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Nintendo Confirms 23 Wii U Games For Launch Day

Nintendo revealed a preliminary list of Wii U software when they announced the console's launch details (and an unconfirmed launch list a few days later) but The Big N has now made it official by releasing the full list of games that will be available between November 18th and March 31, 2013.
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Published: Sep 26, 2012 09:18 am

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Nintendo revealed a preliminary list of Wii U software when they announced the console’s launch details (and an unconfirmed launch list a few days later) but The Big N has now made it official by releasing the full list of games that will be available between November 18th and March 31, 2013.

When the Wii U launches in North America on November 18th it will have the following 23 titles available for purchase:

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

Over the console’s launch window – which ends on March 31, 2013 – the following 29 games will release for the Wii U:

  • Funky Barn
  • NBA 2K13
  • 007 Legends
  • Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts 2013
  • Rapala Pro Bass Fishing
  • Chasing Aurora – November
  • Cloudberry Kingdom – November
  • Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game
  • Ben 10 Omniverse
  • Family Party: 30 Great Games: Obstacle Arcade
  • Madden NFL 13
  • Mass Effect 3
  • Trine 2: Director’s Cut
  • Runner 2: future Legend of Rhythm Alien
  • Mighty Switch Force HD
  • Tank! Tank! Tank! – November
  • Game & Wario
  • Lego City Undercover
  • Pikmin 3
  • Wii Fit U
  • The Wonderful 101
  • Aliens: Colonial Marines
  • Nano Assault Neo – November
  • Jeopardy!
  • Wheel of Fortune
  • Little Inferno – November
  • Toki Tori 2 – November
  • Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth
  • Rayman Legends

While it is disappointing to see titles like Pikmin 3 and Rayman Legends not make the Wii U‘s launch day list, this appears to be a pretty strong lineup overall. I would say there are a good four or five “day one” titles that I’m interested in.

Let us know in the comments which Wii U games you are looking forward to picking up with your shiny new console. That is, assuming you managed to find a place to pre-order the shiny new console from.

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Justin Alderman
Justin has been a gamer since the Intellivision days back in the early 80′s. He started writing about and covering the video game industry in 2008. In his spare time he is also a bit of a gun-nut and Star Wars nerd.
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