Wii Launch Line Up Revealed

Nintendo Reveals What Wii Will Play in 2006

John Constantine
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Between November 19th, 2006 and January 1st, 2007, Nintendo fans, casual and hardcore gamers, and everyone else are going to have quite a few options available to them when it comes to enjoying their brand new Nintendo Wii. Nintendo revealed the full list of "launch window" games that will be available for Wii and there's something for everybody across the 32 console specific titles and the 30 classic games available on Nintendo's Virtual Console download service. While Japan will be seeing quite a few more classic titles available on the Virtual Console, lost gems like Gunstar Heroes for the Sega Genesis should satisfy fans on this side of the Pacific. Here's the full list, courtesy of Kotaku.com:

Wii Games


  • Wii Sports [Launch title]




  • The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess [Launch title]




  • EXCITE TRUCK [Launch title]




  • Call of Duty(R) 3




  • Marvel(TM) Ultimate Alliance




  • Rapala(R)




  • Tournament Fishing




  • Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam(TM)




  • World Series of Poker(R): Tournament of Champions




  • Dragon Ball Z(R): Budokai Tenkaichi(TM) 2




  • Trauma Center(TM): Second Opinion




  • Madden NFL '07




  • Need for Speed(TM): Carbon




  • Elebits(TM)




  • Happy Feet(TM)




  • Rampage(R): Total Destruction(TM)




  • The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy(TM)




  • The Ant Bully




  • Super Monkey Ball(TM): Banana Blitz




  • Metal Slug(TM) Anthology




  • Super Swing Golf




  • Avatar: The Last Airbender




  • Barnyard(R)




  • Cars




  • SpongeBob SquarePants(TM): The Creature from the Krusty Krab




  • Far Cry(R): Vengeance




  • GT Pro Series




  • Monster 4X4 World Circuit




  • Open Season(TM)




  • Rayman Raving Rabbids(TM)




  • Red Steel(TM)




  • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent(TM)




  • Ice Age 2(TM): The Meltdown

Virtual Console Games


  • Mario Bros.(R)




  • The Legend of Zelda(R)




  • Donkey Kong(R)




  • Donkey Kong Jr. (R)




  • Ice Hockey




  • Pinball




  • Soccer




  • Tennis




  • Urban Champion(R)




  • Wario's Woods(TM)




  • Baseball




  • Solomon's Key




  • F-Zero(R)




  • SimCity(TM)




  • Super Mario(R) 64




  • 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




  • Bonk's Adventure




  • Super Star Soldier




  • Victory Run




  • Bomberman '93




  • Dungeon Explorer


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John Constantine is a writer of fiction and criticism who spends the majority of his time wantonly consuming the fantastic. After graduating from Penn State in 2003, he moved to New York to finish his first...  View profile

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