Nope not to Antarctica nor Alaska, but to retail stores. Hey, store shelves can handle "extreme coolness" too you know.

Anyway, on to the actual sensical stuff. Midway Games has announced that they've shipped a total of 1.8 million units of Happy Feet (DS, Wii, PC) since the game's mid-November release last year.

Even though the game's sales figures haven't been as hot as the Warner Bros. movie's total box office sales (a whopping US $ 326 million, fellas!), Midway remains optimistic that the videogame has helped them make their mark in the "younger" videogame market.

Whether we'll get to see more of Mumble, the tone-deaf tap-dancing penguin (and his bouncing baby love Gloria) in a game sequel is a possibility we have yet to explore. We'll keep you posted for more.

Are you ready to rumble? Coming to Europe on December 8 is Nintendo's Wii, along with awesome launch titles, including Wii Sports and Wii Play. Soon, you'll be able to check out for yourself just how fine the Wiimote can be on The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (it won't matter anymore that Link's already a rightie), EA Sports' Need For Speed Carbon, and Ubisoft's Red Steel. But wait, let's not forget about Activision's war-action game Call of Duty 3 and Ubisoft's Rayman Raving Rabbids.

That's a lot, right? But we're just getting started. We have here for you the list of Wii launch titles for Europe. Be sure to keep your eyes peeled out for your favored games, and mark that day red on your calendar! This is as good as a treasure hunt could get. Enjoy!

Wii Europe Launch Titles (December 8)

• Wii Sports Bundle
  
• The Legend of Zelda : Twilight Princess
• Wii Play (including Wii Remote)
• Call of Duty 3 (Activision)
• Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (Activision)
• Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam (Activision)
• Madden NFL 07 (EA)
• Need For Speed Carbon (EA)
• Happy Feet (Midway Games)
• Rampage: Total Destruction (Midway Games)
• Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz (Sega)
• Gottlieb Pinball Classics (System 3)
• Super Fruit Fall (System 3)
• Disney/ Pixar Cars (THQ)
• Barnyard (THQ)
• Spongebob Squarepants: Creature from the Krusty Krab (THQ)
• Blazing Angels Squadrons of WW II (Ubisoft)
• Far Cry Vengeance (Ubisoft)
• GT Pro Series (Ubisoft)
• Monster 4x4 World Circuit (Ubisoft)
• Open Season (Ubisoft)
• Rayman Raving Rabbids (Ubisoft)
• Red Steel (Ubisoft)
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent (Ubisoft)

December Titles (but without specified dates)

• Impossible Mission (System 3)
• Leaderboard Golf (System 3)
• Tennis Masters (System 3)

UPDATE: Yes, more Wii box arts. Since we want you to see more jampacked articles, we're bringing you more for you to see and judge. IGN has recently updated their list and added six more box arts for Wii game titles. The newly exposed titles are the following:

WarioWare: Smooth Moves
Open Season
Splinter Cell: Double Agent
Far Cry: Vengeance
GT Pro Series
Trauma Center: Second Opinion

The full article awaits after the jump!

The following third party Wii games are confirmed to be out by the end of Nintendo's fiscal year (its fiscal year ends March 31, 2007). Many of the games in the following list are launch games, and we're telling you, Nintendo has provided quite an interesting list. There are over 40 games on it, and all of them are worth your second look. Remember though that this list doesn't even include the first party titles.

Activision
Call of Duty 3
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Rapala Tournament Fishing
Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam
World Series of Poker

Atari
Dragon Ball Z Budokai: Tenkaichi 2


Check out the entire list of games after the jump.

The Games Convention in Leipzig will be held this week from August 23 - August 27, and publishers have started to release their showcase plans. Now Midway has informed us about their Leipzig line-up, featuring some of those long-awaited first-class titles like Stranglehold and UT 2007 which goes as follows...

