From Nintendo: "Twilight Princess and EXCITE TRUCK will be ready to go on launch day, last-minute polishing by third parties means their exact dates will soon be locked down, though most will launch by the end of November. A complete list of launch-day titles will be announced in the near future."

Nintendo says wii.com should have the complete list of launch day titles on wii.com soon.

Before the end of this year, the following Wii games will be available:

Activision: Call of Duty 3, Marvel Ultimate Alliance, Rapala Tournament Fishing, Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam, World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions

Atari: Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2

Atlus: Trauma Center: Second Opinion

EA: Madden NFL ’07, Need for Speed: Carbon

Konami: Elebits

Midway: Happy Feet, Rampage: Total Destruction, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, The Ant Bully

Sega: Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz

SNK: Metal Slug Anthology

Tecmo: Super Swing Golf

THQ: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Barnyard, Cars, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Creature from the Krusty Krab

Ubisoft: Far Cry: Vengeance, GT Pro Series, Monster 4X4 World Circuit, Open Season, Rayman Raving Rabbids, Red Steel, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Double Agent

Vivendi: Ice Age 2: The Meltdown

Pricing and availability for the Wii's Virtual Console games, the download service of retro games similar to Xbox Live Arcade, was announced as well.

Pricing (Wii Points) is as follows:

- NES games start at 500 Wii Points
- Super NES games start at 800 Wii Points
- Nintendo 64 games start at 1,000 Wii Points
- Sega Genesis games start at 800 Wii Points
- TurboGrafx16 games start at 600 Wii Points

Wii Points can be purchased online or at retail at an MSRP of $20 for 2,000 points.

Before the end of this year, the following Wii Virtual Console games will be available for download:

NES:
Mario Bros.
The Legend of Zelda
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Jr.
Ice Hockey
Pinball
Soccer
Tennis
Urban Champion
Wario’s Woods
Baseball
Solomon’s Key

SNES:
F-Zero
SimCity

N64
Super Mario 64

Sega Genesis:
Sonic the Hedgehog
Altered Beast
Golden Axe
Columns
Ecco the Dolphin
Gunstar Heroes
Space Harrier II
Toe Jam & Earl
Ristar
Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine

TurboGrafx16:
Bonk’s Adventure
Super Star Soldier
Victory Run
Bomberman ’93
Dungeon Explorer

Check out all the details from Nintendo's announcement here.

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From Codemasters: "Created from an original concept and story, Clive Barker’s Jericho promises an overload of sensory horror shock as players journey through hellish locations and slices of time. A squad-based horror FPS, the Jericho of the title refers to the Jericho Team, a seven-man strike force that protects government interests from paranormal threats. Trained in both conventional warfare and the arcane arts, each Jericho Team member is an expert in different para-psychological disciplines, including clairvoyance, alchemy, blood magic and exorcism.

Clive Barker’s Jericho leads the Jericho Team toward a source of ancient evil so supremely powerful that it has broken through time into our world and is threatening to engulf the Earth. At ground zero lies the Middle Eastern city of Al-Khali, the site of a huge, secret archaeological dig and paranormal research centre, now the heart of a dimensional rift."

Licensed by Alchemic Productions, Clive Barker’s Jericho is currently in development at Mercury Steam. Jericho will be using a "proprietary next-generation graphics engine." It's looking like a truly terrifying experience, coming in late 2007 for the Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and PCs! We'll be posting a video trailer shortly! See more screenshots from Jericho below.

See more at Codemaster's web site.

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From Kathryn Clements, Senior Brand Manager at Eidos: “Over the years we have had literally thousands of requests to re-make the original Tomb Raider for today's gamer, we have gone a step further, we have taken the original story and made a completely new version for Tomb Raider: Anniversary. We are re-telling an incredible story using today’s technology, we’ve taken all of the key moments from the original game and put them into the context of a brand new Tomb Raider adventure which will make fans of the franchise extremely happy but also attract a completely new audience.”

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary is currently in development by Crystal Dynamics and will be available in 2007 on the PlayStation 2, Sony PSP and PC platforms.

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Gamers in Japan don't have any pre-order options, so it's going to be a pretty interesting launch day (or week). Read more at QJ.net.

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Among the new features:
- Support for 1080p and the upcoming HD-DVD Drive

- Update to Xbox Live Arcade

- Support for the Xbox 360 Wireless Headset

- Start menu for XNA-developed games

With the Xbox 360 Wireless Headset and Xbox 360 HD-DVD drive being released within the week, the update coming in the next day or so seems more than likely as the products will require the update. We'll let you know when we hear of an official release from Microsoft for the US!

UPDATE: It's official. Read about the Fall Xbox 360 Dashboard Update here, from Xbox.com or jump right into the full list of updates here.

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From the Xbox Live Marketplace: "The Halo Trilogy dashboard theme is a must-have for serious Halo fans. Available as a free gift with the purchase of the Halo 3 Xbox 360 faceplate, or right now as downloadable marketplace content, the theme features never-before seen scenes from Bungie Studio Halo 1, 2 and 3. Each blade presents a re-imagined view from the Halo universe, including all three iterations of the Master Chief’s iconic Spartan armor, from past, present and future."

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From the IGN article: "Asked if Hori was considering a peripheral to give PS3 players the gift of shake, the representative stated, "We have some ideas. However, we'd need cooperation from software makers."

Let's hope PS3 game developers tuck a rumble function in somewhere in the options screen, just incase!

Read more at ign.com.

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The story: "The Gods have forsaken Tamriel. A fallen King has been unchained from the darkness of Oblivion to seek vengeance upon the Gods who banished him. Only a champion pure of heart can vanquish the evil that has been released upon the land. You must heed the call, reclaim the lost relics of the Divine Crusader, and return the Nine to glory. New dungeons, characters, quests, and mysteries await."

Featuring:

Begin a New Faction - The Knights of the Nine have long been disbanded. Reclaim their former glory as you traverse the far reaches of Cyrodill across an epic quest line.

Battle New Foes - Encounter Umaril, the ancient Ayleid Sorcerer-King, and his minions, the fearsome Aurorans.

Discover Unique Items - An entirely new armor set and weapons, each with unique powers, are within your grasp…if you are worthy.

Read more about "Knights of the Nine here"

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