The Wii: This holiday season (Updated 11/5/07) Ghost Squad for $30!

urahonky · August 2007

I've been looking around and I think this is a good place to discuss this. This holiday season looks to be full of some great hits (and even possibly some sleeper hits). Not many people know about the amount of games to be released for the Wii this holiday season, all we know are of the big name games:

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (8/27/07) ($49.99) Score of 90/100 (As of 11/5/07)
Super Mario Galaxy (11/12/07) ($49.99) Score: 96/100 (As of 11/5/07)
Super Smash Bros: Brawl (2/10/08) ($49.99)

THE BIG OFFICIAL LIST IS AS FOLLOWS (SPOILERED FOR TEH HUEGNESS):

Oct. 1: MLB Power Pros from 2K Sports
Oct. 1: Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire from D3Publisher of America
Oct. 2: Crash of the Titans from Sierra Entertainment, Inc.
Oct. 5: Balls of Fury from DSI Games
Oct. 8: Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast from Nintendo
Oct. 9: FIFA 08 from Electronic Arts
Oct. 9: Bleach: Shattered Blade from SEGA
Oct. 9: LOONEY TUNES: ACME ARSENAL from WB Games
Oct. 10: Arctic Tale from DSI Games
Oct. 15: Sea Monsters from DSI Games
Oct. 16: Thrillville: Off the Rails from LucasArts
Oct. 22: EA PLAYGROUND from Electronic Arts
Oct. 23: Backyard Football from Atari, Inc.
Oct. 23: The Sims 2 Castaway from Electronic Arts
Oct. 23: Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis from Rockstar Games
Oct. 23: The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night from Sierra Entertainment, Inc.
Oct. 23: NARUTO: Clash of Ninja Revolution from TOMY Corporation
Oct. 25: M&M'S Kart Racing from DSI Games
Oct. 28: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock from Activision
Oct. 29: Battalion Wars 2 from Nintendo
Oct. 30: Ben 10: Protector of Earth from D3Publisher of America
Oct. 30: Showtime Championship Boxing from DSI Games
Oct. 30: NEED FOR SPEED PROSTREET from Electronic Arts
Oct. 30: THE SIMPSONS from Electronic Arts
Oct. 31: Manhunt 2 from Rockstar Games
October: Spider-Man: Friend or Foe from Activision
October: Bee Movie Game from Activision
October: Tony Hawk's Proving Ground from Activision
October: Ultimate Duck Hunting from Detn8 Games Ltd.
October: Mercury Meltdown Revolution from Ignition Entertainment
October: Namco Museum Remix from NAMCO BANDAI Games America
October: Code Lyoko: Quest for Infinity from The Game Factory
October: Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Burning Earth from THQ
October: Bratz: The Movie from THQ
October: Cars: Mater-National from THQ
October: Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots from THQ
October: SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis from THQ
Nov. 5: Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn from Nintendo
Nov. 6: DanceDanceRevolution Hottest Party from Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Nov. 6: LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga from LucasArts
Nov. 6: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games from SEGA
Nov. 12: Super Mario Galaxy from Nintendo
Nov. 13: Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3 from Atari, Inc.
Nov. 13: Godzilla Unleashed from Atari, Inc.
Nov. 13: Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary from Eidos, Inc.
Nov. 13: BLOCKS from Electronic Arts
Nov. 13: MEDAL OF HONOR HEROES 2 from Electronic Arts
Nov. 13: LUXOR: Pharaoh's Challenge from MumboJumbo
Nov. 13: Geometry Wars: Galaxies from Sierra Entertainment, Inc.
Nov. 19: Link's Crossbow Training (packaged with Wii Zapper ) from Nintendo
Nov. 19: SMARTY PANTS from Electronic Arts
Nov. 20: Jenga World Tour from Atari, Inc.
Nov. 20: Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords from D3Publisher of America
November: Trauma Center: New Blood from Atlus USA
November: Star Trek: Conquest from Bethesda Softworks
November: Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey from Disney Interactive Studios
November: Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour from Disney Interactive Studios
November: High School Musical: Sing It from Disney Interactive Studios
November: Garfield Gets Real from DSI Games
November: Furu Furu Park from Majesco Entertainment
November: AMF Bowling: Pinbusters! from Mud Duck Games
November: Ghost Squad from SEGA
November: WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 from THQ
November: Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 from Ubisoft
November: CSI: Hard Evidence from Ubisoft
November: My Word Coach from Ubisoft
November: Petz: Catz 2 (name not final) from Ubisoft
November: Petz: Dogz 2 (name not final) from Ubisoft
November: Petz: Horsez 2 (name not final) from Ubisoft
November: Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 from Ubisoft
Dec. 4: Alvin and the Chipmunks from Brash Entertainment
Dec. 4: The Golden Compass from SEGA
December: MX vs. ATV Untamed from THQ
December: Super Swing Golf Season 2 from Tecmo, Inc.
December: Rygar: The Battle of Argus from Tecmo, Inc.
December: Cranium: Kabookii from Ubisoft
December: Nitrobike from Ubisoft
Holiday 2007: NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams from SEGA
Winter '07: SoulCalibur Legends from NAMCO BANDAI Games America
Jan. 21: Endless Ocean from Nintendo
Feb. 10: Super Smash Bros. Brawl from Nintendo
Feb. 15: Yamaha Supercross from DSI Games
Feb. 19: Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity from SEGA
February: No More Heroes from Ubisoft
February: Wild Petz Tigerz from Ubisoft
March: Obscure: The Aftermath from Ignition Entertainment
Q1: LUXOR 3 from MumboJumbo
Q1: One Piece: Unlimited Adventure from NAMCO BANDAI Games America
Spring '08: Mario Kart Wii (name not final) from Nintendo

