM
Hmm I'm not sure what to think, but I would like time to work on Brawl. Maybe it should just become the best Mario Kart ever.
To do that basically take the MKDS add the N64 Rainbow Road and the N64 blue shell(the DD and the DS blue shell is lamerz) and bam there you go.
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Post by: Adrock on February 21, 2008, 11:43:52 PM
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pap64 wrote: Nintendo likes to release one big game per season. With Brawl, Wii Fit and MK Wii this means that it will be the first time Nintendo has released a big game one after the other in the off season...
Wii Fit isn't a game. :P
I'm not too worried. Nintendo always has titles to release. Just because we don't know about X or Y, doesn't mean they aren't coming.
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Post by: NWR_insanolord on February 21, 2008, 11:52:20 PM
In terms of releases for the second half of the year, Mario Stadium Baseball and Disaster: Day of Crisis are likely, as are Wii Music, Kirby, and Animal Crossing, which Nintendo confirmed as coming out in Japan before the end of this year. The problem there is that you have a bunch of (hopefully) solid titles, but not one big game to anchor the holiday lineup around.
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Post by: NWR_pap64 on February 22, 2008, 12:03:23 AM
pap64 wrote: Nintendo likes to release one big game per season. With Brawl, Wii Fit and MK Wii this means that it will be the first time Nintendo has released a big game one after the other in the off season...
Wii Fit isn't a game. :P
Tell that to Nintendo, who is spending millions of dollars on it...
In all seriousness, I know Wii Fit is a completely different title from Brawl and MK Wii, but it IS being advertised as being one of Nintendo's biggest titles. So the fact that Nintendo is planning to release three big titles so close to each other makes me wonder if a delay will eventually happen...
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Post by: Tanookisuit on February 22, 2008, 12:03:41 AM
Also the rumored Pikmin and Kid Icarus sequels.
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Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on February 22, 2008, 12:10:17 AM
2008 looks like the end of core gaming from Nintendo.
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Post by: Adrock on February 22, 2008, 12:12:30 AM
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insanolord wrote: The problem there is that you have a bunch of (hopefully) solid titles, but not one big game to anchor the holiday lineup around.
Maybe 3rd parties are picking up the slack.... hahahahaha....
Seriously though, we're still in February. There's plenty of time to announce games though with Microsoft and Sony having pretty strong games planned for the end of the year, I wonder what Nintendo is waiting for.
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Post by: DAaaMan64 on February 22, 2008, 12:45:11 AM
Games I think they could make that would help _a lot_ this year:
New Donkey Kong Game like the N64 game. New Kirby's Dreamland (Hasn't even done the transitioned to 3d yet, Kirby 64 doesn't count. It wasn't a full 3d environment.) New Star Wars Rogue game New Star Fox(hey I actually liked Assault)
Third Parties that would help if they were exclusive: New MegaMan game(No spin-off!) New Street Fighter game
Spin-offs wouldn't help and games that aren't real established with hardcore and the general base such as Pikmin or battalion Wars would help either.
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Post by: Plugabugz on February 22, 2008, 01:03:16 AM
Disaster Day of Crisis will probably be the only high-profile november release this year.
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Post by: DAaaMan64 on February 22, 2008, 01:08:10 AM
I think we usually get a surprise per year. I'm not entirely sure what a High Profile game is, but I kinda doubt it would be nearly as effective as any of the games I mentioned.
That is a sweet avatar bugz
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Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on February 22, 2008, 01:24:34 AM
Disaster will probably get delayed.
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Post by: Bill Aurion on February 22, 2008, 02:07:52 AM
Oh great, pap fed Pro and now he's grown out of control!
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Post by: NWR_pap64 on February 22, 2008, 02:36:42 AM
Oh great, pap fed Pro and now he's grown out of control!
I'm not the only one who has been feeding Pro, though. Nearly every thread has him saying "Nintendo is killing gaming", or 'This game lacks heart' or any type of trolling he can come up with. In all honesty, I don't know where the joke ends and the seriousness begins.
But aren't we going off topic, though? The NWR gods don't approve of that... O.O
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Post by: DAaaMan64 on February 22, 2008, 03:08:16 AM
i like turtles
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Post by: Darkheart on February 22, 2008, 03:33:23 AM
MODS PLEASE MOVE THE ABOVE POST TO THE TURTLES THREAD IN THE ANIMALS FORUM . . .
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Post by: DAaaMan64 on February 22, 2008, 08:57:47 AM
(HUR HUR)
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Sucks Thread
Post by: Mario on February 22, 2008, 11:33:13 AM
[q]New Donkey Kong Game like the N64 game.[/q]Most offensive thing i've ever read
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Sucks Thread
Post by: Infernal Monkey on February 22, 2008, 12:54:37 PM
"Donkey Kong (64) sucks"
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Sucks Thread
Post by: DAaaMan64 on February 22, 2008, 05:59:46 PM
Well some kind of new donkey kong that isn't a lame spin-off, but a real DK game.
I loved the multi player in DK64.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Sucks Thread
Post by: ShyGuy on February 22, 2008, 07:33:59 PM
Call me an optimist, but maybe a Third party game will step in the second half of 2008 and be a mega hit for the Wii. Maybe something like RED STEEL 2. Don't hate.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Sucks Thread
Post by: DAaaMan64 on February 22, 2008, 08:57:54 PM
I like Red Steel, I won't be hating.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Sucks Thread
Post by: Toruresu on February 22, 2008, 09:10:25 PM
What about a new Retro Studio game? What are they working on anyway?
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Sucks Thread
Post by: DAaaMan64 on February 22, 2008, 09:26:51 PM
Retro and Silicon Knights are working together to make the next Zelda game.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Sucks Thread
Post by: Toruresu on February 22, 2008, 09:34:37 PM
Retro and Silicon Knights are working together to make the next Zelda game.
What? lol
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Sucks Thread
Post by: KDR_11k on February 22, 2008, 10:05:09 PM
I'm more interested in what Sandlot is working on.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Sucks Thread
Post by: Chozo Ghost on February 22, 2008, 11:02:03 PM
Let's keep in mind that as soon as a game studio wraps up development on one game, it immediately begins work on another. All of these high profile games coming out so early in the Wii's lifespan can only be a good thing, in my opinion. Once they're out, the studios that made them are making some new high profile games. Will those new games be released later this year? Maybe, maybe not. But you can be sure they don't just sit around doing nothing.
Let's see what announcements are made at whatever conventions or press briefings Nintendo makes in the second quarter before we judge their lineup for the year.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Sucks Thread
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on February 23, 2008, 12:59:11 AM
I'm excited for Silicon Knight's Zelda game. I was disappointed when they had to give up work on Twilight Princess because Nintendo didn't like the moblin army battle on the open field.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Sucks Thread
Post by: LuigiHann on February 23, 2008, 01:38:32 AM
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Sucks Thread
Post by: Plugabugz on February 23, 2008, 06:16:31 PM
We won't see anything from Retro until 2009 at the earliest.
If we don't get Brawl before June then it's going to be September at the earliest. Then it'll be marketed as this year's BIG TITLE..
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Sucks Thread
Post by: DAaaMan64 on February 23, 2008, 11:39:47 PM
Hmm the next Zelda is coming out in 2009 and Silcon Knights are between lawsuits. Told you they are making the next Zelda.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: NWR_pap64 on February 24, 2008, 09:54:41 AM
I changed the title of the thread. I honestly didn't mean to say that the lineup after MK Wii sucks but that its weird for Nintendo to release three big titles one after the other when they have the tendency of balancing releases so that they don't compete with each other.
