But is this the most impressive launch lineup ever, or a clerical error?
Yesterday, we found out about thefifty titlesNintendo expects to be released in North America during the Wii U’s “launch window,” but the details on which of those fifty would be on store shelves the same day as the console had yet to be revealed. We may have a better idea of that now, following a whole bunch of game pages on Nintendo.com (spotted byGame Usagi) having their release dates updated to the magical November 18 console launch day.
A number of bigger games are listed (includingZombiUandRayman Legends)and a lot of the higher-profile ports appear as well.Mass Effect 3,Batman Arkham City,andEpic Mickey 2are all there. And, just under three weeks after arriving on the competition,Assassin’s Creed IIIdropping on launch would be a welcome treat.
There’s a small caveat that I would apply to this impressive list.Call of Duty: Black Ops IIis also listed as being available on November 18th, butwe’ve heard from Activision alreadythat it should be on sale earlier than that, arriving on the 13th instead. So, someone, somewhere, is wrong and if Nintendo is wrong about the one, I have to question the rest until they confirm otherwise (we’ve asked).
In the best case scenario, Nintendo doesn’t give a salty toss about when Activision puts their game on sale, went ahead and listed the launch date of the console and decided to have the most amazing launch day lineup in their history. I know that’s what I’m hoping for.
Here’s the list of games Nintendo currently has listed on their site as launching the same day as Wii U:
