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Nintendo Wii: Wii Launch Guide

By: David Light - Published November 18, 2006 at 3:00 PM EST - Writer Archive
Join us as we count down the preliminary best of the best in Wii entertainment, and hand out a few "Dundie" awards along the way. Michael Scott would be proud.

Looking at a November 19th launch date, Nintendo's new console flavor is just around the corner. Thanks to the Wii Technical Specs Breakdown we know exactly what to expect on the hardware side of things, but what about the bread and butter of the Wii? What about the software? What about the games, man? WHAT ABOUT THE GAMES? Calm down man, calm down. I've got your back.

The Nintendo Wii will head into launch day with a to-the-minute confirmed 20 games available. Perhaps what's even more surprising is that for the first time in a long time, Nintendo is looking at some amazing third party support right out of the gate. Of those 20 something games to be available on "Wii Day," only four of them will be published by Nintendo. Ubisoft and Activision head up the third parties with an impressive 7 titles combined. Needless to say, there's definitely a lot of fun to be had come late November for the window shopping gamer, but I don't want to leave you overwhelmed with cash readily available. That's just an unsafe combination if you ask me. So, because I love you all so much (and because they're making me!), I'm breaking down every Wii game to see the light of day come November 19th. I'm also prepared to fight the flames head on after giving each and every title a ranking until everyone knows what the #1 Wii launch title is. This is going to be tough, this is going to be brutal, it's going to be dangerous, hazardous and painful. But let's be honest, if you can't get through this then there's no way your feeble little self will ever grab a Wii in the midst of the Wal-Mart hoards. We've got awards, we've got rankings, we've got everything you want minus Miyamoto's credit card.

Continue on as we count down the preliminary best of the best in Wii entertainment, and hand out a few "Dundie" awards along the way. Michael Scott would be proud.

Do you think Link will be upset with our rankings?
No way! He's gonna be #1 for sure.
If Twilight Princess isn't #1 you will have lost a reader!
GameSpot bashed him, I bet you're on the bandwagon... you bandwagoner!


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