If MK Wii is somehow released in April (or Spring) then they must be confident on their Fall lineup...
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on February 24, 2008, 10:55:03 AM
Or they don't have one.
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Post by: Svevan on February 24, 2008, 12:03:46 PM
I changed the title of the thread. I honestly didn't mean to say that the lineup after MK Wii sucks but that its weird for Nintendo to release three big titles one after the other when they have the tendency of balancing releases so that they don't compete with each other.
If MK Wii is somehow released in April (or Spring) then they must be confident on their Fall lineup...
I was jes jokin witch ya. Glad you changed it to something more respectable. And BTW, I agree that Nintendo has always thought they had great ideas about when to release games, but they've always been wrong.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Deguello on February 24, 2008, 12:32:15 PM
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And BTW, I agree that Nintendo has always thought they had great ideas about when to release games, but they've always been wrong.
A claim like that BEGS for some corroborating proof.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Kairon on February 24, 2008, 12:42:30 PM
Brawl, Wii Fit, Mario Kart all in the first half of 2008? Wow, you're right, Nintendo is PACKED SOLID in these first months. It's no wonder that they may be intending to pass MS in American installed base by June.
After that though, do you guys really think Disaster will see the light of day? I only really personally anticipate Animal Crossing for this fall from Nintendo, don't know enough about anything else.
What big third party games can we expect for this fall though? Tales of Symphonia: KoR perhaps? Will Fatal Frame IV be out by then? Monster Lab and/Or Deadly Creatures? Is Samba De Amigo coming out before the fall? Or how about Force Unleashed, that's an August release, right? Or Mushroom men? Majestic Minor? Will Final Fantasy Crystal Bearers show up?
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: NWR_insanolord on February 24, 2008, 01:03:03 PM
Brawl, Wii Fit, Mario Kart all in the first half of 2008? Wow, you're right, Nintendo is PACKED SOLID in these first months. It's no wonder that they may be intending to pass MS in American installed base by June.
After that though, do you guys really think Disaster will see the light of day? I only really personally anticipate Animal Crossing for this fall from Nintendo, don't know enough about anything else.
What big third party games can we expect for this fall though? Tales of Symphonia: KoR perhaps? Will Fatal Frame IV be out by then? Monster Lab and/Or Deadly Creatures? Is Samba De Amigo coming out before the fall? Or how about Force Unleashed, that's an August release, right? Or Mushroom men? Majestic Minor? Will Final Fantasy Crystal Bearers show up?
I included Disaster because it's something we've known about for a while now and that means it's probably at least a possibility. Mario Baseball's pretty much a lock. Of the three confirmed for this year in Japan I would think Animal Crossing has the best chance of not getting here in that same time frame due to all the necessary translation. The more I think of this Kirby game the more intrigued I am, bringing that series into full 3D has a lot of potential.
As for third party stuff, I'm still holding out some hope for TimeSplitters 4 this year. I don't know enough about the project to have any clue when it's coming out, but Factor 5's game could come. And with the shorter development times on the Wii there are probably games we haven't heard of yet that could wind up being hits later this year.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: NWR_pap64 on February 24, 2008, 01:10:29 PM
The way I see it, Nintendo may have a couple of games in the works, and will be revealed at E3 or any other conference.
IF the US gets MK Wii in April or Spring then Nintendo may have some big titles they have yet to show. If the game is delayed till Summer or Fall then they are doing a balancing act.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: NWR_insanolord on February 24, 2008, 01:23:50 PM
I think May or June is more realistic for a MK release in North America. Japan got Brawl in January, and January-April is a more acceptable gap than March-April is, and Europe is getting Mario Kart in April to make up for the fact that they won't be getting Brawl until next March. Still, it's not going to slip into the second half of the year.
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Post by: Luigi Dude on February 24, 2008, 02:03:10 PM
Actually I wonder if Nintendo might have a Star Fox title ready for this fall. And when I say Star Fox, I mean a REAL STAR FOX game, developed by Nintendo themselves again. No more of this outsourcing to horrible second and third party crap.
It would make perfect sense. Star Fox 64, which was developed in house by EAD was a big name title that sold over 4 million copies worldwide. Everything else after that was outsourced and have all sold much worse. Adventure sold close to 2 million copies but both Assault and Command failed to even pass the 1 million mark. Plus there was that one Miyamoto interview where he even said he wasn't happy with how the outsourced Star Fox titles turned out either.
I could see Nintendo taking the series back under their wing in order to make sure the next one turns out right and so it can become a big seller like it used to be.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: NWR_insanolord on February 24, 2008, 02:07:52 PM
I do think the next Star Fox will be internally developed, but I don't think we'll see it this year, though I'd love to be wrong about that.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on February 25, 2008, 02:52:49 AM
Sakurai's probably making the next StarFox. And he sleeps with a Falco pillow.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Luigi Dude on February 25, 2008, 04:43:55 AM
Sakurai's probably making the next StarFox. And he sleeps with a Falco pillow.
So the next Star Fox is going to be nothing but Landmaster levels then? :(
SAKURAIIIIIIIII
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: NWR_pap64 on February 25, 2008, 06:39:13 AM
There are rumors flying around that Reggie confirmed the reason why Europe is getting MK Wii and Wii Fit first. Supposedly, Europeans will not be getting Brawl till Fall. If this is true it confirms that we will get MK Wii at a much later date (either Summer or Fall) and thus Nintendo is once again playing fair, making Brawl the first half's killer app while Wii Fit is the latest in casual gaming and Summer's big hit.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on February 25, 2008, 02:14:05 AM
More crap from Nintendo covering up their thin line-up due to their inability to make real games in-house and getting 3rd parties onboard.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: NWR_pap64 on February 25, 2008, 02:48:29 AM
More crap from Nintendo covering up their thin line-up due to their inability to make real games in-house and getting 3rd parties onboard.
You know what? Your constant trolling (whether it be intentional or just for laughs) is getting annoying.
If you have an issue with Nintendo, the Wii, its games and third parties (and it seems everything gets a negative reaction from you) at the very least make an effort in posting exactly why you feel this way and reason behind your posts rather than trying to go against the crowd for the hell of it.
I'm sorry if I'm misinterpreting your brand of forum humor, but the constant bashing feels more like intentional trolling than an attempt towards being the forum's clown.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: DAaaMan64 on February 25, 2008, 03:04:03 AM
More crap from Nintendo covering up their thin line-up due to their inability to make real games in-house and getting 3rd parties onboard.
You know what? Your constant trolling (whether it be intentional or just for laughs) is getting annoying.
If you have an issue with Nintendo, the Wii, its games and third parties (and it seems everything gets a negative reaction from you) at the very least make an effort in posting exactly why you feel this way and reason behind your posts rather than trying to go against the crowd for the hell of it.
I'm sorry if I'm misinterpreting your brand of forum humor, but the constant bashing feels more like intentional trolling than an attempt towards being the forum's clown.
We aren't over run with real trolls just yet, so why don't you just take him for what he is, wrong.
I for one find Pro hilarious.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Kairon on February 25, 2008, 03:21:53 AM
Pro's just trying to drag our collective IQs back down. Our discourse is just too high for the internets, and he's trying to correct the balance.
