Rumor has it that GameStop will begin taking widespread Wii U pre-orders in early September – the first week of the month, more specifically.
Nintendo Everything reader Andrew Holland tells us that the news comes from a local GameStop manager. Andrew was also given a look at a listing of upcoming titles with placeholder release dates and prices, as shown in this post.
GameStop hasn’t officially said when it’ll begin to take pre-orders for the Wii U. However, consumers can already reserve a number of games for the console right here.
01./00. [WII] Kirby’s Dream Collection: Special Edition
02./01. [NDS] Pokemon Black 2 / White 2
03./00. [3DS] Rune Factory 4: A Fantasy Harvest Moon
04./00. [PSP] Digimon World Re:Digitize
05./00. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2012
06./02. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb
07./00. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2012
08./00. [PSP] New Class of Heroes Mono: Toki no Gakuen
09./00. [PSP] Warriors Orochi 3 Special
10./00. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2012
11./00. [PSP] Record of Agarest War Mariage #
12./00. [PSP] Toki no Kizuna: Sekigahara Kitan #
13./04. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry’s Wonderland 3D #
14./09. [WII] Mario Party 9
15./00. [PSP] Ailu de Puzzle
16./05. [3DS] Little Battlers eXperience: Explosive Boost
17./00. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire!
18./06. [PSP] Toriko: Gourmet Survival! 2
19./03. [3DS] Pocket Soccer League: Calciobit
20./07. [3DS] Etrian Odyssey IV: Denshou no Kyojin
01/02. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 (Capcom, 2013) – 1155 votes
02/01. [PS3] Resident Evil 6 (Capcom, 10/04/12) – 1079 votes
03/03. [Wii] Dragon Quest X (Square Enix, 08/02/12) – 814 votes
04/04. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo, 07/28/12) – 731 votes
05/06. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Jump Out (Nintendo, 2012) – 627 votes
06/05. [PS3] Tales of Xillia 2 (Namco Bandai, 11/01/12) – 559 votes
07/07. [3DS] Devil Summoner: Soul Hacker (Atlus, 08/30/12) – 387 votes
08/10. [PS3] Yakuza 5 (Sega, 12/2012) – 368 votes
09/13. [PS3] Dead or Alive 5 (Tecmo Koei, 09/27/12) – 337 votes
10/09. [3DS] Bravely Default: Flying Fairy (Square Enix, 10/11/12) – 329 votes
11/17. [3DS] Shin Megami Tensei IV (Atlus, TBA) – 325 votes
12/20. [PS3] 2nd Super Robot Wars OG (Namco Bandai, Winter) – 304 votes
13/14. [PS3] Final Fantasy Versus XIII (Square Enix, TBA) – 281 votes
14/18. [PSV] Hatsune Miku Project Diva F (Sega, 08/30/12) – 279 votes
15/11. [PS3] Toki to Towa (Namco Bandai, 10/11/12) – 267 votes
16/15. [PS3] Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (Konami, 2013) – 253 votes
17/16. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (Nintendo, 2012) – 249 votes
18/21. [3DS] Fantasy Life (Level-5, 2012) – 235 votes
19/24. [PS3] The Last Guardian (SCEJ, TBA) – 219 votes
20/22. [3DS] Project X Zone (Namco Bandai, 10/11/12) – 207 votes
21/26. [3DS] Senran Kagura Burst (Marvelous AQL, 08/30/12) – 193 votes
22/19. [PS3] The Last Remnant (Square Enix, TBA) – 189 votes
23/30. [PS3] Final Fantasy X HD (Square Enix, TBA) – 180 votes
24/—. [PSV] Ys: Foliage Ocean in Celceta (Falcom, 09/27/12) – 179 votes
25/28. [PS3] Assassin’s Creed III (Ubisoft, 11/15/12) – 175 votes
26/23. [PSV] Soul Sacrifice (SCEJ, TBA) – 131 votes
27/29. [PS3] Max Payne 3 (Rockstar Games, 09/06/12) – 130 votes
28/—. [PS3] The Witch and the Hundred Knights (Nippon Ichi Software, 2012) – 127 votes
29/27. [PSP] God Eater 2 (Namco Bandai, 2012) – 122 votes
30/—. [PSP] SD Gundam: G Generation Overworld (Namco Bandai, 09/27/12) – 119 votes
This week’s eShop video additions are as follows:
Nintendo Show 3D – July 26, 2012
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 Video
Mole Mania Video
Planet Crashers Video
Dot Runner: Complete Edition Video
Decathlon 2012 Video
On Monday, the ESA will be announcing something related to next year’s E3. It’ll be big apparently.
ESA vice president Rich Taylor tweeted yesterday:
“On Monday I’ll be making a big announcement regarding E3 2013, so be sure to follow me for updates and spread the word.”
It’s possible that the ESA will be announcing a venue change for E3. The expo has been taking place at the LA Convention Center for the past few years, but if proposed construction on the $1.2 billion Farmers Field stadium is approved, a relocation may be necessary.