Nintendo WiiU Details and List of Launch Window Games
Developer Nintendo
Publisher Nintendo
Platform WiiU
Release Date 30th Nov
Nintendo finally released details of the upcoming WiiU console including some specs, price and release date. Here in Ireland we will get the WiiU on November the 30th and will get a stellar line up of launch titles including EA’s Fifa and Madden 13, Activision’s Black Ops 2, Ubisoft’s Rayman Legends and Capcom’s Monster Hunters 3.
It needs exclusives to give it that initial kick and Nintendo announced today that Bayonetta 2, ZombieU and The Wonderful 101 will be exclusive to WiiU along with a brand new Mario title Super Mario Bros U. The new 2D platform game introduces a giant world map full of distinctive courses to discover. The GamePad can be used to play solo when the TV is in use and can also be used to assist other players when playing co-operatively. An all-new test of players’ Super Mario skills appears in Boost Rush mode, where auto-scrolling courses scroll faster the more coins you pick up, while in Challenge Mode any course can offer completely different gameplay depending on the specific nature of the challenge at hand. From Time Attack to 1-Up challenges, even Mario veterans will need to bring their best game to beat the record.
When the WiiU hits the stores on November the 30th there will be two options to choose from. The basic 8gb model will set you back around €299 and the premium model with a 32gb hard drive will cost around €349. Both will come with one of the touch screen controllers and a second controller will cost you up to a staggering €125.
Full list of games set for release in the broad “release Window”
| Publisher | Title |
| 2K Sports | NBA 2K13 |
| Activision Publishing, Inc. | 007 Legends |
| Call of Duty®: Black Ops II | |
| TRANSFORMERS PRIME™ | |
| Skylanders Giants™ | |
| Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts 2013 | |
| Capcom | Monster Hunter™ 3 Ultimate |
| Disney Interactive | Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two |
| Electronic Arts | Mass Effect™ 3: Special Edition |
| Madden NFL 13 | |
| FIFA 13 | |
| Frozenbyte | Trine 2™: Director’s Cut |
| Gaijin Games | Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien |
| NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe | TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT™2 Wii U Edition |
| TANK! TANK! TANK!™ | |
| Rise of the Guardians | |
| Ben 10 Omniverse™ | |
| Family Party: 30 Great Games Obstacle Arcade | |
| Nintendo | Nintendo Land |
| New Super Mario Bros. U | |
| NINJA GAIDEN 3: Razor’s Edge | |
| SiNG PARTY | |
| LEGO® City: Undercover | |
| Game & Wario | |
| SEGA | Aliens™: Colonial Marines |
| Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed™ | |
| Shin’en | Nano Assault Neo |
| Tecmo Koei | Warriors Orochi®3 Hyper |
| THQ | Darksiders®2 |
| Two Tribes | Toki Tori 2 |
| Ubisoft | Assassin’s Creed® III |
| Just Dance®4 | |
| Marvel Avengers™ Battle for Earth | |
| Rabbids® Land | |
| Sports Connection™ | |
| Your Shape®: Fitness Evolved 2013 | |
| ZombiU™ | |
| RAYMAN® LEGENDS | |
| Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | Scribblenauts™ Unlimited |
| Game Party Champions | |
| Batman: Arkham City™ Armoured Edition |
