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[Nintendofanboy53]

I beg to ask the question if the 3rd party support will be released at the right time. If you are unsure about what im saying the example of  Batman: Arkham City is going to be released on 19/10/2011 for Xbox 360, PC and PS3. So lets say this is your favourite game and you found out it was out on Wii U prior to owning a Xbox 360 etc. So you decided to buy a Wii U but by the time Wii U comes out the Batman has been out for months so you feel a bit left out. So what I'm trying to say is that Nintendo have attracted a lot of third party support but is the games being released at appropriate times. I have made a poll but leave a responce and I will try to find more games that are being annouced.

[BazzDropperz]

I think so. It seems like everyone's planning at least one thing for the Wii U, so I think it'll have a good launch.

[Andy]

I can't answer that, because I am not a developer, but I definitely hope so.

[Bill Cipher]

I'm not exactly sure what you mean. You seem to be asking about if games on the WiiU such as Batman: Arkham City will come out at relevant times compared to their release on other systems. If that's what you mean, then for the launch titles, that won't happen, only because Nintendo has realized from the launch of the 3DS that 3rd party ports and C-list Nintendo games won't sell a system. Nintendo will probably not launch the WiiU until they have enough quality 1st party titles to act as an opening gate, at which point a game like Arkham city will have been out for at least 6 months. In summary, I'm saying Nintendo won't fully release the WiiU and allow games for the WiiU to be sold until they are ready with a A/B list Nintendo game.

[Elric]

mm, do you mean good launch games? If you do mean that, sure. I think there will be a few 3rd party games that will be pretty good when launch comes around, but of course they haven't been revealed yet. Im predicting some kind of wii sports though. Just a feeling though. Im hoping that Batman:arkham city will make its way around to the wii u as well. Above all, I think that the wii u has the potential for good 3rd party games at launch. I think the only thing we can really do is wait.

[Auzzie Wingman]

Nintendo have learnt from the 3DS, that is what I believe.

Also, the Wii U is going to be the best there is out there (minus PC). That said, it's not like a developer is going to hold back and see it as much of a money pot as say a handheld. The third party titles will be good. It will have less shovelware than any other system before it, just because of the power the system has.