If it's true that Europe isn't getting Brawl until Fall... that's just horrible!
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: NWR_pap64 on February 25, 2008, 03:26:31 AM
That's why I am giving him the benefit of the doubt and see what he has to say before dragging this further.
I HAVE seen him as the poster that goes against the crowd, especially in a forum like this. But at times I do wonder where the act ends and begins, and lately I've been feeling a lot of angst out of him.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Svevan on February 25, 2008, 04:51:45 AM
And BTW, I agree that Nintendo has always thought they had great ideas about when to release games, but they've always been wrong.
A claim like that BEGS for some corroborating proof.
My comment is a little unfair, since I see Nintendo's release schedule as an impossible proposition: their lineup is very diverse owing to sparse third party support on their last two systems. This means that third parties have to pick, like, three times out of the year when Nintendo ISN'T releasing a heavy hitter to release their games and hope against hope that they'll pick up some sales. At the same time, Nintendo's release schedule seems to be RELYING on third party support that isn't there, since there are these huge gaps between big titles; if they do start releasing everything at once then they risk (lol not really) undercutting their own sales. Honestly, they're the single best and biggest game developer, and they only put their games on one console, resulting in a surplus of Nintendo games, but a small overall console library.
I personally think throwing all their great games out there is a great idea. I've never approved of their piecemeal Virtual Console schedule, or this idea that Mario and Zelda can't come out within 6 months of each other. Just get the good games out there, get the consoles in peoples hands, and encourage third parties to make games for this awesome userbase. Nintendo needs to stop assuming that all we live for is their one big release of the season: it's true that we do that, now, because that's all we CAN do.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Shift Key on February 25, 2008, 05:47:39 AM
That's why I am giving him the benefit of the doubt and see what he has to say before dragging this further.
I HAVE seen him as the poster that goes against the crowd, especially in a forum like this. But at times I do wonder where the act ends and begins, and lately I've been feeling a lot of angst out of him.
I'm gonna jump in here and try to convey a point. Those three games you mention don't have a release date in Australia. That's right, the three flagship titles of 2008 could be released this year, but have no guarantee to appear here this year.
You may say "Oh, but localizing games take time."
Counterpoint 1: This has been going on for years. If Nintendo were serious about getting these games into the hands of gamers they'd have ramped up translation efforts (and increased manufacturing capabilities) to meet demand.
Counterpoint 2: Games have been translated poorly even under the "release when its ready" scheme. As we speak, the poorly-translated European version of Advanced Wars is reaching our shores.
Counterpoint 3: Even though we are not one of the major market (you could argue that Japan isn't a major market as well) I will say that the competition does a far better job of supporting these markets.
But hey, I could go on about the joke that has been Nintendo Australia. The fact that Nintendo is leading this generation in spite of their incompetence is mind-boggling. Its points like yours which **** me off because it conveys a distorted state of reality.
The fact that you think your reality is the only one is also stupid, but that's for another day.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on February 25, 2008, 06:01:36 AM
That's why I am giving him the benefit of the doubt and see what he has to say before dragging this further.
I HAVE seen him as the poster that goes against the crowd, especially in a forum like this. But at times I do wonder where the act ends and begins, and lately I've been feeling a lot of angst out of him.
I'm gonna jump in here and try to convey a point. Those three games you mention don't have a release date in Australia. That's right, the three flagship titles of 2008 could be released this year, but have no guarantee to appear here this year.
You may say "Oh, but localizing games take time."
Counterpoint 1: This has been going on for years. If Nintendo were serious about getting these games into the hands of gamers they'd have ramped up translation efforts (and increased manufacturing capabilities) to meet demand.
Counterpoint 2: Games have been translated poorly even under the "release when its ready" scheme. As we speak, the poorly-translated European version of Advanced Wars is reaching our shores.
Counterpoint 3: Even though we are not one of the major market (you could argue that Japan isn't a major market as well) I will say that the competition does a far better job of supporting these markets.
But hey, I could go on about the joke that has been Nintendo Australia. The fact that Nintendo is leading this generation in spite of their incompetence is mind-boggling. Its points like yours which **** me off because it conveys a distorted state of reality.
The fact that you think your reality is the only one is also stupid, but that's for another day.
Poor pap, he gets crucified when he didn't even mention anything about games in that post.
Anyway I think this staggering of European and American releases for games is stupid, especially how Europeans always get the shaft. Smash Brothers Brawl in FALL for Europe? Wow talk about stupid, and I am hearing they are pulling something similar with Mario Kart Wii with Europe getting it a few weeks before the U.S. It makes zero sense.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Infernal Monkey on February 25, 2008, 06:02:19 AM
Yeah, it's pretty amusing that Nintendo Australia has no plans as of yet to release Mario Kart, Brawl or Wii Fit at all this year. I mean wow, I know they gave up on the GameCube about three months after launch because nobody cared about the system, but the Wii (Sports) is kinda popular here.
When Sega and Atari are doing better jobs at getting games out, you know something's hilariously wrong with what is supposed to be the most successful game company out there.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Shift Key on February 25, 2008, 06:08:20 AM
A mate of mine tried to buy a Wii during the week and its now people reserving systems for the next shipment, whenever that is.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Infernal Monkey on February 25, 2008, 06:17:50 AM
Yeah, by kinda I meant ridiculously popular (http://www.gamingforce.org/forums/images/smilies/Tpgsmiley.gif) Which just makes it oh so much better that Nintendo continues to hate everyone that supports them!
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Kairon on February 25, 2008, 06:24:29 AM
It's sorta ridiculous too because Nintendo launched the darn hardware almost simultaneously. Why can't they do that with their games?!?!?!
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Svevan on February 25, 2008, 07:14:45 AM
Cause today even Mario games require massive text! NOE's localization flunkies spend their days adding the letter U to every word in the game.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Chozo Ghost on February 25, 2008, 01:49:33 PM
Poor pap, he gets crucified when he didn't even mention anything about games in that post.
You might say Pap got smeared. :D
(Okay.... now that was my lame attempt to be the forum clown.)
Seriously, why get too worked up by anyone's trolling or clowning here? It's not like our discussions are ever too serious anyway. I'll admit sometimes the sarcasm gets old, but why let it bother you?
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Plugabugz on February 25, 2008, 03:26:55 PM
And BTW, I agree that Nintendo has always thought they had great ideas about when to release games, but they've always been wrong.
A claim like that BEGS for some corroborating proof.
My comment is a little unfair, since I see Nintendo's release schedule as an impossible proposition: their lineup is very diverse owing to sparse third party support on their last two systems. This means that third parties have to pick, like, three times out of the year when Nintendo ISN'T releasing a heavy hitter to release their games and hope against hope that they'll pick up some sales. At the same time, Nintendo's release schedule seems to be RELYING on third party support that isn't there, since there are these huge gaps between big titles; if they do start releasing everything at once then they risk (lol not really) undercutting their own sales. Honestly, they're the single best and biggest game developer, and they only put their games on one console, resulting in a surplus of Nintendo games, but a small overall console library.
I personally think throwing all their great games out there is a great idea. I've never approved of their piecemeal Virtual Console schedule, or this idea that Mario and Zelda can't come out within 6 months of each other. Just get the good games out there, get the consoles in peoples hands, and encourage third parties to make games for this awesome userbase. Nintendo needs to stop assuming that all we live for is their one big release of the season: it's true that we do that, now, because that's all we CAN do.
