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DS Wii News by Robert Purchese
Nintendo Europe has rolled out its Q4 release schedule, bringing us firm dates for the likes of Metroid Prime 3, Super Mario Galaxy, Resident Evil: The Umbrealla Chronicles and Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure.
DS titles in the spotlight include Zelda: Phantom Hourglass and Donkey Kong Jungle Climber.
The Wii line-up begins with the already confirmed 14th September Super Paper Mario date, before jumping to Harvest Moon: Magical Melody on 19th October, Metroid Prime 3 on the 26th, and Super Mario Galaxy a little earlier than expected on 16th November.
Following those are Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles on 30th November, Pokémon Battle Revolution and Zack & Wiki on 7th December, and Wii Chess later in the winter.
Battalion Wars 2, Wii Fit, Mario Kart Wii and Super Smash Bros. Brawl are all listed as 2008.
DS picks start with Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland on 14th September, then move onto newcomers Naruto Ninja Council on 5th October and Donkey Kong Jungle Climber on the 12th - currently enjoying success in the Japanese charts.
Zelda: Phantom Hourglass will emerge on 19th October, followed by other big hitters Practice English! On the 26th, then Flash Focus and Mario Party DS on 23rd November.
DS Novel is pipped as winter, and sadly Advanced Wars 2 is lingering in 2008.
The full list can be found below.
Wii
- Boogie (EA) - 31 August
- Madden NFL 2008 (EA) - 31 August
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2008 (EA) - 31 August
- Alien Syndrome (SEGA) - 7th September
- Super Paper Mario (Nintendo) - 14th September
- World Championship Poker Featuring Howard Lederer: All In Wii (505Games) - 21st September
- King Of Clubs (Oxygen Games) - 28th September
- Brunswick Bowling Pro (505Games) - September
- Bratz: The Movie (THQ) - September
- Ratatouille (THQ) (in-line with movie release) - June, July or September (in line with movie release)
- Godzilla: Unleashed (ATARI) - Q3
- Spider-Man: Friend Or Foe (Activision) - 12th October
- NBA LIVE 08 (EA) - 12th October
- Harvest Moon Magical Melody (Rising Star/Nintendo) - 19th October
- Sea Monsters (ZOO Digital Publishing) - 19th October
- Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Nintendo) - 26th October
- Arctic Tale (Zoo Digital Publishing) - 26th October
- Balls of Fury (Zoo Digital Publishing) - 26th October
- Crash Of The Titans (Vivendi Games) - October
- Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire (D3Publisher of Europe/Koch Media) - October
- Cars: Master-National (THQ) - October
- Endless Ocean (tentative title) (Nintendo) - 9th November
- Need For Speed Pro Street (EA) - 1st or 2nd November
- Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo) - 16th November
- Garfield Gets Real (ZOO Digital Publishing) - 23rd November
- Yamaha Supercross (ZOO Digital Publishing) - 23rd November
- Resident Evil The Umbrella Chronicles (Capcom/Nintendo) - 30th November
- Alan Hansens Sports Challenge (Oxygen Games) - 30th November
- Cheggers' Party Quiz (Oxygen Games) - 30th November
- M+M's Kart Racing (ZOO Digital Publishing) - 30th November
- Jenga (ATARI) - November
- Ben 10: Protector of Earth (D3Publisher of Europe/Koch Media) - November
- NiGHTS: Journey Of Dreams (SEGA) - November
- Ferrari Challenge (System 3) - November
- Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey (Disney Interactive Studios) - November
- High School Musical: Sing It! (Disney Interactive Studios) - November
- Power Rangers: Super Legends (Disney Interactive Studios) - November
- Code Lyoko: Quest for Infinity (Game Factory / K.E. Media) - November
- The Golden Compass (SEGA) - November
