From the way he answered N’Gai Croal when pinned with the game drought question, it was clear Reggie had disheartening information hidden under his list of names. Now it’s crystal, with Nintendo’s announcement of 1st Quarter 2007 releases for your favorite console named “Wii”. Leave the goose, take a gander:
Feb. 14 Wii Play with Wii Remote Nintendo
March 27 Disney’s Meet the Robinsons Buena Vista
March Bust-A-Move Bash Majesco
March Prince of Persia Rival Swords Ubisoft
March TMNT (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) Ubisoft
March Bionicle Heroes Eidos
March Blazing Angels Squadrons of WWII Ubisoft
Q1 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 EA
Q1 SSX Blur EA
Q1 The Godfather Blackhand Edition EA
Q1 Medal of Honor Vanguard EA
Q1 Sonic and the Secret Rings Sega
Wii’s only in its third month, but this is borderline pathetic. One game in February. The universally panned — by owners — Wii Play. Hope you really, really need the extra remote.
There is some excitement behind Sonic and SSX, but those are two cool guys in a party full of wallflowers and their arrival is still up in the air. Certain folks may find some good in this list, claiming WarioWare just came out, Mario Party 8 is almost here, or that they’re still stuck in the Water Temple. But i like to make the case that not everyone plays the exact same thing at the exact same time.
All considered, every system’s release list is sparse in the Q1. You’re right, that doesn’t make me feel any better either. Finish up that GameCube library, ya slacker.
[Via Joystiq. Thanks, Blake from Utah!]
Some people call this a drought? I already have 10 games for my Wii (just received WarioWare today) that I haven't beaten/cleared yet. I still have some GC games that I will be happy to fall back on.My Q1 is all planned. It looks like Wii Play in February, SSX Blur in March, still thinking about Super Paper Mario in April (Q2). And this isn't even counting the nine VC Monday's. We do need to remember VC games should also be included here. I know I am one for downloading Mario Kart 64 next week. And I just nabbed Zelda (SNES).
Yeah, February sucks. But Q1 always sucks. And it's hard to call this a drought when I already own half as many games as I bought over the Gamecube's entire lifetime. I plan to add Trauma Center (my wife's request), Mario Party 8, and SSX Blur to that list by March. I'm also considering Sonic and Mortal Kombat, two franchises I've never bought a game for.With that and some fun VC titles finally being released, I'm a pretty darn satisfied Wii owner. I'd rather see companies taking their time to develop solid controls than to rush out games to fill a gap in the release calendar.
ahhh.. this brings back (not so) fond memories of Q1 05 for DS. Back then all we had was WarioWare (literally!). At least TMNT should be OK. right? well I'm getting it anyways. oh and Sonic and SSX.
Yeah, there's always the DS!(Water Temple?? I still haven't been able to get out of Ordon, dammit!!)
Well, let me just make a simple comparison here. How many games did the 360 release last february (january too). Yup, none.And here we are complaining, despite the fact we'll have super paper mario, sonic (which looks the best sonic game for a long long time) and Metroid before the summer and possibly Mario Galaxy at the very end.And btw wii play is well worth the extra E15, incredibly enjoyable multiplayer.
I CAN'T BELIEVE PEOPLE ARE CALLING THIS A DROUGHT?How can you with:Sonic (has great potential)Mario Party 8 (will be a great party game. . . I think the Wii will give a boost to the franchise, as it did Madden)SSX Blur (looks very fun)TMNT (I have my fingers crossed that this game and movie will "bring back the good ol' days")Prince of persia (at first it looked crappy, but now it is shaping up)and last but not least after all that you have SUPER PAPER MARIO coming out early April. . . I could always use more games, but please don't call this a drought.
Drought? We've spent a small fortune on games and have tons to play. How rich are the people who need a dozen new games every month anyway?Or are they professional reviewers who don't have to pay?
As someone said above, Mario Party 8 is Q1 , so is Prince of Persia. PoP is just a remake of one of the ones for PS2, but all PoP games have been great. As long as the controllers are done right, shouldn't be a problem. NFL Blitz (for those NFL fans) is also Q1, as is NBA Live 07, the God Father, Disaster: Day of Crisis, Final Furlong, and Sengoku Action. That's atleast 6 games that they have not mentioned. Granted they are all March but still. BTW Disaster looks insteresting, but I'm still waiting for Sadness.
not everyone gets a game every month -.- i think we'll all survive
Since Nintendo is still trying to get Wii's out to the people I think the drought will not hurt much.I still have a lot of gaming to do with the games I baught at luanch and have no time for.Wario Ware may knock the dust off my Wii soon.
As one who had a Gamecube, I'm fine with waiting six to eight months for a good ammount of games(though it would most certainly be fine if it was sooner). I mean, in the last month I've gotten Super Mario Sunshine, Resident Evil 4, Super Smash Bros., and Metroid. I hope to get quite a number of other games I missed. Along with the fact that I'm currently obsessed with A Link to the Past, well, let's just say I'll be busy for a while.