{"id":45094,"date":"2012-09-27T10:56:41","date_gmt":"2012-09-27T08:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=45094"},"modified":"2012-09-27T11:00:30","modified_gmt":"2012-09-27T09:00:30","slug":"wii-u-launch-lineup-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/45094-wii-u-launch-lineup-confirmed","title":{"rendered":"Wii U launch lineup confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em><\/em><\/strong>Nintendo&#8217;s Wii U hits South African store-shelves on 30 November, and if you were worrying about the potential in launch games, you can rest easy.<\/p>\n<p>Nintendo has officially announced the 23-game lineup which will be available at launch, including <a title=\"New Super Mario Bros Wii U hands-on\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/40770-new-super-mario-bros-wii-u-hands-on.html\" target=\"_blank\">Super Mario Bros. U<\/a>, <a title=\"Black Ops 2 news\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/tag\/black-ops-ii\" target=\"_blank\">Call of Duty: Black Ops II<\/a>, and <a title=\"Assassin's Creed III news\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/tag\/assassins-creed-3\" target=\"_blank\">Assassin&#8217;s Creed III<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Nintendo also lists Pikmin 3, Rayman Legends, and The Wonderful 101 as &#8220;launch window&#8221; releases.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re making sure that Wii U owners will have great games to play from the moment they open the box, and that a steady stream of fun new games is always on the way,&#8221; said Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America&#8217;s president and COO. &#8220;We have something for everyone, from new franchises to creative new approaches to familiar favourites.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the full list of games releasing on November 18:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Assassin&#8217;s Creed III<\/li>\n<li>Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition<\/li>\n<li>Call of Duty: Black Ops 2<\/li>\n<li>Darksiders II<\/li>\n<li>Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two<\/li>\n<li>ESPN Sports Connection<\/li>\n<li>FIFA Soccer 13<\/li>\n<li>Game Party Champions<\/li>\n<li>Just Dance 4<\/li>\n<li>New Super Mario Bros. U<\/li>\n<li>Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor&#8217;s Edge<\/li>\n<li>Nintendo Land<\/li>\n<li>Rabbids Land<\/li>\n<li>Scribblenauts Unlimited<\/li>\n<li>Sing Party<\/li>\n<li>Skylanders: Giants<\/li>\n<li>Sonic &amp; All-Starts Racing Transformed<\/li>\n<li>Tekken Tag Tournament 2<\/li>\n<li>Transformers Prime<\/li>\n<li>Warrior&#8217;s Orochi 3 Hyper<\/li>\n<li>Wipeout 3<\/li>\n<li>Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2013<\/li>\n<li>ZombiU<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of these games would you purchase on day one?<\/p>\n<p>Catch up on all the <a title=\"Wii U news\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/tag\/wii-u\"><strong>Nintendo Wii U news<\/strong><\/a>, and check out MyGaming&#8217;s <strong><a title=\"Wii U hands-on impressions\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/40512-wii-u-hands-on-impressions.html\" target=\"_blank\">hands-on impressions of the Wii U<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 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