New games this week

by Blake Snow on Feb 12th 2007 1:15PM

Well, if you're not down with Kirby's Adventure or Kid Icarus on Wii's VC, there are several new titles out this week for most platforms. The Wii finally gets some light weight party gaming in Wii Play (free Wiimote included) after a slew of hard core and complex single-player games, Rachet & Clank: Size Matters hits the PSP, and Ghost Rider graces the PS2, PSP, and GBA. There's also a nice little variety of PC games out. Here's the full list of titles hitting store shelves this week:

Nintendo Wii:
- Wii Play

PlayStation 2:
- Backyard Basketball 2007
- Chulip
- Ghost Rider

PlayStation Portable:
- Chili Con Carnage
- Ghost Rider
- Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner
- Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
- The Warriors

Nintendo DS:
- Disney's Kim Possible: Global Gemini
- F-24: Stealth Fighter

Game Boy Advance:
- Ghost Rider

PC:
- Backyard Basketball 2007
- Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar
- Great Invasions
- Mission: Blackhawk
- Monopoly: Here & Now
- Test Drive Unlimited

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Tags: DS, PC, PS2, PSP, Wii

Reader Comments (53)

WiiPlay FTW!!11!11!!1

any idea what they are charging for wii play? is it a steal considering they give you a remote, cant imagine paying over 60$ for it.

Man I've been waiting for so long for that Kim Possible game, I got it pre-ordered and all, I can't wait.

Only Erik Novak would state the obvious.

What? Nothing on PS3 or 360.

I sure hope they can get over that Game drought!

WiiPlay is going for $70 USD. I heard about it on the local news this morning. What a fucking ripoff. I would have paid $50, if only for the chance to get another Wiimote, but $70 is bloody murder for a bunch of tech demos.

IT'S WIIMOTE! Sorry, but it just sounds so much better than Wii remote.

@ Martin.

EBgames.com has it retailing for $49.99USD. I don't know where you heard it would be $70 but they are obviously off their rocker.

@7

Uhmmm

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8205925&st=wii+play&type=product&id=1165610666980

It's going for $50. The news was probably saying that all the stuff combined would be $70.

Put your hearing aid on please. ;)

Not sure about the US, but here in Canada futureshop will be selling Wii Play for $59.99. US prices are alwasy cheaper. It should be $49.99 in the US

Martin: Don't spread F.U.D.
Wiiplay with remote is at 50 bucks at Gamestop.

Chili Con Carnage? ....?

Is it like... extreme cooking challenges?

10$ is for the game itself is very reasonable for what it is, the "Find Mii's" game and "Table Tennis" are very enjoyable, as is "Laser Hockey". The rest is a little mehhhh

Wii Play is USD$49.99. It sounds like the games aren't really that good, but if you can't find a remote anywhere the pack-in should be worth it.

I won't be getting it seeings how I already have 4 remotes and no desire for these games, except for the Duck Hunt minigame. I'd love for that to be available on the VC.

HOLY CRAP chili con CARNAGE sounds awthome!

hehe. $50? Wow. over here you can buy Wii Play/Controller pack for the same price as a Wii Controller.
Look at all them class PSP games. It's surprising to see how bad that system is doing. All them games there are first class...

i was kinda looking forward to wiiplay until i checked out the wiiplay website. games made it look kinda boring...

I am down to 3 at the moment. I had an unfortunate "wiimote toss" experience. My friend (drunk of course) was in a heated battle with another sober friend of wii Tennis. He slammed his hand on the wall a few minutes before, he then swung with all his might at the ball, and the controller flew out of his hand and into my lamp. Funny as hell though. :P

But alas, the controller broke. It was, aesthetically still in tact. So I brought it to Best Buy, and returned it to a gift card. :P Will use that gift card to purchase Wii Play.

$10 extra for something that is worth $5 at most?
Nintendo sure is going for that profit margin this time around, but i guess who can blame them when looking at the last 7 or 8 years.

if you need an extra remote,i would go for it, but i would bet that in 6 months or so Wii Play will drop down to $40.

only then they will be allowed to call it a remote bonus pack, with free WiiPlay game.

Next week the 360 will have new releases, including Crackdown and E-Street Homecourt.

This week there may be an XBLA release, but it won't be publicized until tomorrow. Worms or Castlevania maybe? Both are supposedly coming soon. There's a bunch of retro arcade releases pending too.

It's funny, today is supposed to be the launch of the achievement rewards program.

i can't believe everyone's forgotten about the new Ratchet & Clank, that game's getting reviews.

As i know, TD: Unlimited will be released on 2th March in UK, and afterwards for the rest of world..

Mushiking...can you read???

Wow, the PSP is really cleaning house this week for games. Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters is kicking ass in reviews.

I hope Eddie Brock sues whoever is responsible for Chili Con Carnage. He coined that term in the early 90's, dammit.

