Nintendo's 2007 Japanese Wii line-up

By Robert Purchese Published 1 May, 2007

Confirmed.

Nintendo has confirmed that Super Mario Galaxy and Metroid Prime 3 will be among dozen Wii titles to appear in Japan this year, GamesIndustry.biz reports.

The news popped up in some financial papers uncovered by IGN.

"I can confirm the information is correct - it was distributed in the 'Supplementary Information about Earnings Release' which was part of the overall information distributed at the recent year-end financial announcement," a spokesperson told GamesIndustry.biz.

The full Wii line-up for Japan in 2007 looks like this:

  • Donkey Kong Taru Jet Race
  • Wii Health Pack
  • Disaster: Day of Crisis
  • Mario Party 8
  • Project H.A.M.M.E.R.
  • Wii Music
  • Super Mario Galaxy
  • Super Smash Bros. Brawl
  • Battalion Wars II
  • Forever Blue
  • Mario Strikers: Charged
  • Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
  • Mario and Sonic at the Olympics

The financial papers listed Animal Crossing Wii and Hoshi no Kirby as still "to be announced".

So far, only one of the games on the list has been confirmed for a 2007 release in Europe - Mario Strikers: Charged, which is due out on 25th May.

Plunge your news-bucket deeper into the well of fact over at GamesIndustry.biz

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Comments (59) Latest comment 5 years ago

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  • krudster #1 5 years ago

    Hmm.

  • varsas #2 5 years ago

    Looking good!

    I just hope Europe sees the titles too...
    Edited by 1 at 01/05/07 @ 14:28

  • jellyhead #3 5 years ago

    Cool, yet more titles for nintendo to release in Europe next year.
    Maybe.
    If they can be bothered.

  • rudedudejude #4 5 years ago

    "I'd Purchese that for a Dollar!!"

  • LetsGo #5 5 years ago

    Mario, Smash and Metroid.

  • Killerbee #6 5 years ago

    As long as we get Super Paper Mario plus either Mario Galaxy or Metroid (preferably both) in Europe in 2007, I'll be happy with the rest filling the gaps.

    I wish NOE would be a bit quicker off the mark with their announcements...

  • #7 5 years ago

    I didn't know Mario had teats?

  • Moz #8 5 years ago

    Yay a load of games that I really want to play, but nit sure I can cape with 480P on my TV why can't it at least do 576P would make a big difference

  • CallousB #9 5 years ago

    I think most of those will make Europe this year.

    IMO most at risk for Europe are Forever Blue, Project Hammer, Disaster:Day of crisis and either Wii Health or Wii Music (I think we'll se one this year but not the other).

  • Paukl #10 5 years ago

    Maybe they should concentrate less on the release schedule of the games and more on telling me when I can walk into a shop and buy one.

    Not you. Me.

  • Waffleaber #11 5 years ago

    Great, but this is also the european line-up for 2008

  • Kiigan #12 5 years ago

    Is now an appropriate time to moan about the fact that Super Paper Mario doesn't even have a European release date yet? Or should I wait a bit?

  • MrBiggles #13 5 years ago

    Disaster day of crisis is going to OWN!!!!!!!!!!!!

    nice youtube video of it

    [link url=http://www .youtube.com/watch?v=BHaItCFGI_g
    ]http://www .youtube.com/watch?v=BHaItCFGI_g
    [/link]

  • peterfll #14 5 years ago

    I have US Wii. Me smug all over.

    Still, thank god I also own the two other consoles and don't rely on the Wii \ Nintendo for everything.

  • aine #15 5 years ago

    Is now an appropriate time to moan about the fact that Super Paper Mario doesn't even have a European release date yet? Or should I wait a bit?

    Any time is an appropriate time to moan about that.

  • BM #16 5 years ago

    Nintendo has confirmed that Super Mario Galaxy and Metroid Prime 3 will be among dozen Wii titles to appear in Japan this year

    So why report on this Eurogamer? Wouldn't it be much better to answer what Wii titles are coming to Europe this year?
    Edited by 2 at 01/05/07 @ 15:01

  • chupachups #17 5 years ago

    ...as usual, the best games only start to appear a year after the launch. Always been like that, always will be like that.

  • Tonka #18 5 years ago

    Meanwhile, in Europe

  • BM #19 5 years ago

    this type of stuff sickens me, it's as though I'm not pissed off already that Europe gets a shitty deal with games.

    No, I need the European-based websites I read to rub salt into the wounds. Thanks
    Edited by 1 at 01/05/07 @ 15:04

  • pjmaybe #20 5 years ago

    Nintendo on Europe:

    "We hate you but we LOVE YOUR MONEYS!"

