Animal Crossing and Kirby coming to Japanese Wii in '08

by Alexander Sliwinski { Jan 29th 2008 at 1:30PM }

According to Nintendo financial documents, "social networking MMO" Animal Crossing and a new Kirby title will hit the Japanese Wii this year, along with some other notable titles. ShackNews posted the Nintendo financial docs showing that beyond Animal Crossing and Kirby, there is also Wii Music, Disaster: Day of Crisis, Super Mario Stadium Family Baseball, and Everyone's Common Knowledge Television -- that last one sounds like it might stay in Japan.

The document also shows that Mario Kart Wii is still expected for the spring in North America and Q2 for Europe, but there isn't much more beyond that at this time. That doesn't mean Nintendo doesn't have something up its sleeve, just that it isn't on this financial document from Nintendo Japan.

Tags: animal-crossing, animalcrossing, animalcrossingwii, kirby, mario-kart-wii, mariokartwii

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Jay @ Jan 29th 2008 1:35PM

As the eternal band geek that I am, I've been waiting for Wii Music FOREVER (I get my jollys from conducting)

Also, nice to see Disaster still seems to exist

Lemmiwinks @ Jan 29th 2008 5:36PM

Those two, along with Project: H.A.M.M.E.R., were the titles that most intrigued me most back at E3 '06. Two outta three ain't bad.

Fernando Rocker @ Jan 29th 2008 1:36PM

Another games that will sell a lot more than third parties titles...

Why? Because they are actually good games. And with a lot of advertise.

RoboChamp @ Jan 29th 2008 2:03PM

There are good third party games on the Wii. But no one buys a Wii with those titles in mind...

FAT JIM HALPERT @ Jan 29th 2008 2:26PM

yea, there are good third party games out there... one case in point is Zak and Wiki, go buy it if you dont already have it, its fun as hell

Vegnagun bwf @ Jan 29th 2008 1:36PM

A SNMMOPUGGER?

Mr.ESC @ Jan 29th 2008 1:41PM

Animal Crossing is Tragic.

I can't wait for that new Kirby game.I wonder if we'll ever see a new viewtiful joe.

GRANTED @ Jan 29th 2008 1:43PM

super mario stadium FAMILY baseball? way to play to your strengths, Wii.

jesus_bon_jovi @ Jan 29th 2008 1:53PM

I'm just waiting for Zelda:A Family Adventure

Mr.ESC @ Jan 29th 2008 2:19PM

"I'm just waiting for Zelda:A Family Adventure"

So that means there is a Zelda:NSFW adventure? maybe in that title link finally gets something.

"Yeah Zelda NSFW adventure"
"Hey whats that"
"Oh God No"
"Goron's Nipples ARHHHH!! *Screams in horror".

Markusdragon @ Jan 29th 2008 4:25PM

The word 'Family' doesn't have the same negative connotations in Japan as it does in the states.

Hence why the Famicom (Family Computer) was renamed the NES.

FOXHOUND @ Jan 29th 2008 1:45PM

So much for them saying Kirby wouldn't be on the system any time soon, back during late last year...

B1gC72 - PSN: KillaKornbread @ Jan 29th 2008 1:51PM

i figured everyone forgot about them saying that.....guess they did too lol.

ssuk @ Jan 29th 2008 3:03PM

... Surprise!

PointyThings @ Jan 29th 2008 1:52PM

Dear God, finally. The first day I head about the Wii, I knew someday I would be swinging the shovel and fishing pole around with motion controls.
Fuck. Yes.

B1gC72 - PSN: KillaKornbread @ Jan 29th 2008 1:55PM

and by this year, they mean next year right? i have to admit even though they do ALWAYS deliver good games after the delays, they certainly need a DelayStation type name as well lol. Wii're Waiting? no? ok.

B1gC72 - PSN: KillaKornbread @ Jan 29th 2008 1:58PM

oh yea, and i would love to have a new Animal Crossing game. heres to hoping they make it more free roaming MMO than friend code debacle. not really sure how they could do it though with all the sexual predators out there that they are so afraid of.

a new Kirby would be great too as long as they dont make it gimmicky.

JodyAnthony (death by snoo-snoo) @ Jan 29th 2008 1:55PM

i cant wait for animal crossing to take over my life for a third time.

Jerk Face @ Jan 29th 2008 2:09PM

I just hope they don't fuck it up, you know? I hope you can talk to other players freely. And that it isn't as difficult to go to other player's towns as the DS version was. Ugh, that was terrible!

But I do understand Nintendo's reasoning behind limiting voice chat. That way my eight year old daughter doesn't get called a "Fucking n00b lol" every time she logs on. Hopefully you'll at least be able to talk to your registered friends.

B1gC72 - PSN: KillaKornbread @ Jan 29th 2008 4:57PM

yea i think that being able to talk to your registered friends would be a lot better than not being able to talk to anyone at all. i use my bluetooth headset online for my PS3 all the time, and honestly, i only use it to listen to whats going on while keeping the profanity laced rants from blarring out of my TV speakers. so that said, i rarely actually talk to many people i dont know. i may talk to a couple people in my squad or what not to tell them to stop being idiots cause their holding everyone up and giving away our position but that's about it. i wouldnt mind just talking to people on my friends list at all since this game wont be as reliant on immediate communication as a life or death type deal.

one of the best examples of voice chat ever lol:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhD-yJG2ke4

Mr Khan @ Jan 29th 2008 5:00PM

I'd rather have a system where you can visit other people's villages, but just their villages. P2P interaction could be reserved for lobbies and friends, but you could still just hit "go" and it would randomly pick a village that someone has allowed randoms to visit. Take things and add things, but not in a way that would allow vandalism.

