Got a Nintendo Wii or a DS handheld? Today, Nintendo revealed exactly what you're going to be playing for the next four months, and when you can expect to be playing it, with a "partial list" of over 100 upcoming games.
"The Conduit," a Wii first-person shooter now confirmed for June;
and "The Legendary Starfy," the first U.S. release of Nintendo's "Densetu no Stafy" series, slated for June 8.
Interestingly, "Wii Sports Resort," promised for a spring release as of E3 2008, is nowhere to be found.
Still, many more revelations no doubt await you in the press release below.
REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--While everyone is still buzzing about the upcoming April 5 launch of the Nintendo DSi™ system, video game fans will have plenty of great games and experiences to keep them busy. Nintendo has an extensive, diverse library of about 120 games on the way for both the Wii™ and Nintendo DS™ systems. Upcoming Nintendo-published video games for Wii include:
Excitebots™: Trick Racing has elements that make it one of the more unique racing games on the market. It launches April 20 and lets everyone in the family use the Wii Wheel™ accessory in unique and changing environments, play fun minigames and perform crazy tricks in a game that builds on the Excitebike™ and Excite Truck™ franchises.
Donkey Kong® Jungle Beat™, originally made for the Nintendo GameCube™ system, launches May 4 with newly added motion controls. It’s the latest in Nintendo’s New Play Control! series of games.
Punch-Out!!™ launches May 18 and brings back all of the fun of the beloved, classic NES® game that thrilled players in the early 1990s. Boxers battle as iconic hero Little Mac as they fight their way through a cast of new and familiar boxing opponents on their quest to win the coveted WVBA (World Video Boxing Association) Championship Belt.
Nintendo’s downloadable WiiWare service continues to be a showcase for new games, new concepts and new ideas. A selection of upcoming titles includes:
BIT.TRIP BEAT, developed by Gaijin Games and published by Aksys Games: BIT.TRIP BEAT is what you get when you mix classic video gaming with modern gaming sensibilities. What may seem like a simple “paddle” game turns into a psychedelic trip down memory lane which has you hitting “beats” in rhythm to Chiptune style music. While the game can be difficult, if you crank up the tunes and get in the zone, you’ll have a great time. Performing perfectly isn’t required to experience all the game’s content, but the extra challenge will keep score-hunters coming back in search of each level’s elusive “PERFECT” score.
Eduardo the Samurai Toaster, developed and published by Semnat Studios LLC: Fight your way through 13 diverse locations on your own or with up to three friends in this frenetic and stylish side-scrolling action game. Play as Eduardo and his fellow toaster buddies as you fire an assortment of pastries at all kinds of dastardly food products. Hop onto laser-mounted scooters and fly across the screen in rocket packs, and learn to cooperate with your teammates or simply annoy each other in an awesomely fun way by throwing each other around the screen. The choice is up to you.
Night Game, developed and published by Nicalis: Exclusively for WiiWare, Night Game (working title) is part action game and part puzzler. It invites players into a beautifully atmospheric world, where they must use real physics to maneuver a mysterious, glowing sphere through vastly different locales. Night Game pushes the boundaries of design with its unique art style, and professionally produced music score. This title is a 2009 Independent Games Festival Seumas McNally Award nominee and from the same developers responsible for Cave Story on Wii.
Swords & Soldiers, developed and published by Ronimo Games: Swords & Soldiers is a side-scrolling real-time strategy game, in which three distinct factions battle for the powers of the gods. The goal is to destroy the enemies’ castle on the other end of the level, while protecting your own. This can be done by training powerful units or casting devastating spells. The game will feature a single-player campaign and a competitive split-screen multiplayer mode as well as several other game modes.
Great titles are also on the way for the portable Nintendo DS system. Some Nintendo-published video games for Nintendo DS include:
Rhythm Heaven™ is an infectious video game that has been a huge hit in Japan. Players tap and slide the stylus on the touch screen in time to the beat. This fun, stylized game launches April 5.
A new entry in the Personal Trainer series is Personal Trainer™: Walking, which launches May 25. Personal Trainer: Walking tracks users’ progress and makes going for a walk a little more fun. It comes with two pedometers that users can wirelessly connect to their Nintendo DS system when they return home.
In The Legendary Starfy™ game, which launches June 8, players dive into a spectacular undersea adventure with Starfy, the legendary hero of Pufftop. Players swoop into enemies like a shooting star, glide over bottomless chasms and transform into powerful creatures to help a mysterious, bunny-eared visitor find his lost memory.