    Peej

  • Razz #21 5 years ago

    o_o

    Fuck this.

    /learns Japanese

    /moves to Japan

    /buys Wii

  • peterfll #22 5 years ago

    I guess this list of games is totally irrelevant then to European gamers, and therefore should be ignored by EG?

    Taken to extremes then us Europeans would have first heard of the PS3 in March this year.

    I think these people who complain about EG covering GAMES NEWS from other territories very strange.....

  • BM #23 5 years ago

    @peterfll

    You obviously don't own a Wii then

  • peterfll #24 5 years ago

    Erhem, BM, read my previous comment.........
    Edited by 1 at 01/05/07 @ 15:14

  • chupachups #25 5 years ago

    "I think these people who complain about EG covering GAMES NEWS from other territories very strange....."

    I think what gets more people annoyed is when they cover games news from America and Japan and not from Europe.

    How often does EG quote prices in Euros? How often do they actually ask Nintendo why we get games so much later?

    There's a lot more EG could be doing beyond just aping all the American sites already out there.

  • BM #26 5 years ago

    peterfll

    As much as I love to hear about new games coming out, what i'm alluding to is the fact that unlike the PS3 / 360 brigade, Wii owners seem to have to wait months rather than weeks for titles that are available in other regions.

    Super Paper Mario being a case in point

  • peterfll #27 5 years ago

    @BM

    Ah yes, I couldn't agree with you more. Hence, I bought a US Wii - it was part of the reason I imported. NoE continue to be larely irrelevant to NoJ. All my Nintendo consoles have been US consoles, and I don't regret going with a US Wii so far.

    With regards to EG, I agree with the sentiment of using Euros where relevant. With regards to this article, surely the Nintendo 2007 line up is of interest to many Wii owners, even though presently it applies to the Japanese market, it gives a good indication of what everyone else can expect (or in the case of the Euro market, be waiting for months after everyone else).

  • Beano #28 5 years ago

    nintendojustgivemesuperpapermarioandiwillbehappynintendojust givemesuperpapermarioandiwillbehappynintendojustgivemesuperp apermarioandiwillbehappynintendojustgivemesuperpapermarioand iwillbehappynintendojustgivemesuperpapermarioandiwillbehappy nintendojustgivemesuperpapermarioandiwillbehappynintendojust givemesuperpapermarioandiwillbehappynintendojustgivemesuperp apermarioandiwillbehappy!

  • nickthegun #29 5 years ago

    "Nintendo's 2007 Japanese Wii line-up"

    AKA Nintendo's 2008/9 Euro Wii line-up

  • sickpuppysoftware #30 5 years ago

    I didn't know Mario had teats?

    How do you think Nintendo keep milking him?

  • lennon #31 5 years ago

    Was in the pub on Friday night when the barmaid and a 60ish year old bloke were moaning about the lack of games coming out on the Wii.

    I thought I must be pissed off my face but no I hadnt had a drop.

    However Nintendo need to do something about that perception because its not only one that many of us Wii gamers have but now the new audience they so expertly have targeted are saying it as well.

    GIVE ME SUPER PAPER MARIO!!!

  • onyxbox #32 5 years ago

    GIVE ME SUPER PAPER MARIO!!!
    Amazon have that listed for November 30, 2007.

    not good!

  • lennon #33 5 years ago

    If that date ends up being true then even the greatest european ninty fanboys would have to admit Mario and Metroid are pretty unlikely to reach these parts until mid 2008 earliest.

  • ruttyboy #34 5 years ago

    /Starts counting the number of people who make the "So, that's Europes line-up for 200x!" 'joke'.

  • Agent_Llama #35 5 years ago

    I said it before and I'll say it again - Super Paper Mario is being held back as a sweetener for Europe when it is (eventually) announced that Galaxy, Brawl and Metroid aren't out here until 2008.

  • KraftWerk #36 5 years ago

    What's the rush? I have too many games to buy/finish already. o_O

  • el_pollo_diablo #37 5 years ago

    The full Wii line-up for Japan in 2007 looks like this:

    * Donkey Kong Taru Jet Race
    * Wii Health Pack
    * Disaster: Day of Crisis
    * Mario Party 8
    * Project H.A.M.M.E.R.
    * Wii Music
    * Super Mario Galaxy
    * Super Smash Bros. Brawl
    * Battalion Wars II
    * Forever Blue
    * Mario Strikers: Charged
    * Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
    * Mario and Sonic at the Olympics

    The full Wii line-up for Europe in 2007 looks like this:

    * Mario (tbc)

  • rudedudejude #38 5 years ago

    whats the big rave about some paper platform game anyway? people are going on about like it's some free playboy orgy or something.

