With 2007 near to shuffling off this mortal coil Nintendo is turning its attention to 2008 - and has hit us with a HUGE release schedule for Wii and DS that takes us up to spring next year. The list includes both first- and third-party titles for both platforms, and we've given specific release dates where they've been confirmed. Grab your coffee, sit back and absorb...
Wii 2008
January 2008
PDC World Championship Darts 2008 (Oxygen Games), 11th January 2008
Wii Chess (Nintendo), 18th January 2008
Zack and WikiT: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure (Capcom / Nintendo), 18th January 2008
Donkey Kong Jet Race (Nintendo), 25th January 2008
Hamster Heroes (Data Design Interactive)
Kawasaki Jet Ski (Data Design Interactive)
Kidz Sports: International Football (Data Design Interactive)
Urban Extreme (Data Design Interactive)
NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (SEGA)
Ghost Squad (SEGA)
Last Ninja (System 3)
February 2008
Battalion Wars 2 (Nintendo), 15th February 2008
No More Heroes (Rising Star Games), 29th February 2008
Call For Heroes: Pompolic Wars (Data Design Interactive)
EARACHE Extreme Metal Racing (Data Design Interactive)
Bleach (SEGA)
Kawasaki Snow Mobiles (Data Design Interactive)
London Taxi: Rush Hour (Data Design Interactive)
Pool Party (SouthPeak Games)
Destroy All Humans 3: Big Willy Unleashed (THQ)
Spongebob: Atlantis Squarepantis (THQ)
March 2008
ATV Thunder Ridge Riders & Monster Trucks (ZOO Digital Publishing), 7th March 2008
The Wizard of Oz (ZOO Digital Publishing), 7th March 2008
Naruto Wii (tentative title) (TOMY/Nintendo), 28th March 2008
Bomberman Land Wii (Rising Star Games)
SEGA Superstars Tennis (SEGA)
Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity (SEGA)
MX vs ATV Untamed (THQ)
Q1/Q2 2008
Harvest Moon Magical Melody (Rising Star Games/ Nintendo)
Worms: A Space Oddity (THQ), Q1 2008
PES 2008 (Konami), Q1 2008
Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), Q2 2008
Spring 2008
Dancing stage HOTTEST PARTY (Konami)
Iron Man (SEGA)
DS 2008
January 2008
Advance Wars: Dark Conflict (Nintendo), 25th January 2008
Betty Boop (ZOO Digital Publishing), 25th January 2008
February 2008
Garfield Gets Real (ZOO Digital Publishing), 1st February 2008
Professor Kageyama's Maths Training (tentative title) (Nintendo), 8th February 2008
NATURO NINJA Destiny (TOMY/Nintendo), 15th February 2008
8Ball Allstars (Oxygen Games), 15th February 2008
Powershot Pinball Constructor (Oxygen Games), 15th February 2008
Harvest Fishing (Rising Star Games), 15th February 2008
Bleach (SEGA)
Spongebob: Atlantis Squarepantis (THQ)
March 2008
Command and Destroy (ZOO Digital Publishing), 7th March 2008
Magic Taizen (tentative title) (Nintendo), 14th March 2008
Ace Attorney Apollo Justice (Capcom/Nintendo)
Bomberman Land Touch 2 (Rising Star Games)
Dungeon Explorer (Rising Star Games)
SEGA Superstars Tennis (SEGA)
MZ vs ATV Untamed (THQ)
Q1 2008
DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: Joker (Square Enix)
Final Fantasy XII Revenant Wings (Square Enix)
Crayola: Treasure Adventures (Ignition)
George Of The Jungle (Ignition)
Teenage Zombies (Ignition)
Iron Man (SEGA)
Hello Kitty: Big City Dreams (Empire Interactive)
Code Lyoco 2 (Game Factory/K.E. Media)
Zoo Hospital (Majesco/Eidos)
Nancy Drew (Majesco/Eidos)
Holly Hobbie (Majesco/Eidos)
Fish Tycoon (Majesco/Eidos)
Spring 2008
Hannah Montana - Music Jam (Disney Interactive Studios)
I went looking for Brawl too, but I can't Google a reliable date for it at all. Technically it should be out already, since a lot of places are saying December 4th. But a lot of sites are saying mid-late January for America and February for us Euros. Which sucks ass.
At this rate I'll be lucky if I see it for my birthday in June...