- Avatar: The Burning Earth (THQ) - November
- WWE Smackdown Vs Raw 2008 (THQ) - November
- CSI 4 Hard Evidence (Ubisoft) - November
- Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (Ubisoft) - November
- Nitro Bike (Ubisoft) - November
- Spyro: The Eternal Night (Vivendi Games) - November
- Pokémon Battle Revolution (Nintendo) - 7th December
- Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure (Capcom/Nintendo) - 7th December
- PDC World Championship Darts 2008 (Oxygen Games) - 7th December
- Showtime Championship Boxing (ZOO Digital Publishing) - 7th December
- Cocoto Funfair (Neko Entertainment) - Q4
- Catz (Ubisoft) - Q4
- Dogz (Ubisoft) - Q4
- Horsez (Ubisoft) - Q4
- My Word Coach (Ubisoft) (in-line with movie release) - Q4
- Surf's Up (Ubisoft) - Autumn
- Dewy's Adventure (Konami) - Autumn
- Lucky Luke Go West (ATARI) - Autumn
- My Horse And Me (ATARI) - Autumn
- EA Playground (EA) - Autumn
- FIFA '08 (EA) - Autumn
- Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis (Rockstar Games) - Autumn
- Asterix & Obelix Olympic Games (ATARI) - Winter
- Wii Chess (tentative title) (Nintendo) - Winter
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (SEGA) - Winter
- Dragonball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (ATARI) - Winter
- Bully "Scholarship Edition" (Rockstar Games) - Winter
- Ghost Squad (SEGA) - Christmas
- My Sims (EA) - 2007
- Battalion Wars 2 (tentative title) (Nintendo) - 2008
- Wii Fit (tentative title) (Nintendo) - 2008
- Mario Kart Wii (tentative title) (Nintendo) - 2008
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo) - 2008
DS
- Dragonball Z GOKU DENSETSU (Namco Bandi Games) - August
- Madden NFL 2008 (EA) - 24th August
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2008 (EA) - 31st August
- Worms 2 (THQ) - 31st August
- Freshly- Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland (Nintendo) - 14th September
- Glory Days 2 (Ghostlight) - 21st September
- Tank Battles (Midas) - 21st September
- Drawn To Life (THQ) - 21st September
- Sonic Rush Adventure (SEGA) - 28th September
- LuminousArc (Rising Star Games) - 28th September
- ATV Thunder Ridge Riders & Monster Trucks (ZOO Digital Publishing) - 28th September
- B-17 Fortress In The Sky (ZOO Digital Publishing) - 28th September
- Cookie & Cream (505Games) - September
- Jam SessionsTM (Ubisoft) - September
- Race Driver; Create & Race (Codemasters) - September
- Paint by DS (Ertain B.V.) - September
- Juiced 2: Hot Import Night (THQ) - September
- Scrabble Interactive 2007 Edition (Ubisoft) - September
- Purr Pals (THQ) - August/September
- Ratatouille (THQ) (in-line with movie release) - September
- Godzilla Unleashed (ATARI) - Q3
- Cake Mania (Majesco/Eidos) - Q3
- New York Times Crossword (Majesco/Eidos) - Q3
- Operation Vietnam (Majesco/Eidos) - Q3
- Toon Duko (Majesco/Eidos) - Q3
- Honeycomb Beat (Rising Star Games / Hudson) - 5th October
- NARUTO NINJA COUNCIL (Nintendo / TOMY) - 5th October
- Donkey Kong Jungle Climber (Nintendo) - 12th October
- Spider-Man: Friend or Foe (Activision) - 12th October
- Build A Bear Workshop (Games Factory) - 12th October
- Digi Gata (Games Factory) - 12th October
- The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo) - 19th October
- 8Ball Allstars (Oxygen Games) - 19th October
- Heracles: Battle with the Gods (Midas) - 19th October
- Playwise: Dino Park (Midas) - 19th October
- Playwise: Pony World (Midas) - 19th October
- Sea Monsters (ZOO Digital Publishing) - 19th October
- Powershot Pinball Constructor (Oxygen Games) - 19th October
- Practise English! Face Everyday Situations (tentative title) (Nintendo) - 26th October
- Big Catch - Bass Fishing (505Games) - 26th October
- Arctic Tale (Zoo Digital Publishing) - 26th October