  • lennon #39 5 years ago

    @Adam_T - If you didnt play the GC version I would heartily reccommend it. One of the most surprisingly addictive games I have ever played.

  • BM #40 5 years ago

    @ Adam_T

    1. It looks like a really good game
    2. It's actually been released (albeit not in Europe)

  • peterfll #41 5 years ago

    The Paper Mario games to date have been something special, hence much frustration, Adam_T.

  • rudedudejude #42 5 years ago

    I've never played them myself so I apologise if I appear to be a bit of a nonce! Can't say I've heard much about them, just that it's a really big name.

    Any more good games released for my Wii is good as far as I'm concerned :)

  • smelly #43 5 years ago

    You guys just want paper mario released so you can moan that it's another mario game.

  • smelly #44 5 years ago

    Also, while you're all moaning. Remeber sony says that europe LIKES waiting.

    The ps3 has been out the same amount as time as the wii, where are all it's BRILLIANT exclusives - i see nothing on the radar to match this list!

    The 360 has a line up to match.. but it's been out a year already.

  • Sid-Nice #45 5 years ago

    Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door is great; Super paper Mario is good, at this moment in time I would prefer Mario Strikers Charged.

  • CallousB #46 5 years ago

    "what i'm alluding to is the fact that unlike the PS3 / 360 brigade, Wii owners seem to have to wait months rather than weeks for titles that are available in other regions. "

    Not really true... PS3 owners had a 4 month delay on every single launch title.

    ..and where is Blue Dragon on the 360?
    Edited by 1 at 01/05/07 @ 18:21

  • cawley1 #47 5 years ago

    It still amazes me that so many of you moan on about Nintendo's stance in Europe.
    Since the NES Europe has been the poor relation yet everytime a list like this appears you get 50+ comments moaning about the lack of Euro releases.

    Accept it and move on, like I did 10 years ago at the back end of the SNES days - it is pretty clear by now it is not something Nintendo is in any hurry to change (they were happy with this method when N64 and GC were tredding water, what hope now if the majority of European consumers are happy to buy DS/Wii in such numbers and accept the shaft?!)

    There is even less reason to complain these days as most TV's will accept an NTSC signal and the games are far cheaper when bought from many online US retailers.

    While it does not make it right, it does make sense. Now go and import, and enjoy Paper Mario like I am months before it will see a UK release...

  • smelly #48 5 years ago

    "Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door is great; Super paper Mario is good, at this moment in time I would prefer Mario Strikers Charged."


    Well i've completed super paper mario now.. it was great, but i probably wont go back to it again.

    But something like strikers is something i'd go back to again and again.

    So to me, i know what i'd prefer.

  • The-Bodybuilder #49 5 years ago

    >"I apologise if I appear to be a bit of a nonce"

    A peado that owns a wii? No wonder ninty use friends code to protect the kids.

  • smelly #50 5 years ago

    If they didnt, you just know the daily mail would start an anti nintendo campaign

  • Sid-Nice #51 5 years ago

    Paedophile = Paedo, not Peado, dildo.

  • Vin #52 5 years ago

    Nintendo, sort this gash out, stat.

    And man, the 360 release list just fuckin' DOMINATES the entire year and beyond.




  • SmileyDudette #53 5 years ago

    Hoshii no Kirby?
    I only know one <a href=http://www .youtube.com/watch?v=T6rffaeVsIM>Hoshii</a> in the world of videogames.
    Does this mean my favourite import-only game's gonna be released over here?

  • erp #54 5 years ago

    i may be imagining this, but hasn't it been the case with the previous Metroid Prime games that they've always released in japan last? (or at least second?)

    if so... hooray!

  • Nikanoru #55 5 years ago

    i may be imagining this, but hasn't it been the case with the previous Metroid Prime games that they've always released in japan last? (or at least second?)

    if so... hooray!


    Well, I'm certainly hopeful.

  • rudedudejude #56 5 years ago

    Who needs friends codes? I just invite them over for tea and a bit of Wii...

  • spongebob #57 5 years ago

    Just what is Mario Health Pack?

  • smelly #58 5 years ago

    "And man, the 360 release list just fuckin' DOMINATES the entire year and beyond."

    LMFAO!

    Okay.. sure.

  • MoGamer2006 #59 5 years ago

    I have to agree with the earlier poster: if NOE's release scheduling upsets you that much, get a US Wii - I did, and I'm lovin' it!!! You get your games earlier (by and large - Mario Strikers, I'm looking at you) and cheaper - no muss, no fuss.

  • Vin #60 5 years ago

    "LMFAO!

    Okay.. sure."

    Buh wuh?