



Nintendo's New Games Dated
Written by renxue on April 01, 2009 14:18
This morning, Nintendo has released details for its 2009 lineupThe Nintendo DSi will be launching on April 5thA library of about 120 games is on the way for the Wii and Nintendo DS systemsThe following information is from the official press release: Excitebots: Trick Racing has elements that make it one of the more unique racing games on the marketIt launches April 20 and lets everyone in the family use the Wii WheelTM 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Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, originally made for the Nintendo GameCube system, launches May 4 with newly added motion controlsIt's the latest in Nintendo's New Play Control!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 1990sBoxers 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.Notable games coming to Nintendo's downloadable WiiWare service include BIT.TRIP.BEAT, a rhythm game based around Chiptune style music, Eduardo the Samurai Toaster, a side-scrolling action game, Night Game, an Independent Games Festival Seumas McNally Award nominated action game/puzzler, and Swords & Soldiers, a side-scrolling real-time strategy game.
Games coming to the Nintendo DS include Rhythm Heaven, the sequel to the popular Rhythm Tengoku for the Game Boy Advance, slated for release on April 5.
The latest entry in the Personal Trainer series, Personal Trainer: Walking will launch on May 25It comes with two pedometers that users can wirelessly connect to their Nintendo DS system when they return home.
Legendary Starfy, which launches June 8, is an undersea adventure remake of a Japanese release for the Game Boy Advance.
Notable entries in the third party release schedule for the Wii include:
2K Sports' Major League Baseball 2K9: March 3
2K Sports' Don King Boxing: March 31
Aksys Games' Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus: May 12
Codemasters' Overlord: Dark Legend: Summer
EA's BOOM BLOX Bash Party: Spring
LucasArts' Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings: Late Spring
NAMCO BANDAI's Klonoa: Q2
SEGA's The Conduit: June
Notable entries in the third party release schedule for the DS include:
2K Sports' MLB 2K9 Fantasy All-Stars: March 3
Activision's Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: June
Activision/RedOctane's Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits: June
Atlus U.S.A.'s Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor: June 23
Capcom's Mega Man Starforce 3: Black Ace and Red Joker: June
Hudson's Miami Law: Summer
PopCap Games' Peggle Dual Shot: March 3
Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars: March 17
THQ's Desktop Tower Defense: April 29
Gerald says: Punch-Out!! on May 18th is what I'll be circling on my calendarThe original NES game got a lot of play on my Wii when it was released as DLC, and I'm totally psyched about this remakeThere's some pretty cool stuff slated for the DS as well, but someone will have to pry Puzzle Quest: Galactrix from my system before it gets replaced anytime soon
