Nintendo Australia reveals release window
We knew Nintendo was all set to have a big Wii year with a line-up that includes Super Mario Galaxy 2, the Team Ninja collaboration Metroid: Other M and possibly a new Zelda game. What we didn't know was when, but thanks to Nintendo Australia we've a stronger idea for at least two of these.
Greg Arthurton, Nintendo Australia's marketing director, confirmed to IGN that both Mario and Metroid will be arriving between June and August.
Nintendo of America will be holding a media summit tomorrow, with the European arm hosting one on Thursday. Hopefully the summits will bring more solid release dates, more surprises and maybe an answer or two. We'll be in attendance on Thursday, so keep your eyes locked to Nintendo Life for all the juicy tidbits.
Well, that frees up the holiday season nicely, doesn't it?

User Comments
1. Supermegaman
24 Feb 2010, 02:14 GMT
Waaaaa-Hoooooooo!
Color me excited! (light blue)
2. pixelman
24 Feb 2010, 02:14 GMT
Yup, saw this earlier. Major awesomesauce!
3. Aronos
24 Feb 2010, 02:14 GMT
Sounds good to me lol.
The suspense is rather evil.
4. metakirbyknight
24 Feb 2010, 02:16 GMT
Gah! Nintendo is plotting against me. Whenever I get close to a PS3 they send a barrage of amazing titles I have to buy.
5. retrobuttons
24 Feb 2010, 02:18 GMT
Great!!! Looking forward to some new gameplay footage.
6. irken004
24 Feb 2010, 02:19 GMT
Whoa whoa whoa, SONIC? In mah GALAXY? No wai
7. Hardy83
24 Feb 2010, 02:24 GMT
Hmm... Well IGN said not to expect any new hardware at this event (which they could be wrong about but I believe them) and their biggest games are coming out at the lastest August.
With little AAA third party support after June I wonder what they have up their sleeve for a holiday title (I'm sure it'll be just one not more than that)
I'd get excited but I'm sure their holiday will focus on casual gaming and have another Wii Fit game or focus on the vitality sensor with some lame puzzle game whose only focus is to move more systems.
8. Yosher
24 Feb 2010, 02:24 GMT
That's pretty neat! I was almost sure they'd get a release around Christmas, but it's nice to see them coming earlier. As long as it doesn't drain on their quality, though!
9. Tails
24 Feb 2010, 02:24 GMT
I pray to god i will have enough money in my wallet to get this beauty or at least put down a pre-order for it when I go to get HeartGold on the 13 of march. It's gonna be epic.
10. V8 Ninja
24 Feb 2010, 02:27 GMT
I thought the story (at first) was speculation, but I guess it's happening! But then again that's probably an Australian/Japanese release date and not an American or European release date, so I guess everything's in the air.
11. mushroomer
24 Feb 2010, 02:29 GMT
I hope galaxy is more platforming and less story..
i hope metroid goes back to its roots and introduces something really different
12. irken004
24 Feb 2010, 02:32 GMT
I thought Galaxy had a great story. According to Miyamoto, this new one will have less story though.
13. zezhyrule
24 Feb 2010, 02:54 GMT
Guess I'll pre-order Metroid: Other M. I hope it's going to be good.
14. CoffeewithGames
24 Feb 2010, 02:57 GMT
I'm not excited about SMG2, but Metroid: Other M has my interest.
15. Objection_Blaster
24 Feb 2010, 03:00 GMT
Wow, earlier than expected. I'm really excited about Other M, not as much Galaxy 2 (sequelitis, I'll get over it.)
16. Mark_M
24 Feb 2010, 03:07 GMT
OH YES.
17. Jave
24 Feb 2010, 03:09 GMT
Great news. This mid-year is gonna be awesome.
18. TwilightV
24 Feb 2010, 03:11 GMT
Big day tomorrow. I'm so pumped for this! >XD
19. Kid_A
24 Feb 2010, 03:38 GMT
Best news I've heard all week
20. Token Girl
24 Feb 2010, 04:07 GMT
Two words: Win Sauce.
This is about when I get home. Will I be able to complete Galaxy and Prime Trilogy before I bust into these? (Fairly likely, unfortunately, given that it will probably be a while before getting home and getting a paycheck).
21. thaantman
24 Feb 2010, 04:11 GMT
Not too surprise about metro possibly coming in august, but didn't think we get galaxy 2 till close to the holidays. Man this is great mm10 march 1, mario & sonic & metroid coming out in the summer. gotta get savin now
22. Hyper Knuckles
24 Feb 2010, 04:21 GMT
OH SWEET!
23. Objection_Blaster
24 Feb 2010, 04:32 GMT
I find it hard to believe (with the rumors of Zelda at the end of the year) we might get a new title of all three franchises on Wii this year.
