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Before a single Wii had been sold, gamers already knew what they had to look forward to. Even months prior to their first enthusiastic Wii remote waggle, in fact, people were drooling over games like Wii Sports, Red Steel and Twilight Princess.

Essentially, that feeling of assured anticipation has remained since. Facing the unknown is something Wii enthusiasts have yet to experience, really; major Wii games have come and gone, but there have always been confirmed new ones to look forward to.

Until now, that is. Sure, there have been some exciting rumors that refuse to go away, as well as a few minor game announcements. But for the most part, Nintendo’s plans for the industry’s blockbuster-filled autumn and winter months are a complete mystery.

It would be foolish to think Nintendo does not have some major announcements in store, and with E3 only two months away, it won’t be long before Nintendo fans have more premier titles to look forward to. Fortunately for Wii owners, the eight weeks leading to E3 should be quick and painless; 2008 has already been kind, and there are several awesome new Wii titles already sitting on store shelves.

So do yourself a favor; before E3 and the insanity that will ensue, give some of these great Wii games a shot before you start getting hyped for new ones like Kid Icarus Wii and forget about them.

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Well, if you haven’t heard about the Okami box art scandal, let me get you up to speed really quick. Apparently, there is a water mark of the IGN logo on the actual box art for the game. The logo can be located on the right, next to Amaterasu’s bottom jaw. Capcom has recognized the slip up and has offered to send a replacement cover for free.

You can get a new cover for your Okami box by going to the Replacement Website and filling out the necessary forms. After that, the new cover will be sent to your house within two weeks. However, that’s not the best part, you also have the choice to receive one of the new, alternative, high-quality covers they are offering instead. As for which cover I’m picking, I’ll take the green one.

From the 7.5 review of Okami on Wii (May 2008 issue):

The controls just didn’t make the jump to Wii as well as they should have… Okami is a work of genius, but you should play the original [PS2] game instead of the Wii version if you can.

There you have it.