Nintendo's Summer Lineup

[demi]

Whether you're a longtime gamer who likes classic franchises or a newcomer aiming to keep your brain sharp, Nintendo's summer lineup of games has something for you. Nintendo's offerings are anchored by key Wii™ games like Metroid Prime® 3 Corruption and Mario Strikers™ Charged. Nintendo DS™ owners can challenge their minds with games like Brain Age™ 2: More Training in Minutes a Day and the new picture-based puzzle game, Picross DS™.

Licensees also are demonstrating a strong commitment to Wii and Nintendo DS by announcing more than 40 titles in all genres. The unique controls of Wii and Nintendo DS make the Nintendo platform versions of these games entirely new experiences. No matter what your taste or experience level, you'll keep busy this summer!

Wii
July 30 Mario Strikers Charged Nintendo
Aug. 20 Metroid Prime 3 Corruption Nintendo
September Battalion Wars 2 Nintendo
Aug. 14 High School Musical: Sing It! Disney Interactive Studios
Aug. 14 Madden NFL '08 EA
August Tiger Woods PGA Tour '08 EA
August Space Station Tycoon Namco Bandai
August Brunswick Pro Bowling Crave
August Dave Mirra BMX Challenge Crave
August Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection Crave
September Brothers in Arms Ubisoft
September Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal Warner Bros.
September George of the Jungle Crave
Fall Boogie EA

Nintendo DS
July 30 Picross DS Nintendo
Aug. 20 Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day Nintendo
Sept. 10 DK Jungle Climber Nintendo
Sept. 24 Chibi-Robo: Park Patrol Nintendo
July SimCity EA
July Namco Museum DS Namco Bandai
July Drake & Josh THQ
July Glory Days 2 Eidos
Aug. 14 Madden NFL '08 EA
Aug. 14 High School Musical: Makin' the Cut! Disney Interactive Studios
Aug. 14 Heroes of Mana Square-Enix
August I SPY: Fun House Activision
August Jewel Quest Expedition Activision
August Tiger Woods PGA Tour '08 EA
August Worms: Open Warfare 2 THQ
August Luminous Arc Atlus
August Mega Man Star Force: Pegasus Capcom
August Mega Man Star Force: Leo Capcom
August Mega Man Star Force: Dragon Capcom
August Operation: Vietnam Majesco
August Turn It Around Majesco
August The Wild West Majesco
August Fulllmetal Alchemist Trading Card Game Destineer
September Drawn to Life THQ
September Zoey 101 THQ
September Crayola Teasure Adventures Crave
September Nancy Drew and The Deadly Secret of Olde World Park Majesco
September Holly Hobbie & Friends Majesco
September Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trials and Tribulations Capcom
September Looney Tunes: Duck Amuck Warner Bros.
September Pet Luv Spa & Resort Tycoon Activision
September Animal Genius Activision
September George of the Jungle Crave
September Jam Sessions Ubisoft
September Professor Brainium Destineer
September Indy 500 Legends Destineer

[Van Cruncheon]

glad i own a psp!

[tiesto]

Glad I own a 360!

[Himu]

Is it just me or has the DS lineup gotten worse as the system has gotten more popular?

Yes, pretty much.

[Fragamemnon]

Samus and her shitty friends! (referring to the rest of the Wii lineup)

[demi]

Metroid Prime 3 marks the THIRD Wii title finally worth owning -- YMMV, of course.

[Beezy]

Pheonix Wright 3 this year! 

[Van Cruncheon]

metroid prime 1 and 2 were shite, though; why would anyone expect 3 not to suck

[demi]

metroid prime 1 and 2 were shite, though; why would anyone expect 3 not to suck

Maybe. But it stands out among notable titles such as

July 30 Mario Strikers Charged Nintendo
September Battalion Wars 2 Nintendo
Aug. 14 High School Musical: Sing It! Disney Interactive Studios
Aug. 14 Madden NFL '08 EA
August Tiger Woods PGA Tour '08 EA
August Space Station Tycoon Namco Bandai
August Brunswick Pro Bowling Crave
August Dave Mirra BMX Challenge Crave
August Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection Crave
September Brothers in Arms Ubisoft
September Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal Warner Bros.
September George of the Jungle Crave
Fall Boogie EA


And any others I forgot to mention

I should also mention that Metroid Prime 3 marks the FIRST original wii title worth owning (insert joke about how you can't tell the difference). Zelda and Paper Mario were Gamecube games, and will remain that way forever.

[Himu]

I should also mention that Metroid Prime 3 marks the FIRST original wii title worth owning (insert joke about how you can't tell the difference). Zelda and Paper Mario were Gamecube games, and will remain that way forever.

agreed

[demi]

I didn't like the fact that the DS controls were incomplete and broken, so I'm a bit concerned they ported that over too.

