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Wii U Press Previews

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Shin Johnpv

Member
The gamestop I pre-ordered at still doesn't know if they're doing a midnight launch or not. The guy there said it's up to the Manager and since he didn't need to have payroll done yet he still hadn't made a decision. This was at like 12 this morning and he said I was the 5th person to ask about it since he opened. Hopefully they do it.
 
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mrklaw

MrArseFace
AzaK said:
Rosti has already said he will post it in the next day or so, in order to limit the number of "My Body Is Ready" posts before actual launch :)
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It's pointless waiting. You'll get the same number of 'my body is ready' posts, just in a shorter period of time. If it starts off noisy it's easy enough to skip a few pages until things calm down. Just get it up and start building the anticipation.
 
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bringingthethunder

Neo Member
don't know if this should be counted as a press preview but these guys put together a list of all the wii u launch games against other consoles:

http://trendygamers.com/2012/11/11/...titles-of-any-system-since-the-playstation-2/

12. Nintendo DS: November 21st, 2004 – 10 Launch Titles

Asphalt Urban GT, Feel the Magic XX/XY, Madden NFL 2005, Ping Pals, Ridge Racer DS, Spiderman 2, Sprung, Super Mario 64 DS, The Urbz: Sims in the City, Tiger Woods PGA Tour.



11. Xbox: November 15th, 2001 – 12 Launch Titles

Halo: Combat Evolved, Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee, Dead or Alive 3, Project Gotham Racing, NFL Fever 2002, AirForce Delta Storm, Mad Dash Racing, Cel Damage, Arctic Thunder, Fuzion Frenzy, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2, 4×4 EVO 2



10. GameCube: November 18th, 2001 – 12 Launch Titles

All-Star Baseball 2002, Batman Vengeance, Crazy Taxi, Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2, Disney’s Tarzan Untamed, Luigi’s Mansion, Madden NFL 2002, NHL Hitz 20-02, Star Wars Rogue Squadron 2: Rogue Leader, Super Monkey Ball, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3, Wave Race: Blue Storm.



9. PlayStation 3: November 17th, 2006 – 15 Launch Titles

Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII, Call of Duty 3, Genji: Days of the Blade, Madden 07, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire , NBA 2K7, NBA 07, Need for Speed: Carbon, NHL 2K7, Resistance: Fall of Man, Ridge Racer 7, Tiger Woods 07, Tony Hawk’s Project 8, Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom.



8. Nintendo 3DS: Release Date: March 27th, 2011 – 16 Launch Titles

Asphalt 3D, Bust a Move Universe, Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs 3D, Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars, Lego Star War 3: The Clone Wars, Madden NFL, Nintendogs and Cats, Pilotwings Resort, Pro Evolution Soccer 3D, Rayman 3D, Ridge Racer 3D, Samurai Warriors: Chronicles, Steel Diver, Super Monkey Ball 3D, Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition, The Sims 3



7. PlayStation Portable: March 24th, 2005 – 17 Launch Titles

Ape Escape: On The Loose, Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower, Dynasty Warriors, Gretzky NHL, Lumines, Metal Gear Acid, NBA, Need for Speed: Underground Rivals, NFL Street 2 Unleashed, Ridge Racer, Spiderman 2, Tiger Woods PGA Tour, Tony Hawk’s Underground 2 Remix, Twisted Metal: Head On, Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade, Wipeout Pure, World Tour Soccer.



6. Gameboy Advance: June 11th, 2011 – 17 Launch Titles

Army Men Advance, Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, ChuChu Rocket!, Earthworm Jim, F-Zero: Maximum Velocity, Fire Pro Wrestling, GT, Advance Championship Racing, Iridion 3D, Konami Krazy Racers, Namco Museum, Pinobee: Wings of Adventure, Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure, Rayman Advance, Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2, Super Dodge Ball Advance, Super Mario Advance, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2



5. Xbox 360: November 22nd, 2005 – 18 Launch Titles

Amped 3, Call of Duty 2, Condemned: Criminal Origins, Fifa 06, Gun, Kameo: Elements of Power, Madden NFL 06, NBA 2K6, NBA Live 06, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, NHL 2K6, Perfect Dark Zero, King Kong, Project Gotham Racing 3, Quake 4, Ridge Racer 6, Tiger Woods 06, Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland.



4. Playstation Vita: February 22nd, 2012 – 20 Launch Titles

Army Corps of Hell, Asphalt Injection, Ben 10 Galactic Racing, Blazblue: Continuum Shift Extend, Dungeon Hunter Alliance, Dynasty Warriors Next, F1 2011, Fifa Soccer, Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational, Little Deviants, Lumines Electronic Symphony, Michael Jackson The Experience, ModNation Racers: Road Trip, Rayman Origins, Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen, Touch My Katamari, Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3, Virtua Tennis 4: World Tour Edition, Wipeout 2048.



