Pikmin, Pokemon revamp top Nintendo lineup

I'll reserve judgment until I see what Nintendo has in store for Summer Fall and Winter. This is a weak lineup, but this is the first year that the Wii has been widely available. Most Wii owners are still playing catchup, so they have some time. That said, they need to get some new AAA games in the works or their lead will start to slip.

Fire Emblem! :D

i swear to holy god if nintendo doesnt get with the program and quit flogging these old IPs for everything they are worth im going to throw my wii in the trash. If they INSIST on dredging up the past, i can think of several IPs that have not been touched in many generations that could use a serious update. they are incredibly innovative with the hardware, but their software division needs a good kick in the pants. however i can see the magic in it, for when you dont come up with new ideas, you dont have to spend a lot of money on R&D. lets put pokemon to rest and leave out mario kart until they can make it special again. same goes for smash bros, zelda and mario. do a good job on punch out, bring back kid icarus, and make a decent donkey kong game.

other then Mario Power Tennis Pikmin and madworld its pretty weak but i guess thats good enough for the first quarter

@misterstatus: Sad, but for the most part true :( ... I still hope that Nintendo will eventually remember it's core gaming audience, but for now - helas - we are stuck with "wiimakes" from Nintendo, PS2 ports from 3rd parties, and tons of "horsez", "petz" etc. for pre-teenage girls...

If Nintendo's smart they'll make Pikmin and Mario Tennis at max 30$.

As someone who's been a gamer since the days of Donkey Kong in the arcades, back when Mario was known only as Jumpman and no one knew he had a brother, I've sort of grown over the years to think of Nintendo as a good friend. These days, unfortunately, I feel like my good friend has suddenly abandoned me and decided he'd rather hang out with my grandparents.

Keep in mind people that this is just Q1 of Nintendo's Release schedule...

no, c'mon, im tired of remakes, yes granted some of theme are good, but the wii relies too heavily on them, i want new stuff, new stories, new characters, new adventures, c'mon nintendo this is why most wii hardcore owners have their wiis collecting dust on a corner and most of them have bought another system or are thinking of buying one. Im a huge nintendo fan but this is getting ridiculous i seriously cant find an excuse to turn on my wii again and this year seems like things arent going to change after all, so please nintendo dont turn your back on us, give us some new, interesting stuff ( oh just for the record, where the f*** is punch out?)

Can't wait for Pikmin,Pokemon Platinum, and the new Fire Emblem

pikmin maybe this time i will actually buy the game, smart move nintendo releasing games most people didnt get to play. Also mad world looks good

Ack, this sucks. I bought a 360 exclusively because of the wii game shortage-- I still love the thing, but I'm not gonna replay some game I didn't like in the first place only with a different control set. Nintendo could and should be doing so much better than this!

What on EARTH is Nintendo re-releasing games that are playable on the Wii already? The GCN has even died yet! Used games are still available, plus some select new titles.

More rehash from Nintendo. Come out with the hardcore games.

Considering Pikmin and Mario Power Tennis are rare, I guess this is fine. If you can also play with the Gamecube controller though, this'll be perfect. Still it is a bit lazy of Nintendo for this line up.

What I find surprising is people acting like this is new stuff we're hearing. I thought it was already well known that the "Wiimakes" were coming. The idea has been in motion since before the console even shipped. ( << LINK REMOVED >> ). This idea isn't just some lazy strategy coming from the guys in first place, because when it was announced, they were in last.

Once they get in Pikmin 3 and a new Metroid game, then i will trust Nintendo again.

Another lousy year for Wii, I honestly don't get why this thing sells so well?

cry moarr

WOW, this is horrible news for wii owners!!! Now they are just straight up feeding us old games from the last gen :( theirs no way I'm paying money for a GC game that I already own and already runs on my wii just fine!!!

Now im so very glad i bought a 360 holy crap am i ever so glad. I havent hooked my wii up in a while because i love the 360 so much so much more games. Whats this brilliant idea nintendo has to make games theyve already made playble to the controls for the wii... ... thats very inventive there nintendo ... hard thinkers over there..... why dont u just make another game?

This is why i went back to MMO's. Between the same crap over and over again, consoles have really gotten pathetic. The PS3 is nothing but hype. The X360 suffers similiar to the Wii in that companies make new RPG's for them and halfass them (Last Rement, Infinite Undiscover, Fable II), and the Wii, is just utter crap. I honestly bought the thing thinking that it would finally signal a new SNES era of games. Yet, past the Zelda, Metroid, Brawl, and Sunshine, everything else has been crap. Now that you have the selling power, bring back the Seal of Quality and keep this crap from filling up our landfills.

@ Archon_basic ya this isnt the complete list ive seen a better list with better games i think this is only like q1 or maybe early q2

There are some decent DS titles (the highlight for me is pokemon Platinum) in this list, but not many. As for the Wii this is pitiful. Nintendo needs to make new games. Don't get me wrong, Pikmin was good and I've played Mario Tennis but I would like to see a Pikmin sequel not the same game with new controls. I'm very glad I have a 360 because I don't see any good games for Wii in sight for a long time. I'm looking forward to No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle because it seems like its the only last sign of a hardcore game for the Wii. I like Nintendo, but now I've lost respect for them now altogether.

Woot. Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, February 16. :D

That's an awful lineup for both systems. I won't gripe about the DS since Fire Emblem alone is enough to carry the quarter and there are a few other gems, but the Wii looks terrible. But then again, it is the Spring. I do like Nintendo's logical move to remake the best Gamecube games for the Wii, but I'm not going to spend $30 for something I've already played. It's a fair deal for the Wii newcomers, but not so much for the Gamecube holdovers.

