The closest thing we've got to a Nintendo Wii U launch list

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A lot was learned at the Nintendo Wii U preview event in New York this morning, but surprisingly enough, Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime did not deliver a definitive launch list of Wii U titles available alongside the console on November 18.

Instead, much to the attending crowd's chagrin, Fils-Aime said "it's still a little too early to guarantee exactly which games will be here for you on launch day itself and which will come shortly thereafter." Mind you, the "launch window" Fils-Aime is referring to spans from November 18, 2012, all the way to March 31, 2013.

I did a little digging around and found that the games section on the Nintendo Wii U site lists 20 titles as having November 18 release dates. The rest are labeled as "to be determined." (Credit: Nintendo)

Keep in mind that any of these dates can -- and most likely some of them will -- change, but this information is coming straight from Nintendo.

The games with November 18 release dates are:

• Nintendo Land


• New Super Mario Bros. U


• Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two


• Call of Duty: Black Ops II


• Transformers Prime


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