Oct 22 2008
Amazon’s Top Ten Preordered Upcoming Wii Releases
The other day I got an Amazon e-mail trying to get me to preorder Wii games from them. I usually just delete the e-mails without looking at them, but this time I did read it found the top ten list of preordered upcoming Wii releases interesting.
1. Star Wars The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels - This is finally the lightsaber game for the Wii. I am not too surprised it tops the list because so many people have been waiting for this game. It is expected to be released November 11, 2008.
2. Animal Crossing: City Folk - This simulation game has been a hit on the Gamecube and DS, so again not surprising that it is in the top ten. Plus, it is going to use the new Wii Speak technology, which sounds potentially cool. It is expected to be released November 16, 2008.
3. Wii Music - This is a music game that lets you play over 60 instruments just with the Wii remote and nunchuck. It does sound interesting, but it equally seems like it could end up a flop with limited real play depth. It was recently released on October 20, 2008 (I guess I waited a little too long to get around to posting this).
4. Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World - This is an adventure type game that kind of sounds like a Pokemon type game. I am sure it has potential to be enjoyable, but it just does not strike me as a preorder worthy game. Apparently, I am missing something. It is expected to be released November 11, 2008.
5. Guitar Hero: World Tour - This is another Guitar Hero game. I have nothing wrong with these games, but personally the only music game I have gotten into is Rock Band because I like the drums and am not much into playing the guitar. For the Wii, though, so far Rock Band has been a little disappointing because I know there are better versions, thus for the Wii I still think the Guitar Hero games are the best music games. It is expected to be released October 26, 2008.
6. Carnival Games: MiniGolf - This is a mini golf game that might be interesting to play, but it really strikes me as an odd game to preorder. It just does not seem like it belongs in the top ten. Perhaps it is just that not many people are preordering games and thus this can easily make the list. It was recently released on October 20, 2008.
7. DeBlob - This is an action Wii game that is getting decent reviews. Why it is on the Amazon top ten preorder list I got e-mailed to me makes me really wonder because this was released back on September 22, 2008. I guess I never had a chance or writing this before all the top ten was released considering I only got the e-mail last weekend.
8. Monopoly - The popular board game comes to the Wii in this release. I personally think it sounds like a lot of fun considering I have enjoyed Monopoly most when I used to have it as a game from a floppy disk. This game was recently released on October 20, 2008.
9. Hasbro Family Game Night - This is a collection of several favorite Hasbro games like Yahtzee and Connect Four including new variations on the classics. It sounds like a good game that is maybe preorder worthy. It is expected to be released on November 11, 2008.
10. All Star Cheer Squad - This is a cheerleading game that is supposed to use the balance board. It is at least an unique game. I am totally uninterested in it, but I can see a lot of girls wanting it for Christmas this year. It is expected to be released on October 27, 2008
