Retail Rumblings

The Retail Rumblings feature will be used to give a heads up from the inner workings of our favorite video game specialty stores.

Just recently I posted on the upcoming Soul Calibur Legends game coming exclusively to the Nintendo Wii. It seems that Gamestop and EBGames caught wind of this really soon, and they now have a November release date set for the game. I was excited to hear that this game was in development, but to know that it could be showing up real soon adds to the personal hype.

Speaking of Wii, we all know of the heavy-hitters its getting this year, and Gamestop may have gotten wind of when we'll see the first one. Stores have just begun taking reservations for Mario Strikers Charged and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption for the Wii. Stores have Strikers set with a July release date and Metroid with an early August release. Also for a happy bonus, Manhunt 2 for Playstation 2 and Wii has been bumped up to a late July release from its previous September date.

Gamestop and EBGames have been known to put up estimated release dates, so that a SKU can be installed to begin reservations and pre-orders of upcoming games, however the dates are usually more accurate than not. Metroid is huge to know, as it will define FPS controls for the Wii, and give developers a set bar. Mario Strikers is significant in its own way, as it is the next Wii title to feature online play. Pokemon Battle Revolution will be the first, with a slew of online titles to follow.

Any more rumblings from the retail inside, and The Dead Pixel will be the first to let you know.