Wii launch lineup is here @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on September 14, 2006

News: Your wallet is going to be hurting after this game heavy launch is over.

At Nintendo's press conference, Reggie revealed that the Wii would launch with 25-30 games between November 19 and the end of 2006. And we've uncovered the list.

It's been stated that the following games will be available on day one:

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Barnyard

Blazing Angels: Squadrons of World War II

Call of Duty 3

Cars

Chicken Little: Ace in Action

Excite Truck

Far Cry: Vengeance

GT Pro Series

Madden NFL 07

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance

Monster 4x4: World Circuit

Need for Speed Carbon

Open Season

Prince of Persia

Rayman Raving Rabbids

Red Steel

SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent

Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam

Trauma Center: Second Opinion

Wii Sports

Which means that the following games will make up the rest of the Wii launch in the rest of 2006:

Dragon Ball Z Budokai: Tenkaichi 2

Elebits

Happy Feet

Ice Age 2: The Meltdown

Metal Slug Anthology

Rapala Tournament Fishing

Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz

The Ant Bully

The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy

World Series of Poker

Those titles will be followed up by the following games in early 2007:

Bust-A-Move Revolution

Dance Factory

Meet the Robinsons

Mortal Kombat: Armageddon

Rampage: Total Destruction

Sidewinder

Sonic and the Secret Rings

SSX

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

The Godfather

Tiger Woods PGA Tour

It's important to note that none of these lists includes former "confirmed for day one titles" Dragon Quest Swords, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles and Blitz The League. Their ommission from the press conference most likely means they have been delayed.

Finally, Nintendo has topped off this avalanche of Wii titles with the announcement that a Wii version of Big Brain Academy is in the works.