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MDX · Jul 23, 2012

Should WiiU or Pikmin3 launch on Miyamoto's Birthday?

I would like to see Nintendo release the WiiU earlier than November.
Im looking at mid-October. This will be to allow some breathing room
for publishers so they can maximize selling their games during the last quarter.
Especially Ubisoft.

We have a lot of late ports that can initially fill the shelves.
They can be quickly replaced with more up to date multi-plats and
exclusives.

I'm seeing a lot more games catered to the core being sold first.
Then around Xmas, the family and expanded audience will get the main focus.
So here is my dream launch schedule:

Mid October
Console with Nintendoland
Assassin's Creed 3
Medal of Honor
Tekken U
Skylanders Giant
Zombi U
Dirt
Transformers Prime
Trine2
Toki Tori2
Madden 13
F1
Bit Trip Runner 2
Resident Evil*
007 Legends*

November
Pikmin3
Aliens: CM
Batman: AC
Darksiders 2
Rayman Legends
Mass Effect 3
Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth
Just Dance 4
Sonic All Stars Racing
NBA 2K
CoD:BO2
Mighty Switch Force
NBA Live 13*

December
NSMBU
Ninja Gaiden 3
Lego City Stories
Sing
WiiFit U
Rabbid's Land
Scribblenaughts U
Cloudberry Kingdom
Little Inferno

January
Tank Tank Tank
Game & Wario
Farming Sim
Toki Tori 2
Sports Connection

February
Project P100
Battlefield
Injustice: GAU
GTA5*

March, etc.
Ghost Recon Online
Dragon Quest X
Homefront 2
Rise of the Guardians
Deadpool
Your Shape Fitness Evolved

*hope or expect to see on the console

Shiggy · Jul 23, 2012

Just for first party titles, sequels and 2012:

Mid October
Last Story 2
Super Mario Galaxy 3
Hydroventure 2
Mario Kart Wii U
Nintendo Land

November
Paper Mario Wii U
Pikmin 3
Metroid Prime 4
Donkey Kong Country 4
Xenoblade 2

December:
New Super Mario Bros Wii U
Wii Fit U
Wii Sports U
Zelda Wii U
Garden Wii U
Art Academy Wii U

Anth0ny · Jul 23, 2012

one good game that will last me a while.

on launch day.

Tevos · Jul 23, 2012

Shiggy said:
Just for first party titles, sequels and 2012:

Mid October
Last Story 2
Super Mario Galaxy 3
Hydroventure 2
Mario Kart Wii U
Nintendo Land

November
Paper Mario Wii U
Pikmin 3
Metroid Prime 4
Donkey Kong Country 4
Xenoblade 2

December:
New Super Mario Bros Wii U
Wii Fit U
Wii Sports U
Zelda Wii U
Garden Wii U
Art Academy Wii U

At least the OP was plausible.

impact · Jul 23, 2012

Shiggy said:
Just for first party titles, sequels and 2012:

Mid October
Last Story 2
Super Mario Galaxy 3
Hydroventure 2
Mario Kart Wii U
Nintendo Land

November
Paper Mario Wii U
Pikmin 3
Metroid Prime 4
Donkey Kong Country 4
Xenoblade 2

December:
New Super Mario Bros Wii U
Wii Fit U
Wii Sports U
Zelda Wii U
Garden Wii U
Art Academy Wii U

I wonder how long it takes for these people to realize how stupid "Game Title U" looks and sounds

Nibel · Jul 23, 2012

Nintendo fans are so weird.

Pikmin 3 should be released on Miyamoto's birthday

BY2K · Jul 23, 2012

Shiggy said:
Just for first party titles, sequels and 2012:

Mid October
Last Story 2
Super Mario Galaxy 3
Hydroventure 2
Mario Kart Wii U
Nintendo Land

November
Paper Mario Wii U
Pikmin 3
Metroid Prime 4
Donkey Kong Country 4
Xenoblade 2

December:
New Super Mario Bros Wii U
Wii Fit U
Wii Sports U
Zelda Wii U
Garden Wii U
Art Academy Wii U

There's dreaming, then there's been delusional.

apana · Jul 23, 2012

Zelda U will be in the launch window, so around 2014. It's a big window.

