Other than Zelda, what is the next must have launch title? [Mobile/Archive]

Pure Apathy

10-13-2006, 12:27 AM

I currently have Zelda and Excite Truck preordered. I'm starting to have second thoughts on Excite Truck, and I'm thinking about going with Super Monkey Ball, Metal Slug (I hear it got delayed until January), or Elebits. For some reason I'm not really into Red Steel, I don't know why though.

What games do you think are a must buy besides Zelda? Right now I'm going to go with Super Monkey Ball.

daroga

10-13-2006, 12:30 AM

CoD3, Red Steel, Elebits, and Madden all intrigue me for different reasons.

And Wii Play as well.

Not sure what if anything I'll get in addition to Zelda.

furyk

10-13-2006, 12:30 AM

Trauma Center.

Oops! I did it again.

10-13-2006, 12:32 AM

Elebits and Excite Truck are right up there with Zelda, for me.

I plan to buy a few more but those three are the main top tier of must-haves, for me.

RPGuy

10-13-2006, 12:42 AM

The top games on my list [outside of Zelda :P] are Rayman and Elebits... considering that the rumors about Metal Slug's delay are indeed true.

Scrubsy

10-13-2006, 12:49 AM

Red Steel. So beautiful.

SpazX

10-13-2006, 12:50 AM

I preordered zelda and super monkey ball, they're both must haves for me. Other than that I might pick up red steel if the controls don't end up sucking for some reason and I'll definitely get Wii Play with a remote if that happens (I'm thinking the reason why they didn't announce wii play at the american launch is because it won't be available until december or so).

Rayman, elebits, and trauma center look good, but I'll wait for reviews for those too.

Chris in Cali

10-13-2006, 12:53 AM

Nada for me. Besides Zelda, I'm getting a Wii for the Virtual Console, and Gamecube backwards compatibility. That is, unless Warioware is going to be a launch title, but even then I'm not like super excited about that. It's probably going to be like the DS all over again... kind of lame and stale at first while developers are figuring out how to make games in this new style, and then some really awesome niche titles, and Nintendo will drop SSB, Mario Kart, and the new Mario Galaxy.

Kendro

10-13-2006, 12:54 AM

Honestly, I don't think any of the Wii launch titles are worth spending the full MSRP of $50 with the exception of Zelda. I'm totally pumped for Excite Truck and Red Steel, but $35 ($40 with GGC) would be the sweet spot for me.

*Edit - Zelda, Wii Sports, and VC games are more than enough to hold me over until some of the prices drop.

MusicNoteLess

10-13-2006, 12:58 AM

Trauma Center.

QFT.

Also, Metal Slug Anthology for 35 (40-ggc) is definately another must have.

Bazz

10-13-2006, 12:59 AM

I'm thinking my second game will probably be Tony Hawk or Trauma Center.

Liquid 2

10-13-2006, 01:45 AM

I'm looking at Zelda, Trauma Center, and Red Steel at launch.

I'll grab monkey ball when the price drops to ~$20.

onikage

10-13-2006, 02:05 AM

Red Steel would be my first must-have after Zelda. I think it will make best use of the new controller amongst the launch titles.

FriskyTanuki

10-13-2006, 04:54 AM

Outside of Zelda, there aren't really any other must have titles. There are quite a few good, solid titles that people will get like Madden 07, Super Monkey Ball, Rayman, and I guess Red Steel and Excite Truck if those do end up being good. Then there are the niche titles like Trauma Center, Elebits, Metal Slug Anthology, and maybe Dragon Quest.

I can't believe that we've barely heard much of anything about some of these possible launch titles like Dragon Quest. It makes me question whether it's still a launch title.

Brak

10-13-2006, 05:03 AM

Red Steel is the only other "must have" for me.

dudecool320

10-13-2006, 05:37 AM

Red Steel and Rayman!:booty:

coolz481

10-13-2006, 06:39 AM

Corvin

10-13-2006, 11:02 AM

according to IGN's preview, Super Monkey Ball is a must-own launch title.

