Nintendo of America has released a list of titles that will be available for their upcoming Wii home console within five weeks after its North American launch this coming November 19. In the list is 32 new titles and 30 classic titles for the Virtual Console feature, which lets Wii owners purchase software over the Internet.
These games will be available at retail on disc. Several of these titles do not yet have a committed release date, but all will be available before the end of the year.
These games will be available for purchase via the Virtual Console. Note that they are also not committed releases for launch day, but instead will be released by the end of the year.
These games will be available starting at 500 Wii Points, or US$5.
These games will be available starting at 800 Wii Points, or US$8.
These games will be available starting at 1,000 Wii Points, or US$10.
These games will be available starting at 800 Wii Points, or US$8.
These games will be available starting at 600 Wii Points, or US$6.
New games
These games will be available at retail on disc. Several of these titles do not yet have a committed release date, but all will be available before the end of the year.
Activision
- Call of Duty 3
- Marvel Ultimate Alliance
- Rapala Tournament Fishing
- Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam
- World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions
Atari
- Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2
Atlus
- Trauma Center: Second Opinion
EA
- Madden NFL '07
- Need for Speed: Carbon
Konami
- Elebits
Midway
- Happy Feet
- Rampage: Total Destruction
- The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
- The Ant Bully
Nintendo
- Excite Truck (see our preview)
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
- Wii Sports
Sega
- Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz (see our preview)
SNK
- Metal Slug Anthology
Tecmo
- Super Swing Golf
THQ
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Barnyard
- Cars
- SpongeBob SquarePants: The Creature from the Krusty Krab
Ubisoft
- Far Cry: Vengeance
- GT Pro Series
- Monster 4X4 World Circuit
- Open Season
- Rayman Raving Rabbids
- Red Steel (see our preview)
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent
Vivendi
- Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
Virtual Console
These games will be available for purchase via the Virtual Console. Note that they are also not committed releases for launch day, but instead will be released by the end of the year.
Nintendo Entertainment System
These games will be available starting at 500 Wii Points, or US$5.
- Mario Bros.
- The Legend of Zelda
- Donkey Kong
- Donkey Jong Jr.
- Ice Hockey
- Pinball
- Soccer
- Tennis
- Urban Champion
- Wario's Woods
- Baseball
- Solomon's Key
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
These games will be available starting at 800 Wii Points, or US$8.
- F-Zero
- SimCity
Nintendo 64
These games will be available starting at 1,000 Wii Points, or US$10.
Sega Genesis
These games will be available starting at 800 Wii Points, or US$8.
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Altered Beast
- Golden Axe
- Columns
- Ecco the Dolphin
- Gunstar Heroes
- Space Harrier II
- Toe Jam & Earl
- Ristar
- Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
TurboGrafx-16
These games will be available starting at 600 Wii Points, or US$6.
- Bonk's Adventure
- Super Star Soldier
- Victory Run
- Bomberman '93
- Dungeon Explorer