So let's discuss which non-big three titles you're actually interested in. I'll post the list of a few games that I've "borrowed" from gamestop. Many of the release dates are probably temporary, so take them with a grain of salt. Also, if the game is released, I will put a gamerankings/metacritic score after it. Just so you have a one-stop look at which games you'll think about picking up.

RED dates mean that there is a 99% chance it's a placeholder date.
BOLD Games mean they were recently added on my last update.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS NOT A POLL THREAD. DO NOT JUST POST A GAME TITLE AND SUBMIT. DISCUSS WHY YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE GAME.

Mods: I'm trying to make this a discussion thread, but if you feel that it will turn into a poll thread feel free to lock it.

This listing will be updated with newer release dates when they become available. I will also link each game to an appropriate preview site in the near future (work blocks almost everything).

UPDATE (8/30): Added Guilty Gear to the list. Added links to previews to as many games as I could.

UPDATE (9/12): Changed release date of Guilty Gear, added release dates of the Big 3, also added gamerankings total score for MP3, and a few minor tweaks to things. Also added quite a few games to the list. Many of which will fall down below a score of 50, but I added them anyway.

UPDATE (9/17): Added the metacritic scores of MySims and Mercury Meltdown.

UPDATE (9/26): Added a few more metacritic scores.

UPDATE (10/12): Added teh hueg list, thanks to toxk. Also updated Brawl's release date

UPDATE (10/24): Added a ton of metacritic reviews for some of the Wii games. Also deleted a few of the games that listed as being released in October, but are nowhere to be found.

UPDATE (11/5): Added a few games' metacritic scores. Added Galaxy's score, and removed a few games that aren't out yet, that were supposed to be released. Also moved a few games around to make sure their release dates were correct.

Arde · August 2007

Mercury Meltdown if it's budget price.
Zack & Wiki
Trauma Center
Manhunt 2 (depending on reviews)

Paul_IQ164 · August 2007

Pilotwings? Wii? Pilotwings Wii?!

Since when?

Also, Super Paper Mario finally arrives in Europeland in a couple of weeks.

