Officials from Nintendo of Europe have revealed details of the full line-up of first and third party titles to be released in the first and second quarter of 2008, including
Mario Kart Wii but not the already delayed
Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Unlike many other first and third party publishers, Nintendo continues to maintain a quite separate release schedule in Japan, North America and Europe - with many titles debuting at different times in different territories and often under different names.
The most notable absence in this new European schedule though is
Super Smash Bros. Brawl, which was recently delayed from a late 2007 release in Japan and North American to January 24th and February 10th, respectively. The game was never announced for release in Europe during 2007, but its absence from the current schedules is unexpected.
Edited highlights of the release schedules are as follows:
Wii Software 2008
Wii Chess (Nintendo) - 18th January
Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure (Capcom/Nintendo) - 18th January
Donkey Kong: Jet Race (Nintendo) - 25th January
NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (Sega) - January
Ghost Squad (Sega) - January
Battalion Wars 2 (Nintendo) - 15th February
No More Heroes (Rising Star) - 29th February
Destroy All Humans 3: Big Willy Unleashed (THQ) - February
Naruto Wii [tentative title] (Tomy/Nintendo) - 28th March
Bomberman Land Wii (Rising Star) - March
Sega Superstars Tennis (Sega) - March
Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity (Sega) - March
Harvest Moon: Magical Melody (Rising Star/Nintendo) – March
Worms: A Space Oddity (THQ) - Q1
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami) - Q1
Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - Q2
Dancing Stage Hottest Party (Konami) – spring
Nintendo DS Software 2008
Advance Wars: Dark Conflict (Nintendo) - 25th January
Professor Kageyama’s Maths Training [tentative title] (Nintendo) - 8th February 2008
Naruto: Ninja Destiny (Tomy/Nintendo) - 15th February
Harvest Fishing (Rising Star) - 15th February
Magic Taizen [tentative title] (Nintendo) - 14th March
Ace Attorney: Apollo Justice (Capcom/Nintendo) - March
Bomberman Land Touch 2 (Rising Star) - March
Dungeon Explorer (Rising Star) - March 2008
Sega Superstars Tennis (Sega) - March
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker (Square Enix) - Q1
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings (Square Enix) - Q1
Hannah Montana: Music Jam (Disney) - spring