- Balls of Fury (ZOO Digital Publishing) - 26th October
- Original Frisbee Disc Sports - Ultimate & Golf (ZOO Digital Publishing) - 26th October
- Crash Of The Titans '07- DS (Vivendi Games) - October
- Izuna (505 Games) - October
- Bratz: 4 Real (THQ) - October
- Cars: Mater-National (THQ) - October
- Hanna Montana (Disney Interactive Studios) - October
- Disney Friends (Disney Interactive Studios) - October
- Avatar: The Burning Earth (THQ) - October
- CSI 2 Dark Motives (Ubisoft) - October
- Real Football 2008 (Ubisoft) - October
- Spyro: The Eternal Night DS (Vivendi Games) - October
- How The Grinch Stole Christmas (ZOO Digital Publishing) - 9th November
- Flash Focus (tentative title) (Nintendo) - 23rd November
- Mario Party DS (tentative title) (Nintendo) - 23rd November
- Bomberman Story (Rising Star Games / Hudson) - 23rd November
- Yamaha Supercross (ZOO Digital Publishing) - 23rd November
- M+M's Kart Racing (Zoo Digital Publishing) - 30th November
- Ben 10: Protector of Earth (D3Publisher of Europe/Koch Media) - November
- Need For Speed Pro Street (EA) - 1st or 2nd November
- High School Musical: Making The Cut! (Disney Interactive Studios) - November
- Ambidexterity (working title) (505 Games) - November
- Fashion Designer (505 Games) - November
- I Did It Mum (Boy) (505 Games) - November
- I Did It Mum (Girl) (505 Games) - November
- Ferrari Challenge (System 3) - November
- Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision) - November
- Jenga (ATARI) - November
- Disney Princess: Magical Jewels (Disney Interactive Studios) - November
- Enchanted (Disney Interactive Studios) - November
- Power Rangers: Super Legends (Disney Interactive Studios) - November
- Aquarium by DS: Fantasy (Ertain B.V.) - November
- Aquarium by DS: Real (Ertain B.V.) - November
- Matchstick Puzzle by DS (Ertain B.V.) - November
- Paint by DS: Military Vehicles (Ertain B.V.) - November
- Strawberry Shortcake The Four Seasons Cake (Game Factory) - November
- Chessmaster: The Art of Learning (Ubisoft) - November
- The Golden Compass (SEGA) - November
- Warhammer 40k Squad Command (THQ) - November
- WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2008 (THQ) - November
- Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (Ubisoft) - November
- Showtime Championship Boxing (ZOO Digital Publishing) - 7th December
- Ed, Edd n Eddy (D3Publisher of Europe/Koch Media) - December
- Paint by DS: Classical Masterpieces (Ertain B.V.) - December
- Brain Buddy (Koch Media) - Q4
- Boulder Dash Rocks! (10TACLE STUDIOS) - Q4
- Steel Horizon (Konami) - Q4
- Catz 2 (Ubisoft) - Q4
- Dolphin Island (Ubisoft) - Q4
- Dogz 2 (Ubisoft) - Q4
- Hamsterz 2 (Ubisoft) - Q4
- Horse Life (Koch Media) - Q4
- Horsez (Ubisoft) - Q4
- Imagine Fashion Designer (Ubisoft) - Q4
- Imagine Happy Cooking (Ubisoft) - Q4
- Imagine Pet Vet (Ubisoft) - Q4
- Imagine Babies (Ubisoft) - Q4
- Miami Nights (Ubisoft) - Q4
- My Word Coach (Ubisoft) - Q4
- Totally Spies (Ubisoft) - Q4
- Surf's Up (Ubisoft) - Summer / Autumn
- Konami Arcade Classics (Konami) - Autumn
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami) - Autumn
- My Horse and Me (ATARI) - Autumn
- Lucky Luke Go West (ATARI) - Autumn
- Mega Man Star Force Leo (Capcom) - Autumn
- Mega Man Star Force Pegasus (Capcom) - Autumn
- Mega Man Star Force Dragon (Capcom) - Autumn
- EA Playground (EA) - Autumn
- FIFA '08 (EA) - Autumn
- HEROS OF MANA (Square Enix) - Autumn
- DS Novel (tentative title) (Nintendo) - Winter
- Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (SEGA) - Winter
- Asterix at the Olympic Games (ATARI) - Winter
- Boogie (EA) - 2007
- My Sims (EA) - 2007
- Advance Wars 2 (tentative title) (Nintendo) - 2008
Head over to our Wii: 2007's Most Wanted article to see what we've got our eyes on.
