The Nintendrone

Well...basically I compiled a list of things to look forward to, in a convenient alphabetical order:

- Animal Crossing
- Big Brain Academy
- Bomberman Land Wii
- Cooking Mama: Cook Off
- Dance Dance Revolution Wii
- Disaster: Day of Crisis
- Donkey Kong Wii
- F-Zero
- FIFA Soccer 2008
- Final Fantasy CC
- Fire Emblem
- Guitar Hero III
- HeatSeeker
- Kid Icarus
- Kirby's Dreamland 4
- Madden NFL 2008
- Mario Strikers Charged
- Medal of Honor: Vanguard
- Mega Man Wii
- Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
- My Sims
- NiGHTS into Dreams
- No More Heroes
- Pokemon Battle Revolution
- Prince of Persia: Rival Swords
- Project H.A.M.M.E.R.
- Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles
- Sadness
- Super Mario Galaxy
- Super Paper Mario
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- Wii Music
- Wii Fitness
- 100's of Virtual Console Games (NES, SNES, N64, Sega Genesis, Sega Saturn, TurboGrafx 16)
- Wii Channels
- Unannounced/Surprise Titles

-- Over 30 Reasons Why I'll Be Broke. (Not Including DS, 360, PC, or Music.)
 

GDC Byaah. Nintendo Press Room Byaah. The Usual. Metroid in May rumor debunked.

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 at World’s End (Disney Interactive)
May -- Escape from Bug Island (Eidos)
May -- Spider-Man The Movie 3 (Activision)
June 11 -- Big Brain Academy (Nintendo)
June 25 -- Pokémon 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 -- Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl (Nintendo)
M ay -- 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) 

There ya go. 

Unless my sources are crap, the game shipped a week early. Gamestop.com has had the 3/6 date for a while now but nothing had been confirmed...well I had a copy reserved and I just got the call today! Better be good.

*Shakes fist menacingly*

Sorry for the hype, but at least we got 'em to fix their mistake...here's the proof:

ORIGINAL MESSAGE:

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 From: winterseffect@hotmail.com

 Posted At: 14:24:21.000 03/01/2007

 Posted To: Nintendo <nintendo@noa.nintendo.com> 

 Subject: Webform: Software Related > Other 



     Hello, I run an independent Nintendo fan site and I noticed a few days ago

that the release date for Mario Party 8 was changed from 3/5/07 to Q2. On the

wii.nintendo.com software page, however, it was recently added to the new

section: Release Date Announced. The date there says 3/5/07...so has the game

been pushed back or not? Why would they add the game to the release date

announced section with that date if it was JUST pushed back?

     Any information regarding this matter and/or the game in question would be

greatly appreciated!

--Thanks for your time,

Kevin Ricoy, [The Nintendrone]

RESPONSE:



Hello and thank you for contacting Nintendo,



I just checked wii.nintendo.com and discovered that the Mario Party 8 release

date is now TBD (to be determined).  However, I have it on good authority that

the game should hit the store shelves sometime during the 2nd Quarter (April.

May, or June) of 2007.  I don't know why the release date was changed, though I

can only assume that it is to ensure the game is the best it can be.  Of course,

for the latest official information about new and upcoming games, our Game List

(www.nintendo.com/gamelist) is your best resource.  



And, while you are at our site, be sure to check out the My Nintendo section. 

Not only does this allow you to monitor the progress of any repairs or part

orders that you may have, it also gives you access to the Nintendo Forums where

you can interact with other players.  Here you can discuss games and systems,

and possibly obtain key game play information.  Take a look.  I think that you

will find it helpful.



Sincerely,



Nintendo of America Inc.

M. Michel Grimaldi





Nintendo's home page: http://www.nintendo.com/ 

Power Line (Automated Product Info): (425) 885-7529

So...let's try to use some reasoning.

April has Super Paper Mario..so it probably won't release then. May might have Metroid, so if that's true, that's not a possibility. That means you can probably expect it in either June or May. But if they do that, in order to keep other promises, we will probably see at LEAST one big 1st party title a month this year. That's awesome crazinesstacityage. 

1) Wario: Master of Disguise - Wario takes a break from his role in WarioWare games, and returns to the glory days of WarioLand. This platformer makes use of the touch screen, using different symbols to change Wario into a different disguise. 

Expect it around 3/5/07.

2) Rayman: Raving Rabbids - For those of you who experienced the Wii version, a compilation of mini-games, you're probably wondering how the hell this will work. This game will be different, and most likely take place in the middle of the same basic story, but this time, in the form of a platformer or adventurer. Fun? Maybe, wait for the impressions.

Expect it around 3/6/07

3) Spectrobes - This game has gotten a lot of positive pre-release buzz and has had plenty of promotion, with even Disney World getting in on the fun. Go on an adventure excavating fossils and bringing them to life to raise them and let them become stronger! (Yeah, kinda like Pokemon, but good nonetheless). 

Expect it around 3/13/07

4) Custom Robo Arena - Nothing new, not that it's a bad thing. Build a robot, fight. Pretty cool actually, best part is - this game supports Wi-Fi! DS Download is also supported, so this is one of those great multi-player games-to-be.

Expect it around  3/19/07

5) Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2007 - I'm not gonna lie...I'm awesome at this game. Not really interested anymore, but this game might change that. Online chat, trade, and battle over Wi-Fi? Yes Please!

Expect it around 3/20/07

That's about it that's super interesting, if anything comes up, I'll be sure to add it!