I think you misunderstand. I'm requesting that you show me proof that Nintendo "always had great ideas about when to release games" and that they have "always been wrong" about them. Mainly because this absolute claim can be destroyed with just one example of them doing it "right."
For instance, Nintendo released Nintendogs in America in August of 2005. Since then, it has sold 17 million units, and basically shot the DS into the stratosphere. I'd say that's was very effective and "correct." Other examples include: Releasing Wii in November 2006. Releasing New Super Mario Bros. in May 2006.
I think you'll also have to define what being "wrong" is? Sales? Game quality? What?
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Svevan on February 27, 2008, 01:56:47 AM
Jeff, for serious, wtf.
My statement was hyperbole. I don't think Nintendo is ALWAYS doing one thing or ALWAYS doing another. Absolute statements never hold up. I think I clarified my position well enough in my previous post: Nintendo has to walk a fine line between competing with their third parties and supporting them, and I don't think they've walked it well.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Kairon on February 27, 2008, 02:09:09 AM
How so Svevan? Is the only way Nintendo can help third parties be not to release games during the Holiday season at all?
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: that Baby guy on February 27, 2008, 02:10:29 AM
I don' think they'll ever walk it well. Nintendo's games have legs, so third parties will always blame Nintendo whether there was a nearby release or not. The fact is, one day, we'll hear how the Wii helped third party dev/publisher X earn a record-breaking profit for this quarter, and then on the next day, we'll hear their future line-up and the Wii will basically be excluded for silly reasons that don't really hold water.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Svevan on February 27, 2008, 02:15:16 AM
I personally think throwing all their great games out there is a great idea. I've never approved of their piecemeal Virtual Console schedule, or this idea that Mario and Zelda can't come out within 6 months of each other. Just get the good games out there, get the consoles in peoples hands, and encourage third parties to make games for this awesome userbase. Nintendo needs to stop assuming that all we live for is their one big release of the season: it's true that we do that, now, because that's all we CAN do.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: ShyGuy on February 27, 2008, 02:50:12 AM
I donno, the 360 has shown that hardtime longcore gamers seem to buy one big title a month, then move on to the next one. Even the online multiplayer titles seem to spike and drop on the Xbox 360.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Deguello on February 27, 2008, 03:19:46 AM
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Nintendo has to walk a fine line between competing with their third parties and supporting them, and I don't think they've walked it well.
Maybe if the third parties manned up and decided to put effort into Wii titles, Nintendo might have a reason to reschedule. And hey, I think Nintendo front-loading 2008 is a fantastic idea. This is "releasing a lot of quality at once," because usually Nintendo didn't have this many quality games coming out at once, and they'll try to save some for the holidays.
Nintendo learned with the DS launch that they can never count on third parties. They even held back crucial first party games like Pokemon Dash (POKEMON) in order to allow Third parties a clean slate, only having to compete with the sole Mario 64 DS. they responded with Ping Pals and The Urbz. From that Moment onward Nintendo knew they could never count on them. They had abandoned them at the start of their most important console ever. Perhaps their mistrust is justified. Sure they came back after they found out the PSP doesn't exactly sell games with its hardware, but don't think they would if things were different.
When Konami brings Metal Gear, and Capcom Brings Legitimate Resident Evil, and Square Enix brings Legitimate Final Fantasy, maybe we'll talk about schedule maneuvers. But if they keep taking giant ****s on the Wii, like Target Terror and all this other half-assed, near-sabotage shovelware, Nintendo has every right to drop bars of gold on top of that ****, just so the Wii doesn't look bad.
Edit: and forgive me if My sarcasm meter is broken. Ian broke it with his insistence that the DS is the worst Nintendo platform ever.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Svevan on February 27, 2008, 03:46:36 AM
We're more in agreement than our critics may believe. I'm glad we had this time to chat, Hillary.
However, comparing the best of the third party releases (yeah lots of ports, but GOOD games got ported too) to the best of Nintendo's releases is problematic. Nintendo's problem is that their games will always out-perform, aesthetics- and sales-wise, anything a third party can cook up (MAJOR EXCEPTION: Rogue Squadron at GC launch).
Other than that minor point, I think you're right. The third parties haven't owned up to Nintendo's new dominance and innovative platforms, or at least, they're not early adopters. I disagree with the idea that Nintendo "learned" from the DS launch that third parties would always **** on them; third parties had been shitting on them since 1996, and I say deservedly so.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Mario on February 27, 2008, 08:03:35 AM
Third party games have no problem selling on Xbox 360.
I think third parties have a bad case of the shivers when it comes to Wii. They are too intimidated by Nintendo and are not thinking straight. It's like when a low ranked tennis player plays Roger Federer and is always hitting the ball into the crowd, falling over and hitting the net, when he normally wouldn't make those errors.
If third parties were thinking straight, we'd simply get their highest profile games on the highest selling console. What we get instead are weird minigame collections and RE0, with third parties focusing WAY too much on what Nintendo are doing, and not what games they should be making that use their OWN strengths.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Deguello on February 27, 2008, 12:43:52 PM
"third parties had been ****ting on them since 1996, and I say deservedly so."
Maybe, but at the same time, how long can you hold this grudge until your pocketbook starts to hurt? This is something Square-Enix saw in the DS, and immediately shifted away from the PSP to the DS with their best efforts and they AND the majority of gamers have never been happier (of course a few Sony fans may be embittered.) When they buried that hatchet, they found gold in the hole they dug.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: DAaaMan64 on February 27, 2008, 01:24:38 PM
Nintendo has to walk a fine line between competing with their third parties and supporting them, and I don't think they've walked it well.
Maybe if the third parties manned up and decided to put effort into Wii titles, Nintendo might have a reason to reschedule. And hey, I think Nintendo front-loading 2008 is a fantastic idea. This is "releasing a lot of quality at once," because usually Nintendo didn't have this many quality games coming out at once, and they'll try to save some for the holidays.
Nintendo learned with the DS launch that they can never count on third parties. They even held back crucial first party games like Pokemon Dash (POKEMON) in order to allow Third parties a clean slate, only having to compete with the sole Mario 64 DS. they responded with Ping Pals and The Urbz. From that Moment onward Nintendo knew they could never count on them. They had abandoned them at the start of their most important console ever. Perhaps their mistrust is justified. Sure they came back after they found out the PSP doesn't exactly sell games with its hardware, but don't think they would if things were different.
When Konami brings Metal Gear, and Capcom Brings Legitimate Resident Evil, and Square Enix brings Legitimate Final Fantasy, maybe we'll talk about schedule maneuvers. But if they keep taking giant ****s on the Wii, like Target Terror and all this other half-assed, near-sabotage shovelware, Nintendo has every right to drop bars of gold on top of that ****, just so the Wii doesn't look bad.
Edit: and forgive me if My sarcasm meter is broken. Ian broke it with his insistence that the DS is the worst Nintendo platform ever.
I'm sorry, this is completely off-topic, but The Urbz on the DS is actually a pretty good game.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Shift Key on February 28, 2008, 05:03:25 AM
Besides, they don't even do that. Nintendo has some of the laziest translators I've seen.
That's too bad, because NOA's Treehouse is the best localization team out there...