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SniperWolf
24/08/07 @ 13:52
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I sold my launch Wii, it just wasn't getting played and I'm sick of Nintendo releasing games so late in Europe.
Corruption will probably end up being the best game this year and I'll have to go out and get another damn Wii to play it, but it will have to be very very good to make me go back to Wii. |
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GamesConnoisseur
24/08/07 @ 13:56
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Not worth selling Wii in my view as its going to be sooo common place and all the devs/publishers jumping onto the bandwagon. The lengthy release list show that finally more games is coming.
Too much chaff for wheat though, still some strong gems in there and looking forward to a handful. Will be interesting to watch Wii performance up to and after Christmas, if it will still sell so strongly and how much of market share it will take up. Personally cannot see how many innovation can be pulled from a old hardware but this is essentially a second chance for Gamecube plus new and exciting controller. HD Gaming is still too premature as small proportion of gamers do have HDTV, Nintendo not going to be ignored. So a three way tied race is still likely in term of advantages. PS3 for Blu Ray, X360 for greater dev support (ease of programming) and Wii for taking greatest market share but poor hardware.
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Sweet lord, that's a lot of games. Okay, sturgeon's law (90% of everything is shit) applies, but that 10% is bigger than I remember Ninty having for a very long time.
Re the next-gen stuff, I think having controllers with components manufactured to within a tolerance of a few atoms (the motion-sensing kit) to be pretty next-gen! |
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Deathspleen
24/08/07 @ 14:21
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So when's that thar review embargo lifted for MP3 then eh?
I want some justification to lord over people :) |
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GamesConnoisseur
24/08/07 @ 14:28
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Sebo
@gamesconnoisseur Wii has "poor" hardware does it? Least it doesnt break down continually or cost a mortgage payment to get out the shop. Graphically it is behind. I'm sure that's what you actually mean. Yes I should have specified that it was processing power I was referring to, acknowledged HD era hasn't really kicked off but Wii can not even compete on GFX front. Sure it can do SD quite good and some game will be pushing it already and cannot imagine second generation onwards of Wii titles getting close to other consoles. Meaning it will be largely stuck in pre 2006 gfx era. Processing power is also important for when you want Dead Rising type of game and for heavy use of particles and effects. Having said that Wii certainly can do some great games and exclusives that other would drool to play and which is why I m keeping Wii and not sold on like sucidial SniperWolf! |
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Super Paper Mario,
Metroid Prime 3, Super Mario Galaxy, Halo 3, PGR4, Assasin's Creed, Virtua Fighter 5, Resident Evil: UC, Crysis, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (my son would kill me otherwise), Zelda: Phantom Hourglass , Sonic Rush Adventure plus Pokémon Battle Revolution (any good?), Zack & Wiki (looks promising), Dewy's Adventure (this too), Crash Of The Titans (unless it's pants), NiGHTS (probably), Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (it's about time Ubisoft dropped the price of the original)... boy that Reeves bloke sure knew what he was talking about :)
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GingerNathan
24/08/07 @ 14:38
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"So when's that thar review embargo lifted for MP3 then eh? "
Monday at midday, US time. |
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JohnnyWashnGo
24/08/07 @ 14:58
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@JonFE
Great list there mate - I agree with every one of them. I think I may need to pimp my ass to afford to buy all the games I want this christmas. Maybe that David Reeves guy was right after all, maybe there should be a nice long gap between AAA releases so that you get time to enjoy them properly and also time to save for the next one. What am I saying, bring on the games !!! |
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>'Yes I should have specified that it was processing power I was referring to, acknowledged HD era hasn't really kicked off but Wii can not even compete on GFX front.'
= Blah, blah, meaningless marketing expressions like 'HD Era' >Sure it can do SD quite good and some game will be pushing it already and cannot imagine second generation onwards of Wii titles getting close to other consoles. Meaning it will be largely stuck in pre 2006 gfx era. = I think pixel resolution is a way of measuring 3d performance Processing power is also important for when you want Dead Rising type of game and for heavy use of particles and effects. = I like really shiny things Having said that Wii certainly can do some great games and exclusives that other would drool to play and which is why I m keeping Wii and not sold on like sucidial SniperWolf! = Even I don't believe everything I just said |
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scouserfuller9
24/08/07 @ 15:44
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Gutted Super Smash Bros ain't released until 2008. Currently in the USA until next tuesday and if Wii's are back in stock may get one with Metroid (which is released here monday) to bring back with me and then start getting my games imported.
