What's in store for the Wii next year

Curious what's happening on Wii in 2012? Here's some of the ReviewLagoon crew's insight:

And what about the original Wii? WiiU isn’t expected until the second half of 2012, and is likely slated for a November 2012 release. That’s almost a year away, and Wii fans will want something to play in the meantime. Well, it’s not looking good folks. The first quarter of 2012 promises only Rhythm Heaven Fever, a Pokepark sequel (don’t ask), and Mario Party 9 which offers nothing in the way of online functionality or anything we didn’t see in the GameCube versions other than 16:9 aspect ratio. More “doing just enough to get by” from Nintendo, and more indications that they simply won’t deliver on their promises to offer competitive experiences. Surprisingly enough, US gamers were informed that Xenoblade Chronicles will indeed see a stateside release in April, bringing hope that we may also eventually see The Last Story and Pandora’s Tower here in the US as well. That would certainly do a lot to reinforce an otherwise barren release outlook for Wii in 2012, but there is no commitment from Nintendo of America on what to expect other than Xenoblade and the above mentioned family games. Gamers are left to guess for themselves whether Skyward Sword was the system’s swan song or not, and whether it’s time to drop their Wii off at Gamestop and focus on the 360 or PS3 until Wii U launches.

Damn you, Xenoblade. I wanted to put a joke here about crickets chirping. Or tumbleweed.

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