Ruh roh. Let the flaming begin. In the same Wired interview we posted earlier today, Nintendo’s outspoken Cammie Dunaway confirmed that what you saw at E3 (keynote and the other three days, mind you) was what you’re going to get from them this holiday season.
Wired.com: Have we seen the extent, now, of Nintendo’s 2008 holiday lineup?
Dunaway: You have seen the extent of Nintendo’s 2008 holiday lineup. Also items that we didn’t talk about yesterday, like Wario Land: Shake It. Which is a great franchise for the core. It’s Wario in all his gross wonderfulness, shaking the Wii remote, and that’s going to be tons of fun.
Like I’ve said before, we detailed a lot of good IP (and bad) showcased at E3. For you Kid Icarus holdouts, however, this must be sobering news indeed. That’s Nintendo, though. They won’t reveal anything that isn’t 100% ready (a point which Dunaway brings up in the interview, actually). So we’ve seen the lineup. What game (that’s been confirmed in development) would have made your day? [Thanks, El Hajjish!]
I think there are only 2 first-party games I’m buying before the year is over: Wario Land and Rhythm Heaven.
THE COUNDUIT! Animal Crossing Wii for sure
keeping my eyes really close on CoD5 and Wario Land
EDIT: apparently The Conduit isnt released till Q1 09 according to IGN >_<
Is it time to dust off that word we used to hear so often?
DROUGHT?
Oh that “Seems pretty direct to me” was my own comment on the quote and not part of Cammy’s quote itself. Sorry about that.
@Used Cisco
You could say that OR you could say, “phew, now I have time to play all those games I bought months ago and haven’t finished”
True Dustin. I have tons of games that need to be finished. Heck, I am just now finishing up Metroid Prime, a title I have owned since launch some 6 years ago.
poor.
@Dustin,
While you’re correct (and almost sickeningly positive), that’s not exactly the best selling theme I’ve seen on a console. Imagine it on the box.
“Just think kids, there are so few new games coming out that now you’ll have time to play all those games you didn’t care enough about to finish!”
Yay! I love knowing I won’t be buying any Wii games this Christmas!
11 more stars in Galaxy
Metroid on Veteran [almost halfway]
Zack & Wiki [almost halfway]
No More Heroes [past halfway]
RE4 on Hard
Not to mention some sweet DS games.
Then comes Christmas.
It’s not a drought, it’s catch-up time!
ANIMAL CROSSING IS ON MAH MIND. But other than that, it’s basicley a drought for me.
Guitar Hero World Tour is basically the only holiday game I’m interested in.
I mean, how did this happen?
How did the situation get this bad?
Look, I don’t blame Nintendo; they’ve been firing continuously on all cylinders single handedly supporting 2 platforms and a new market since, well, 2004. How is it that after E3 last year when it was clear Nintendo had a hit on their hands, and E3 the year before when it was clear the writing was on the wall, and since the Tokyo Game show before it was clear Nintendo had a bright idea, and the E3 before that where it was clear Nintendo had a winning idea for new markets with the DS, that 3rd parties STILL don’t have any titles of note for the 2nd year holiday line up on the Wii; the most successful platform since the PS2? Imagine if the PS2 had no big games coming out from 3rd parties during the Winter months. It’s unthinkable. UNFUCKINGTHINKABLE!
I think the 3rd party system is totally broken, and anyone…scratch that, everyone who isn’t putting Wii front and centre of their development efforts just took a catastrophic hit to their ROI ratios. In fact, considering the FFXIII debacle, I’d wager for many a Wiignoring 3rd party, their ROI is negative, save for borderline illegal M$ payoffs.
Copyright “Wiignoring” -elmer
definitely rhythm heaven, viva piñata. that’s about it, I think. oh and spore creatures.
argh, I can’t hear or read the word “core gamer” anymore. it’s annoying!
“Yay! I love knowing I won’t be buying any Wii games this Christmas!”
More money for DS games and 360 games at my house! But really this is a sad state of affairs. HeY HeY everyone… don’t worry, just play ” catch up” with all the games you already are tired of and have finished a couple years ago…yeah..sounds great. We don’t want a bunch of NEW innovative system pushing titles, lets INSTEAD play like its 2006 all over again…..
But a lame, poor showing for Nintendo.
Very, Very poor.
Another Animal crossing game is not nearly enough to even interest me. The Conduit seems to be pushing 2009 and Wii sports resort may be fun, but lets see how many games are in it.
Poor.
Looks like the only new game I’ll be picking up for a Nintendo platform between now and Christmas will be Castlevania for the DS. The girlfriend will buy Wii Sports Resort for sure, saving me that purchase.
Like I said, sucky year for Nintendo… Let’s wait till Q3 or Q4 of 2009, or 2010 for Legend of Zelda: Link’s DVD Setup Techniques and Mario Does the Weekly Shopping.
LOL at DmNT. Actually I figure since Mario is a plumber, we can expect a Mario Unclogs Toliets game, complete with the new plunger add on to the Wiimote.
Anyway….pretty much official I won’t be buying any Wii games for the rest of this year.
I for one am glad to own a pc.
I for one one am glad to own a Wii.
so when will kid icarus wii come out
yeah the holiday season’s gonna suck but imagine how sweet early 2009 will be… dead rising, the conduit, gh: metallica, etc.