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famous_roy
24/08/07 @ 17:47
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That is a freaking amazing line up, was looking forward to MP3 and SMG but some of the others look awesome also (Zak and Wiki especially). Phantom hourglass on the DS also, good time to be a nintendo fan, better rinse Bioshock before october!
Gutted SniperWolf. Patience ftw. |
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Carrybagma
24/08/07 @ 18:22
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Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland.
I can barely believe that a single person would have this on their wanted list, yet there's actually eight of them. Eight nutters. How can anyone want to buy something with that title, let alone admit to it? :o| |
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@ JonFE
Reeves' strategy is only good for the companies themselves. For us it's better that they come out all at once, rather than being delayed. Reason being, that you can buy the AAA ones that you want the most first (+ the online playable ones, so others don't gain the advantage), and wait as long as you want to buy the quirkier ones. Just keep a wish list. For example, I only got God Of War, Shadow Of The Colossus, Bully, Fahrenheit etc. at the end of last year. they cost me less than Ł15 each, and they've kept me from buying a Ł300 RRod prone 360. Now I'll hold on for as long as I can and get an HDMI 120Gb version, hopefully with the new chipset. The lack of a GTA IV will help me wait, as I'm not a console FPS fan. I'll wait for the new 360, upgrade my PC and grab Bioshock, Crysis and Unreal Tourney 3, I reckon. Depends how good Assassin's Creed turns out. |
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Kazzahdrane
25/08/07 @ 06:27
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For me the really big news was that Nintendo will be publishing Zack & Wiki in Europe - means it should get some decent promotion ala Trauma Center!
So many Wii titles in the last quarter, a bit silly really! |
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>So many Wii titles in the last quarter, a bit silly really!
Not really. Makes perfect business sense to wait until you have a big userbase on a console before releasing games on it. Also games dont sell well in the summer (apart from to the minority geeks), as everyone is out enjoying the sun So it makes sense to hold off until the winter to sell your big games.. Especially with chrimble coming up making said games system sellers too. If mario galaxy got released in the summer then that'd be a shit decision. |
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gingerlink
27/08/07 @ 09:54
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Excuse me while I go find Masahiro Sakurai to go and violently strangle him for not sorting this out...
*shakes* IT'S NOT EVEN A TEXT HEAVY GAME DAMMMIT! |
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WillTheSecond
02/09/07 @ 10:14
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* Super Paper Mario (Nintendo) - 14th September
* Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Nintendo) - 26th October * Crash Of The Titans (Vivendi Games) - October * Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire (D3Publisher of Europe/Koch Media) - October * Endless Ocean (tentative title) (Nintendo) - 9th November * Need For Speed Pro Street (EA) - 1st or 2nd November * Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo) - 16th November * Ben 10: Protector of Earth (D3Publisher of Europe/Koch Media) - November * NiGHTS: Journey Of Dreams (SEGA) - November * Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (Ubisoft) - November * Nitro Bike (Ubisoft) - November * Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure (Capcom/Nintendo) - 7th December * Dewy's Adventure (Konami) - Autumn * Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis (Rockstar Games) - Autumn * Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (SEGA) - Winter * Battalion Wars 2 (tentative title) (Nintendo) - 2008 * Wii Fit (tentative title) (Nintendo) - 2008 * Mario Kart Wii (tentative title) (Nintendo) - 2008 * Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo) - 2008 These are all the games I would *consider* buying. Many of them (Need For Speed, Dragon Blade, Crash, Dewy's Adventure, Ben 10, NiGHTs, Mario and Sonic at the Olympics) could end up being rubbish, but even so, there are quite a few great games for Wii this year, and early next year with Mario Kart, Smash and BWii will be great. Also, MoH: Heroes 2 apparently has even better FPS controls than MP3, so that's probably a buy (not including 32-player online multiplayer) and Geometry Wars Galaxies could be a buy, depending on price (full priced I don't think I'd go for it). |
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