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Nintendo developing 124 games

By Tor Thorsen, GameSpotPosted Apr 27, 2007 6:08 pm PT

President Satoru Iwata tells the Bloomberg news service some 79 DS, 45 Wii first-party titles are in the works.

One of the more widely used nicknames for Nintendo is the "Mario Factory." The moniker is certainly well-deserved. The Kyoto-based publisher is famous for its robust catalog of first-party games, which feature franchises such as the Legend of Zelda and iconic characters such as the aforementioned diminutive plumber.

So far, though, 2007 has seen Nintendo's flow of self-made games taper off in the wake of the Wii launch lineup. Not counting virtual console releases, less than a dozen first-party Wii games have been released this year, including Super Paper Mario, Wii Play, and WarioWare: Smooth Moves. Nintendo-made DS games have also been a fairly rare animal, with the class of 2007 being led by the less than acclaimed Wario: Master of Disguise and Diddy Kong Racing DS.

Luckily, though, the Mario Factory will soon be churning out Wii and DS games at a steady clip. Speaking today at a Tokyo press conference following Nintendo's recent earnings report, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said that his company currently has no less than 124 games in development. Of those, 45 are for the Wii and 79 are for the DS.

While comforted by knowing so many games are in the pipeline, owners of either platform still want to know when the next wave of DS and Wii games is due. According to the Bloomberg news service, Iwata said the next batch of first-party games is due out at the end of summer--and just before one of the more crowded fourth-quarter release slates in years. No specific titles were mentioned as being part of the batch.

600 Comments

  • tequilero

    Posted Jan 2, 2009 8:15 pm PT

    Yeah,too many good games,but wheres KI.

  • Lance-Marvelous

    Posted Feb 25, 2008 9:31 pm PT

    i want more REALLY good sport more wii sport & stuff Holla one mill

  • Junior_AIN

    Posted Oct 14, 2007 12:34 pm PT

    Lots of games......... goooood

  • jack_sparrow_28

    Posted Jul 6, 2007 10:21 pm PT

    Is Mario Party being ported to the DS!?!

  • siversonicboom

    Posted May 13, 2007 6:52 am PT

    Nintendo never dissapoints

  • Nin10doFan44

    Posted May 12, 2007 10:50 am PT

    WOW thats a lot of games that they are making!?!?

  • ZERO-UNIT

    Posted May 10, 2007 6:52 pm PT

    to that mun guy... nintendo doesn't want to be like bose or porsche, their whole company vision is to be a toyota or something that everyone drives, jerk

  • bboygamer89

    Posted May 10, 2007 6:26 am PT

    i need to add more DS games to my collection hopefully SSB can make it to the DS

  • Brizen__Beez

    Posted May 8, 2007 10:41 pm PT

    Now that's a dedicated first party developer. That is a ton of games that will lead to some awsome times.

    As for DJ_Quack_Quack.........Super Smash Bros on the DS would be one of the greatest moves for Nintendo, because that honestly will make anyone pleased. What a brilliant fantasy.

  • DJ_Quack_Quack

    Posted May 8, 2007 4:34 pm PT

    I hope they will have a nintendo ds version of super smash bros with wireless play. That will be the game for life!!

  • theKSMM

    Posted May 7, 2007 10:05 pm PT

    The long gap of months before some new Nintendo-created releases arrives on the Wii is a little puzzling. I would have thought they would plan a little better, have the releases spaced out more evenly.

  • Muzykmann

    Posted May 7, 2007 1:28 pm PT

    "As BOSE has done for audio equipment, steady refinement of an established and proven concept through research and creativity is what makes for truly great products."

    ... Dude... have you ever even heard BOSE speakers? All hype, no low end. Pick a better comparison.

  • earth79

    Posted May 5, 2007 2:19 pm PT

    nice. i've been a bit dissapointed with nintendo's first party games so far but this is promising. i'm sure some really good ones will hit the wii by the end of the year.

  • DaClint91

    Posted May 5, 2007 10:59 am PT

    Thank you Nintendo, now send some Microsoft's way and crush Sony as a team.

  • AceCometh

    Posted May 5, 2007 6:44 am PT

    I don't care. The Wii is merely a trend and will fade out in about a year.

  • gafferoo

    Posted May 4, 2007 1:59 pm PT

    Good for Nintendo! I hope they wipe the floor with the PS3.

  • teh_leeto

    Posted May 4, 2007 5:20 am PT

    I'm ready to play a bunch of games of characters I've seen before Oh well, I'm sure not all of them involve our "diminutive plumber" friend. Otherwise, that would be madness.

  • HXCDEW

    Posted May 3, 2007 8:22 pm PT

    Madness??



    THIS IS PASTA!!

  • Girman

    Posted May 3, 2007 4:55 pm PT

    This is gonna b good. Throw ur best at me Nintendo! I'm ready!

  • marioman50

    Posted May 2, 2007 3:37 pm PT

    nintendo's own games being released on the wii at a steady stream?, sounds good. now just give me online games.

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