This confirms our "**** the rest of the world" theory. Thanks for playing.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Plugabugz on February 29, 2008, 11:54:41 AM
Super Paper Mario took 5 months, and they didn't translate any of the in-game text. In the process they CREATED a bug not seen in the japanese or american release.
When Nintendo Wi-Fi launched here, the website never wasn't ready 2 weeks before the launch. It still wasn't ready when Mario Kart DS was released, going to the website redirected you to a pre-register page. To top it off, they then started advertising the website ON TV.
European translation needs to be handled by NOA. It's the only way things would get done properly.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Mario on February 29, 2008, 11:18:18 PM
NOE is like that fat guy who won the lottery and bought one million hamburgers, much to the disappointment of all his family and friends.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Ceric on March 06, 2008, 09:02:30 PM
Project H.A.M.M.E.R .... Beleive
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Kairon on March 16, 2008, 04:53:04 AM
Hmmm... what do we know, like really?
-Nintendo Mario Stadium baseball? -Wii Music? -possible casual title in development by NST? (what they cancelled H.A.M.M.E.R. for?) -Disaster Day of Crisis? -Animal Crossing(be still my beating heart) -Kirby Wii(or is this the next Duke Nukem Forever?)
Huh, that's already a pretty full slate from Nintendo. Maybe they don't need anything more?
And there's some third-party stuff that could hit this fall:
-Fatal Frame 4 -Tales of Symphonia 2: Knight of Ratatosk -King's Tale -Final Fantasy: Crystal Bearers -Rock Band? -Next Guitar Hero -etc.
I think Capcom said that Monster Hunter 3 is hitting 2009, so no go there, and do you guys think Red Steel will ever see the light of day? Heck, or a wii Rayman game, now that Galaxy's paced the way Ubisoft is clear to take the leading platformer slot this fall.
And then on top of all that there's Wiiware... hmm...
Edit: Thanks insanolord
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: animecyberrat on March 17, 2008, 01:10:15 AM
No news on if Midway is ever going to jump on board the VC bandwagon? I see they are putting more games on the Wii even after saying they won't develop for it any more.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Kairon on March 17, 2008, 02:51:39 AM
Last I heard Midway was in some dire financial straits... Hmm... now if only they made more Wii games... I even bought Mortal Kombat Armageddon!
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: NWR_insanolord on March 17, 2008, 03:10:11 AM
-Nintendo Mario Stadium baseball? -Wii Music? -possible casual title in development by NST? (what they cancelled H.A.M.M.E.R. for?) -Disaster Day of Crisis?
Maybe there's some third-party stuff that could hit this fall:
-Fatal Frame 4 -Tales of Symphonia 2: Knight of Ratatosk -King's Tale -Final Fantasy: Crystal Bearers -Rock Band? -Next Guitar Hero -etc.
I think Capcom said that Monster Hunter 3 is hitting 2009, so no go there, and do you guys think Red Steel will ever see the light of day? Heck, or a wii Rayman game, now that Galaxy's paced the way Ubisoft is clear to take the leading platformer slot this fall.
And then on top of all that there's Wiiware... hmm...
As I always mention, Nintendo confirmed that they are planning to release Kirby and Animal Crossing in Japan this year. Reggie said the lineup for the rest of the year will be announced at E3 (4 months from now!) and that there will be a big game for gamers this holiday.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on March 17, 2008, 06:25:44 PM
So is Reggie's secret game supposed to be Zetroid Prime: The Legend of Melda, by Retro?
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Chozo Ghost on March 18, 2008, 08:06:37 AM
I was just thinking Nintendo should probably make a sandbox style game set in the Zelda universe where you could go around and interact with villagers and basically create your own sort of game like with Bully and Godfather and so forth. Yeah, I know that's already kinda the case with Animal Crossing, but I want one set in Zelda with weapons and combat and flutes. ;)
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Kairon on March 18, 2008, 12:31:00 PM
I was just thinking Nintendo should probably make a sandbox style game set in the Zelda universe where you could go around and interact with villagers and basically create your own sort of game like with Bully and Godfather and so forth. Yeah, I know that's already kinda the case with Animal Crossing, but I want one set in Zelda with weapons and combat and flutes. ;)
That... could... work. It'd be a drastic change, but I really feel that it may be possible to maintain the sense of adventure in such a game. Understand though that what you're asking for is waaaaaaaaaaaaay western-style gaming, not at all the sort of thing traditionally japanese developers would go for, and almost contrary to all the devices that Nintendo's implemented in their games so far.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on March 18, 2008, 01:33:05 PM
And it would take FOREVER to make.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Svevan on March 19, 2008, 04:33:06 AM
I was just thinking Nintendo should probably make a sandbox style game set in the Zelda universe where you could go around and interact with villagers and basically create your own sort of game like with Bully and Godfather and so forth. Yeah, I know that's already kinda the case with Animal Crossing, but I want one set in Zelda with weapons and combat and flutes. ;)
That... could... work. It'd be a drastic change, but I really feel that it may be possible to maintain the sense of adventure in such a game. Understand though that what you're asking for is waaaaaaaaaaaaay western-style gaming, not at all the sort of thing traditionally japanese developers would go for, and almost contrary to all the devices that Nintendo's implemented in their games so far.
Pop in Smash Bros. Brawl, go to the Castle Siege stage, pause, and scan the camera to the fields to the left of the castle.
I want a Zelda game set THERE
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Chozo Ghost on March 19, 2008, 08:15:04 AM
They could make a sandbox game which involves every Nintendo Franchise's universe as a "village" which you could visit and do stuff. It would be to sandbox games what Smash Bros. is to fighting games.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: animecyberrat on March 21, 2008, 01:23:54 AM
When are we going to start seeing some real RPG games on the Wii? I mean I got Dragon Blade but that wasn't really an RPG, and I am boycotting FF:CC so that only leaves what, one Tales game? So far Wii RPG offerings doesn't look any better than GC RPG Offerings. I also really would like to see either Oblivion, or a game like Oblivion on the Wii.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Spak-Spang on March 21, 2008, 05:57:31 PM
Third Parties will eventually come around. Here is the thing. Sony and Microsoft both have only been able to survive because of 3rd party support. Nintendo, has only been able to survive because of 1st party efforts.
So Nintendo is known for creating some of the best games in the industry, but you know what that has been quickly changing, Nintendo's top development houses still create the best games in the entire industry in my opinion, but Nintendo's 2nd and 3rd string development teams are quickly being surpassed by really talented 3rd party developers.
This is a good thing for the industry, but the problem is, Nintendo fans are always going to pick up Nintendo games first, and 3rd party games second...where as Sony and Microsoft doesn't have the loyalty competition to deal with.
Can 3rd parties change this problem? Yes, by taking the time to make games actually play good and look good on the Wii. The "Nintendo magic" can be made by any developer that takes the time and effort to make an original, fun game that plays great.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Kairon on March 21, 2008, 06:06:11 PM
When are we going to start seeing some real RPG games on the Wii? I mean I got Dragon Blade but that wasn't really an RPG, and I am boycotting FF:CC so that only leaves what, one Tales game? So far Wii RPG offerings doesn't look any better than GC RPG Offerings. I also really would like to see either Oblivion, or a game like Oblivion on the Wii.
This generation is just really, really bad for JRPGs. Ironically, it looks like the XBox 360 has the best line-up of JRPGs right now... most of which bombed horribly before LO.
