Nintendo Wii U Launch Guide

Posted on Friday, November 2 @ 15:00:00 Eastern by Nicholas Tan

Wii U Launch Title And Launch Window Lineup

I previously crafted a list of launch titles and launch window titles for Wii U back in late September, but the list has changed quite a bit. More than a few have switched lists, in particular Rayman Legends which has been delayed. Also, Ninja Gaiden III: Razor's Edge and Tekken Tag Tournament 2 have jumped up in the schedule to become launch titles.

All of the titles that are asterisked below have been confirmed by Nintendo off their official site. With less than three weeks until the official launch date (as of the time of this writing), this means that the launch titles will likely be the 22 below or be extremely close to that. Those that aren't asterisked were reportedly confirmed by Nintendo earlier but aren't on their site (so in my mind, they don't count... yet).

Launch Title (Nov. 18, 2012)

*Assassin's Creed III - Ubisoft, Ubisoft Quebec
*Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition - Warner Bros., WB Games Montreal
*Call of Duty: Black Ops II - Activision, Treyarch
*Darksiders II - THQ, Vigil Games
*Disney's Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two - Disney, Junction Point
*ESPN Sports Connection - Ubisoft
*FIFA Soccer 13 - Electronic Arts, EA Canada
*Game Party Champions - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
*Just Dance 4 - Ubisoft
*Madden NFL 13 - Electronic Arts, EA Tiburon
*New Super Mario Bros. U - Nintendo
*Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge - Nintendo, Team NINJA / Tecmo Koei
*Nintendo Land - Nintendo
*Rabbids Land - Ubisoft, Ubisoft Paris Studios
*Scribblenauts Unlimited - Warner Bros., 5th Cell
*Skylanders Giants - Activision, Vicarious Visions
*Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed - Sega, SUMO Digital
*Tekken Tag Tournament 2 - Namco Bandai
*Transformers Prime - Activision, NOW Production
*Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2013 - Ubisoft, Blue Byte
*Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper - Tecmo Koei, Koei
*ZombiU - Ubisoft, Ubisoft Montpellier

Launch Window (between Nov. 18, 2012 and March 2013)

007 Legends - Activision
*Aliens: Colonial Marines - Sega, Gearbox
*Bayonetta 2 - Nintendo, PlatinumGames (TBD)
*Ben 10: Omniverse - D3Publisher of America
Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2013 - Activision
*Chasing Aurora - Broken Rules (eShop)
*Cloudberry Kingdom - Pwnee Studios (eShop)
*Family Party: 30 Great Games Obstacle Arcade - D3Publisher of America
Frozenbyte - Electronic Arts
Funky Barn - 505 Games
*Game & Wario - Nintendo
*Jeopardy! - THQ, Pipeworks Software
Jett Tailfin - Maximum Games
*LEGO City: Undercover - Nintendo
*Madden NFL 13 - Electronic Arts Inc., EA Tiburon
*Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth - Ubisoft, Ubisoft Quebec
*Mass Effect 3: Special Edition - Electronic Arts, Bioware
*Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition - WayForward Technologies, WayForward
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate - Capcom
*Nano Assault Neo - Shin'en Multimedia, Shin'en
*NBA 2K13 - 2K Sports, Visual Concepts
*Pikmin 3 - Nintendo
Rapala Pro Bass Fishing - Nintendo
*Rayman Legends - Ubisoft, Ubisoft Montpellier
*Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game - D3 Publisher of America
Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien - Gaijin Games
*SiNG Party - Nintendo
*Tank! Tank! Tank! - Namco Bandai (November)
*Toki Tori 2 - Two Tribes
Trine 2: Director's Cut - Electronic Arts
*Wheel of Fortune - THQ, Pipeworks Software
*Wii Fit U - Nintendo
*The Wonderful 101 - Nintendo, PlatinumGames Inc.
Zumba Fitness Core - Majesco

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Comments

Jonathan_Leack
Joined: Jan 2012

Posted: Nov 2nd, 2012 at 3:09 pm
I'm so torn between getting a Wii U or waiting for the next PlayStation. I only want one.

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Guernica
Joined: Mar 2009

Posted: Nov 2nd, 2012 at 4:35 pm
I played Rayman Legends today at a promo setup at gamestop. Was a lot of fun. I can see it being great with friends.

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Anthony_Severino
Joined: Oct 2010

Posted: Nov 3rd, 2012 at 8:29 am
By far the Wii U's best game. I'm so bummed it's missing launch.

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danielrbischoff
Joined: Nov 2009

Posted: Nov 3rd, 2012 at 12:14 pm
That game looks so good because it's just like Rayman Origins. I just want more of that.

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Kurlkurry
Joined: Apr 2012

Posted: Nov 2nd, 2012 at 4:41 pm
I will almost certainly be waiting for the next PS or Xbox. Unless Nintendo can prove to me that the Wii U will not just become another paperweight like my Wii is, they won't be receiving my purchase. It just seems too gimmicky, and too distracting, to have to keep looking down at your controller while your trying to play. I'll definitely be checking out what you guys have to say about it, and hope that I'll be pleasantly surprised, but I'm not holding my breath.

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danielrbischoff
Joined: Nov 2009

Posted: Nov 3rd, 2012 at 12:15 pm
It'll of course be tough to tell at first, but we'll continue our coverage so hopefully we can keep everyone on the right track. :D

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elmoreoocyte
Joined: Apr 2012

Posted: Nov 2nd, 2012 at 5:35 pm
I'll use that money on bullets and keep playing new releases on my PC.

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danielrbischoff
Joined: Nov 2009

Posted: Nov 3rd, 2012 at 12:15 pm
Are you gonna guest star on FPS Russia soon?

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sg4real
Joined: Apr 2011

Posted: Nov 2nd, 2012 at 6:22 pm
All the hardcore gamer games are already out on PS3 & XBox except for ZombiU, hopefully it will have good new exclusives...
Also I know its a Wii "U" but why put "U" in the game names... like ZombiU, doesn't sound cool...

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Ivory_Soul
Joined: Nov 2005

Posted: Nov 2nd, 2012 at 7:10 pm
Mostly ports people have already played on other consoles. I am waiting probably 2+ years before even thinking about buying a WiiU, by then there should even be a price drop. The Wii was a dust collector for so long, and I don't want that happening again with an even more expensive Nintendo console. I'm good with the current gen consoles and PC and will just wait for MS and Sony to unveil their next consoles.

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TurinAlexander
Joined: Sep 2006

Posted: Nov 3rd, 2012 at 1:51 am
Seeing as how I was planning on selling it on Ebay anyway, it's probably for the best that I missed out on the preorders.

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danielrbischoff
Joined: Nov 2009

Posted: Nov 3rd, 2012 at 12:19 pm
You can find Wii Us at or near cost on eBay right now. I think Nintendo held a huge stock and a ton of marketing budget to make sure there wasn't money being made without them before launch.

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BigTruckSeries
Joined: May 2006

Posted: Nov 6th, 2012 at 4:04 am
I've been a gamer since 1985. Nintendo, Sega, Turbo Graphyx 16, - everything till my XBox360.

I honestly have NO IDEA WHAT THIS THING IS.

I've seen the pictures and I know it's supposed to be Wii's successor but I have no idea what benefit if any it has besides having the touchscreen controller. Furthermore, there is nothing about it even making me bother to check up on it.

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