I'm doing Zelda, Rayman & Monkey Ball.

Spades22

10-13-2006, 11:30 AM

Hmm I'd say my top 4 are Zelda, Rayman, Red Steel, and Monkey Ball

Wlogan31

10-13-2006, 11:39 AM

according to IGN's preview, Super Monkey Ball is a must-own launch title.

I'm doing Zelda, Rayman & Monkey Ball.

Good to hear it - I haven't been keeping up on the Wii news lately...

Rodimus

10-13-2006, 12:50 PM

DQ wasn't even on the list of confirmed titles when I preorded my Wii. So I also doubt it'll even be availble this year.

But I'm stuck, either Truma Center or Red Steel. I would get Marvel Ultimate Alliance, but a friends getting it for 360 next week. Most likely Truma Center.

aaandrewww

10-13-2006, 12:54 PM

Banana Blitz is a natural for the Wii, I might wait it out until it shows up used though. I think there are abunch of renters on the Wii list since I have no idea how the control scheme holds up.

2Fast

10-13-2006, 12:55 PM

I'm still skeptical about the Wii version of Twilight Princess, I think I might hold out for the Gamecube version. So pretty much just Wii Sports and VC games for me.

javeryh

10-13-2006, 12:55 PM

If Super Monkey Ball controls as well as IGN says it does then I will buy it within a week of launch. The first one for Gamecube is one of my favorite games of all time but I found it almost unplayable on the PS2 because of the controls. I'm keeping my fingers crossed...

ArthurDigbySellers

10-13-2006, 02:38 PM

I'm thinking just Zelda for the moment, but I have been hearing pretty good reviews of the newer builds of Excite Truck. Most of the E3 coverage was pretty bad, but a lot of the hands-on stuff I have read lately has been pretty positive. A lot of people have said that it plays a lot like Excite Bike in a way.

I will be renting a shit ton of Wii games though.

botticus

10-13-2006, 02:41 PM

Snake2715

10-13-2006, 02:42 PM

Everyone is holdingout on Red steel. I am going to get it to showcase the system I think. Maybe I will unload it right after beeting it and then rebuy (if its decent) once its dropped.

jkam

10-13-2006, 03:40 PM

As of right now its Zelda for me. A few games look interesting like Red Steel (even though I don't like 1st person games), Trauma Center, and Marvel Ultimate Alliance. I think for the most part I will wait for some reviews. I think its going to be hard to choose as well which games I want to play on which system....like Marvel Ultimate Alliance.

Tebunker

10-13-2006, 04:04 PM

I am hoping some of the Ubisoft games will come through too. I am hoping GT Pro will be good, not holding my breath though. Otherwise I will probably grab Red Steel, Zelda and Excitetruck as well as whatever VC games that look hot.

FriskyTanuki

10-13-2006, 04:08 PM

I'm pretty sure DQ is no longer a launch title; I don't think it's even going to be available in Japan in 2006.
Yeah, when I went to EB to preorder the Wii today, the list of games they handed out didn't have it on there.

deadite76

10-13-2006, 04:16 PM

So far I only have Zelda pre ordered. Monkey Ball has been getting a lot of positive buzz as of late so I'm thinking of picking it up at launch. I want to pick up one or two more titles, but I'll probably wait until the reviews start rolling in.

Quillion

10-13-2006, 06:22 PM

Wii Sports.

Probably Red Steel for me.

Blind the Thief

10-14-2006, 12:07 AM

I'm incredibly excited about Trauma Center. It seems like the most natural fit for the controller, and I loved the first one (and there's a difficulty setting now, for those of you that couldn't handle it last time).

botticus

10-14-2006, 12:13 AM

After being reminded of the new "Killer" multiplayer mode in Red Steel... I'll say that one. Sure in two or three years, it has a high likelihood of being remembered as a mediocre launch title, but it's showing a ton of potential all the same.