Dont we have a right to moan. We spend Ł170 on a games console & then theres a severe lack in great games. If we didnt moan the market would be flooded with even more mini game crap. There would never be a game of Galaxy's calibre ever again
?? All the above are listed as jan 25th on play.com obviously this is a big mistake, but to not make the list at all, how far can these titles be from release.? I can wait until apr/may for MarioKart but i need a few more decent games to keep me going
I have to admit, Nintendo do seem to be churning out more quantity than quality - it used to be the reverse, but I'm reading about so much cheap dross being release for both Wii and DS platforms.
Nintendo, how about you slap some kind of quality control on content release for your platform??
The DS scehdule is sinking into the murky depths of awfulness, but Mario Kart Wii makes up for any lack of quantity in the Wii schedule. Plus, to be fair, the Wii has just had two amazing games - SMG and MP3C (the latter, I know, is disputed but I've loved MP and MP2E so I'm looking forward to getting this at Christmas hugely). And few consoles have runs of more than three killer apps. at once.
I have to admit, Nintendo do seem to be churning out more quantity than quality - it used to be the reverse, but I'm reading about so much cheap dross being release for both Wii and DS platforms.
Nintendo, how about you slap some kind of quality control on content release for your platform??
Kinda like the opposite of the 64 where the 1st party games were top drawer but you would get one every quarter, here you are getting hundreds a month but they are all licenses, non-games or party games.
I have to admit, Nintendo do seem to be churning out more quantity than quality - it used to be the reverse, but I'm reading about so much cheap dross being release for both Wii and DS platforms.
Nintendo, how about you slap some kind of quality control on content release for your platform??
Well it's because they can make more profit for now out of cheap gimmicky concepts (if Nintendo don't want to appeal to us gamers I REFUSE to call their motionl controlled five minute wonder tech demos games) than doing anything as groundbreaking or as bold as Starwing (Starfox) or Pilot Wings were.
Nights Battalion Wars 2 No More Heroes Bleach SSBB (not on list but its still coming out I take it?)
5 games over a whole year? Bravo Nintendo, bravo.
No Mario kart? No Fire Emblem? No Zak & Wiki?
TBH, step out and look at it objectively those games are coming out first half of the year. compile a list and compare it to whats coming for 360 PS3 there's about the same amount of quality to look forward too.
Just means this year ends on a s**t note for the Wii.
Noone should pay attention to these lists. Same for any of the formats.
They are always half bottomd. Where's tales of symphonia sequel too? there will be plenty more addedd throughout the year.
I've been saying it since just before it's release last year; the most interesting time in a Nintendo console's life is when all the 1st party IPs have been released and the 3rd parties take up the slack.
It's Q3+4 I'm most interested in seeing.
It would not surprise me if a couple of big IPs were held back for several months, well into next year to give later schedules a bit more prestige.
Despite the odd quality spike, I've seen nothing yet to make me part from my money. I've bought everything (bar the Virtual Boy and GBA Micro) since the days of Game and Watch and I'm wondering whether this'll be the first home console from them I may miss.
So far, only Okami is standing out as a must-have title... but then, I could pick that up and a PS2 for Ł100.
Absolute p**s take. Nintendo can go f**k themselves. Take your s**tty toy and give us a proper Nintendo console where I can enjoy real games the same time as everyone else around the world!
is that a Europe list? I know theres a lot more expected by spring here in the US. I generally rely on ign's release date list. usually is pretty accurate, and theres a lot more coming that this list.
TBH, step out and look at it objectively those games are coming out first half of the year. compile a list and compare it to whats coming for 360 PS3 there's about the same amount of quality to look forward too.
Just means this year ends on a s**t note for the Wii.
Noone should pay attention to these lists. Same for any of the formats.
They are always half bottomd. Where's tales of symphonia sequel too? there will be plenty more addedd throughout the year.
Havent really liked Mario kart since SNES Days. & the new one looks to dilute the experience further. Got Fire Emblem on GC & TBH there isnt much difference & Zak & Wiki im getting for my b'day & was released this year. Quite a few weeks ago in America & ive got a US machine.
but your right, the PS3 & 360 have about the same number of quality titles announced so far. & there will surely be more. However there is a stronger chance of Nintendos staying this bad whereas PS3 & 360 IMO have a better chance of giving me more classic games that havent been announnced yet or havent shown their potential yet.
Dont we have a right to moan. We spend Ł170 on a games console & then theres a severe lack in great games. If we didnt moan the market would be flooded with even more mini game crap. There would never be a game of Galaxy's calibre ever again
Prob the same person who said Wii sports will be s**te, originality ppl, give em a chance
Nights Battalion Wars 2 No More Heroes Bleach SSBB (not on list but its still coming out I take it?)
5 games over a whole year? Bravo Nintendo, bravo.
I won't tell you to stop moaning like that other guy did, but I will tell you to not moan after only skim reading an article.
