Shippin' Out: December 11-15: Zelda GC, lots of Wii
The GameCube receives perhaps its last notable title as Nintendo's new system ramps up with new releases.
In March of 2004, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker director Eiji Aonuma referenced a "Wind Waker 2" in a presentation at the Game Developers Conference. That project eventually became The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and helped launch Nintendo's Wii last month. The original GameCube version sees release this week and appears ready to go down as the last notable title for Nintendo's aging system.
As Nintendo's previous system goes the way of the dodo, the Wii is entrenching itself at retailers around the country with a slew of new releases. In addition to a quartet of Virtual Console games--Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, Gunstar Heroes, Ice Hockey, and Alien Crush-- the Wii sees a handful of titles for all age levels refreshing store shelves.
Konami's first-person hide-and-seek game Elebits offers a bit of E for Everyone-rated entertainment, while the E10+ for Everyone 10 and Older crowd can kick back with new games like Super Swing Golf and Chicken Little: Ace in Action. The cartoonish military shooter Metal Slug Anthology and World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions have been given T for Teen ratings, while older gamers might enjoy the first-person shooter Far Cry Vengeance, rated M for Mature.
Things are mostly quiet on the Sony front. The PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 get one title each in the form of College Hoops 2K7 and Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII, respectively. The PlayStation Portable is slightly busier, playing host to Blitz: Overtime and Shrek Smash and Crash. The Xbox 360 new-release section is similarly quiet this week, with only Rapala Trophies, Star Trek: Legacy, and the Xbox Live Arcade game Assault Heroes to call its own.
This week's new releases are listed below (list taken from retailer information--actual dates may vary).
DECEMBER 11, 2006
College Hoops 2K7 (PS2)
Rayman Raving Rabbids (PC)
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (GC)
DECEMBER 12, 2006
Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII (PS3)
Blitz: Overtime (PSP)
Disney's Chicken Little: Ace in Action (Wii)
DMZ: North Korea (PC)
Elebits (Wii)
Far Cry Vengeance (Wii)
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas (PC)
Star Wars: Lethal Alliance (DS)
Shrek Smash and Crash (PSP)
Super Swing Golf (Wii)
World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions (Wii)
Lionel Trains On Track (DS)
DECEMBER 13, 2006
Assault Heroes (Xbox 360)
DECEMBER 14, 2006
Metal Slug Anthology (Wii)
Star Trek: Legacy (Xbox 360)
DECEMBER 15, 2006
Alexey's Dwice (PC)
Football Mogul 2007 (PC)
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