“We have two original IPs in development and some neat ideas with an existing IP. Most of that stuff is next-gen, but we’ll see as we move forward what turns into games and/or what goes in different directions.” – Ready At Dawn’s president, Didier Malenfant
Even though Okami is a port, it is still a game that required Ready At Dawn to gain some experience with the Wii hardware. Hopefully the team will have something in store for Wii owners in the future.
Virtual Console
1 (1) – Super Mario Bros. 3
2 (2) – Super Mario Bros.
3 (3) – Super Mario World
4 (4) – Punch Out!!
5 (5) – The Legend of Zelda
6 (6) – Super Mario Bros. 2
7 (7) – Mario Kart 64
8 (9) – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
9 (8) – Super Mario 64
10 (10) – Double Dragon
11 (13) – Donkey Kong
12 (11) – Donkey Kong Country
13 (17) – Metal Slug
14 (12) – Pac-Man
15 (14) – Paper Mario
16 (16) – Star Fox 64
17 (15) – The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
18 (18) – Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
19 (19) – Kirby’s Adventure
20 (N/A) – Bubble Bobble
WiiWare
1 (1) – Dr. Mario Online Rx
2 (2) – Defend your Castle
3 (N) – My Pokemon Ranch
4 (3) – Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King
5 (4) – TV Show King
6 (6) – Family Table Tennis
7 (5) – LostWinds
8 (11) – Toki Tori
9 (7) – Pop
10 (12) – Protothea
11 (8) – V.I.P. Casino: Blackjack
12 (9) – Star Soldier R
13 (10) – Critter Round-Up
– Numbers in parenthesis indicate slot in previous week
– N stands for new title
– N/A means the title was not on the last week’s list
Final Fantasy XIII
Final Fantasy Versus XIII
Final Fantasy Agito XIII
Kingdom Hearts Coded
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
Dissidia Final Fantasy
The 3rd Birthday
Sigma Harmonics
Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete
The absence of Final Fantasy Chrystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers does not seem too encouraging…I’d say that if we don’t hear any news about the title at E3, the project is as good as dead.
Wario Land Shake / Nintendo / July 24th / 5800YEN
– Feature anime cut scenes from Production I.G.
– Same screens from those in the Wario Land Shake thread
RIZ-ZOAWD(Or is it Resort? Whatever…)/ Winter / D3
– RPG?
– Developer: Media Vision (Wild Arms)
– Characters are controlled by a track ball on the DS touch screen.
Neon Genesis Evangelion Ayanami Ikusei Keikaku DS with Asuka Hokan Keikaku / Broccoli / Aug 28th / 5040YEN
Super Mario Stadium: Family Baseball (Wii, Nintendo): 7 / 7 / 7 / 8 – (29/40)
Spectral Force Genesis (NDS, Idea Factory): 6 / 6 / 6 / 6 – (24/40)
Ohimesama Debut (NDS, Cave): 7 / 7 / 6 / 6 – (26/40)
Watashi no Pony (NDS, Starfish): 5 / 6 / 4 / 5 – (20/40)
Super Robot Taisen A Portable (PSP, Banpresto): 8 / 7 / 7 / 8 – (30/40)
Narnia Kuni Monogatari Dai-2-Shou: Caspian Ouji no Tsunobue (Wii, Disney): 7 / 7 / 6 / 6 – (26/40)
Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 4 (Wii/PS2, Koei): 8 / 8 / 7 / 8 – (31/40)
FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage (Xbox 360, Empire): 7 / 7 / 7 / 6 – (27/40)
An official press release has been distributed regarding The Conduit. According to the release, the game will be launching in Q1 2009. It also seems that the game has a publisher, although this is not completely confirmed.
High Voltage Software’s The Conduit is a stunning first-person action shooter that promises to provide some of the best visuals seen to date on Nintendo’s Wii gaming console.
Using their proprietary Quantum 3 Game Engine technology, the team at High Voltage Software is fusing fast and fluid gameplay with an advanced set of visuals intended to squarely establish the Wii as a true next-generation gaming platform. The first-person shooter boasts a competitive online multiplayer component and a thrilling single-player campaign. Advanced graphical features include dynamic environment mapping, interactive water with real-time reflection, and four-stage texture composition including gloss, diffuse, and bump mapping.
“Too many Wii owners have been told that the Wii is a casual platform with no room for serious games or top-tier graphics,” said Eric Nofsinger, Chief Creative Officer at High Voltage Software. “With The Conduit, we intend to prove that theory wrong by providing gamers with the kind of title they imagined back when the platform was first announced.”
Spore Creatures (DS) – G
Bangai-O Spirits (DS) – PG
Monster Lab (Wii, DS) – G
“Honestly, I think the lack of AAA titles also has a lot to do with a lot of the 3rd parties simply being caught with their pants down. Triple A take a lot of time to develop; Many years in fact. For them to have been announced/released by now, it would have meant that they were in development/planning before/shortly after the Wii was released. However, nobody, besides Nintendo, expected the Wii sales to be so strong, and anyone who did should be buying lottery tickets.
However, the good news is, now that the industry has seen the rise of the Wii, I’m sure many plans and budgets have been shifted and adjusted, and triple A titles should be in their pipeline (though not ready to be announced). This means soon, you should be flooded with the titles from the franchises you’re familiar with, and ones that aren’t just spinoffs.
Have a little patience and faith in the little white console that could. I know I am. ‘Lost’” – Community Specialist of Capcom Entertainment
There certainly is validity to these words. Twilight Princess alone took years to create and went through many tweaking/perfection processes. The same goes for Super Mario Galaxy and Metroid Prime 3. It definitely is likely that AAA titles are in development if you’re a believer in this type of development process.