Anonymous Robot · August 2007

I'll rent Ghost Squad, and wait for reviews on RR2.

urahonky · August 2007

Arde wrote: »

Mercury Meltdown if it's budget price.
Zack & Wiki
Trauma Center
Manhunt 2 (depending on reviews)

The price for Mercury Meltdown is $29.99.

urahonky · August 2007

Paul_IQ164 wrote: »

Pilotwings? Wii? Pilotwings Wii?!

Since when?

Also, Super Paper Mario finally arrives in Europeland in a couple of weeks.

Is there a place for me to look up UK release dates? I'd like to put those on a different list for you.

Nickle · August 2007

Paul_IQ164 wrote: »

Pilotwings? Wii? Pilotwings Wii?!

Yes, I have two questions.

Why haven't I heard of this before?

and

What is the best way to get poop stains out of a pair of jeans?

urahonky · August 2007

Nickle wrote: »

Paul_IQ164 wrote: »

Pilotwings? Wii? Pilotwings Wii?!

Yes, I have two questions.

Why haven't I heard of this before?

and

What is the best way to get shit stains out of a pair of jeans?

Yeah I just heard about it by looking on the site as well. If it's anything like the last two Pilotwings, I'm sold.

Paul_IQ164 · August 2007

urahonky wrote: »

Paul_IQ164 wrote: »

Pilotwings? Wii? Pilotwings Wii?!

Since when?

Also, Super Paper Mario finally arrives in Europeland in a couple of weeks.

Is there a place for me to look up UK release dates? I'd like to put those on a different list for you.

There's a list here. Website layout prevents me copy/pasting it in.

urahonky · August 2007

Paul_IQ164 wrote: »

urahonky wrote: »

Paul_IQ164 wrote: »

Pilotwings? Wii? Pilotwings Wii?!

Since when?

Also, Super Paper Mario finally arrives in Europeland in a couple of weeks.

Is there a place for me to look up UK release dates? I'd like to put those on a different list for you.

There's a list here. Website layout prevents me copy/pasting it in.

Bah, blocked at work. I'll get to it tonight when I get home. Keep you guys overseas updated as well.

Arde · August 2007

urahonky wrote: »

Arde wrote: »

Mercury Meltdown if it's budget price.
Zack & Wiki
Trauma Center
Manhunt 2 (depending on reviews)

The price for Mercury Meltdown is $29.99.

A definite +1 in my wallet then.

Anyone know about Puzzle Quest? Is it going to be priced US$30-40 or $50?
I think I'll wait if it's priced more than US$40.

urahonky · August 2007

Arde wrote: »

urahonky wrote: »

Arde wrote: »

Mercury Meltdown if it's budget price.
Zack & Wiki
Trauma Center
Manhunt 2 (depending on reviews)

The price for Mercury Meltdown is $29.99.

A definite +1 in my wallet then.

Anyone know about Puzzle Quest? Is it going to be priced US$30-40 or $50?
I think I'll wait if it's priced more than US$40.

$29.99

http://www.gamestop.com/search.asp?Ntk=TitleKeyword&Ntx=mode%2Bmatchallpartial&Ntt=Puzzle&N=138&find.x=0&find.y=0&find=Search

urahonky · August 2007

I'll go ahead and update the OP with prices for the games as well.

Lindsay Lohan · August 2007

Going to be a toughy for us this year - too much good stuff between the DS and the Wii.

Right now, I'm assuming we'll end up with Smash Bros & Mario (wait on Metroid till next year)...then...
Guitar Hero 3 - since I sold my PS2 I've missed Guitar Hero - so I look forward to that.
WiiSims - looks amazing
and then maybe Sonic & Mario Olympics
Oh - and if it comes out probably Geometry Wars

It's going to be a very pricey year as far as gaming goes - and I'm not even close to finishing my backlog

Arde · August 2007

urahonky wrote: »

$29.99

http://www.gamestop.com/search.asp?Ntk=TitleKeyword&Ntx=mode%2Bmatchallpartial&Ntt=Puzzle&N=138&find.x=0&find.y=0&find=Search

You're a god among lazy people, urahonky. Thanks for finding it - guess it's another notch on my wallet then.

