Official Wii Thread - Part VIII

[Liver&Onions]

wii.

[PixyJunket]

2008 is going to be a stellar year for the Wii for fans of Japanese games.

[kakihara1]

Originally Posted by PixyJunket

2008 is going to be a stellar year for the Wii for fans of Japanese games.

I can only hope you're right

[MadonnasManOne]

Here is a list of upcoming games, listing the most current known dates. I had no idea that November was so packed! Looks like I'm actually going to be buying several games in November. This list comes from IGN.com:

date game title publisher genre
November 2, 2007 Spy Games: Elevator Mission UFO Interactive Action

November 5, 2007 Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn Nintendo Strategy
RPG

November 5, 2007 Game Party Midway Games Party

November 6, 2007 Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None The Adventure Company Adventure

November 6, 2007 Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2008 Activision Hunting

November 6, 2007 Code Lyoko: Quest for Infinity Game Factory RPG

November 6, 2007 Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour Disney Interactive Studios Action

November 6, 2007 LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga LucasArts Action
Compilation

November 6, 2007 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games SEGA Sports
Compilation

November 6, 2007 My Word Coach Ubisoft Productivity

November 6, 2007 Showtime Championship Boxing Destination Software, Inc. (DSI) Sports

November 12, 2007 Cruis'n Midway Games Racing

November 12, 2007 SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis THQ Action

November 12, 2007 Super Mario Galaxy Nintendo Platformer

November 13, 2007 Geometry Wars: Galaxies Sierra Shooter

November 13, 2007 Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary Eidos Interactive Adventure

November 13, 2007 Luxor: Pharaoh's Challenge Mumbo Jumbo Puzzle

November 13, 2007 Medal of Honor Heroes 2 Electronic Arts Shooter

November 13, 2007 Monster Jam 07 Activision Racing

November 13, 2007 Need for Speed ProStreet Electronic Arts Racing

November 13, 2007 Petz: Catz 2 Ubisoft Virtual Pet

November 13, 2007 Petz: Dogz 2 Ubisoft Virtual Pet

November 13, 2007 Petz: Horsez 2 Ubisoft Simulation

November 13, 2007 Pimp My Ride Activision Value Action

November 13, 2007 Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords D3 Publisher Puzzle

November 13, 2007 Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 Ubisoft Action

November 13, 2007 Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles Capcom Shooter

November 13, 2007 Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure Destination Software, Inc. (DSI) Adventure

November 13, 2007 Soulcalibur Legends Namco Bandai Action

November 13, 2007 Star Trek: Conquest Bethesda Softworks Flight
Action

November 13, 2007 WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2008 THQ Wrestling

November 14, 2007 Puppy Luv Activision Value Virtual Pet

November 19, 2007 Cars Mater-National THQ Racing

November 19, 2007 Link's Crossbow Training Nintendo Shooter

November 19, 2007 Smarty Pants Electronic Arts Trivia

November 20, 2007 AMF Bowling: Pinbusters Bethesda Softworks Sports

November 20, 2007 Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 Atari Fighting

November 20, 2007 Garfield Gets Real Destination Software, Inc. (DSI) Action

November 20, 2007 Ghost Squad SEGA Shooter

November 20, 2007 Godzilla: Unleashed Atari Fighting
Action

November 20, 2007 History Channel: Battle For the Pacific Activision Action

November 20, 2007 Jenga Atari Puzzle

November 20, 2007 Trauma Center: New Blood Atlus Simulation

November 21, 2007 Indianapolis 500 Legends Destineer Racing

November 21, 2007 Indoor Sports Konami Sports

November 21, 2007 Mythmakers: Orbs of Doom Bold Games (Destineer) Action

November 23, 2007 Kawasaki Quad Bikes Bold Games (Destineer) Sports

November 23, 2007 Offroad Extreme Special Edition Conspiracy Entertainment Racing

November 23, 2007 Rig Racer 2 Bold Games (Destineer) Racing

November 27, 2007 Cranium Kabookii Ubisoft Board

November 27, 2007 Rebel Raiders Jack Of All Games Flight
Action

November 28, 2007 Furu Furu Park Majesco Action

December 4, 2007 Alvin and the Chipmunks Brash Entertainment Music

December 4, 2007 Golden Compass, The SEGA Action

December 11, 2007 Super Swing Golf: Season 2 Tecmo Sports

December 14, 2007 Kidz Sports Basketball Bold Games (Destineer) Sports

December 14, 2007 Kidz Sports Ice Hockey Bold Games (Destineer) Sports

December 14, 2007 Kidz Sports International Soccer Destineer Sports

December 17, 2007 MX Vs. ATV Untamed THQ Racing

December 18, 2007 NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams SEGA Action