Rodimus

10-14-2006, 12:24 AM

xghostsniperx

10-15-2006, 11:02 AM

Honestly, I think Zelda and Wii Sports will be enough for me right at launch. Maybe a week after I'll get another game, but I think it'd be worthwhile to wait until all the reviews are out .

Plinko

10-15-2006, 11:10 AM

Excite Truck and Monkey Ball.

PawnTakesKing

10-15-2006, 11:18 AM

I'll cast another vote for Trauma Center.

evanft

10-15-2006, 11:20 AM

If the controls in Red Steel stay the way they are in the recent videos, then it will be crap.

My anticipated games:

Metal Slug Anthology
Rayman Raving Rabbits
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz
Trauma Center: Second Opinion

dmaul1114

10-15-2006, 12:15 PM

There isn't another one for me. I have the console, extra controller and Zelda paid in full and that's all I plan on getting for a while.

None of the other games look worthy of a $50 ($40 in the case of Metal Slug) purchase to me, and most don't look worth bothering with at all.

If I HAD to get a 2nd game, I'd go with Super Monkey Ball, as it's been getting pretty good buzz, but I didn't like the GC one's enough to shell out $50 for them.

Of course, with the system coming out a month before X-mas, I may put a game on my list. Or I may not and just put a few DS games on it.

bearcatjosh

10-15-2006, 01:18 PM

I'm interested in Rayman, Trauma Center, and Excite Truck. I need to decide on one...

JOSH

blandstalker

10-15-2006, 01:59 PM

I go back and forth.

I have Zelda no matter what, even if I don't have a Wii to play it on for awhile. I also preordered Trauma Center.

But I'm thinking of canceling the Trauma Center preorder and moving the credit toward the Wii itself -- by doing so I can pay of the Wii completely -- then deciding whether or not to use my TRU credit to buy Trauma Center. Or Monkey Ball. Or neither one.

How much do I need on launch day the first day I get a Wii, anyway?

dmaul1114

10-15-2006, 02:18 PM

How much do I need on launch day the first day I get a Wii, anyway?

That was my thinking. I want to just focus on Zelda. Plus you have Wiisports and the virtual console as well.

I figured that will keep me busy for a while and then I can decide on a second game when I'm really itching for something to play.

Chibi_Kaji

10-15-2006, 02:33 PM

I'm getting Trauma Center and Zelda. I was going to get Marvel: UA instead of Trauma Center but decided to wait for a few reviews to see how well it works with the Wii remote.

soonersfan60

10-15-2006, 07:49 PM

Not too many people getting Madden? I am dying to try out the play mechanics, and the last installment I got was '05 so I have been waiting for the Wii version to upgrade to '07.

Ikohn4ever

10-15-2006, 08:04 PM

Red Steel and prob Madden, Madden will be good for messin around if/when I get bored of Wii Sports

Sk8erlink7

10-15-2006, 08:05 PM

I think that Wii Sports and Zelda (along with whatever VC games I choose to buy) will hold me over until some other games comes out, or until some price drops. I'm tempted to pick up Rayman Raving Rabbits, but I know that it's one of those games that will get cheap pretty quickly, so I'll hold out for a bit.

botticus

10-15-2006, 08:08 PM

Don't worry too much about Madden, here's EB's best-sellers for the Wii right now:

Legend of Zelda: Twi... $49.99
Red Steel $49.99
Madden NFL 07 $49.99
Super Monkey Ball Ba... $49.99
Rayman: Raving Rabbi... $49.99
Trauma Center: Secon... $49.99

Personally I think I'm going to try for one single player game (Zelda), one casual multiplayer game (Wii Sports) and one or two more "hardcore" multiplayer games (Madden, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance). Others like Metal Slug can wait till I finish Zelda.

