Nintendo confirmed the European launch lineup for its anticipated WiiWare launch this month. The WiiWare channel will be available starting on May 20th and will be accessible from the Wii Shop Channel.

Laurent Fischer, Managing Director of Marketing & PR of Nintendo of Europe, had this to say:

"We are excited by the positive response we have received from third party developers to the announcement of WiiWare,"

Laurent Fischer went on to say, "We hope that this opportunity and the inspiration to produce original and exciting games will allow developers of all sizes to bring new concepts, genres and game play experiences to Wii. Opening this creative door will also provide Wii users access to a huge choice of games that they can easily download and enjoy."

The games available for launch are:

• Dr. Mario & Germ Buster from Nintendo
• FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL CHRONICLES: My Life as a King from Square Enix
• Lost Winds from Frontier
• Pirates: The Key of Dreams from Oxygen Interactive
• Pop from Nnooo
• Star Soldier R from HUDSON SOFT
• Toki Tori from Two Tribes B.V.
• TV Show King from Gameloft

Nintendo has yet to confirm the European pricing breakdown but TheGameReviews.com will keep you informed when we know.