January 2008 Blast Works: Build, Fuse & Destroy Majesco Action

January 2008 Blitz: The League Midway Games Sports
Action

January 2008 Bomberman Land Hudson Soft Action

January 2008 Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 Ubisoft Shooter

January 2008 Cabela's Monster Bass Activision Value Sports

January 2008 Classic British Motor Racing Bold Games (Destineer) Racing

January 2008 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Hard Evidence Ubisoft Adventure

January 2008 Endless Ocean Nintendo Adventure

January 2008 Harvest Moon Heroes Natsume Adventure

January 2008 Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law Capcom Adventure

January 2008 Kawasaki Jet Ski Bold Games (Destineer) Sports

January 2008 Kitty Luv Activision Value Virtual Pet

January 2008 London Taxi: RusHour Bold Games (Destineer) Racing

January 2008 Nitrobike Ubisoft Racing
Action

January 2008 Rygar: The Battle of Argus Tecmo Action

January 2008 Samurai Warriors Katana KOEI Action

January 2008 Wii Fit Nintendo Productivity

February 2008 My Horse and Me Destineer Simulation

February 2008 No More Heroes Ubisoft Action

February 2008 Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity SEGA Racing
Action

February 2008 Space Station Tycoon Namco Bandai Simulation

February 2008 Spiderwick Chronicles, The Sierra Adventure

February 2008 Super Smash Bros. Brawl Nintendo Fighting

March 2008 Sadness *TBA Action
Adventure

March 2008 Yamaha Super Cross Racing

Q1 2008 Balloon Pop UFO Interactive Puzzle

Q1 2008 Mario Kart Wii Nintendo Racing

Q1 2008 Monkey King: The Legend Begins, The UFO Interactive Shooter

Q1 2008 Obscure: The Aftermath Playlogic Action
Adventure

Q1 2008 One Piece: Unlimited Adventure Namco Bandai Action
Adventure

Q1 2008 Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection Crave Entertainment Pinball

Q1 2008 Pop *TBA Action

Q1 2008 SEGA Bass Fishing SEGA Hunting

Q1 2008 SEGA Superstars Tennis SEGA Sports

Q1 2008 Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 Konami Sports

May 2008 Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, The Buena Vista Games Action Adventure

June 2008 Incredible Hulk (2008), The SEGA Action

Q2 2008 Brave SouthPeak Interactive Action
Adventure

Q2 2008 LEGO Indiana Jones: The Videogame LucasArts Adventure

Q2 2008 Monster Lab Eidos Interactive Simulation

Q2 2008 Mushroom Men Gamecock Action

Q2 2008 Okami Capcom Adventure

Q2 2008 Samba de Amigo Wii SEGA Music

Q2 2008 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed LucasArts Action

Q2 2008 TNA iMPACT! Midway Games Wrestling

Q2 2008 Top Spin Tennis 2K Games Sports

Q2 2008 Worms: A Space Oddity THQ Strategy

September 2008 Civilization Revolution 2K Games Strategy

September 2008 Heroes Over Europe Red Mile Entertainment Flight
Action

Q3 2008 Beijing 2008 SEGA Sports

Q4 2008 Mortal Kombat Next-Gen [untitled] Midway Games Fighting

Q4 2008 New Beginning, A Daedalic Adventure

TBA 2008 100 Bullets D3 Publisher Action

TBA 2008 Action Girlz Racing Conspiracy Entertainment Racing

TBA 2008 Active Life: Athletic World Sports
Compilation

TBA 2008 Alive Ubisoft Action

TBA 2008 Alone in the Dark Atari Adventure

TBA 2008 Animal Crossing Wii Nintendo Simulation

TBA 2008 Black [next-gen] Electronic Arts Shooter

TBA 2008 Blitz 2008 Midway Games Sports

TBA 2008 Blocks Electronic Arts Puzzle
Action

TBA 2008 Bob Ross: The Joy of Painting *TBA Productivity

TBA 2008 Bully: Scholarship Edition Rockstar Games Action

TBA 2008 C.I.D 925: An Ordinary Life Oxygen Interactive Platformer

TBA 2008 de Blob THQ Action

TBA 2008 Deal or No Deal Destination Software, Inc. (DSI) Trivia

TBA 2008 Destiny of Zorro , The Action

TBA 2008 Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed THQ Adventure

TBA 2008 Disaster: Day of Crisis Nintendo Action
Simulation

TBA 2008 Dog Island, The Ubisoft Adventure

TBA 2008 Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors Square Enix Action