If you had bothered to read the entire text, you would have noticed that it quite clearly states that these are the releases we will see up to the spring, not for the entire year. Even if the article didn't specifically state that, the fact the releases listed only go up to spring should be a rather bloody huge clue, to say the least .
TBH, step out and look at it objectively those games are coming out first half of the year. compile a list and compare it to whats coming for 360 PS3 there's about the same amount of quality to look forward too.
Just means this year ends on a s**t note for the Wii.
Noone should pay attention to these lists. Same for any of the formats.
They are always half bottomd. Where's tales of symphonia sequel too? there will be plenty more addedd throughout the year.
Havent really liked Mario kart since SNES Days. & the new one looks to dilute the experience further. Got Fire Emblem on GC & TBH there isnt much difference & Zak & Wiki im getting for my b'day & was released this year. Quite a few weeks ago in America & ive got a US machine.
but your right, the PS3 & 360 have about the same number of quality titles announced so far. & there will surely be more. However there is a stronger chance of Nintendos staying this bad whereas PS3 & 360 IMO have a better chance of giving me more classic games that havent been announnced yet or havent shown their potential yet.
Ah forgot you have an american machine. You have no reason to moan it's Europe that gets shafted!
I wouldn't call it bad! As a line up it isn't bad at all.
Games on the 360/PS3 i look forward too are the established ones such as Metal gear or Resi 5. Until it gets closer to release the other games could go either way so i wouldn't put much stock into which machine has the better chance of having the better line-up...unless you have a flying delorean with a flux capacitor to look into the future.
* Zack and WikiT: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure (Capcom / Nintendo), 18th January 2008 * NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (SEGA) * Ghost Squad (SEGA) * Battalion Wars 2 (Nintendo), 15th February 2008 * No More Heroes (Rising Star Games), 29th February 2008 * Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), Q2 2008
* Wii Chess (Nintendo), 18th January 2008 Wouldn't mind that if it was amazingly cheap and had online. * Donkey Kong Jet Race (Nintendo), 25th January 2008 Sounds like a hold-me-over until mario kart.
Nights Battalion Wars 2 No More Heroes Bleach SSBB (not on list but its still coming out I take it?)
5 games over a whole year? Bravo Nintendo, bravo.
I won't tell you to stop moaning like that other guy did, but I will tell you to not moan after only skim reading an article.
If you had bothered to read the entire text, you would have noticed that it quite clearly states that these are the releases we will see up to the spring, not for the entire year. Even if the article didn't specifically state that, the fact the releases listed only go up to spring should be a rather bloody huge clue, to say the least .
Oh erm....s**t!
Sorry, I did just read the article headline then list of games not looking at months etc. 5 games over those couple of months, 2 of which I really cant wait for (No More Heroes & Nights). Thats really good
Nights Battalion Wars 2 No More Heroes Bleach SSBB (not on list but its still coming out I take it?)
5 games over a whole year? Bravo Nintendo, bravo.
I won't tell you to stop moaning like that other guy did, but I will tell you to not moan after only skim reading an article.
If you had bothered to read the entire text, you would have noticed that it quite clearly states that these are the releases we will see up to the spring, not for the entire year. Even if the article didn't specifically state that, the fact the releases listed only go up to spring should be a rather bloody huge clue, to say the least .
Oh erm....s**t!
Sorry, I did just read the article headline then list of games not looking at months etc. 5 games over those couple of months, 2 of which I really cant wait for (No More Heroes & Nights). Thats really good
I've been saying it since just before it's release last year; the most interesting time in a Nintendo console's life is when all the 1st party IPs have been released and the 3rd parties take up the slack.
It's Q3+4 I'm most interested in seeing.
It would not surprise me if a couple of big IPs were held back for several months, well into next year to give later schedules a bit more prestige.
Despite the odd quality spike, I've seen nothing yet to make me part from my money. I've bought everything (bar the Virtual Boy and GBA Micro) since the days of Game and Watch and I'm wondering whether this'll be the first home console from them I may miss.
So far, only Okami is standing out as a must-have title... but then, I could pick that up and a PS2 for Ł100.
If your not going to buy the console that has Mario Galaxy on it, then your an idiot.
If Nintendo (or any other publisher) were to release 10 good quality games over a period of 2-3 months there would be just as much complaining over that..
"Thanx f***ing nintendo for releasing to many games so that i can not afford them all"...
complaining that you have spent money on a console and you dont get quality games.. think of how the PS3 buyers must feel.. then moan!
i think the list looks quite ok, and as someone said there will be more games added, plus this is until spring..
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Oh erm....s**t! 
