26 Wii And 66 DS Games In Q1 2007, Delays, New DS In 2007

December 20th, 2006, 21:39 Posted By: gunntims0103

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Nintendo is making sure to keep those games rolling out by the lot all through the winter, and into the spring of 2007. The Japanese publisher has already promised to release another 26 Wii games and 66 DS games in the first quarter of 2007, complementing their already rich "launch period" line-up on the Wii and adding a staggering number of new DS titles. The overall quality may not look too high, but the sheer number of options gamers will have should be enough to keep Nintendo on par (at the very least) with their next-gen opposition.

Among the Wii games set for release in Q1 2007 are titles such as Wario Ware: Smooth Moves (the only one set for a January release), Excite Truck (in February), and then from March onward SSX Blur, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2, Sonic and the Secret Rings, Heatseaker, Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, Blazing Angels: Squadrons of (W)WII and many more.

Over on the DS, the list is topped by Children of Mana (in January) and includes Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (in February) and such oddities as Rayman Raving Rabbids, The Settlers or Theme Park. This is but a small fraction of what Nintendo has lined up for early 2007, and you can see both lists - for Wii and DS - complete with release dates for each game on N-Europe.

There are still many notable absents from those Q1 2007 line-ups, some of which won't be coming out until the end of 2007. As CVG has learned from "reliable sources close to Nintendo", Super Mario Galaxy and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption on Wii, and Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass on DS will not see light of day until Christmas 2007, which could mean anything from October to December.

So 2007 is going to be yet another busy year for Nintendo, especially now that a new rumour also seems to indicate the arrival (or at least the announcement) of a new version of DS next year in Japan. The info originates from various Japanese blogs and boards (via JeuxFrance), and it tells about wider screens for the new DS (3.5-3.8 inches, instead of 3.0 in the current version). Also, Nintendo will supposedly release new colors for its Wii console during Spring 2007 in Japan.

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