Woah now, I can get Ratchet and Clank AND Total Overdose on my PSP this week?

That just blows everything else being released out of the water.

Mmm, new Ratchet.

I just wish it was on PS2. Oh well, time to dust off that PSP.

You guys forget about Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner. Just imagine a Pokemon style game with actually cool looking monsters for a change.

Ok sheppy, I'll ask you the same thing I asked Mushiking...can you read? They're both listed on there, or maybe I'm hallucinating.

I guess its worth the extra 10 spot. But it really does look like poo. Maybe pool will aight....nah probably not. Whatever I do want another controller though.

Nintendo gets an A+++ for new ways to sell games. Wii play probably cost them a whole $2 to develop plus the controller "free." They just came up with a way to get you to buy a controller for more than its original price. Great job nintendo.

PSP wins this week with the Ratchet and Clank release.

WiiPlay?..."sigh" ... no. Pass. Wii will be collecting dust while I play Resistance online and get prepared for my final Fatalis run in Monster Hunter Freedom.

You Guys = Joystiq Posters
Not Blake Snow.

Everyone is hyping Ratchet (as well they should) but in this hustle and bustle, you should also support Jewel Summoner which happens to be a prequel to an upcoming PS3 RPG. That was how my comment was directed.

I am just loving that PSP library more and more these past few months..

Ah, gotcha, just a bit vague, thats all =). Anyway, sheppy, now you got me interested in that game. I used to be addicted to red/blue when the first pokemon's came out for gameboy, still remember playing them on my old brick green gameboy, man it's been awhile.

some of you forgot about gurumin, the pedo game.

This weeks XBLA release is Paperboy

StMadnes -

Because you play as a little girl who can upgrade her costumes it becomes a "pedo" game? If you think that, then I would look into the mirror a little more closely, as you are finding things in games that are not there.

Has anyone actually been able to pick up Wii Play in the US today? 2/12 is listed as the release date, but I don't see it available anywhere.

2/12 is the ship date. Expect it tomorrow or Wednesday

Incidently, Myke, you should look a little more into Jewel Summoner. From the reviews I read, these are the pluses and minuses.

+Interesting Story
+Cool Monster Designs
+Pokemon Style gameplay

-Typical JRPG fare in the way of formula
-Limited Appeal with trading and versus due to lack of PSP toting friends willing to shell out $40.
-Screen split in odd ways.

Of course I'll snag a copy once I'm done with Devil Summoner.

Just picked up Wiiplay. Got the Wii yesterday, with the last spare nunchuck they had. Now I have a remote to go with it.

Most stores/websites have Feb. 14 (Wed) listed as the shelf date for Wii Play.

Where did you get your copy MosquitoControl? And was it in the US?

Got WiiPlay today at my local Wal-Mart with PLENTY of copies left. Called Gamestop before and they gave me an entire talk about how I should have pre-ordered, that their pre-orders were cut-off early, I should not expect to get one for about a month, check back on Wednesday the official release date, and not to get my hopes up. Called Wal-Mart and talked to someone there, and they said they had them in stock. Walked in after work, picked one up and left. No one else was looking for it either.

boot, how would the controller be "free" or near free? That thing has a lot of shit built in. I'd say it costs them at least $15 including packaging, shipping and marketing.

Also, a game doesn't cost a fixed amount of the price you pay. The cost of the developers per game sold are a function of game sales, as in total cost divided by total sales. The cheaper the game, the faster they can cover their investment. That's not even taking in mind retail revenue.

Wii play is ok. Even really good at times.

You get what you pay for though (minus the retail price of a single wiimote & there you go)

Still, its very good value for money and the shoot mii game is very funny come level five.

Table tennis is playable, lazer hockey is frustratingly good, find mii can be addictive & pool is cool.

All the other games are forgettable. IMHO

Like I said, you get what you pay for, but it is VERY good value for money if you like fast fun minigames.

wtf america?

down under we've had wii play since about 2-3 weeks after the consoles launch (including free remote) sadly the game is less lasting than Far Cry (if that ever was) pool and duck hunt are ok but the rest are trash, dont expect any wii tennis action on the table tennis game, your stuck on rails and can only move left and right.

I heard Wii play was pretty crappy myself. *sigh* Looks like I'll be playing TP and GoW online with ten year olds again :/

"Because you play as a little girl who can upgrade her costumes it becomes a "pedo" game? If you think that, then I would look into the mirror a little more closely, as you are finding things in games that are not there."

atually I read on some site (I think it was pspupdates or something) that the japanese evrison of the game had ways you cna look up her skirt and stuff like that.

some reviews for ya:
http://psp.ign.com/articles/763/763944p1.html
http://psp.ign.com/articles/763/763647p1.html
http://psp.ign.com/articles/763/763622p1.html

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