It has been a difficult summer for new releases on the Wii. Its premium titles were a physics tech demo that simulated falling blocks and a retro-roguelike staring a flightless bird. Add this to the fact that this is the first Christmas that Nintendo isn't delivering a new entry in one of its revered, long-established franchises--No Twilight Princess or Mario Galaxy--and it may seem like Wii gamers will have to postpone their dreams of software salvation until the debut of promising third party titles, particularly MadWorld and The Conduit, in the early months of next year.
But there's a potential period of relief between a summer that has been more dry than hot and a holiday season of uncertain gifts. What's more, this period is days, not months, away. September, also known as "next month," may very well be the Wii's most promising month yet with no fewer than eight titles that have a very real chance of earning both critical praise and commercial success. And not one of them is a mini-game collection.
Included is a list of these titles, along with an analysis of why they have the potential to be great, how they could fall short of that potential, and a (probably unreliable) prediction of whether they are fated for success or failure.
Following Star Wars Jedi: Survivor's conquest, it's the prime time to resurrect the Force-fueled action of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.
Coming soon on the UE4 Engine, preorder to guarantee access to the Force Stutter ability available exclusively on PC before it gets removed after the launch window.
I am not a Star Wars fan but I enjoyed the Force Unleashed and the sequel. Shadows of the Empire was another Star Wars game I also enjoyed.
With loads of new games on the horizon and a recent price cut, we think there's never been a better time to own a Quest 2.
You mean the price cut that isn't really a price cut. They started out with PREDATORY PRICING to kill competition. Then raised the price to stop the losses they were incurring for that low-ball price. Then lowered the price after jettisoning thousands of employees jobs and more competition on the market? Great time. Lol. The price cut is the same price they started out with.
Not only that, but most games announced are also coming to PC and PS VR 2 that will look and play much better. Yeah. And where's GTA? Lol
The Quest Gaming Showcase put Sony's PSVR 2 efforts to shame. Big reveals, new trailers and more highlighted an exciting future for Quest.
That's weird.
According to lots of people, Sony's showcase was bad because a lot of the games shown are coming to Xbox
Now suddenly the Quest Gaming Showcase was amazing, even though most of the games shown are coming to Playstation.
I don't get it.
The fact is most of the VR games shown in that showcase are coming to PSVR 2. So doesn't that mean their showcase was bad?
Trash article, trash title to get clicks. The reality, gamers don't care everything is selling good.
I guess I could look into Asgard Wrath for my Quest2.
Almost thought it said Asuras Wrath VR
Asgards Wrath is one of the best vr games ever made and 2 looks even better. I can't wait to get my hands on it.
September fails hardcore. Pathetic line-up. The Wii isn't a gaming console, it's a soccer mom's status symbol for their seven year old boy or girl. The only decent looking title on that list is multiplatform (star wars) and that's not saying much.
I'll stick to my 360 and Tales of Vesperia/Infinite Undiscovery in September thank you very much. And throw the PS3 in there for October with LBP and Motorstorm.
Every month... is the month of the Wii, like it or not.
For September I'd give it to the DS really but that's just me. Glad there are some cool Wii Ware titles coming out soon. Go downloadables :)
This is GEN of the Wii!
I agree with PS360WII, it looks more like the month of the DS. Disgaea is a great game and now they added some extras and they guarantee you playing for 100+ hours. That will last me the whole month. (I don't play all day long so yes, it WILL last me the whole month.)