Wii Q2 USA release schedule

Xisiqomelir · Post by **Xisiqomelir** » 2007-03-07 06:03pm

All kvetching about the lack of Rumourtaku or Jokestiq links will be comprehensively ignored. If you want those, wait a day (as usual).

Upcoming Pokemon Battle Revolution Named as First Wi-Fi Game for Wii

Nintendo Reveals Strong Second-Quarter Lineup for Wii, Nintendo DS

REDMOND, Wash., March 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Wii(TM) owners of all ages have
discovered the fun of playing with a group of friends in the same room. Now
for the first time players can compete with one another near and far with
Pokemon(R) Battle Revolution, a game of remarkable firsts:

* the first Wii game to include Nintendo(R) Wi-Fi Connection play
* the first Pokemon game for Wii
* the first game to link Wii and the hand-held Nintendo DS(TM)
* and the first Wii game that can be controlled using Nintendo DS

When Wii and Nintendo DS are linked, players can use their Nintendo DS
units as controllers or import characters from the upcoming Nintendo DS games
Pokemon(R) Diamond Version or Pokemon(R) Pearl Version. Pokemon Battle
Revolution launches on June 25 exclusively for Wii and brings a dramatic new
chapter to the Pokemon franchise, which has sold more than 155 million units
worldwide. Pokemon Battle Revolution also serves as one of the standouts in
Nintendo's second-quarter launch lineup, which the company revealed today in
conjunction with the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/...6/NINTENDOLOGO )
Pokemon Battle Revolution will be joined by Super Paper Mario(TM), the
first Mario(TM) game for Wii; Mario Party(R) 8, a multiplayer party game; and
Big Brain Academy(TM), a brain-training game that builds on the phenomenal
success of the Nintendo DS brain games. These will add to the ever-growing
library of Wii games, which will total more than 50 by the end of June.
Nintendo DS fans will see the arrival of Pokemon Diamond Version and Pokemon
Pearl Version, two surefire smash-hits.
"With strong third-party support, Wii and Nintendo DS have games on the
way for both casual and veteran gamers," says Nintendo of America President
Reggie Fils-Aime. "Our new ways to play have attracted millions of players
around the world. This lineup demonstrates our commitment to leading the
industry with the future of video gaming."
Third-party publishers also have stepped up their support of both Wii and
Nintendo DS, recognizing these systems as the hottest things going in the
video game industry. The list of games for April, May and June includes the
following:

Wii
April 9 Super Paper Mario Nintendo
April Prince of Persia Rival Swords Ubisoft
April Bust-A-Move Bash Majesco
April Bioncle Heroes Eidos
May 15 Mortal Kombat: Armageddon Midway
May 29 Mario Party 8 Nintendo
May Tamagotchi Party On Namco Bandai
May Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean Disney Interactive
at World's End
May Escape from Bug Island Eidos
May Spider-Man The Movie 3 Activision
June 11 Big Brain Academy Nintendo
June 25 Pokemon Battle Revolution Nintendo
June Cosmic Family Ubisoft
Spring Heatseeker Codemasters
Q2 Legend of the Dragon American Game Factory
Summer Shrek the Third Activision
Summer Transformers the Game Activision

Nintendo DS
April 22 Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl Nintendo
May Pirates of the Caribbean 3 Buena Vista
May Dragon Ball Z: Harukanaru Densetsu Atari
May Pony Friends Eidos
May Diner Dash Eidos
May Touch the Dead Eidos
June 4 Nintendo DS browser Nintendo
June 4 Planet Puzzle League Nintendo
June 11 Touchmaster DS Midway
June Zendoku Eidos
Spring Naruto Ninja Council 3 Tomy
Spring Time Ace Konami
Spring Death Jr. and the Science Fair of Doom Konami
Q2 Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon Natsume
Summer Shrek the Third Activision
Summer Transformers: Autobots Activision
Summer Transformers: Decepticons Activision

Game Boy(R) Advance
Summer Shrek the Third Activision

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2007-03-07 06:37pm

Yay for Super Paper Mario in April! And nice that late June is going to be when Nintendo flips the Wii online switch in the US.

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2007-03-07 06:39pm

No Smash Bros. = loss.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2007-03-07 06:41pm

These are Q2 announcements. It's been known for quite a while that SSBB would be Q3-4 2007.

EDIT: HOLY FUCK, DS BROWSER IN JUNE??!!

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2007-03-07 06:43pm

Well, nuts to that!