PhrawzT @ Jan 29th 2008 5:56PM

That's for sure. I've been sucked in to Animal Crossing on Gamecube and DS already. This one will definately be joining my collection.

Nigeria @ Jan 29th 2008 2:02PM

Kirby is one of my most favourite game series.

In fact, Kirby's Dreamland was the first game I remember completing all by myself.

And I'm glad nobody has made the "Kirby Sucks"/fellatio comment. We're better than that.

bobartig @ Jan 29th 2008 3:52PM

I just hope its a solid platformer, as opposed to a racing or pinball game.

Kirby Canvas Curse was OK, but I don't want to be pointing at the screen w/ the Wiimote all day, I just wanna be kirby, running around eating bad guys.

Roto13 @ Jan 29th 2008 2:04PM

Wii Music?

jsn @ Jan 29th 2008 2:13PM

shocker, Nintendo dredging up more franchises of old...I bet all these games will be very challenging too...

Garrett @ Jan 29th 2008 2:20PM

Who wants a "challenging" Animal Crossing? That's kinda completely not what that game is about.

Nigeria @ Jan 29th 2008 2:22PM

Almost every Wii thread I read I see your profile picture, and I know it's going to be a downer comment.

You're like an ex-girlfriend I had.

Lighten up and start eating. That's what I would say.

Not to you of course. Just lighten up.

Co @ Jan 29th 2008 2:36PM

jsn you are unworthy of that avatar. Shit, you're just unworthy brah.

Mr Khan @ Jan 29th 2008 5:01PM

Getting worse than Cold School, you are.

Zsavior @ Jan 29th 2008 8:49PM

And yet if fernado Goes to their console of choice topic and rains down his remarks they get angry and want him banned. People come to Nintendo topics and do it all the time and we take it on the chin, answer them back and keep going.

motang @ Jan 29th 2008 2:31PM

Awesome I wonder if Animal Crossing will be similar to an MMO experience! :-D

Kendall B @ Jan 29th 2008 2:49PM

Man I'm such a sucker for Animal Crossing, and I don't know why.

Worst Review Ever @ Jan 29th 2008 2:53PM

I want Disaster! For the love of God let me stop terrorists during a slew of natural disasters! This game sounds like the love child of Die Hard and The Day After Tomorrow, which incidentally would be the only way that The Day After Tomorrow could be considered even halfway decent.

DBuck_Eye @ Jan 29th 2008 4:02PM

When was the announcement of kirby made? I just read about it on Wikipedia last night and i thought i had missed it a while ago. Hmm...

Mr Khan @ Jan 29th 2008 5:04PM

Animal Crossing has been expected. One of the first previews of the Wii Message Board they showed utilized messages from a Wii Animal Crossing

Kirby Wii is a surprise, though, since they confirmed it to be a dead project a while back

Good to see Disaster's still on track

WorMzy @ Jan 29th 2008 5:12PM

Animal Crossing = Meh.
Kirby = Meh.
Super Mario = Meh.
Mario Kart = Meh.
Baseball = Meh to the extreme.

The only title I'm looking forward to out of that list is Wii Music. I don't know anything about Disaster, so I'll have to look that one up.

Finess @ Jan 29th 2008 6:56PM

Why do you have a Wii if Mario is "Meh".

A new full console Kirby game, sweet.

WorMzy @ Jan 29th 2008 7:01PM

Contrary to popular belief, you don't have to like Mario just because you like Nintendo.

The only Nintendo software I buy is Pokemon, Zelda and the Wii Sports/Play/Chess/Fit series.

t_m @ Jan 29th 2008 11:53PM

Mario isn't really a casual icon.. he's not that well known outside games circles.. not like say, lara croft, who's had lots of mainstream coverage.

I'm actually pretty surprised at how well MarioGalaxy has sold, as I didn't think it'd appeal to the main Wii Audience. (which is very different to previous nintendo audiences...)

bm @ Jan 30th 2008 2:09AM

"Mario isn't really a casual icon.. he's not that well known outside games circles.. not like say, lara croft, who's had lots of mainstream coverage."

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA what???

@WorMzy: Someone goes "meh" at all those games, yet buys into such things as Pokemon and Wii Fit?

That's... new.

Anonymousaurus @ Jan 29th 2008 9:36PM

-I am pretty excited about Wii Music and Disaster Day of Crisis

-that baseball game upsets me, no offense, but thats just...dont we have wii sports already?

ThornedVenom @ Jan 29th 2008 11:38PM

Animal Crossing on Wii?

My days as a free man are counted.

t_m @ Jan 29th 2008 11:55PM

Animal Crossing Wii is gonna sell like hotcakes in Japan.
Every time I get on a train here you can guarantee there will be at least 6 people playing on a DS.. and at least half will be women playing Animal Crossing.

COme to think of it, i'm not sure i've ever seen a Japanese woman play any game except Animal Crossing.

Shockgamer @ Jan 30th 2008 10:20PM

Yay!! More weed pulling!!

Jennifer @ Jan 31st 2008 1:58PM

I have to say that all of these games sound pretty cool to me. They just all appeal to so well. I happen to more of a Kirby kind of person. And with the title Animal Crossing, it kind of sounds like a frogger kind of game which is one game that i was completely addicted to in my video gaming days. I'm also excited for Wii Music becaues I am just a great fan of all music and play a few instruments myself. And well, I'm not so sure about the Disaster game, but I'm not saying that I won't give it a try. And finally, The Super Mario Baseball I'm excited for just because I happen to also be a great Super Mario fan. And I am quite sure that if the television game were up to date with American shows that I know I would be pretty good at that too. All of these games are high on my list of things to look into!