News: Wii European Launch Lineup!
Posted 01 Nov 2006 at 05:37 by Iun Hockley
Breaking: Are you ready to rock? Nintendo have confirmed the games you'll be playing on the Wii this December!
Finally! We have here the full list of confirmed titles that will be available for the Wii at launch! It makes for impressive reading, with a variety of titles to suit all gamers. Kudos!
Wii Launch lineup (all available December 8th):
- Wii Sports Bundle (Including the Wii console and Wii Sports - Tennis, Golf, Boxing, Baseball and Bowling)
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
- Wii Play (including Wii Remote)
- Call of Duty 3 (Activision)
- Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (Activision)
- Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam(Activision)
- Madden NFL 07 (EA)
- Need For Speed Carbon (EA)
- Happy Feet (Midway Games)
- Rampage: Total Destruction (Midway Games)
- Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz (Sega)
- Gottlieb Pinball Classics (System 3)
- Super Fruit Fall (System 3)
- Disney/ Pixar Cars (THQ)
- Barnyard (THQ)
- Spongebob Squarepants: Creature from the Krusty Krab (THQ)
- Blazing Angels Squadrons of WW II (Ubisoft)
- Far Cry Vengeance (Ubisoft)
- GT Pro Series (Ubisoft)
- Monster 4x4 World Circuit (Ubisoft)
- Open Season (Ubisoft)
- Rayman Raving Rabbids (Ubisoft)
- Red Steel (Ubisoft)
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent (Ubisoft)
Looking down the list, there are at least 6 "must have" titles there - and that's just for starters. Wario Ware: Smooth Moves is pencilled in for a January release, and Excite Truck is now on track for February next year.
Furthermore, we also have the full list of VC games that will be available for download throughout the December launch window:
NES:Baseball, Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., Ice Hockey, Mario Bros., Pinball, Soccer, Solomon's Key (Tecmo), Tennis, The Legend of Zelda, Urban Champion, Wario's Woods
SNES:Donkey Kong Country, F-Zero, SimCity
N64:Super Mario 64
SEGA MEGA DRIVE:Sonic the Hedgehog, Altered Beast, Golden Axe, Columns, Gunstar Heroes, Ecco the Dolphin, Space Harrier II, Toe Jam & Earl, Ristar, Dr. Robotonik's Mean Bean Machine
Turbografx (PC Engine):Bonk's Adventure, Super Star Soldier, Victory Run, Bomberman'93, Dungeon Explorer
It really does look like Nintendo are going for a "Something For Everyone" approach, with games ranging from niche classics to full-blown gaming phenomena. Could we be seeing one of the best and most game-rich launches in the history of videogaming? It is certainly possible, but only time will tell if the expansive, open-minded approach taken by the company will pay dividends in the long run.