Release dates for new WarioWare and Pokemon games announced
- — 15 December, 2009 10:55
Having finished releasing new titles with The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, Nintendo has unleashed a slew of new release information, with release dates for many of the company's upcoming titles, and more general month/quarter release info for a handful of other games.
On the Nintendo DS, two of the company's most high-profile portable franchises will see release within two weeks of each other. Pokemon HeartGold and Soulsilver will be coming out on March 14, while WarioWare D.I.Y will do it itself on March 28. Seeing as how there are few similarities between Nintendo's monster capturing and rapid-fire mini-game franchises, I doubt the two will cannibalize each others sales.
Glory of Heracles will be the first game in the 22-year old Greek-mythology based Heracles series to come to the US when the DS iteration lands on January 18. Other major DS releases include Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth on February 16 and Platinum Games' first DS release, Infinite Space, which comes out in March. The DSi Store's biggest highlights are the iPhone hit Fieldrunners, and the DS debut of the Game Boy platforming series in Shantae: Risky's Revenge.
Between WiiWare and retail releases, the Nintendo Wii will have a pretty full release slate, even if Nintendo doesn't have much in the way of first-party titles to deliver. The only Wii disc coming from Nintendo itself is Endless Ocean: Blue World, the second game in the deep-sea diving franchise. Other companies will be picking up the slack, as Capcom will bring Tatsunoko vs. Capcom to the Wii and Phoenix Wright to WiiWare in January, and Mega Man 10 to the downloadable service in March.
Ubisoft will bring No More Heroes 2 to the Wii in January, and is promising to deliver the delayed Red Steel 2 during the year's first quarter. The intriguing Super Meat Boy will be coming to WiiWare that same hazy time period.
The full release list is posted below. Remember, these are subject to change. Which Ubisoft "Imagine" game are you most looking forward to?
Wii
2K Sports
Major League Baseball 2K10 - March
Activision
How To Train Your Dragon - March 23
The American Game Factory, Inc.
Build-A-Bear Workshop - Friendship Valley - March 17
Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Shiren the Wanderer - Feb. 9
Capcom
TATSUNOKO VS. CAPCOM: ULTIMATE ALL-STARS - Jan. 26
City Interactive USA
Combat Wings: The Great Battles of WWII - Feb. 16
Chicken Riot - Feb. 9
Collision Studios
City Builder - February
D3Publisher
Family Party: 30 Great Games Winter Fun - February
Deep Silver, Inc.
Let's Play Ballerina - March
Let's Play Garden - March
Disney Interactive Studios
Alice in Wonderland - March
Hudson Entertainment
Rooms: The Main Building - Spring
Calling - Spring
Konami
Walk it Out - Jan. 10
Yu Gi Oh! Duel Trancer - Q1
DanceDanceRevolution - Q1
Majesco Entertainment
Data East Arcade Classics - January
The Daring Game of Girls - February
Pizza Delivery Boy - March
Nintendo
Endless Ocean: Blue World - Feb. 22
SEGA of America
Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll - Feb. 9
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing - March
SouthPeak Games
Sled Shred featuring the Jamaican Bobsled Team - Feb. 1
Fast Food Panic - Jan. 5
Storm City Entertainment
Bermuda Triangle: Saving the Coral - February
UFO Interactive Games, Inc.
Arcade Shooter: Ilvelo - Q1
Rock Blast - Q1
Jaja's Adventure - Q1
Ubisoft
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle - late January
Sleepover Party - Jan. 12
Racquet Sports - March
Red Steel 2 - Q1
XSEED Games
The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces - Jan. 5
FRAGILE DREAMS: FAREWELL RUINS OF THE MOON - March 16
WiiWare
Akaoni Studio S.L.
Zombie Panic in Wonderland - Q1
Broken Rules
And Yet It Moves - Q1
Capcom
Phoenix Wright:Ace Attorney - January
Mega Man 10 - March
Ghostfire Games
Rage of the Gladiator - Q1
Hudson Entertainment
Military Madness: Nectaris - Q1
Nabi Studios
Toribash - Q1
Nintendo
WarioWare D.I.Y. Showcase - Q1
Press Play ApS
Max & the Magic Marker - Q1
Team Meat
Super Meat Boy - Q1
Nintendo DS/Nintendo DSi
2K Sports
Major League Baseball 2K10 - March
Activision
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief - Feb. 2
How To Train Your Dragon - March 23
Aksys Games
World Cup of Pool - Feb. 9
The American Game Factory, Inc.
Build-A-Bear Workshop - Welcome to Hugsville - March 17
Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey - March 10
Capcom Entertainment, Inc.
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth - Feb. 16
City Interactive USA
Animal Country: Life on the Farm - Feb. 16
Art of Murder - March 16
Deep Silver, Inc.
Let's Play Flight Attendant - March
Let's Play Ballerina - March
Let's Play Garden - March
Disney Interactive Studios
Sonny With a Chance - Spring
Alice in Wonderland - March
GameMill Publishing
Escape the Museum - Jan. 12
Hidden Mysteries: Buckingham Palace - Feb. 9
Hudson Entertainment
Rooms: The Main Building - Spring
DECA SPORTS - Spring
Konami
Scene It! Twilight - Q1
Puzzle Chronicles - Jan. 10
Majesco Entertainment
Super Speed Machines - February
The Daring Game for Girls - February
Dawn of Heroes - February
ATV Revolution - March
Nintendo
Glory of Heracles - Jan. 18
Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version - March 14
WarioWare: D.I.Y. - March 28
America's Test Kitchen: Let's Get Cooking - March 28
Natsume Inc.
Squishy Tank - February
Cheer We Go! - March
PopCap Games
Bejeweled Twist - Q1
SEGA of America
Sands of Destruction - Jan. 12
Infinite Space - March
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing - March
Sonic Classic Collection - Spring
SouthPeak Games
Crime Scene - Feb. 1
Dementium II - Feb. 2
Fast Food Panic - Jan. 5
Sushi Go Round - Feb. 1
Montessori Music - March 1
Storm City Entertainment
Bermuda Triangle: Saving the Coral - February
Myst - February
ATV Quad Kings - March
T.A.C Heroes: The Big Red One - March
TECMO
Monster Rancher DS - March
AGAIN - March
Telegames, Inc.
Puzzle Overload -Spring
Solitaire Overload Plus - Spring
THQ
Daniel X: The Ultimate Power - Jan. 12
Tomy Corporation
Lovely Lisa and Friends (enhanced Nintendo DSi content) - February
Ubisoft
Imagine Reporter - Jan. 20
Imagine Party Planner - Jan. 13
Imagine Sweet 16 - Feb. 10
Imagine Gymnast - March 10
XSEED Games
KORG DS-10 Plus - Jan. 19
Ragnarok DS - Feb. 16
Nintendo DSiWare
EA
Downtown Texas Hold'em Poker - Q1
Surviving High School - Q1
Gameloft
Legends of Exidia - Q1
Let's Golf - Q1
Real Soccer 2010 - Q1
Gangstar 2: Kings of L.A. - Q1
Nintendo
Trajectile - Jan. 4
Number Battle - Jan. 25
Starship Defense - Jan. 18
Touch Solitaire - Jan. 11
X-Scape - February
Link 'n' Launch - February
Subatomic Studios
Fieldrunners - Q1
WayForward
Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Q1