TBA 2008 Elf Bowling: Collector's Edition Detn8 Games Sports
Action

TBA 2008 Emergency Mayhem Codemasters Simulation

TBA 2008 Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Crystal Bearers Square Enix Action
RPG

TBA 2008 George of the Jungle Crave Entertainment Action

TBA 2008 Gravitronix Action

TBA 2008 Harker *TBA Action
Adventure

TBA 2008 Hell's Kitchen *TBA Simulation

TBA 2008 Iron Man SEGA Action
Adventure
TBA 2008 James Bond 007 (2008) Activision Action

TBA 2008 King of Clubs Oxygen Interactive Puzzle
Action

TBA 2008 LEGO Batman: The Videogame Warner Bros. Interactive Action

TBA 2008 Line Rider inXile entertainment Puzzle

TBA 2008 Madagascar 2 Activision Action

TBA 2008 Mini Desktop Racing Conspiracy Entertainment Racing

TBA 2008 Myth Makers: Super Kart GP Conspiracy Entertainment Racing

TBA 2008 n-Space Wii project [untitled] Nintendo Action

TBA 2008 Petz Ubisoft Simulation

TBA 2008 Prince of Persia Next-Gen [untitled] Ubisoft Adventure

TBA 2008 Project Witches *TBA Adventure

TBA 2008 Real Heroes: Firefighter *TBA Simulation

TBA 2008 Rock Band [Rumored] MTV Games Music

TBA 2008 Speed Racer Warner Bros. Interactive Racing

TBA 2008 We Love Golf! Capcom Sports

TBA 2008 Wii Motor Sports Airplane Nintendo Flight

TBA 2008 Wii Music Nintendo Music

Q2 2009 Avatar, The Ubisoft Action

TBA 2009 Alien -- FPS Project [untitled] SEGA Shooter

TBA 2009 Alien -- RPG Project [untitled] SEGA RPG

[CreatureX]

My most anticipated Wii games for the rest of 2007:

1. Super Mario Sunshine
2. Link's Crossbow Training
3. Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles
4. Godzilla Unleashed
5. Geometry Wars: Galaxies
6. Medal of Honor Heroes 2
7. NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams
8. Rayman Raving Rabbids 2
9. Trauma Center: New Blood
10. Ghost Squad

Ghost Squad made my list after I saw this vid:

[pinata242]

Was that a cunt punch there at the end?!

[Michael Corvin]

Originally Posted by CreatureX

My most anticipated Wii games for the rest of 2007:

1. Super Mario Sunshine

Well if that is the case I have good news for you. Drive to your favorite retailer, and ask for it by name. It can be had today! You can be playing it by this evening!

[The Bus]

[PerryD]

Originally Posted by CreatureX

Ghost Squad made my list

I'm looking forward to Ghost Squad, especially with the price drop to $29.99

I was looking forward to getting Time Crisis 4 for the PS3, but my PS3 is played on 119" projection screen, and the PS3 is physically about 20 feet from the screen, so I think it's logistically impossible for me to set up the game due to the size of the sensor bar and the length of the cable connecting to the PS3.

[PixyJunket]

Holy shit, Ghost Squad!

Now I have to get that too.

[fumanstan]

Ghost Squad interested me since i saw it at E3. I've been itching for a gun game, so i might get this.

[Toad]

Looking forward to (in the next few weeks)

- Game Party
- Lego Star Wars
- Mario and Sonic at the Olympics
- Medal of Honor (but I'll only buy if the online multiplayer works. EA has let down so far...)
- Super Mario Galaxy

[Toad]

Are games actually released on days other than Tuesdays? I didn't know that...

[PixyJunket]

Originally Posted by Toad

Are games actually released on days other than Tuesdays? I didn't know that...

There's no real structure to game release dates. Release dates given are generally ship dates and are in store a day or two afterwards. Certain "event" titles are shipped to be in store on the release date though.

[darkside]

Several titles I want for the rest of the year on the Wii, but all are in November so most will have to wait for 2008 to get bought.

November 5, 2007 Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn Nintendo Strategy
RPG
November 6, 2007 LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga LucasArts Action
Compilation
November 12, 2007 Super Mario Galaxy Nintendo Platformer
November 13, 2007 Geometry Wars: Galaxies Sierra Shooter
November 19, 2007 Link's Crossbow Training Nintendo Shooter
November 20, 2007 Trauma Center: New Blood Atlus Simulation

[mrpayroll]

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/deals/wii...pst-316863.php

Wii Available on Amazon Wednesday, 10 am PST

If you still haven't gotten around to getting a Wii, Amazon's going to have it in stock tomorrow, October 31, at 10AM PST (1PM EST). We've been hearing that retailers have Wiis in stock in certain places lately, but we've never actually seen one in stock no matter where we go—possibly because we leave the house only once a week. If you're like us, this Amazon deal is perfect. [Amazon - Thanks Susie!]

