Newsbrief: 23 games will be available for the Nintendo Wii U from launch on November 18 in the U.S., while an additional 29 games will be released for the upcoming console before the end of March 2013.
Nintendo today released a full list of every confirmed game for the console, including over half a dozen titles each from Activision, Ubisoft and Nintendo itself.
From launch, consumers will be able to pick up Wii U-exclusive titles like New Super Mario Bros. U, ZombiU and Chasing Aurora, while numerous multiplatform titles will also be made available on November 18, including Call of Duty: Black Ops II and Darksiders II.
Well, in Shay's defense he basically said. "Oh, I'm not playing any video games. But if I was this lineup sucks" which isn't very constructive, helpful, or....well anything really.
While a lot of the highest profile games on day one are multi-platform, I think Nintendo should be commended for putting together a really solid launch lineup. Not only that, but it seems like there will be a steady stream of new releases afterward. This is definitely a step up from the 3DS, and a much stronger lineup than most consoles launch with.
I'm still not gonna pick one up for a variety of reasons, I just think it's important to give credit where it's due.
The two games that I was previously excited about continue to be the only two launch titles I actually think I'll buy... still, there are a few others that I'd be interested in trying, and there's enough variety there that everyone will likely have something they're interested in.
Some exciting titles nothing incredibly surprising. Seems like a pretty dense launch window though, I am happy. I really wish that bioware would release the mass effect trilogy instead of just mass effect 3 for wiiu. Would be a great addition.
My cynical view is that EA are sending it out to die so that they can explain to their shareholders, "See, I told you core games will never sell on Nintendo platforms. Now that justifies all our past and future divestment". What do they have against Straight Right? Did they not count on them doing as decent a job as they seem to be?
I'm planning on getting Assassin's Creed III on November 18 along with my Wii U (I played all the previous ones on the 360 but MS's growing disinterest in games has made me decide to get my multiplatform games on Wii U in future starting with AC III).
Graphics aren't a big deal for me, there doesn't appear to be anything wrong with the controller, Nintendo platforms don't tend to have issues on the development side, so why should I wait to make such a decision?
I just played it (Wii U) at Eurogamer! The Luigi's Mansion minigame is shockingly good fun (and hilarious!). But I am biased so take from that what you will.
I was happy to here that Darksiders 2 will allow for the user to just use the controller screen to play the game or you can op for a "never pause menu" game on the big screen. I was wondering if Ninja Gaiden 3 will be following this approach as well.
I'm still not gonna pick one up for a variety of reasons, I just think it's important to give credit where it's due.