In recent weeks, multiple third-party publishers have announced plans to boost their support of Nintendo systems. Between now and June, Nintendo fans will enjoy games like: The Conduit™, a first-person shooter from Sega that pits players against a terrifying group of alien invaders intent on taking over a futuristic Washington, D.C.; EA SPORTS Active™, a Wii exclusive from Electronic Arts that offers players fun, easy-to-learn exercises and activities that users can do with family and friends; and Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 10, the newest iteration of the popular golf game from Electronic Arts that lets players hit the links to prove their driving and putting prowess.
Below is a partial list of upcoming games for Wii and Nintendo DS. Note that game titles and launch dates are subject to change.
Wii
Publisher
Game
Available
2K Sports
Major League Baseball® 2K9
March 3
Don King Boxing
March 31
Activision
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
May
Ice Age 3
June 30
Transformers™: Revenge of the Fallen
June
Aksys Games
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus
May 12
Atari
Ready 2 Rumble Revolution
March 17
Backyard Baseball 10
March 31
Capcom Entertainment Inc.
MotoGP™
Spring
Codemasters Inc
Overlord Dark Legend
Summer
Conspiracy Games
Real Heroes: Firefighter
April
Deep Silver, Inc.
Professor Heinz Wolff’s Gravity
April
Fritz Chess
May
Disney Interactive Studios
Hannah Montana The Movie
April
Electronic Arts
TRIVIAL PURSUIT™
March
MySims™ Party
March
EA SPORTS Active™
May 19
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 10
June
BOOM BLOX™ Bash Party
Spring
MySims™ Racing
Summer
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince™
Summer
G.I. JOE™ The Rise of Cobra
Summer
EA SPORTS Tennis (working title)
Summer
Hudson Entertainment
Help Wanted
Summer
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
DanceDanceRevolution® Disney Grooves
April 2
Yu-Gi-Oh! ™ 5D’s Wheelie Breakers
May 19
LucasArts
Indiana Jones® and the Staff of Kings™
Late Spring
NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc
Klonoa®
Q2
Nintendo
New Play Control! Pikmin™
March 9
New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis™
March 9
Excitebots: Trick Racing
April 20
New Play Control!
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
May 4
Punch-Out!!
May 18
SEGA of America
Virtua Tennis™ 2009
May
The Conduit™
June
Let’s Tap™
June
Southpeak Interactive
Roogoo Twisted Towers™
April 7
Pirates vs Ninjas Dodgeball™
April 21
Zoo Games, Inc.
M&M’s Beach Party
March 10
Puzzle Kingdoms
March 31
Garfield Gets Real
April 7
Pennzoil’s Build-N-Race: “Speed Demons”
April 14
Jelly Belly Ballistic Beans
April 21
Smiley World Island Challenge
April 28
Garfield’s Pet Force
June 9
Nintendo DS
Publisher
Game
Available
2K Sports
MLB® 2K9 Fantasy All-Stars
March 3
Don King Boxing
March 31
Activision
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
May
Ice Age 3
June 30
Transformers™: Revenge of the Fallen
June
Activision/RedOctane
Guitar Hero® On Tour: Modern Hits
June
Aksys Games
Jake Hunter Detective Chronicles: Memories of the Past
May 26
Rockin’ Pretty
June 23
Aspyr Media, Inc.
Treasure World™
June
Atari
Backyard Baseball ’10
March 31
My Horse and Me Riding For Gold
March 31
Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
TrackMania® DS
March 17
Tokyo Beat Down™
March 31
The Dark Spire™
April 14
Dokapon Journey™
April 14
Steal Princess™
April 21
101 in 1 Explosive Megamix
April 21
Super Robot Taisen® OG Saga:
Endless Frontier™
April 28
Knights in the Nightmare™
June 2
Shin Megami Tensei®: Devil Survivor™
June 23
Capcom
Mega Man Starforce 3 Black Ace
June
Mega Man Starforce 3 Red Joker
June
Codemasters Inc
Overlord Minions
Summer
Deep Silver, Inc.
Pet Vet: Down Under
March
Professor Heinz Wolff’s Gravity
April
Elite Forces: Unit 77
April
DJ Star
May
Fritz Chess
May
The Humans
May
Horoscope DS
May
Disney Interactive Studios
Hannah Montana The Movie
April
DreamCatcher
Dreamer: Shop Owner
April 21
Dreamer: Babysitter
April 21
Dreamer: Teacher
April 21
Prank’d
May 19
Electronic Arts
Zubo™
March 10
Henry Hatsworth
in the Puzzling Adventure™
March 17
MySims™ Party
March
SCRABBLE™
March
LITTLEST PET SHOP Spring™
March
MySims™ Racing
Summer
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince™
Summer
Hudson Entertainment
Miami Law
Summer
KOEI
Monster Racers™
June
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Magician’s Quest: Mysterious Times™
May 5
Yu-Gi-Oh!™ 5D’s Stardust Accelerators World Championship 2009
February 27th, 2009 at 7:51 am
wow, big list, great announce thanks