Accualt · August 2007

God, there is just too much stuff this Holiday.
I know we say that every holiday but, really, this one has topped all others.

I'm interested in Donky Kong: Barrel Blast, even though I don't know what it is.
Fire Emblem is certainly something I will, at the least, have to rent but I haven't read a single thing about it. I've pretty much been ignoring my Wii so it is nice to see there are some good looking titles, other than the big three, on the horizon.

bruin · August 2007

urahonky wrote: »

Mercury Meltdown (9/18/07)
Dewey's Adventure (9/25/07)
Wii Music (10/1/07)
Zack and Wiki (10/16/07)
Fire Emblem (11/1/07)
Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles (11/13/07)

These are the games from the OP I have interest in. Also Endless Ocean on 10/30. I'm probably not buying anything other than Mario and Smash this year though, because of shit to buy on 360 and DS.

Paul_IQ164 · August 2007

Barrel Blast was a bong racing game for Gamecube. Like every other Gamecube game, it was cancelled and ported to Wii. So now instead of bongoing on the left or right drum to boost left or right, you shake the remote or nunchuk. If I can't still plug in my bongos and use them though (and brief research suggests I can't) I'll be mightily annoyed. What's the point in actually actively removing features?

LoveIsUnity · August 2007

What about Nights? Isn't that supposed to come out in November?

I will also pick up the new Trauma Center and Umbrella Chronicles when they release. Raving Rabbids 2 looks good as well, and I never picked up the first one so I won't mind if it is more of the same.

toxk_02 · August 2007

Zack and Wiki for sure. Everything I've seen looks fantastic, plus I've gotten caught in the IGN hype machine.

Is 10/1 the same day as Phantom Hourglass???

bruin · August 2007

toxk_02 wrote: »

Zack and Wiki for sure. Everything I've seen looks fantastic, plus I've gotten caught in the IGN hype machine.

Is 10/1 the same day as Phantom Hourglass???

Yup

fkn creep · August 2007

new trauma center!! weeeeeeee

i hope there's no more fuckin insects or whatever though
kinda stopped the first one at that point

make my doctor a doper too to ease the stress
remote control morphine relief

Magisterial · August 2007

The only bad thing about Pilotwings Wii is that it probably means that the original Pilotwings probably won't reach the VC until December.

This doesn't mean, of course, that I won't pick it up. The original was tremendously fun--simple and engaging. If they just released the same game with motion controls, I'd pay for it.

urahonky · August 2007

Arde wrote: »

urahonky wrote: »

Arde wrote: »

Mercury Meltdown if it's budget price.
Zack & Wiki
Trauma Center
Manhunt 2 (depending on reviews)

The price for Mercury Meltdown is $29.99.

A definite +1 in my wallet then.

Anyone know about Puzzle Quest? Is it going to be priced US$30-40 or $50?
I think I'll wait if it's priced more than US$40.

Shit Arde, I was wrong on the price for Mercury Meltdown, it's only $19.99

bruin · August 2007

Has Pilotwings Wii even been announced? I don't think so

Elendil · August 2007

Whoa, Wii Music has a release date?

Fuck yeah.

Edit: Gamestop? Bleh.

JihadJesus · August 2007

Zack & Wiki =day 1 purchase. This is coming from a guy who can wait for a price drop to play MP3, too, but anything I think my wife will honestly enjoy and I also find attractive is worth $50. Plus, I love the art style.

Galaxy I will buy also, but probably not until it hits the $20 mark.

Fire Emblem is also a buy at some point. Possibly at full price, but I just can't bring myself to shell out $50 for a game very often.

Also, when the hell do we get Crystal Chronicles? It's out in Japan already, and I don't want to be waiting 18 months for a damn script translation so I can play it. Or No More Heroes, for that matter. I wa SURE we'd have a date for that by now.