BTW, buy Opoona.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on March 21, 2008, 06:06:43 PM
"Yes, by taking the time to make games actually play good and look good"
3rd parties save so much money by not devving in HD for Wii, yet they take it to the next level and save EVEN MORE MONEY by cutting back on effort.
Unfortunately, on Wii, 3rd parties can't show off the way they do on HD systems. Cuz with real next-gen systems, showing off competent HD visuals allows 3rd parties to "look good" on a cutting-edge perspective, all without having to prove the integrity of their gameplay.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: animecyberrat on March 22, 2008, 03:59:37 PM
I do want Eternal Sonata, I played the demo and fell in love right away. But I also like Oblivion, and D&D based RPG's and the Wii isn't getting a SINGLE ONE of those types of games either, that I heard about.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Kairon on March 23, 2008, 05:14:40 PM
I do want Eternal Sonata, I played the demo and fell in love right away. But I also like Oblivion, and D&D based RPG's and the Wii isn't getting a SINGLE ONE of those types of games either, that I heard about.
Get a PC. Oh wait, what are you typing on? &P
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: KDR_11k on March 24, 2008, 01:59:21 PM
Oh right, maybe I should mention that I want Blast Works. Badly.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: NWR_insanolord on March 24, 2008, 02:13:50 PM
Blast Works is the kind of thing I would definitely buy if it were WiiWare but as a full game I'm a lot less likely to get it. I think it looks really interesting but simple. Oh well, I said the same thing about Geometry Wars and ended up buying it anyway.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Kairon on March 24, 2008, 05:35:39 PM
I ended up missing out on Geometry Wars, which I'm told is very very awesome. T_T I will be there on day one for Blast Works though!
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: NWR_insanolord on March 24, 2008, 06:10:07 PM
I ended up missing out on Geometry Wars, which I'm told is very very awesome. T_T I will be there on day one for Blast Works though!
I'm pretty sure you could find a copy of Geometry Wars now if you wanted to.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: KDR_11k on March 25, 2008, 05:47:43 AM
Yep, GW is still available everywhere.
BW would probably fit into Wiiware. At least they're giving it pretty good online features according to Gamespot, even with web interaction so you can mark things for downloading from your PC and the Wii will download them.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: NWR_insanolord on March 25, 2008, 05:46:55 PM
BW would probably fit into Wiiware. At least they're giving it pretty good online features according to Gamespot, even with web interaction so you can mark things for downloading from your PC and the Wii will download them.
I read about that, it's a great way to get around the limitations of Nintendo's online setup.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: pSYCO-gAMER321 on March 30, 2008, 10:26:49 AM
I got Chocobo's Dungeon: Toki-Wasure no Meikyuu for the Wii. Was going to pick up Opoona, but I spent too much on kanji learning games which are really cheap getting now than getting in the import. I'll be playing it on Tuesday. Tomorrow is my flight out. :(
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Spak-Spang on April 16, 2008, 12:17:14 PM
The more I look at this years offerings of Wii games the more I realize that this is one of Nintendo's BEST years yet.
Wii Fit Super Mario Kart Wii Okami Boom Bloks World of Goo Wii Ware Lost Winds Wii Ware Disaster: Day of Crisis Wii Ski (With Balance Board will be awesome) Sam & Max (Wii Ware) Eternity's Child (Wii Ware) Iron Chef (Ok I hope this will be good.) de Blob Deadly Creatures
Oh, and anything Else Nintendo will be releasing in the fall and winter not yet announced.
Basically, this year has HUGE 3rd party support, great Wii Ware games, and a good list of core games and non-gamer games.
This year really rocks for Nintendo.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Kairon on April 16, 2008, 01:07:06 PM
Needs more RPGs.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: DAaaMan64 on April 16, 2008, 01:08:16 PM
The more I look at this years offerings of Wii games the more I realize that this is one of Nintendo's BEST years yet.
Wii Fit Super Mario Kart Wii Okami Boom Bloks World of Goo Wii Ware Lost Winds Wii Ware Disaster: Day of Crisis Wii Ski (With Balance Board will be awesome) Sam & Max (Wii Ware) Eternity's Child (Wii Ware) Iron Chef (Ok I hope this will be good.) de Blob Deadly Creatures
Oh, and anything Else Nintendo will be releasing in the fall and winter not yet announced.
Basically, this year has HUGE 3rd party support, great Wii Ware games, and a good list of core games and non-gamer games.
This year really rocks for Nintendo.
Endless Ocean No More Heroes Super Smash Brothers Brawl
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Spak-Spang on April 16, 2008, 01:56:12 PM
DAaaman: I was focused on what wasn't out already.
And what exactly is on my interest list.
I know there are tons more games available as well.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: vudu on April 16, 2008, 03:25:26 PM
Square-Enix and the DS to the rescue! Between The World Ends With You, Final Fantasy IV, and (hopefully) Dragon Quest IV, I'm set for the year!
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: animecyberrat on April 16, 2008, 09:32:14 PM
not if you only play the DS when you are away from the Wii. I agree there needs to be more RPG's for the Wii but I have faith that the good ones are yet to come and haven't been announced yet because they are waiting till they are ready to blow us away.
I do hope that somewhere along the lines I can find the time, and money, to pick up a few more games for the Wii, cuz lately I have been spending most of my time playing Wii Play and not much else.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: ShyGuy on April 30, 2008, 12:15:53 PM
I'm personally anticipating Alone in the Dark
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: vudu on April 30, 2008, 02:25:18 PM
Coming from the guy who bought Obscure II, that doesn't mean much.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: ShyGuy on April 30, 2008, 04:30:06 PM
Don't try to "Kairon" me, dudu.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: DAaaMan64 on April 30, 2008, 04:40:21 PM
"dudu"
woo woo lawlz initiated
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: UltimatePartyBear on April 30, 2008, 04:43:53 PM
vudu should come back with Shyron for great lulztice.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: ShyGuy on April 30, 2008, 06:47:23 PM
Before this be blowin' up into east coast vs. west coast BEEF, Obscure II was fair to middlin' and worth thirty bucks if you're in the mood for survival horror.
It's not like I bought Bug Island
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: IceCold on May 01, 2008, 03:59:49 AM
Oh snap! GoldenPhoenix is dragged in!
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Kairon on May 02, 2008, 01:43:07 PM
Coming from the guy who bought Obscure II, that doesn't mean much.
What post of mine are you responding to?
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on May 02, 2008, 01:45:26 PM
I still haven't played Bug Island yet. I really need to so I can laugh at how bad it is.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Chozo Ghost on May 03, 2008, 08:32:11 AM
One player's crappy game may well be another player's treasure. Sure, you should take reviews into account, but you may end up enjoying a game that most other people hate.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: animecyberrat on May 28, 2008, 11:47:13 PM
Take Star Fox Adventures, my all time favorite game for the GameCube, most people seam to think it was trash.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: DAaaMan64 on May 29, 2008, 12:30:01 AM
oh here goes the SFA debate again. SFA wasn't trash, it was okay. But it was littered with frustrating easy to understand but hard to execute timed puzzles. Flight missions were balls too
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: animecyberrat on May 29, 2008, 03:09:48 PM
See I had too much fun running around being deeply immersed in the story to notice nitpicky things like all that. Yeah maybe those points are valid, but if the game was so much fun I didn't notice, then they were too small of a problem to mention.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Kairon on May 29, 2008, 03:22:40 PM
I recently got Star Fox Adventures used. Can't wait to start playing it!