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2007-03-07 07:12pm

Phooey, no DS games I'm interested in.

Xisiqomelir · Post by **Xisiqomelir** » 2007-03-07 10:58pm

Only hours late, and they cut the sole GBA game, and they're spinning it as a "horror story" but not bad for R-taku.

Joystiq lagging behind as usual.

Elaro · Post by **Elaro** » 2007-03-08 03:06pm

Pretty decent line-up, I see. No AAA titles, but a few A ones (PBR, SPS, Heatseeker, Mortal Kombat).

It's certainly not a drought.

DarkSilver · Post by **DarkSilver** » 2007-03-08 03:22pm

rumor has it that much like DBZ: BT2, Mortal Kombat's control scheme has been altered to make full use of the wiimote and nunchuk combo....

if so......this could make a good fighting game just that much more fun.

Xisiqomelir · Post by **Xisiqomelir** » 2007-03-08 03:32pm

Elaro wrote:Pretty decent line-up, I see. No AAA titles

I beg to differ sir!

Elaro · Post by **Elaro** » 2007-03-08 05:58pm

Xisiqomelir wrote:
Elaro wrote:Pretty decent line-up, I see. No AAA titles
I beg to differ sir!

Okay, split the difference. SPM is an AA title. The quality of a AAA title with the press coverage of an ordinary title.

Vendetta · Post by **Vendetta** » 2007-03-08 07:07pm

The Wii's lineup in this quarter is still a gamble though. The third party games that might be great and might finally show the system as worth more than an idle flutter to developers, Prince of Persia and Heatseeker, are still "this might be good", rather than "Holy shit I want that now!".

SPM should be great, but it's still not the nirvana that the Wii needs, that third parties can be successful on the Wii. I really want something to do with that hardware now.

Elaro · Post by **Elaro** » 2007-03-08 08:29pm

Vendetta wrote:The Wii's lineup in this quarter is still a gamble though. The third party games that might be great and might finally show the system as worth more than an idle flutter to developers, Prince of Persia and Heatseeker, are still "this might be good", rather than "Holy shit I want that now!".

SPM should be great, but it's still not the nirvana that the Wii needs, that third parties can be successful on the Wii. I really want something to do with that hardware now.

I have a couple of ideas, but I would need my own gaming company, some experienced pros, and I need to graduate.

Here goes: a 16th/17th century pirate game (with swimming, rope swinging, fencing, etc.), a RPG where you cast spells by moving the Wiimote (and maybe create some new ones by associating gestures together), and a Real Time Strategy where you draw up a plan before a battle, then lead your men in battle and issue orders with movement and button combinations.

What do you guys think?

Alan Bolte · Post by **Alan Bolte** » 2007-03-09 12:00am

I really like the spell casting idea.

Stark · Post by **Stark** » 2007-03-09 12:08am

Vendetta wrote:The Wii's lineup in this quarter is still a gamble though. The third party games that might be great and might finally show the system as worth more than an idle flutter to developers, Prince of Persia and Heatseeker, are still "this might be good", rather than "Holy shit I want that now!".

The awesome part about this is that no current console has such a game, in my opinion. I know you think four racing games and three shooters are all 'must haves', but I wouldn't want to play *any* of them.

*All* games are 'this might be good' before they come out to everyone except fanboys. Look at SupCom for a recent example.

Although honestly the games I'd actually look forward to on the Wii are so far in the future it makes me wonder why they bothered releasing so early. In AU there's been NOTHING worth even a look released for months.

Qwerty 42 · Post by **Qwerty 42** » 2007-03-09 02:51pm

Bwahaha, Pokemon Battle Revolution in June.

Victory

Xisiqomelir · Post by **Xisiqomelir** » 2007-03-09 02:55pm

Stark wrote:Although honestly the games I'd actually look forward to on the Wii are so far in the future it makes me wonder why they bothered releasing so early. In AU there's been NOTHING worth even a look released for months.

Sonic has just come out for Australia, I believe.

CaptainChewbacca · Post by **CaptainChewbacca** » 2007-03-09 04:35pm

Elaro, your spellcasting idea is 2 gallons of awesome in a 10-lb bag and a specific gravity of 1!

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2007-03-09 04:41pm

CaptainChewbacca wrote:Elaro, your spellcasting idea is 2 gallons of awesome in a 10-lb bag and a specific gravity of 1!

Sounds like Arx Fatalis...