Stranglehold (Playstation 3, Xbox 360, PC; Winter 2007) – Experience exhilarating, next-gen action for the PS3, Xbox 360 videogame and entertainment system from Microsoft and PC, as you continue the story of Inspector Tequila from John Woo's influential action film, "Hard Boiled" starring Chow Yun-Fat. Run into danger with both fists full of lead and take down the organized crime bosses who stepped over the line when they took your family. Stop at nothing as you destroy the entire world around you to get them back. You are a desperate man following your own rules; honor thy family; do what's right; fear no man.

Unreal Tournament 2007 (PC, PS3) - The latest entry into the Unreal franchise, Unreal Tournament 2007, is currently in development by Epic Games Inc. Fans will be blown away by the next-generation game play, modifiability and visuals that Epic’s Unreal® Engine 3 technology will bring to the franchise.

The complete line up awaits after the jump!

It has one of the cutest-looking and best animated trailers ever shown to date, and you can't go wrong with penguins. Now, Midway is taking the penguins onto the Wii, with Happy Feet.

As it stands from the screenshots, Happy Feet is your standard kiddie-centered rhythm or dancing game. The main potential difference between a PC or PS2 version and the Wii is the mysterious Wiimote. Will they allow players to use the wiimote to time the arrows by letting them dance, or will we be confined to using the controller like a usual interface? Waiting for someone to release a dance pad accessory would be nice, but since it isn't even out yet, let's hold our breath and hope that the real game will be just as cool as the place those penguins live on.

The game version of the popular George Miller animated comedy film Happy Feet is one of the most hotly anticipated games for the Wii and the Nintendo DS... Well, at least that's what I hear from my nieces and nephews.

This adventure will take place in Antarctica in the land of the Emperor Penguins, in something akin to an alternate universe where penguins have the ability to sing and dance. Same as in the movie version, Mumble is the main character in the game, and he has a small big problem - he's a bad singer. Why is this a problem for the hero? It's like this in the land of the penguins: each penguin needs to have his own special song to be able to attract a mate, so if Mumble is the worst singer and can't attract his soul mate, he's doomed to be alone for the rest of his penguin life. (Why are my nieces interested in a penguin love story anyway?)

Players of the game will have to help Mumble in his quest to become better at singing (as he's already an amazing tap-dancer) so he'll be able to attract his soul mate. The point of view of the players will be Mumble's, and they will have to help and lead Mumble to experience music, dance and interaction with his fellow penguin friends and his enemies in the penguin world.

Happy Feet for Wii, Nintendo DS, GBA, GC, PC and PS2 will be released November 2006. Check out related character art, just released at E3.

We've all been basically going with "US Thanksgiving Week" for a release date of the Nintendo Wii,. However, Midway's list of E3 titles and approximate dates has Blitz: The League set for a date closer to the Canadian Thanksgiving (October for those who don't know). This might just be an oversight, but we can still hope! Anyway, here are the titles that Midway will be showing off next week.

Blitz: The League (Xbox 360, Wii, PSP) - October 2006
This will be an entry in the popular Blitz series. The arcade-style football game will follow the story of a harsh, fictional football league. Why not the NFL you ask? Because EA bought the exclusive rights to that!

Happy Feet (PlayStation 2, Gamecube, Wii, Game Boy Advance, DS, PC) - November 2006
Happy Feet will be based on the upcoming film of the same name by Warner Bros. You will play as Mumble, a penguin born into a nation of singing Emperor Penguins who sing to mate. Mumble is a horrible singer, but a wonderful tap dancer. You'll follow the storyline of the movie in this interactive adventure.

The Ant Bully (PlayStation 2, Gamecube, Wii, Game Boy Advance,  PC) - July 2006; Wii Version in November 2006
Another game based on an upcoming film by Warner Bros, The Ant Bully features a boy called Lucas who bullies ants. Ironically, he's turned into an act and must live among them. You will play as Lucas and follow the plot of the movie.