Verelios · Jul 23, 2012

I only want one title in the OP, and that's Trine 2. Needless to say, I already have it on PS3. I guess Mario if it came down to it but...I think this may be the first Nintendo system I don't fully support.

Maybe. Unless Smash arrives.

MushroomSamba · Jul 23, 2012

Day 1
- Mega Man Legends 3

ponpo · Jul 23, 2012

Day 1:
Jubeat
reflecbeat
Beatmania
DJ Max
Taiko no Tatsujin
et al.

Day 2 - Day x
DLC for said games

Jackano · Jul 23, 2012

Doing lists is always fun isn't it? ^^

I will go a slighty different way:

Mid-october: Japanese launch, Nintendo Land not bundled; *
Mid-november: PAL launch, Nintendo Land bundled;
Week of thanksgiving: US launch, Nintendo Land bundled.

On day one in the West: NSMBU, Pikmin 3; Everything that is third party multiplatform; And the 3rd parties new IPs that are ready (Zombi U, Tank Tank Tank). Making it simple, no other release in 2012.
Next batch of games: End of january/early february, we want to avoid an empty quarter here, instead of the traditionnal gap until the first march month. Some digital freebis for early adopters until march will be cool too, preventing the ambassador mess since not so many people understand what's being an early adopter.

* this is my "perfect shedule". If I'm in bet mode, I will say japanese launch will be early december.

ElectricBlanketFire · Jul 23, 2012

A dream launch schedule? Uh, okay.

Super Metroid 2
Metroid Prime 4
Metroid Prime 5
Metroid Prime 6
Metroid Other M: The Director's Cut Out of Production And Retro Subs In Edition
Yoshi's Island HD
Half Life 3
Portal 3
Team Fortress 3
VVVVVV 222222
Bioshock Infinite
System Shock 2 Source
Super Smash Bros. Wii U: With Mega Man, Professor Layton and Mrs. Game & Watch
The Legend of Zelda by Retro
Kid Icarus Wii U

KaidoRacer7 · Jul 23, 2012

F-Zero... just this...

ClovingWestbrook · Jul 23, 2012

Well, considering I will be buying most of the big third party games like Ass Creed, Bioshock Infinite, GTA, Borderlands, 2, etc. on the PC, the only games that will attract me to the Wii U will be Mario and Zelda, with legacy titles thrown in.

With that being said, this is what Nintendo would have to do to make the launch a dream launch:

All Virtual Channel games backwards compatible with the U-controller:
New Zelda
New Super Mario Brothers (not NSMB but a NEW Super Mario Brothers 2D game)
A top down, side scrolling Rygar remake
A remake of Link to the Past
Online features that blow the competition away

apana · Jul 23, 2012

ElectricBlanketFire said:
A dream launch schedule? Uh, okay.

System Shock 2 Source

That can't happen, not even in a dream scenario is that possible.

Metroid Killer · Jul 23, 2012

Wii U releasing in Europe this year will blow my expectations...

If I get to play Pikmin 3 in the year 2012 I'll be more than happy

/abused Nintendo fan ;(

Mihael Mello Keehl · Jul 23, 2012

Metroid Killer said:
Wii U releasing in Europe this year will blow my expectations...

If I get to play Pikmin 3 in the year 2012 I'll be more than happy

/abused Nintendo fan ;(

Lol

Santiako · Jul 23, 2012

Soon, cheap and with good games.

Canis lupus · Jul 23, 2012

Metroid Prime 4.

AntMurda · Jul 23, 2012

November Launch
Nintendo Land
New Super Mario Bros. U
Pikmin 3

December
Wii U Fit

Sianos · Jul 23, 2012

Anth0ny said:
one good game that will last me a while.

on launch day.

Yep. All you can really ask for with a launch.

Don't get super hyped up now and then act disappointed when this launch is like almost every other system launch.

siddhu33 · Jul 23, 2012

AkumaZetto said:
F-Zero... just this...

I'd buy a Wii U in a heartbeat if this comes out for the device. I don't understand, does Nintendo not want money?

IrishNinja · Jul 23, 2012

i thought pikmin 3 and p100 were launch games, no? nintendoland pack-in at least makes sense.

metroids, paper marios...let's be honest, if there's just GC games at VC some of ya'll will be happy.

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