M1C13

10-15-2006, 09:18 PM

Excite Truck .... My favorite game at the Nintendo Fusion Tour
Trauma Center .... one of my favorite DS games now they just need Phoenix Wright Wii.

FriskyTanuki

10-15-2006, 09:46 PM

Not too many people getting Madden? I am dying to try out the play mechanics, and the last installment I got was '05 so I have been waiting for the Wii version to upgrade to '07.
Exactly the same here. The last Madden I bought was 05 CE and I'm anticipating 07 on the Wii. Check out the Madden Wii thread if you haven't already.

Oops! I did it again.

10-15-2006, 09:52 PM

Not too many people getting Madden? I am dying to try out the play mechanics, and the last installment I got was '05 so I have been waiting for the Wii version to upgrade to '07.

Yeah, Madden looks cool, I'm probably going to get it...but my only problem is that I already have the Xbox version and have been playing that one to death. I worry I'll be growing tired of it in a month, and the new Wii gameplay alone might not be enough to outweigh that. I'm curious to see more about the minigames and whatnot, that sort of thing might ease my mind about having two versions of the same game.

soonersfan60

10-15-2006, 10:04 PM

Frisky, which thread is that? You mean the Madden Revolution thread that showed all the controller mechanics? I saw that one. I also saw the "generic" Madden '07 thread, but didn't jump into that one.

munch

10-15-2006, 10:13 PM

I'm still hesitant on Red Steel. I think I'm going to wait on some reveiws.

I'm really interested in Rayman, though. I want to see what that's all about.

furyk

10-15-2006, 10:23 PM

NoRestraint2k8

10-16-2006, 02:38 AM

Well let's see, Zelda is obviously a must, but I am debating between a few other games. I know I want DBZ: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 for sure, but then I want a multiplayer such as Raymn, or Super Monkey Ball, then again I am interested in Madden. So right now it is up in the air completely, and I want all my controllers right away, so bah!

Zen Davis

10-16-2006, 02:52 AM

Way too many people are overlooking Rayman. Although as a character, he's doesn't stand out too much, I'm thinking this new game is going to kick all of kinds of ass.

NoRestraint2k8

10-16-2006, 03:01 AM

I think Rayman will be fun, especially multiplayer, but my main concern is it going to be one of those games that gets tiring and not funny the 5th time around u play a minigame?

10-16-2006, 04:51 AM

I've got Zelda and Elebits preordered. Actually, I have too many Zelda's preordered - need to trim a few :D. (Original GC version at GR using the $29.99 preorder deal 1 1/2 years ago, $5 on the Wii version at GR when I first heard about it, and Wii version at EB using the 10% preorder deal here).

I needed to preorder another game using the preorder deal at EB and Elebits was the one I came up with. No way I'm paying $50 for a monkey ball game, and none of the others seem worth it either - I'll wait for reviews in any case. DQ Swords was my other possibility, but as others have pointed out, looks like that is being pushed back. Hell, I have Metroid 3 preordered at GR, and might do WarioWare at EB (both are 2007 titles) - neither even has Dragon Quest listed in their systems. Rayman looks interesting, but again I'll wait for reviews - and it seems like the kind of game that will drop to $20 pretty quickly. I'll probably get nearly every launch game *eventually* - hopefully a few for less than $10 at some point :D.

I have a feeling my kids will spend hours just with the Mii creator - they came up with some GREAT characters using the Joystiq web site Mii-emulator.

Friend of Sonic

10-16-2006, 06:08 AM

None for me. I'm getting Zelda for the time being just because I'm broke.
=O

Pure Apathy

10-16-2006, 12:11 PM

I think Excite Truck might end up being the big surprise game of the launch. The more I hear about, the more fun it sounds like it's going to be. It sounds like Excite Truck might have Burnout appeal.

I think it'll be fun to play, but I'm not sure if it'll be worth $50. I will more than likely go with Excite Truck as my #2 game though, just because I think SMB and Elebits will drop in price faster.