3. Nintendo Wii: November 19th, 2006 – 22 Launch Titles

Avatar: The Last Airbender, Barnyard, Call of Duty 3, Cars, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2, Excite Truck, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, GT Pro Series, Happy Feet, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Madden 07, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, Monster 4×4 World Circuit, Need for Speed: Carbon, Open Season, Rampage: Total Destruction, Rayman Raving Rabbids, Red Steel, Spongebob: Creature From The Krusty Krab, Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz, Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam, Trauma Center: Second Opinion.



2. Nintendo Wii U: November 18th, 2012 – 27 Launch Titles

Assassin’s Creed 3, Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Darksiders 2, Epic Mickey 2: The Power Of Two, ESPN Sports Connection, Fifa Soccer 13, Game Party Champions, Just Dance 4, Madden NFL 13, Mass Effect 3: Special Edition, New Super Mario Bros U, Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge, Nintendo Land, Rabbids Land, Rise of the Guardians, Scribblenauts Unlimited, Skylanders Giants, SiNG Party, Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, Tank! Tank! Tank!, Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Wii U Edition, Transformers Prime: The Game, Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper, Wipeout 3, Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2013, ZombiU



1. PlayStation 2: October 26th, 2000 – 29 Launch Titles

Armored Core 2, DOA2: Hardcore, Dynasty Warriors 2, ESPN International Track & Field, ESPN Winter X Games Snowboarding, Eternal Ring, Evergrace, FantaVision, Gungriffon Blaze, Kessen, Madden NFL 2001, Midnight Club: Street Racing, MotoGP, NHL 2001, Orphen: Scion of Sorcery, Q-Ball: Billiards Master, Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2, Ridge Racer V, Silent Scope, Smuggler’s Run, SSX, Street Fighter EX3, Summoner, Swing Away Golf, Tekken Tag Tournament, TimeSplitters, Unreal Tournament, Wild Wild Racing, X-Squad.
 
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BlackGhost

Banned
Ok I don't want to get yelled at for this being the wrong thread, but can someone explain Scribblenauts to me or link me to a video? I want to know why I should want this game
 
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guek

Banned
Oh ninja gaiden. Dead before you hit the ground. *tear...*

Well, on the bright side, I don't have to spend another $60!
 
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EvilMario

Will QA for food.
MicH said:
I know this has been said a million times already, but where is that Wii U OT! :(
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You're looking at it!
Until the real one goes up. :/

In the thread reserve thread earlier today:
Rösti;44247199 said:
Just an update on the Wii U Release Day OT: Having spoken with EatChildren, it's been concluded that a single thread detailing all regional releases (NA, Europe, Japan) will be the best option. I'll be posting the thread soon, and each region will have a separate post.
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Deleted member 8095

Unconfirmed Member
Any word on how many units are being sent out? I'm curious to see if it would be worth my time to line up a store early Sunday morning.
 
Loaded Man

Loaded Man

Member
My card was also charged today. How does Gamestop typically handle a new console launch in terms of shipping? I chose standard shipping btw.
 
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Medalion

Banned
Anth0ny said:
Pikmin 3 was all I needed.

Why the fuck wouldn't they put it out at launch? They're sending it out to die =(
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They're sending it out to get the recognition it deserves to not be overshadowed by Mario, and hopefully make it better than what was shown at E3
 
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Gleethor

Member
Medalion said:
They're sending it out to get the recognition it deserves to not be overshadowed by Mario, and hopefully make it better than what was shown at E3
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Yup. Don't get me wrong, I want it at launch too but itll do much better if it has a month or so to itself to be *the* Wii U game.
 
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Sandfox

Member
Anth0ny said:
Pikmin 3 was all I needed.

Why the fuck wouldn't they put it out at launch? They're sending it out to die =(
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They want a big first party game for the beginning of next year and they knew that they weren't going to have enough stock to meet the demand either way.
 
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10k

Banned
DoctorWho said:
In Canada, people with Day 1 preorders are being informed they won't receive their system at launch. Albeit, they are lower rung stores (The Source, Shoppers Drug Mart).

I was the first to preorder at Toys R Us. I'll be pissed if I don't get one at launch.
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Canadian EB games guarantees I get my Wii U preorder day 1 and they also make ppl with preorders lineup separately from walk in ppl.
 
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Hiltz

Member
Anth0ny said:
Pikmin 3 was all I needed.

Why the fuck wouldn't they put it out at launch? They're sending it out to die =(
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Satoru Iwata has your answer:

“If you look at how pre-orders are doing at the moment, it is not an exaggeration to say that Wii U is sure to sell well in this holiday season, as many of you are probably thinking. But we realise the biggest challenge is to make sure that Wii U sells well even in the next year after the holiday season, and we are working on that too.”