Good luck!

Chris

[Groucho]

That Ghost Squad video is great.

[Michael Corvin]

I listened to 1upyours today and Shane had the pleasure of previewing Endless Ocean. Before I go on, I'll remind people that it got a 35 out of 40 in famitsu. Needless to say he trashed the hell out of it. His final comment was literally something about, unless you are a 10 year old little girl than no one else should pay any attention to it.

What a douche. It basically sounded like he spent 10 minutes with it and proceeded to judge it from there. Oh well, his Sony fanboyism-graphic whore ass won't dissuade me. I'm still looking forward to it.

Originally Posted by PixyJunket

Holy shit, Ghost Squad!

Now I have to get that too.

WTF is that game about? Just watched the vid.

[MadonnasManOne]

Originally Posted by Michael Corvin

I listened to 1upyours today and Shane had the pleasure of previewing Endless Ocean.....

Question? Does this have anything to do with the website, 1up.com? If so, I would never venture to that site, or to anything related to that site, as they are as anti-Nintendo as anyone can get. They trash everything about Nintendo. In fact, if Nintendo were to come out with a system that did everything that the other systems did, cooked your breakfast, lunch, and dinner, did your laundry, dishes, cleaned your house, did your grocery shopping, and provided sexual pleasure, they would still find a way to bash it, because it's from Nintendo. I'm just saying.....

[fumanstan]

Really? I haven't seen any anti-Nintendo stuff from 1up at all, although I don't listen to podcasts or anything like that.

[darkside]

Originally Posted by Michael Corvin

I listened to 1upyours today and Shane had the pleasure of previewing Endless Ocean. Before I go on, I'll remind people that it got a 35 out of 40 in famitsu. Needless to say he trashed the hell out of it. His final comment was literally something about, unless you are a 10 year old little girl than no one else should pay any attention to it.

What a douche. It basically sounded like he spent 10 minutes with it and proceeded to judge it from there. Oh well, his Sony fanboyism-graphic whore ass won't dissuade me. I'm still looking forward to it.



WTF is that game about? Just watched the vid.

It sounds like a great game to play with the kids. I'm definitely getting it. Famitsu rarely gives a 35 to total crap. Shane is hardly the authority on any game besides Metal Gear Solid.

[Michael Corvin]

Originally Posted by MadonnasManOne

Question? Does this have anything to do with the website, 1up.com? If so, I would never venture to that site, or to anything related to that site, as they are as anti-Nintendo as anyone can get. They trash everything about Nintendo. In fact, if Nintendo were to come out with a system that did everything that the other systems did, cooked your breakfast, lunch, and dinner, did your laundry, dishes, cleaned your house, did your grocery shopping, and provided sexual pleasure, they would still find a way to bash it, because it's from Nintendo. I'm just saying.....

Yes, 1up.com. Other than Shane I think they keep it fairly balanced.

[CreatureX]

Speaking of Endless Ocean, it's showing up for a retail price of $29.99!

Amazon.com

EBgames.com

[Wick]

Thanks for providing us with that release list. There are only one or two games I'll be buying before the new year, but there's a couple on that list I'd like to rent.

[slappy]

My Wii tale:

Finally managed to score a Wii online, and it was waiting for me on my doorstep when I got home from work. Also picked up Wii Play, a Classic Controller, and a 2,000 point VC Card. Strangely enough, of everything I ordered from ToysRUs.com, the only thing that got cancelled was an extra nunchuk controller. Go figure.

I spent most of the evening just exploring/configuring the Wii. I also played through all of the Wii Play games... I enjoyed most of them. I haven't played Wii Sports yet, though (although I have on other people's systems).

I'm so far behind in video game time that the Wii should keep me occupied for some time. The last system I purchased (with the exception of the 1st Generation GBA) was a SNES. I basically totally missed out on the N64 and GC. So, the VC is a treasure trove for me.

I purchased Paper Mario, and logged some time on it this evening. I'm enjoying it quite a bit so far.

My only headache is that I live way out in the sticks, and have Wildblue Satellite Internet, which hasn't been a perfect match for the Wii so far. The Wii Opera browser does fine, but getting into/navigating the VC Store/WiiWare Store is kind of draggy... as are most of the other web apps (Everyone Votes, etc.)

I guess that's just the trade off I make for living in rural America.

Overall though, I've enjoyed the system thus far. I'm thinking I may hit a used game store this week and grab some GC controllers, and maybe a GC game or two.