Balefuego · August 2007

I am pretty much only interested in the big 3 this year

Threepio · August 2007

My holy trinity on the Wii is MP3, Mario and Smash.

I'm one third of the way there. Not much else on the list appeals to me right now - I'll await rave reviews from folks here before I drop a penny on anything else.

urahonky · August 2007

OP updated with a few games I somehow missed (NIGHTS/Guitar Hero 3) and pricing. Lots of sub $40 games.

urahonky · August 2007

Elendil wrote: »

Whoa, Wii Music has a release date?

Fuck yeah.

Edit: Gamestop? Bleh.

Yeah I know :-/ But it's the only place I can get release dates from at work. I'll try to verify them when I get home.

PatboyX · August 2007

Galaxy and Zack & Wiki I will probably buy right away. I can wait for pretty much everything else.
I want a good, simple, classic Gaming experience and I'm going to go out on a limb and assume Mario will provide that for me.
Like others, I think Zack & Wiki will please both my and my woman. While also tickling my sad obsession with anything resembling Adventure games of yore.

KupotheAvenger · August 2007

Just as a note for those wanting MySims? It has no internet connectivity/wifi.

Xaquin · August 2007

ahhhh Harvest Moon and Fire Emblem released on the same day!?

well .... I didn't need that $100.00 anyway hehe

urahonky · August 2007

Xaquin wrote: »

ahhhh Harvest Moon and Fire Emblem released on the same day!?

well .... I didn't need that $100.00 anyway hehe

I hear ya. I just wont eat for a week, that'll solve that money issue!

Magic Pink · August 2007

Harvest Moon for sure. I've owned every single one of them and this one will be no different.

I'm going for My Sims and I'm praying it doesn't suck and isn't too simple. I love the little build up your homestead type games and since this is expanded to the whole town it seems pretty neat.

MAYBE NiGHTS but I just don't trust Sega anymore. And what the hell is Ghost Squad?

wobblyheadedbob · August 2007

KupotheAvenger wrote: »

Just as a note for those wanting MySims? It has no internet connectivity/wifi.

Fucking for real?

Jeez my gf is going to be disappointed. Damnit, EA.

KupotheAvenger · August 2007

wobblyheadedbob wrote: »

KupotheAvenger wrote: »

Just as a note for those wanting MySims? It has no internet connectivity/wifi.

Fucking for real?

Jeez my gf is going to be disappointed. Damnit, EA.

yeah, that crushed my reasoning to buy it. it looks like a wholly single player experience. more akin to the scenario based game play than the sandbox build your own world gameplay.

Magic Pink · August 2007

KupotheAvenger wrote: »

wobblyheadedbob wrote: »

KupotheAvenger wrote: »

Just as a note for those wanting MySims? It has no internet connectivity/wifi.

Fucking for real?

Jeez my gf is going to be disappointed. Damnit, EA.

yeah, that crushed my reasoning to buy it. it looks like a wholly single player experience. more akin to the scenario based game play than the sandbox build your own world gameplay.

Woo hoo! Online exclusive content sucks the big one. It's still build your own world; you just don't have to worry about assholes tearing it down.

urahonky · August 2007

Magic Pink wrote: »

Harvest Moon for sure. I've owned every single one of them and this one will be no different.

I'm going for My Sims and I'm praying it doesn't suck and isn't too simple. I love the little build up your homestead type games and since this is expanded to the whole town it seems pretty neat.

MAYBE NiGHTS but I just don't trust Sega anymore. And what the hell is Ghost Squad?

Ghost Squad is the game based on the Arcade Shooter. A really good game of course.

Ash-Housewares · August 2007

This game is probably going to be kinda weak but my girlfriend is insisting I buy it.

Smarty Pants (11/13/07) 49.99

It's a trivia game for multiple players, god only knows if it's going to be any good. Since I don't own a calender , please add it to the list so i don't forget.

After looking at the trailer this is not going to help my reputation here.

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