Newsweek's resident game guru N'Gai Croal pinged us about a pledge Nintendo honcho Reggie Fils-Aime has made. The company president has promised no "Nintendo drought," which typically follows between first party games. While Twilight Princess is out and about, sites such as CVG rumor that the next two big titles Metroid Prime 3: Corruption and Mario Galaxy won't see the light of day until late next year.

In a sit-down interview from October, Reggie told Croal:

Metroid Prime 3... is a from-the-ground-up creation of Metroid for the Wii system. That title is going to come out early in 2007. That will give us fantastic momentum coming off of the launch, and will certainly be an example of how there will be no new game drought for this system.

Mario Galaxy... another from-the-ground-up Wii game that we are strategically timing the launch to make sure that we continue driving momentum through 2007. So N'Gai, how do I answer the question, "Will there be no drought," and "How will we make sure that there are fantastic titles for Wii?" The answer is Zelda, Metroid and Mario. Which is a pretty darn good lineup.

"So are you willing to make a 'Read my lips' pledge right here?" Croal fired back. Reggie's answer?

I thought I just did.

Continuing, Croal added "I'll be checkin in with you when these titles actually ship." To which Reggie replied, "Exactly." And thus the bet was sealed, bringing back memories of bald Jallard refusing to wear a wig. Unfortunately, no such deal was inked with Reggie. Two words: Missed opportunity. Brian Ashcraft

Reggie's Promises [Newsweek]

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