I saw a list somewhere else that mentioned Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2 being released on the Wii. Those could be a couple more Gamecube remakes with Wii controls. I actually wouldn't mind checking those out. But seriously, Nintendo needs to come up with some new stuff.

It does make sort of sense. There are already more Wiis out there than ever were Gamecubes, and games like Pikmin or maybe Fire Emblem would benefit from Wiimote controls, so remaking them is a reasonable move. The games work on the hardware already, so the modifications are minor... it's just that I did have a Gamecube so I already own them all.

Madworld for Wii and Pokemon Platinum for ds are the only one's that even the least bit interest me. Really nintendo remakes.

"everyone complaining about the new games, nintendo could care less, they gettin money so they happy, they have better things to worry about then a list of fans going, aw man remakes of amazing games crap, lets go make games that we arent sure people will buy. no they dont care, and some of those games are good, how many games do you want at one time, god dam" ... name 5 good games that have come from nintendo in the past year

Well, at least there's Fire Emblem....

Face it folks. Nintendo does not care about the hardcore gamer. They care about all of our relatives who don't typically play video games. Now think about that. For most gamers, you have 2 paarents, 4 grandparents and who knows how many aunts and uncles Nintendo is choosing to make money off all of them insteead of just one person. That's why they sell 2M Wiis in 1 month and continue to rake in the cash. That's also why they are able to release all these mediocre games. The games are only mediocre to us gamers, but they're freaking awesome to your grandma. Now seeing that, consider this. Nintendo hooks all these new people on videogames by releasing a low powered, low cost game console. In a few years they may release a high powered, high cost game console and all the new "gamers" as well as the hardcore folks run out and buy it and they make even MORE money. I know it sounds crazy, but I'll ROFL-COPTER when it happens.

everyone complaining about the new games, nintendo could care less, they gettin money so they happy, they have better things to worry about then a list of fans going, aw man remakes of amazing games crap, lets go make games that we arent sure people will buy. no they dont care, and some of those games are good, how many games do you want at one time, god dam

Yawn... Come on Nintendo... Surprise Me! Hit me with your best shot! This One-Two punch of GameCube retreads is a little weak... I know you're capable of so much more...

Wow. Just.......wow. I will forever call the Nintendo 64 and Super Nintendo the best systems from their company that I have ever played, but this.........wow. I've said this before SO many times. Other mascots like Kirby and StarFox have been starving for major attention. Those are 2 game franchises that I've never played and would play for the Wii if they were any good. Why can't they make games for them instead of remaking things? PS3, you're mine when your price goes down in March. Hopefully, HOPEFULLY, Nintendo gets their act together and actually make good games.

where is kingdom hearts?????? ='(

WOOOW!!! AMAZING!!!...MY PERSONAL DIARY!!!! OMG!!!! (sarcasm) ...ok...here's the thing. Nintendo NEEDS to make NEW games. also, the remakes...SUCKKK (the only thing I really wanna play is pkmn platinum...BUT, thats to fill my pokedex from DIAMOND AND PEARL!!! (same thing)). Make a new Metroid...a new series or something...that is really worth $50 and last...STOOOOP!!! making hardware...same moves (expanded), same quality, all...for a higher price..well F*** u... 'cause...I don't need new hardware...maybe...better graphics would be nice...new tech. ect. (if u don't believe the graphics thing...turn on ur gamecube and play metroid prime 2: echoes...thats better than about...99% og Wii games OOH YEAH!!! by good sequels...I don't mean Pimp My Ride 2!!

(continued) I'm thankful that the DS was created at least. Unlike the Wii, it manages to get a balance of hardcore and casual games that are good 80% of the time. DS deserves its praise while the Wii does not. Would you be quiet already mariokart64fan. Do you know how to punctuate a sentence correctly? All I see are wall-of-text's that consist of very loooooong run-on sentences with very poor punctuation. The Wii does not have better games than the other two next-gen consoles. Nintendo's 1st party titles are nice but it isn't enough to save the Wii this time around. I don't like to jump to conclusions but I'm positive you're underage. And judging by your attitude towards everything, I take it Mommy and Daddy bought ALL the games and consoles you currently posess.

I would consider picking up Pikmin since I never played the first but I am sure they will charge to much for a 5 year old game.

The only thing I am buying is the Pikmin remake. The rest of the games are horrible.

I seriously give up on the Wii.

more remakes...yay... come on nintendo! original stuff! make the next game to replace zelda (or at least a new zelda...)

HAHAHA! I TOLD YOU SO, In your face fbiagent34 about North America not receiving shovelware for Q1 2009. I tried to warn to everyone yesterday that their Wii's would be collecting dust for a while but nooooo, I'm always wrong and Nintendo will hopefully deliver the good games soon enough. See below All those thumbs down I received for the past week only proved my point once again. Nintendo DOES NOT care about Hardcore gamers. Shovelware, ports and remakes are just pathetic for the fastest selling console. Is Nintendo taking a page from $quare Enix because that's exactly what they do.

I loved the first two Pikmin more than most, but come on big N! Where's the third game?

Are you even working on any games right now Nintendo? The new Punch-Out aint gonna hold people over for half a year so Pikmin 3 better be announced real soon. Please surprise us with a new Zelda or something.

If they're not going to release anything interesting this early why not promote Madworld? Seriously that's about it the next few months...

where's dragon quest v?

Platinum and Moon. Everything else is either tl;dr or made of the kind of fail for tv-to-games adaptation spinoff fail.

what a boring line up. REMAKES ONLY aka Ninentdo's slogan. Only thing worth anything is Plautimun oh thats right its a remake. There is abousltly no Wii games that will be good

don't worry pp222, from what I know, nintendo will be trying to go for the hardcore gamer this year....I think...I hope....that and I can't wait to play platinum...even though I've been playing it for 2 years, since it's the same as diamond and pearl.