Too bad Excite Truck doesn't come with a free virtual console download of Excite Bike. :cry:

cleaver

10-16-2006, 02:30 PM

Sigh, reading this thread made me order Excite Truck to go with Zelda, Red Steel, and Trauma Center.

furyk

10-16-2006, 02:55 PM

Sigh, reading this thread made me order Excite Truck to go with Zelda, Red Steel, and Trauma Center.

Nintendo is almost perfect for fun racing games. The only bad one that I can think of is Kirby's Air Ride, and apparently the target audience of that game is retarded three year olds.

Snake2715

10-16-2006, 03:00 PM

Nintendo is almost perfect for fun racing games. The only bad one that I can think of is Kirby's Air Ride, and apparently the target audience of that game is retarded three year olds.

It takes one to know one
I know you are but what am I?
Sticks and stones.....

Ok Ok I never played this game acutally but excite truck is looking fun. I will wait for some reviews though.

lordwow

10-16-2006, 06:10 PM

I'm not sure I'll buy a game other than Zelda for a while after launch... especially with VC and oh ya... Finals...

10-16-2006, 06:21 PM

Nintendo is almost perfect for fun racing games. The only bad one that I can think of is Kirby's Air Ride, and apparently the target audience of that game is retarded three year olds.

Hey, my 3 and 6 year-olds like this game, but they like Mario Kart more :D. And they aren't anywhere close to retarded, so there... :lol:

Has there been any confirmation of Elebits not being a release title? EB has it listed for Dec 12th, but on IGN they still have it with a Nov 19th release date. I guess if that goes off the launch title list, then it will just be Zelda for me. I think Wii Sports and the Wii channels stuff will be enough for us till December, anyway. I will have a ton of DS and PS2 games to play then anyway :D.

regisphilbi0

10-17-2006, 01:32 AM

Right now, at launch its Zelda and Red Steel for me. I will wait for reviews on Maddon 07, Super Monkey Ball, Call of Duty 3 and Rayman Raving Rabbids but I am dying to play all of them. I will probably pick them all up at some point after launch.

Pure Apathy

10-17-2006, 01:42 AM

Hey, my 3 and 6 year-olds like this game, but they like Mario Kart more :D. And they aren't anywhere close to retarded, so there... :lol:

Has there been any confirmation of Elebits not being a release title? EB has it listed for Dec 12th, but on IGN they still have it with a Nov 19th release date. I guess if that goes off the launch title list, then it will just be Zelda for me. I think Wii Sports and the Wii channels stuff will be enough for us till December, anyway. I will have a ton of DS and PS2 games to play then anyway :D.

I heard that Elebits was delayed until the 12th of Decemeber.

Has anyone heard if Metal Slug will be a launch title or will it be comming out in January?

BrerDan

10-17-2006, 03:19 PM

Well, I already have Zelda pre-ordered thanks to the Family Video deal....after that, I'm looking squarely at Raving Rabbits and Warioware. I'll probably go with only one or the other (as they are both minigame collections), but I'm leaning towards the Rabbits. That game just looks like silly good fun.

After that....Elebits looks good (my other half saw the box on the shelf at Gamestop and said jokingly "that looks like you're kind of game" sigh! cute can be fun dammit!). I may wait on the reviews for Elebits though...I worry it will be too repetitive.

I might look at Ultimate Alliance. I have a 360, so that would give better graphics...but the gameplay sounds fun on the Wii.

Beyond that...there is nothing too big out there since Wii Sports was the other title I really wanted. There are lots of titles on the horizon, but that's it for the Launch window period.

Tenchi-kun

10-17-2006, 04:24 PM

So far, other than Zelda, I've got Trauma Center and NFS:Carbon preordered. I'm thinking about moving my NFS:Carbon preorder over to Elebits, although I've got a few more games to trade in, so I might use that credit for Elebits. Haven't quite decided for sure yet.