News Flash - Nintendo confirms Wii games and consoles are coming

For those of you who responded that the Wii's biggest flaw (after availability) is its lack of games, Nintendo revealed the drought will soon be over. These first-party titles have been confirmed for Japan in 2007, with most (if not all) arriving at U.S. shores by holiday:

• Battalion Wars II
• Disaster: Day of Crisis
• Donkey Kong Bongo Blast
• Forever Blue
• Mario and Sonic at the Olympics
• Mario Party 8
• Mario Strikers Charged
• Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
• Project H.A.M.M.E.R.
• Super Mario Galaxy
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl
• Wii Health Pack
• Wii Music

If you're still trying to get your hands on a Wii, consoles are beginning to appear in weekly retailer ads and on store shelves. It appears Nintendo blew out its sales goal for the past financial year early and may have delayed further hardware shipments so they'd count toward the new one. At any rate, they've vowed to meet demand this year - and not by 2009, as one cynical analyst projected...