Author Topic: Will the Wii have a Quarter 1 drought? (Read 6713 times)

Kairon · « **on:** November 18, 2006, 08:26:51 AM »

Given NWR's rundown of Nintendo's Q1 titles, will the Wii have a decompression period after launch?

Of course, these are ONLY titles from Nintendo itself but...

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2007

Jan 15th
Wii Play
Wario Ware: Smooth Moves

Feb = nothing

March 5th
Mario Party 8

Are Wario Ware, Wii Sports, and Mario Party 8 from Nintendo enough?
Are most gamers going to notice the lack of Metroid?
Will Launch games get an extra window of sales because of this? Will non-gamers be wooed by the sustained hype from Wii Sports to Wario Ware & Wii Play to Mario Party 8?

And what third party titles will arrive around this time?

Elebits? Super Swing golf? SSX? Godfather? Sidewinder?
...SONIC?!?!

... And is 3 months long enough to be considered a drought?

~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #1 on:** November 18, 2006, 08:37:53 AM »

Dude, this is NOTHING compared to the droughts the N64 and GC suffered.

You forget that Ubi has even more games to released, and the titles you mentioned will also see release.

Don't sweat it, it looks bad but it isn't as dramatic onc eyou think back.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #2 on:** November 18, 2006, 08:43:37 AM »

Nintendo doesn't seem to do a whole lot for the Wii at all during the initial period. Only two launch games, three games after that, ...

Looks almost like they're giving third parties some time to sell games with no huge competition. After all, Nintendo's games tend to wreck sales numbers for everyone else so that may actually be a good approach for them if they want the Wii to be profitable for those third parties they need.

IceCold · « **Reply #3 on:** November 18, 2006, 08:53:51 AM »

It won't really be a "drought" - until April those titles (plus third party ones) and the launch window ones will be adequate. This information really surprised me, though. I thought that Project HAMMER at the very least would be ready before Q2.. I wanted Nintendo to stagger the games so that I don't get overloaded with AAA titles over a short span. It seems like this is going to happen. Still, I'd rather the games were delayed a bit to put the finishing touches on - I can always pick up the ones I missed later on.

So, let's look at Nintendo's 2007 lineup. Pokemon in April maybe? I believe Metroid will be released in May - it should be ready by then. BWii and Strikers should be June or maybe July titles. Mario Galaxy will be released sometime in the summer, probably. Finally, Brawl will be a holiday game if all goes as planned.

This leaves the games I'm unsure of in terms of release dates. Disaster has been kept under wraps strangely, but the director said development was well underway. I'm guessing it will be a holiday 2007 release. Super Paper Mario is a very tricky one. It's a Mario platformer, so it shouldn't be released too close to Galaxy. However, they are different enough, so that might not be too big of an issue. I think Nintendo wants Galaxy out before Paper as the first Wii real Mario game. The problem is that it was originally scheduled to be released this autumn, so it must be close to being finished. I don't know when Nintendo will slate this game for. And finally Forever Blue, which is anyone's guess..

Kairon · « **Reply #4 on:** November 18, 2006, 09:02:14 AM »

And of course, the rumored Ubisoft Prince of Persia game...

~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com

IceCold · « **Reply #5 on:** November 18, 2006, 09:04:12 AM »

Oh, I forgot - too boost sales, I'd bet a black Wii will be released in March or so..

The Omen · « **Reply #6 on:** November 18, 2006, 09:12:25 AM »

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So, let's look at Nintendo's 2007 lineup. Pokemon in April maybe? I believe Metroid will be released in May - it should be ready by then. BWii and Strikers should be June or maybe July titles. Mario Galaxy will be released sometime in the summer, probably. Finally, Brawl will be a holiday game if all goes as planned.

I would hope Mario was out by May, honestly. Metroid by the end of summer, and Brawl would be around Thanksgiving. In between we'll have BWII, Pokemon, Strikers and hopefully Fire Emblem. It's odd to not have a round about date for these games.

IceCold · « **Reply #7 on:** November 18, 2006, 09:51:09 AM »

Right.. I forgot Fire Emblem. And yeah, it would probably be better if Mario and Metroid were spread out at least three months, but I really think Metroid will be ready earlier. Unless they're going to implement some WiFi stuff..

Kairon · « **Reply #8 on:** November 18, 2006, 11:50:16 AM »

I don't get why people peg Metroid so late? It WAS supposed to be a launch title remember?

Pushing it out back further than March suggests to me that they needed a delay either for quality reasons, or for online. I'm starting to suspect it's the latter more and more. BUT, surely they won't take much more than 5 more months, surely it'll be out by May or June?

And what about Mario Galaxy? Wasn't that a launch-6-months-after-launch title originally? Or has this proven another Nintendo PR lie and the game really needs more polish than that? I sincerely hope not, a June launch for this game would also be welcome. Together it and Metroid would re-start the Wiihype!

What's also interesting is our assumed estimates for quick dev times for BWii and Strikers Charged. These are supposed to be online titles... so when will online launchy? And when will Pokemon Battle Revolution launch with it?

And THEN we have the missing in action GC titles... Kirby, Super Paper Mario, Donkey Kong Bongo Blast...

Nintendo's 2007 line-up is just SO mysterious with a plethora of titles that tease fanboys with possible April, May, June, July launch dates just out of reach of Quarter 1.

