Traditionally, January through March is a time of drought for video gamers. The holidays have just passed, the booming summer season has yet to arrive, and game companys' new financial year doesn't begin until April. In the meantime, we're left to clean up our mounting backlog of games (I have quite a few) in the hopes of having a clear palette when the spring season rolls around.

In the spirit of looking forward, here's a list of confirmed game releases for the Wii this year. Only games that have a specific date or month are represented, none of this vague Q2 2007 stuff. Skim down and see what you'll be spending your money on as the months tick by.

• Feb 20 - Sonic and the Secret Rings
• Feb 27 - SSX Blur
• Mar 5 - Mario Party 8
• Mar 13 - Prince of Persia: Rival Swords
• Mar 13 - Teenate Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Mar 20 - Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII
• Mar 20 - The Godfather: Blackhand Edition
• Mar 26 - Medal of Honor Vanguard
• Mar 27 - Disney's Meet the Robinsons
• March - Bionicle Heroes
• March - Bust-a-Move Bash!
• Mar 30 - Wii Browser
• Apr 9 - Super Paper Mario
• Apr 15 - Cooking Mama: Cook Off
• April - Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
• May - Spider-Man 3
• May - Heatseeker
• May - Shrek the Third
• June - Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer
• July - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• August - Blitz: The League