“Nintendo tends to release too many titles at the launch of a hardware system and as a result suffers a drop in new games for quite some time after launch, and for the Wii U launch, we are being very careful not to let it happen.”

“Fortunately, third-party publishers overseas are launching many titles for us this time, and we were able to push back the release of some of the titles that we had originally intended to release as launch titles until next year.”
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Gamer @ Heart

Member
Sandfox said:
They want a big first party game for the beginning of next year and they knew that they weren't going to have enough stock to meet the demand either way.
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Exactly. They are spacing out their games do avoid a nasty game drought and keep momentum high. Pikmin getting its own month is not a bad thing. Now if they release it next march in the middle of alot of other stuff i will be sad.
 
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KillerTravis

Banned
I ask everyone that's getting their games tomorrow to please post pictures! People may find it dumb that you take pictures of a box and a disc, but to me it's pretty exciting.
 
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Gamer @ Heart

Member
I am so happy this isnt a weekday launch. I dont care if my gamestop doesnt have a midnight launch, waking up semi early on a sunday and getting to enjoy it all day without worrying about school or work in 8 hours is bliss.
 
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Neuromancer

Member
Even though I have zero interest in this system, hard ware launches are always exciting. I can't wait to hear people talking about it on all the various podcasts.
 
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Domcorleone

Member
any NY GAF member looking to buy a 8GB Wii U? I pre ordered one through gamestop after trading in a crap load of stuff. I'll sell it for face value, so 300 plus the tax.

I just want the cash back for the stuff I traded in for it so I can pay off the Deluxe one I got via Kmart.

PM me if you are interested.
 
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RomanticHeroX

Member
Domcorleone said:
any NY GAF member looking to buy a 8GB Wii U? I pre ordered one through gamestop after trading in a crap load of stuff. I'll sell it for face value, so 300 plus the tax.

I just want the cash back for the stuff I traded in for it so I can pay off the Deluxe one I got via Kmart.

PM me if you are interested.
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Probably have better luck putting this in the Buy/Sell thread. I'm sure plenty of people will be looking for systems there soon.
 
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Anth0ny

Member
Gamer @ Heart said:
Exactly. They are spacing out their games do avoid a nasty game drought and keep momentum high. Pikmin getting its own month is not a bad thing. Now if they release it next march in the middle of alot of other stuff i will be sad.
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Sandfox said:
They want a big first party game for the beginning of next year and they knew that they weren't going to have enough stock to meet the demand either way.
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Medalion said:
They're sending it out to get the recognition it deserves to not be overshadowed by Mario, and hopefully make it better than what was shown at E3
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You guys are thinking about this the wrong way.

Pikmin is not a big first party game. If anything, it's a small first party game. Why do you think Ubisoft packed the Wii launch (and now the Wii U launch) with games? People will pick up anything with Wii U on the case. After NSMB and Nintendo Land are sold out, they move on to whatever is left. This has proven successful for Ubisoft (and their launch shovelware) in the past.

Putting out Pikmin sometime in March, likely with little to no promotion whatsoever, is sending the game out to die. It would have been better off coming out at launch, and getting that spotlight cast onto it.
 
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jeremy1456

Junior Member
Anth0ny said:
You guys are thinking about this the wrong way.

Pikmin is not a big first party game. If anything, it's a small first party game. Why do you think Ubisoft packed the Wii launch (and now the Wii U launch) with games? People will pick up anything with Wii U on the case. After NSMB and Nintendo Land are sold out, they move on to whatever is left. This has proven successful for Ubisoft (and their launch shovelware) in the past.

Putting out Pikmin sometime in March, likely with little to no promotion whatsoever, is sending the game out to die. It would have been better off coming out at launch, and getting that spotlight cast onto it.
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Small by which standards?

As I recall the first game pulled off like two million worldwide which would be declared a huge victory by any other of the big three.
 
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RumblingRosco

Member
All this Wii U talk is getting me hyped. I'm forcing myself to wait 6 months though in case any sudden price drops, pack-ins, or other deals start to rear their head. Give me strength, GAF.
 
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Anth0ny

Member
jeremy1456 said:
Small by which standards?

As I recall the first game pulled off like two million worldwide which would be declared a huge victory by any other of the big three.
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I seem to recall Pikmin selling only about 1 million copies worldwide, and Pikmin 2 selling even less.
 
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AzaK

Member
Soka said:
All this Wii U talk is getting me hyped. I'm forcing myself to wait 6 months though in case any sudden price drops, pack-ins, or other deals start to rear their head. Give me strength, GAF.
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You will succumb.....you will succumb.
 
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