~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com

Mario · « **Reply #9 on:** November 18, 2006, 12:02:06 PM »

It will if you don't buy or play any games during that time.

Kairon · « **Reply #10 on:** December 16, 2006, 12:18:31 AM »

I take it all back. After seeing this, Nintendo has its Q1 schedule in the bag.

~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com

Magik · « **Reply #11 on:** December 16, 2006, 01:07:31 AM »

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Originally posted by: pap64
Dude, this is NOTHING compared to the droughts the N64 and GC suffered.

You forget that Ubi has even more games to released, and the titles you mentioned will also see release.

Don't sweat it, it looks bad but it isn't as dramatic onc eyou think back.

I really wouldn't consider anymore games from Ubisoft as 'quality' titles considering how poor their launch titles have been.

I wouldn't consider the current Q1 list as a 'drought', but if it continues into Q2 and beyond with very few titles, than we'll have a problem.

utarefsoN · « **Reply #12 on:** December 16, 2006, 08:09:24 AM »

according to a credible gamespot employee who went to a corporate meeting, a nintendo rep stated Metroid will released in June. And from what he saw from the presentation by nintendo the game looks very good....

segagamer12 · « **Reply #13 on:** December 17, 2006, 04:52:41 AM »

Ok wait a second. Nintendo has always stretched thier releases out so this is no surprise. Second off, Um did anyone REALLY expect eevrysingle GC game released to geta sequal in the first year? come one give me a break. We cant expect more than five games relesed by Nintendo in 07. IF they want Wii to be succesfuly they NEED to pushsome games back to 08 so they have something to sell then. Considering they used to have a 2 games per year policy this is going to be a good year for gamers. Plus Mario Party 8 needs a delay to get it online. Or else 9 better be online.

willie1234 · « **Reply #14 on:** December 17, 2006, 07:07:46 AM »

i think the anxiety comes from how shafted we were with Zelda TP. Years of noise and then nothing until q4 2006!!
I'm hoping for at least one good q1 2007 release but realistically, Metroid is going to be q2 and Mario Galaxy q4. And that's if we're lucky! If my prediction holds, that makes smash bros a 2008 title. There's still a lot of other great titles that Nintendo can get in there like Paper Mario and Wii Music to prevent a drought, but if your not 100% happy with today's Wii lineup and are waiting on new games, q1 & q2 2007 certainly could be a bit of a concern (although in the US, Wario Ware will probably help that A LOT even if there's nothing else).

BiLdItUp1 · « **Reply #15 on:** December 17, 2006, 08:30:15 AM »

...I'll take the Q1 drought if it means Nintendo will be getting their act together on other fronts, namely fixing the online situation. It should bother everyone that they've kept mum about it; and I'm starting to think that online Wii games are going to be the showcase of E3 (or CES or GDC or whathaveyou now instead of that old show)

Majora · « **Reply #16 on:** December 17, 2006, 11:46:09 PM »

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Originally posted by: Kairon
I take it all back. After seeing this, Nintendo has its Q1 schedule in the bag.

~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com

Woah, that looks like great fun!!

I think I'll be able to over come any drought with that kinda fun!!

Spak-Spang · « **Reply #17 on:** December 18, 2006, 01:25:00 AM »

Will there be a first quarter drought with games for the Wii yes.

But it happens the first year of every new console release. The PS3 will have it so bad you won't even find PS3s to buy.

The real question is will we have a second year drought in the first quarter, and will Nintendo be able to push great games for the rest of 07 after the initial drought.

Personally, I will be upset if Nintendo doesn't release somewhere between 9-12 games next year for the Wii. I will grant them a drought/break till March. But starting March I want to see a new Wii game for the system averaging out to once per month. (Some months can have 2 releases.)

Nintendo has many projects coming out, and several of them are very far along.

Metroid,
Mario,
Wario Ware, (already finished)
Mario Party,
Brain Training,
Super Smash Brothers Brawl,
Fire Emblem,
Battalion Wars Wii

All those games SHOULD come out next year. Then you have the new franchises for the Wii:

Project H.A.M.M.E.R
Day of Disaster

Those two are important to get out and show the world new Nintendo franchises.

Finally, Christmas seems to be the most important release would be:

Wii Motor Sports...or Wii Sports 2.

Seriously, if Nintendo can't get their act together and release ALL of these games for Next year they may have a hard time next year. But, all of those games in '07 would mean major momentum all throughout the year.

Finally, '08 won't be left in the dark.

'08 we should see:

Mario Kart, Tennis, and perhaps Golf.

Then see NEW franchises from Nintendo.

ThePerm · « **Reply #18 on:** December 18, 2006, 05:12:16 AM »

yum march for Mario party! I just signed up and will be living in an awesome bachelors pad starting January 5th

tssf · « **Reply #19 on:** December 18, 2006, 05:41:55 PM »

How come no one ever mentions the disaster game Nintendo has in the works? When's that due?

IceCold · « **Reply #20 on:** December 18, 2006, 06:57:20 PM »

Well, we've not heard much about it - the only media we have is two short clips. I'm really interested in it, but it's probably going to be out late next year, or maybe even in 2008. The director said it was in the "climax" of its development, whatever that means..

segagamer12 · « **Reply #21 on:** December 19, 2006, 12:13:19 AM »

disaster was one of the games show off at E3 I was excited for. I hopeit comes out in 07 and they push something else back.

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