Wii Games and developer support
Games
Main article: List of Wii games
Many games featuring Nintendo's classic franchises, such as Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid and Super Smash Bros., have been announced. Additionally Nintendo has announced that it is in the process of developing an entirely new and original franchise to be added into the Nintendo universe alongside the Wii (similar to the introduction of Pikmin alongside the GameCube).
A recent interview between Game Informer and Senior VP of Nintendo, George Harrison reveals that about twenty games will be out on the release of the Wii. A third of the titles will be developed by Nintendo.
The games Red Steel and Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz are expected as launch titles for the Wii. Several other games, such as Sadness, Elebits, Madden NFL, Spongebob Squarepants and Rayman Raving Rabbids are planned to be released with the system on or near the release date.
In the June 2006 issue of Nintendo Power magazine, it was confirmed that Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam will be available exclusively for the Wii.
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Developer support
Companies developing or intending to publish games for the Wii include: Activision, AQ Interactive, Artdink, Atlus, Blitz Games, Capcom, Clover Studio, Crossbeam Studios Entertainment, Electronic Arts, Grasshopper Manufacture, Koei, Kojima Productions, Konami, Kuju Entertainment, Midway Games, Namco Bandai, Natsume, N-Space, Inc., NIBRIS, Sega, SNK, Square Enix, Ubisoft, Tecmo, Pandemic Studios and THQ.
There is a list of confirmed developers on Revolution Report.
The development kits for the Wii cost $2000. By comparison, the Playstation 2 development kits cost $20,000 at the console's launch, with the original Playstation's SDK costing $4000-$5000 at launch.
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