by Benny - 08.02.06
As we discussed earlier, Nintendo is riding a wave of hype with the Wii… and it seems like the hype is finally working.
First we’ve got the world’s largest publisher “ramping up” Wii and DS game production based on the 6-hour long excitement that the Wii created at E3. Specifically, EA says they’ll have 2 launch titles (Need For Speed and Madden) and 5 more Wii titles by March of 2007.
Then we’ve got Ubisoft’s North American head honco Laurent Detoc (Edgar, you’re going to have to teach me how to pronounce that) announcing at the Ziff Davis Electronic Games Summit that his company has 7 titles coming to the Wii (including Rayman and Red Steel).
Midway President David Zucker also stated that Midway is going to show the Wii some love with 6 titles in development.
By my count, that’s 20 titles in the pipeline from 3 fairly large publishers. Granted, these publishers have historically supported Nintendo in its GCN endeavors, but it’s good news nonetheless. Hopefully some of the stingier publishers that avoided the GCN like the plague will hop on board the Wii train (which, I think, would be the bestest train the the entire WORLD.).
I counted twenty. WTF?
Donato - 08.02.06 1:21 pm
Shhhh Donato… crazy guy. It always WAS 20. I mean… I can obviously add 7 plus 7 plus 6.
Benny - 08.02.06 1:26 pm
That’s better.
(It said 23 originally.)
Donato - 08.02.06 1:26 pm
LIES! Donato lies!!!
Benny - 08.02.06 1:29 pm
that 6-hour long excitement will really get ya.
drg - 08.02.06 1:41 pm
I’m lookig forward to NFS Carbon. Although, I am upset that they dropped Drag racing for Drift racing.
I just hope they took it out to make it better, and possibly make it the focus of the next NFS game (just like how Drift racing is the focus of Carbon).
Marc - 08.02.06 1:49 pm
“Hopefully some of the stingier publishers that avoided the GCN like the plague will hope on board the Wii train”
hope? Don’t you mean hop?
Marc - 08.02.06 1:51 pm
LOL, Benny. Nice Count von Count reference!
NEEKS - 08.02.06 3:06 pm
In democracy it’s your vote that counts; In feudalism it’s your count that votes.
Enigma7 - 08.02.06 4:34 pm
It’s pronounced “honcho”, I can see from your spelling how it might confuse you.
(spot the joke!)
amanaplan - 08.02.06 4:55 pm
Sweet, the Count! I personally preferred Vincent Twice Vincent Twice and Cyranose DeBergerac.
“YOU SAID NOSE!”
(Cyranose starts swordfighting with his nose)
Lemond - 08.02.06 10:10 pm
im glad to see all the third party support but i just hope that the multiplatform games arent stupid ports with gimmicky use of the controll scheme.
i wanna see original games coming out of major developers like Ubisoft’s Red Steel. seems like alot of these games being announced are mutiplatform or newer versions of older games like Sonic, Rayman and Rampage. not saying these games wont be good but isnt the whole idea of the Wii new ways of thinking and changing what people know?
kojo87 - 08.03.06 2:41 am
Sure I’d love some new franchises and new approaches to gaming, but I can also see the long term benefits if the first 60 titles are something familiar enough that people will feel a bit more comfortable picking up a Wii and the remote to play. Right now it’s all about getting the Wii in people’s homes and getting them playing games and wanting more. There are some benefits to third parties playing it a bit safe at first.
amanaplan - 08.03.06 10:26 am