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: animecyberrat on May 29, 2008, 03:26:22 PM
My copy is sitting in a shed in NE waiting for my lazy sister to tell her mother-in-law to ship it to me :( That and my Harvest Moon, the only other GC game I really wanted to finish but never did.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Louieturkey on June 03, 2008, 03:11:50 PM
Anyone upset or care that Disaster Day of Crisis has been delayed...again?
I don't. I will be pleasantly suprised if this game ever gets released and also if it is actually good.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: vudu on June 04, 2008, 02:17:41 PM
Oh god, that's the best avatar I've seen in a while.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: BeautifulShy on June 07, 2008, 10:26:41 PM
I found a article detailing 50 Wii games you should keep a eye on. Http://nintendofanalliance.com/wii/articles/50-must-have-wii-for-games-2008.html Discuss.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: animecyberrat on June 08, 2008, 12:27:01 AM
I was gonna go down the list one by one but instead decided to keep it short for once. There are quiet a few games on there to keep an eye on and get excied for but a lot of that is just crap IMO.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: BeautifulShy on June 08, 2008, 12:57:37 AM
What titles do you think are not worth the time of day?
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: KDR_11k on June 08, 2008, 01:30:57 AM
Meh, that list is stupid. Some of the titles have nothing known about them except the name (Kid Icarus hasn't even been announced yet!) and it's lacking descriptions that might help with figuring out which ones I'd like.
They shouldn't just rattle down a list of names, they should elaborate on it, especially what those games are and why they are "must have".
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: animecyberrat on June 08, 2008, 01:48:09 PM
well for starters all of the sports game, none of those are "must have" plus i never buy sports game period. There are some good games in there to look forward to like The Conduit, Star Wars Force Unleashed, Ghostbusters, and I think 2 or three others that caught my attention, but like KDR said, a lot of those are just names that mean nothing to me.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Morari on June 08, 2008, 02:02:18 PM
I want Eternal Darkness 2. Does anyone know if Nintendo owns the rights to it or if it went with those traitors at Silicon Knights?
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: DAaaMan64 on June 08, 2008, 02:23:02 PM
Considering how many franchises we lost to Rare, I'm sure SK has the rights to Eternal Darkness.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Morari on June 08, 2008, 04:03:18 PM
Meh. The only thing Rare has that I want is Battletoads.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: vudu on June 09, 2008, 05:36:06 PM
ED is property of SK.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Morari on June 13, 2008, 05:52:51 PM
I recall reading some time ago that Nintendo filed a patent for the Insanity System itself. Seems kind of pointless to make another Eternal Darkness game without that. It also might hinder any true Call of Cthulhu game from coming into fruition, as "Dark Corners of the Earth" didn't utilize any such system.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: KDR_11k on June 17, 2008, 07:00:50 AM
Um, anyone remember any games Nintendo announced for the future? I can't remember them announcing anything past Brawl.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on June 17, 2008, 12:31:55 PM
A new Miyamoto IP that he promised in 2002.
Riqa.
Velvet Dark.
Project HAMMER.
Super Mario 64 II.
Killer Instinct 3.
Donkey Kong Racing.
Rebirth.
Stage Debut.
Metroid Dread.
Robotech: Crystal Dreams.
Turrican.
Catroots.
Dinosaur Planet.
Mario 128.
Duke Nukem Fornever.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: KDR_11k on June 17, 2008, 12:40:11 PM
You forgot Kid Icarus.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on June 17, 2008, 01:16:20 PM
That's absurd.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Kairon on June 26, 2008, 09:05:25 PM
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on July 14, 2008, 12:27:14 PM
That's the point.
Nintendo enjoys to disappoint.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: BeautifulShy on July 20, 2008, 08:53:46 PM
Well I don't plan on disappointing you (http://Http://wii.kombo.com/article.php?artid=12357)
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: NWR_insanolord on July 29, 2008, 03:44:10 AM
Since E3 is over and most of the announcements have been made I decided to go through GameStop's Coming Soon list to see what was coming for the rest of the year. I found 25 games that I would consider purchasing coming out between now and the end of the year, which is about the same as what I had at this time last year, maybe even a bit more, which is impressive considering how many Nintendo releases were on the list last year and only 3 on there this year.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Chozo Ghost on July 29, 2008, 09:26:43 AM
Surely Nintendo has some surprises planned for the holiday season. If they don't, that would be a major change from every other year. There's still 5 months left in the year, so there's bound to be some announcements in the coming months.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on July 29, 2008, 01:31:04 PM
They'll have another post-E3 media summit, like the years before.
They had a kick-ass E3 2006 (preemptive strike on the hardcore) and still rolled out a media briefing the following September.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: DAaaMan64 on July 29, 2008, 01:32:35 PM
Yes, I agree. NO REASON TO PANIC
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Kairon on August 24, 2008, 06:22:17 PM
I don't know, I doubt that there will be a surprise game. Some surprise announcements, maybe, but I really see this fall as an opening for third parties to make a mark: THQ is making a significant move with de Blob and Deadly Creatures, and the other publishers really need to get their Wii version of multiplatform games like Quamtum of Solace, Sonic, Star Wars and Rock Band 2 out to market. This could be a fall season with a lot of games that have only been hyped to a medium level (why oh why is no one hyped for monster lab?).
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: DAaaMan64 on August 24, 2008, 07:11:59 PM
I want monster lab :)
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: NWR_insanolord on August 24, 2008, 08:17:45 PM
So do I.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Caliban on August 24, 2008, 08:23:03 PM
Another *ahem* (http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/forums/index.php?topic=25937.0), just in case you didn't know because I've noticed you were absent for a while from these forums.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Kairon on August 24, 2008, 09:06:38 PM
Well, yeah. I'm the second to last post on that thread. &P
I just get the sense that a lot of interesting upcoming Wii titles are being ignored.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Caliban on August 24, 2008, 10:34:00 PM
I guess it's a good time for gamers that like a wide variety of videogames, yet we aren't that many to make a difference.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: KDR_11k on August 25, 2008, 02:43:05 AM
I just get the sense that a lot of interesting upcoming Wii titles are being ignored.
There are upcoming Wii titles???
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on August 25, 2008, 12:01:06 PM
That is only a myth, kdr.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: NWR_insanolord on September 02, 2008, 04:28:52 PM
The rest of the year seems to be shaping up better than we thought, with PAX impressions indicating Wii Music may be significantly better than E3 made it seem and another core game from Nintendo in the form of Disaster.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Spinnzilla on October 02, 2008, 07:39:01 PM
http://wii.ign.com/articles/915/915548p1.html
Play it on Wii games.
Pikmin 2. Hell yes.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Pale on October 02, 2008, 07:44:47 PM
I own all those games but Power Tennis, and I'm hoping a new version of that game comes out for Wii... hmm
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Spinnzilla on October 02, 2008, 07:46:00 PM
I have no idea why I posted it here and not the conference topic. dammit.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: DAaaMan64 on October 02, 2008, 08:17:52 PM
hmm will they all have wii controls? I don't have Pikman 2 or Power Tennis.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on October 02, 2008, 09:08:40 PM
hah, this just makes Mario Stadium look like a WASTE OF TIME.
Could've ported the Cube version.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Spinnzilla on October 02, 2008, 09:44:51 PM
I'm really curious as to how they're going to make the controls on the first two primes work. consider the lack of c-stick/2nd analog and you needed that to switch visors/beams (can't remember which specifically).
