Well I said I could do better than last time, so here’s my attempt. Without further ado:
I’m a little worried about my bank account this spring, because there are a bunch of killer-looking Wii games slated for release, and on top of that, I still haven’t picked up Zack & Wiki.
Who isn’t looking forward to this one? The lucky bastards in Japan who already have it, I suppose. This is the sort of game that, if Nintendo wasn’t already having enough problems keeping Wiis on store shelves, would probably create that problem for them. I might camp out for this.
Not many details about this have slipped out yet, except that it’s slated for a spring release and will have a steering wheel wiimote attachment. But it’s pretty fair to reason that this one will be awesome, based on the fact that it’s Mario Kart.
I loved Okami the first time around, but it’s easy to see how it would have been a better fit on the Wii. From the calligraphy mechanic to the cell-shaded graphics, this guy was just begging for a Wii port. And it’s the sort of game that I had actually started a second playthrough on already, so the fact that it’s recycled content is—at least for me—not a problem. The only bad part about is that its scheduled release date of March 25 is way too close to Smash Bros. Give me some room to breathe here, guys!
This one is probably the riskiest selection of the list. The previews I saw made it look like a really unique title, and the Wii doesn’t have a lot of those yet. It was actually released already last week, and the reviews so far have been strangely polarized. I generally tend to side with the positive on games like that, so I’m not hesitant to put this one on the list.
I already take back what I said about No More Heroes—this is the title with the biggest potential to flop. The concept seems so utterly gimmicky, that if anyone but Nintendo was attempting it, I would immediately write this one off. But Nintendo can apparently pull that sort of thing off, and it certainly does look fun, so I’ll inevitably pick this one up.
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Not a Wii exclusive, but man does this game look awesome. It’s been a while since I’ve played a good Star Wars game (not that there haven’t been any).
Rock Band. Just announced! Whether this comes out decent will depend entirely upon whether it supports online play and downloadable content like the PS3/360 versions, or if it’s crippled like the PS2 port.
February 2nd, 2008 at 12:42 PM
I didn’t realize that Force Unleashed was coming out on the Wii. Hopefully they’ll put some time into the motion controls and not just port it over with some half assed attempted – that could be awesome on the Wii.