24. Radixxs
24 Feb 2010, 04:40 GMT
Hopefully these aren't Japanese release dates, as I need some gaming action over summer.
25. Corbie
24 Feb 2010, 05:42 GMT
Well you'd better believe it.
26. Metroid_Fan
24 Feb 2010, 05:45 GMT
Awww, hell yeah! I can't wait for more concrete information tomorrow! Come on, NOA, say you're getting these titles first and (specifically) when...
27. Snoopy
24 Feb 2010, 05:58 GMT
very promising. wonder what news will come tommarow......
28. BellGoRiiing
24 Feb 2010, 06:24 GMT
Can't wait for all three...this summer release goes for USA too right? I hope so. XD
29. JakobG
24 Feb 2010, 06:30 GMT
Hooray!
I need money.
30. RetroWarrior
24 Feb 2010, 07:28 GMT
Great news! I guess that Zelda will come in November or December.
31. Radixxs
24 Feb 2010, 07:41 GMT
@JakobG: Amen.
32. Mario Party Fan 999
24 Feb 2010, 08:35 GMT
So how many hours is it until the US summit? Sorry but when you say tomorrow in the US it already is in Australia!
33. Acidfoxdyi831
24 Feb 2010, 10:14 GMT
metroid other M is my focus for the summer now 8)
34. timp29
24 Feb 2010, 10:34 GMT
Looking forward to these, especially mario galaxy 2. However, I have no idea how I will find time to play these around med school
35. Dragoon
24 Feb 2010, 10:56 GMT
Finally!
36. Fuzzy
24 Feb 2010, 11:05 GMT
Sounds great. Hopefully we get to see some more trailers as well!
37. Kevin
24 Feb 2010, 11:51 GMT
Heard yesterday about this. Awesome!
38. Raylax
24 Feb 2010, 12:10 GMT
Rock on the summer. And rock on tommorow's media summit. Woot~
39. warioswoods
24 Feb 2010, 12:42 GMT
If true, this certainly does raise questions about the holiday season. They wouldn't be putting these out in Summer without something very big planned for the holidays... but what could it be?
40. yoshdude64
24 Feb 2010, 12:53 GMT
I hope that the rumor #2 is answered..
3G DSi FTW! 
41. JimLad
24 Feb 2010, 13:16 GMT
Mario > Metroid
Good news for fans of both though.
42. Machu
24 Feb 2010, 13:19 GMT
I was planning on getting lots of sun over the summer. I think that plan just changed.
43. suburban_sensei
24 Feb 2010, 13:33 GMT
Looks like soon I will need to get to pre-ordering these puppies! I am taking next semester off of school, so these AAA titles couldn't have hit at a better time.
44. motang
24 Feb 2010, 13:56 GMT
Awesome news, I have had my reservation for SMG 2 since last year need to reserve Metroid Other M soon.
45. Bigdog
24 Feb 2010, 14:00 GMT
These games coming out over the summer doesn't necessarily mean a big release Christmas time. It could be a casual gamer focused game coming out later in the year, something that is a big seller. SMBW is a great game, but also one that mom-and-pops would pick up. I think that's the focus, a big seller, not necessarily a big game.
But one can hope, right? Something like Zelda and an unconfirmed title coming out over Christmas would be awesome. (S&P2, Starfox, F-Zero, etc)
46. 110percentful
24 Feb 2010, 16:03 GMT
Today's the US media summit, so hopefully we will get some more exact release dates!
47. Objection_Blaster
24 Feb 2010, 16:18 GMT
@Corbie- Oh I don't mind believing at all.
"BELIEVE IT!"
Now that I've annoyed fans of a certain anime, I'm going to slink off...
48. Georgethecow
24 Feb 2010, 16:23 GMT
<i>So how many hours is it until the US summit? Sorry but when you say tomorrow in the US it already is in Australia!</i>
It's at 11 Central.
49. Georgethecow
24 Feb 2010, 16:24 GMT
Oh, and to Objection_Blaster:
Nice picture. I need one of Feenie instead of me putting my leg behind my head.
50. FJOJR
24 Feb 2010, 16:53 GMT
That is unless someone pirates it a week before then "No Games for you!!!"
51. MeloMan
24 Feb 2010, 18:11 GMT
My year is just... done. The possibility of 3 AAA 1st party titles, and all other releases like Fragile Dreams, Arc Rise Fantasia, Sin and Punishment 2, Monado, and Golden Sun 3?! Even if I play them all, I don't have the cash. C'mon Gamefly, I need ya...
52. zss_shadow
25 Feb 2010, 00:58 GMT
I'm with MeloMan, this is...o_o Sin and Punishment, Super Mario Galaxy 2, and Metroid Other M all within about a month? Wallets will bleed this summer, and that's surprising considering summer usually has slow, shallow releases.
53. timp29
25 Feb 2010, 06:22 GMT
Dattebayo!