[tiesto]

Is it just me or has the DS lineup gotten worse as the system has gotten more popular?  Picross is the only remotely interesting thing on that list.

Yeah, Picross, and Luminous Arc for me. Will DQ9 make it over here this year? I doubt it. That's of course my most wanted DS game. But at least I have a few backlogged GBA games to get caught up on, and I'm sure Etrian Odyssey will take me a while because I play RPGs at a slow pace.

[Cheebs]

I should also mention that Metroid Prime 3 marks the FIRST original wii title worth owning (insert joke about how you can't tell the difference). Zelda and Paper Mario were Gamecube games, and will remain that way forever.

agreed

zelda I understand, but paper mario was never released on gamecube. Most early titles for systems started on previous consoles. Like Kameo on xbox and not 360.

[Himu]

I guess what we mean is that they aren't DESIGNED for the wii, meaning most of it's controller features are things you can do with the regular controller. Yeah, fishing with the wii mote rocks and so does targeting, but it doesn't add THAT much. Either that, or the controls were so good at times that I didn't notice a difference.  Although, moves like Shield Bash seemed hard to pull off with the wiimote.

[Beezy]

I would not have been able to play through Zelda without the camera control. I tried playing a demo of the Wii version at Gamestop when it just came out and I started getting motion sickness.

[The Sceneman]

Well Im pumped for Battalion Wars 2 at least

[Madrun Badrun]

mp3 early fuck ya. 

[demi]

I should also mention that Metroid Prime 3 marks the FIRST original wii title worth owning (insert joke about how you can't tell the difference). Zelda and Paper Mario were Gamecube games, and will remain that way forever.

agreed

zelda I understand, but paper mario was never released on gamecube. Most early titles for systems started on previous consoles. Like Kameo on xbox and not 360.

You don't seem to understand cheeps. It was announced on Gamecube. There were screens. Videos. Scans. Playable format at expos. Then... poof.

[Madrun Badrun]

It also doesn't mention geowars wii and ds. 

[Beezy]

Well GC was dead. It makes sense that they moved it to the Wii.

[Cheebs]

I should also mention that Metroid Prime 3 marks the FIRST original wii title worth owning (insert joke about how you can't tell the difference). Zelda and Paper Mario were Gamecube games, and will remain that way forever.

agreed

zelda I understand, but paper mario was never released on gamecube. Most early titles for systems started on previous consoles. Like Kameo on xbox and not 360.

You don't seem to understand cheeps. It was announced on Gamecube. There were screens. Videos. Scans. Playable format at expos. Then... poof.

Same for kameo

[demi]

I don't think we're on the same wavelength here, Cheeps.

[Cheebs]

I don't think we're on the same wavelength here, Cheeps.

:'(

Super Paper Mario was a dissapointment, meh.

[Scurvy Stan]

Gaming has truly evolved.

[Yeti]

What is Mega Man Star Force and why are there three versions of it? 

[Beezy]

What is Mega Man Star Force and why are there three versions of it? 

It's like the Battle Network games, but in (crappy) 3D. There's 3 versions of it because Capcom never fails at milking the MM franchise as much as they possibly can.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

I haven't played Zelda yet.

Super Paper Mario was awful.

Not interested in MP3 or Smash Bros.

Galaxy...will be...ugh I should just sell my Wii.

[Beezy]

Get the GC version of Zelda.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

I just ordered a replacement sensor bar from Nintendo.com so I can sell it. I'm tempted to get out while the Wii is still supply-limited and I can turn a phatty profit. Then get back in 18-24 months when something worth playing comes out.

[Scurvy Stan]

I just ordered a replacement sensor bar from Nintendo.com so I can sell it. I'm tempted to get out while the Wii is still supply-limited and I can turn a phatty profit. Then get back in 18-24 months when something worth playing comes out.

Do it. Ppl on craigslist are still making a profit it seems.

[tiesto]

Based on the 5 minutes I played at E3, Galaxy is pretty incredible... but I'm hoping that Nintendo doesn't somehow fuck up the actual game. I had some pretty positive impressions of Sonic and the Secret Rings, but then they added too much crap in it and made the camera more spastic, that the full game wasn't nearly as exciting. Brawl = OMG

[demi]

Yeah, it's PW3, I dont believe it will have bonus cases, just a port like Justice For All was.

[Yeti]

I still need to get Phoenix Wright 2.

[Ichirou]

I hope it comes out in Japan before that...I can't wait four months for another fix of Phoenix Wright!!!!

What's Luminous Arc?  Nothing else on the list even interests me.  What a shitty list of DS releases.