GT Pro Series

For those of you who just can't wait until Sunday to get your hands on something Wii-branded, some North American Gamestop stores are already selling select Wii games that were shipped to stores on Tuesday. Our local store was selling Super Moneky Ball: Banana Blitz, Trauma Center: Second Opinion, Call of Duty 3, and GT Pro Series (other titles were in stock but explicitly embargoed until launch day). Of course, supplies and availability may vary at your local store, so call ahead first if you're planning on jumping the gun.

And here's Best Buy's list of expected Wii games and when they should hit the store: Wii-Avatar: The Last Airbender 8130667 E10+ $49.99 Nov. 15 Wii-Call of Duty 3 8030329 T $49.99 Nov. 15 Wii-Cars 7918266 E $49.99 Nov. 15 Wii-DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi 2 8147427 T $49.99 Nov. 15 Wii-Excite Truck 7917463 E $49.99 Nov. 15 Wii-Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy 8131078 E10+ $49.99 Nov. 14 Wii-Gt Pro Series 8140665 E $49.99 Nov. 15 Wii-Happy Feet 8147524 E $49.99 Nov. 14 Wii-Madden NFL '07 7917169 E $49.99 Nov. 15 Wii-Marvel Ultimate Alliance 7917427 T $49.99 Nov. 15 Wii-Metal Slug Anthology 7918239 T $39.99 Nov. 15 Wii-Monster 4x4: World Circuit 8140745 E $49.99 Nov. 15 Wii-Open Season 8141496 E10+ $49.99 Nov. 15 Wii-Rampage Total Destruction 8131032 E10+ $29.99 Nov. 14 Wii-Rapala Trophies 8130907 E $39.99 Nov. 15 Wii-Rayman Raving Rabbids 7917481 E $49.99 Nov. 15 Wii-Red Steel 7849876 T $49.99 Nov. 15 Wii-Splinter Cell Double Agent 8141263 M $49.99 Nov. 15 Wii-Spongebob: Creature From The Krusty Krab 7918328 E $49.99 Nov. 15 Wii-Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz 7917515 E $49.99 Nov. 15 Wii-The Barnyard 8130603 E10+ $49.99 Nov. 15 Wii-The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess 7917132 T $49.99 Nov. 15 Wii-Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam 7918186 E $49.99 Nov. 15 Wii-Trauma Center 7918195 T $49.99 Nov. 15 Wii-World Series of Poker TOC 8138142 T $39.99 Nov. 15 Hit the jump for the accessory list

IGN had some hands-on time with Red Steel, Rayman Raving Rabbids, Monster Truck 4x4, and GT Pro Series for the Nintendo Wii.

The PS3 could launch with 24 titles and Wii with 30 titles according to new documents detailing the two companies' plans. PlayStation 3 Resistance: Fall of Man - Sony Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom - Sony Genji: Days of the Blade - Sony Gran Turismo HD - Sony NBA 07 - Sony Call of Duty 3 - Activision (600,000) Marvel Ultimate Alliance - Activision (300,000) Tony Hawk's Project 8 - Activision (300,000) Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Bethesda Softworks Fight Night 3 - Electronic Arts (400,000) Madden NFL 07 - Electronic Arts (700,000) NBA Live 07 - Electronic Arts (500,000) Need for Speed Carbon - Electronic Arts (800,000) Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 - Electronic Arts (400,000) Mobile Suit Gundam: Target In Sight - Namco Bandai Ninja Gaiden Sigma - Namco Bandai Ridge Racer 7 - Namco Bandai Full Auto 2: Battlelines - Sega Sonic the Hedgehog - Sega NBA 2K7 - Take-Two Interactive (400,000) NHL 2K7 - Take-Two Interactive (200,000) Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII - Ubisoft Rainbow Six: Vegas - Ubisoft F.E.A.R. - Vivendi NINTENDO Wii Wii Sports (bundled with hardware) - Nintendo The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Nintendo Excite Truck - Nintendo Call of Duty 3 - Activision (200,000) Marvel: Ultimate Alliance - Activision (200,000) Rapala Tournament Fishing ¿ Activision (50,000) Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam - Activision (300,000) World Series of Poker - Activision (50,000) Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 - Atari (200,000) Trauma Center: Second Opinion - Atlus Madden NFL 07 - Electronic Arts (500,000) Need for Speed: Carbon - Electronic Arts (500,000) Elebits - Konami The Ant Bully - Midway m (100,000) The Grim Adventure...

New hardware means new accessories, and new accessories means... stuff that doesn't quite make sense when you first see it. One such example: the steering wheel peripheral that Ubisoft is producing for use with its upcoming Wii driving games Monster 4x4 World Circuit and GT Pro Series. Both games use the Wii Remote for steering - just grab both ends of the controller and hold it horizontally, tilting to turn your car. But the Wheel for Wii add-on, which comes free with the purchase of either