Nintendo touting 23 games for Wii U launch

by: Jeremy - posted: 9/27/2012 1:45:00 PM

The big question following Nintendo’s Wii U preview conference a few weeks back was which games would be available when the console hits stores on November 18. There are a lot of titles shown at the event, but nearly all of them were labeled as being available during the system’s “launch window”, which is actually a 4-5 month span (up until March 31, 2013). Now, Nintendo is hoping to put an end to the confusion with a firm list of 23 titles that will arrive in stores alongside their new console.

Confirmed to be arriving in stores on or by November 18 (some may actually be available a few days earlier) are the following titles:

• Assassin’s Creed III
• Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
• Darksiders II
• Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
• EA Sports FIFA Soccer 13
• ESPN Sports Connection
• Game Party Champions
• Just Dance 4
• New Super Mario Bros. U
• Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge
• Nintendo Land
• Rabbids Land
• Scribblenauts Unlimited
• SiNG Party
• Skylanders Giants
• Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed
• Tekken Tag tournament 2 Wii U Edition
• Transformers Prime
• Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper
• Wipeout 3
• Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2013
• ZombiU

There are roughly 33 more games expected to launch before Spring, but those dates have not been finalized. You have to admit, this is a much better lineup than the Wii launched with back in 2006. There seems to be a lot more third party support happening this time around, even if a couple of the games have been available previously on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Are you picking up a Wii U this Holiday season and if so, which games are you looking to pick up with your shiny new console? Let us know in the comment section below.