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: BeautifulShy on October 02, 2008, 09:47:57 PM
Maybe they will be stackable like in MP3 and Super Metroid or maybe there will be classic controller support.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: EasyCure on October 02, 2008, 09:49:12 PM
they'll probably do something similar to they way Prime 3 had you switch visors. Perhaps take that same design and keep Visors on top, Beams on bottom..?
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Spinnzilla on October 02, 2008, 09:51:02 PM
Maybe they will be stackable like in MP3 and Super Metroid or maybe there will be classic controller support.
I dunno, the classic controller would be a step down from the gamecube controller, IMO. I think you might just have to cycle through them via left/right on the d-pad.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: EasyCure on October 02, 2008, 09:53:13 PM
Maybe they will be stackable like in MP3 and Super Metroid or maybe there will be classic controller support.
I dunno, the classic controller would be a step down from the gamecube controller, IMO. I think you might just have to cycle through them via left/right on the d-pad.
That and it kinda defeats the point of porting them to wii without taking advantage of IR controls
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: BeautifulShy on October 02, 2008, 09:53:57 PM
Both great ideas. Hmmm how would Pikmin work?
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: EasyCure on October 02, 2008, 10:04:04 PM
seriously? it'd be point and click all the way. the squad movements (c-stick) could probably be switched over to the D-pad.
Or...
how about making Olimar move with the D-pad, move the cursor by pointing obviously, and letting the nunchucks control stick move the squad as a whole for more precision (as opposed to putting your pikmin on the D-pad). And before you say "holding the wiimote to extensively use the d-pad makes it harder to hit other buttons" you could switch what the cubes A button did and put it to C on the nunchuck, bring up your menu with Z and have B call your pikmin.
simple no?
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Spinnzilla on October 02, 2008, 10:11:34 PM
Maybe they will be stackable like in MP3 and Super Metroid or maybe there will be classic controller support.
I dunno, the classic controller would be a step down from the gamecube controller, IMO. I think you might just have to cycle through them via left/right on the d-pad.
That and it kinda defeats the point of porting them to wii without taking advantage of IR controls
Oh, I meant the d-pad on the wiimote. sorry.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: BeautifulShy on October 02, 2008, 10:12:00 PM
I haven't played Pikmin yet so I am not sure how it works. Thanks for the explanation.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: EasyCure on October 02, 2008, 10:18:24 PM
haha i thought i was the last person to play pikmin, wanna borrow 'my' copy ;)
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: BeautifulShy on October 02, 2008, 10:21:42 PM
I am not sure but didn't you borrow that from some one else?Or am I thinking of some one else.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Spinnzilla on October 02, 2008, 10:23:45 PM
haha, who hasn't borrowed their copy of pikmin? I did.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: EasyCure on October 02, 2008, 10:36:22 PM
I am not sure but didn't you borrow that from some one else?Or am I thinking of some one else.
its vudu's lol. I actually do have my own copy now, its at my gf's house. I'm just too lazy to send vudu back his.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: BeautifulShy on October 02, 2008, 10:41:51 PM
Could you send me your copy?
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: vudu on October 03, 2008, 02:47:56 PM
You can send Maxi my copy of Pikmin as long as he promises to return it sometime.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: BeautifulShy on October 03, 2008, 03:03:24 PM
Vudu and EasyCure check your PM's
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Makar on October 31, 2008, 07:01:45 PM
I'm really looking forward to the new Pikmin and Legend of Zelda game.
The Pikmin controls will most likely be motion and point stuff, even after Nintendo said they would have some less-casual games for long time Nintendo fans soon. Pikmin seems like a good game that could be real fun with motion and point controls.
As for the next Legend of Zelda game for the Wii, it might as well be like LoZ: Twilight Princess. I'm thinking maybe putting that Wii Motion Plus to good use with the game too. I hope it not to motion dependant though...
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: BeautifulShy on January 20, 2009, 01:09:12 AM
Alright people there hasn't been much discusion about 2009 games so what are you looking forward to?
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on January 20, 2009, 01:14:31 AM
Little King's Story, HOTD:O, Madworld, Deadly Creatures, Sin and Punishment 2, Punch-Out, Endless Ocean 2, the Astronaut exploration game, the Wiimake games, and I"m sure I'm forgetting some
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: BeautifulShy on January 20, 2009, 01:21:38 AM
Well I'm looking forward to The Conduit,Madworld,Punch-Out, Sin and Punishment 2,Monster Hunter Twii, Cursed Mountain,Arc Rise Fantasia,Fragile, Fatal Frame 4, and Wii Sports Resort.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Spinnzilla on January 20, 2009, 12:39:13 PM
I want...The Conduit, Deadly Creatures, Madworld, Little King's Story, Punch-Out, Monster Hunter 3, Pokemon Platinum, Sin & Punishment 2, New Play Control: Mario Tennis, Pikmin 2, Metroid Primes.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: KDR_11k on January 20, 2009, 01:02:27 PM
I want MOAR WII WARE.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Bill Aurion on January 20, 2009, 01:20:21 PM
Of everything that is CONFIRMED for a U.S. release:
Wii Sports Resort Onechanbara Little King's Story MadWorld Rune Factory Frontier Broken Sword Arc Rise Fantasia Muramasa: The Demon Blade The Conduit Sin & Punishment 2 Klonoa
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Berto2K on January 22, 2009, 08:14:46 PM
MadWorld Conduit Deadly Creatures Tenchu: Shadow Assassins House of the Dead: Overkill Cursed Mountain Wii Sports Resport Punch Out!! Sin and Punishment 2 Tecmo Bowl Kickoff Onechanbara
These are ones I am looking froward to...going to such a better year than last.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: BeautifulShy on January 22, 2009, 08:32:00 PM
Looking at the lists shown thus far there are a nice amount of 3rd party games listed.I wonder what Kairon is looking forward to.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: Kairon on January 22, 2009, 10:13:47 PM
Looking at the lists shown thus far there are a nice amount of 3rd party games listed.I wonder what Kairon is looking forward to.
Hmmm.... I'm actually more interested in what third party games you'd think I'd be interested in... also I'm too lazy to make a list right now. &P
Any that gets rated below 70%.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: BeautifulShy on January 31, 2009, 04:54:08 PM
Ok here is some release dates Source (http://Http://videogamer.com/news/30-01-2009-10517.htm1)
US DS Fire Emblem:Shadow Dragon 2/16 Pokemon Platinum 3/22 Personal Training:Walking 2009 Rhythm Heaven 2009 Mario & Luigi 3 2009 DSi Spring-Summer 2009
US Wii New Play control! Mario Power Tennis March New play Control! Pikmin March Wii Sports Resort First half 2009 Punch Out!! Wii First half 2009 Sin & Punishment 2 2009 For Europian users click the link.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: King of Twitch on January 31, 2009, 05:09:53 PM
Let me bring you up to speed:
We have no idea when these games will be out;
You are now up to speed.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on January 31, 2009, 06:43:19 PM
So fast.
Title: Re: Official Nintendo's Game Lineup Discussion Thread
Post by: BeautifulShy on February 02, 2009, 06:41:13 PM
Here is an article for February releases. Http://aeropause.com/2009/02/ones-to-watch-for-wii-and-ds-february-2008/
