| The news has been out about the new Nintendo | | | | - Burger Island - March |
| DS, and new Nintendo wii console game releases | | | | D3Publisher |
| for 2009. | | | | - Onechanbara" Bikini Zombie Slayers" - February |
| Nintendo had announced the complete projected | | | | - Coraline - January |
| schedule for all Wii and DS titles releases for the | | | | Disney Interactive Studios |
| first quarter of 2009. While last Q1 saw the | | | | - Disney Sing It: High School Musical 3: Senior Year |
| megaton release of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, this | | | | - Winter |
| year Nintendo-published titles are not as rampant. | | | | DreamCatcher |
| But is complimented by the fact that some of | | | | - Play the World - March |
| the gaming industry giants are releasing a series | | | | Electronic Arts |
| of cross platform titles in 2009. The Wii de Asobu | | | | - NASCAR? Kart Racing - Feb. 10 |
| series is aimed to be positioned as the New Play | | | | - SimAnimals" - Jan. 27 |
| Control series, so Nintendo Gamers can get | | | | - TRIVIAL PURSUIT - Early spring |
| Wii-vamped Mario Power Tennis and Pikmin soon. | | | | Hudson Entertainment |
| On Nintendo DS, we have Personal Trainer: Math, | | | | - FISHING MASTER WORLD TOUR - Jan. 6 |
| which is kind of entertainingly academical and also | | | | Marble Saga Kororinpa" - Spring |
| a match for die hard Pokemon Platinum fans. Fire | | | | Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. |
| Emblem: Shadow Dragon is proving to be | | | | - DanceDanceRevolution? Disney Grooves - March |
| contender for the hot list of games as well. | | | | Majesco Entertainment |
| Nintendo's first-party efforts are of course | | | | - Escape the Museum - January |
| exciting enough, and the good news is that lots of | | | | - Major Minor's Majestic March - March |
| interesting third-party games were slated for the | | | | Marvelous Entertainment USA |
| Q1 window. The list goes on with Onechanbara, | | | | - Little King's Story - Feb. 17 |
| Little King's Story in the Puzzling Adventure, | | | | - Rune Factory: Frontier - March |
| MadWorld, Henry Hatsworth, Grand Theft Auto: | | | | Mastiff |
| Chinatown Wars, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: | | | | - Deer Drive" - Jan. 20 |
| Echoes of Time and more. The development | | | | Nintendo |
| looks more promising for Wii and DS games than | | | | - New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis" - March |
| last year. | | | | - New Play Control! Pikmin" - March |
| Nintendo's game lineup for early 2009 has | | | | NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. |
| Pokemon Platinum at the top | | | | - We Ski" and Snowboard - March |
| New releases also include an additional play control, | | | | Sega |
| Pikmin and Mario Power Tennis for Wii, Fire | | | | - The House of The Dead: Overkill" - February |
| Emblem for Nintendo DS. Continuing it's | | | | - SONIC" and the Black Knight - March |
| commitment to create fun and highly engaging | | | | - MADWORLD" - March |
| entertainment for everyone, Nintendo of America | | | | Southpeak Interactive |
| Inc. unleashed a broad list of exciting new games | | | | - Roogoo Twisted Towers" - Feb. 17 |
| for the first quarter of 2009 as announced on | | | | - Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball" - March 17 |
| 17th Nov'2008. Topping the hot list is Pokemon" | | | | - Brave: A Warrior's Tale" - Feb. 17 |
| Platinum version for Nintendo DS", a remarkable | | | | THQ |
| new entry in the most successful Pokemon | | | | - Paws & Claws Pet Resort - Jan. 5 |
| series. Nintendo's roster of more than 100 new | | | | - Neighborhood Games - Jan. 5 |
| games is an impressive culmination of challenges | | | | Ubisoft |
| and experiences for all loyal customers and new | | | | - Tenchu": Shadow Assassins - February |
| ones. Mentionable titles include the enhanced new | | | | - Broken Sword": Shadows of the Templars |
| play control, Mario Power Tennis, Pikmin for Wii, | | | | (Director's Cut) - March |
| Personal Trainer: Math and Grand Theft Auto: | | | | XS Games |
| Chinatown Wars and Fire Emblem, Shadow | | | | - Super PickUps" - Q1 |
| Dragon for Nintendo DS. | | | | New Nintendo DS Games release dates |
| "Our fans expect a diverse selection of | | | | Activision |
| entertainment options, and we're eager to deliver | | | | - Monsters vs. Aliens - March 24 |
| exactly that", were the words of Cammie | | | | - Pimp My Ride 2" - March 24 |
| Dunaway, Nintendo of America's executive vice | | | | - Animal Planet" - March 10 |
| president of Sales & Marketing. He also | | | | Atlus U.S.A., Inc. |
| confidently added, "We're building on the | | | | - My World, My Way" - Feb. 3 |
| momentum of a strong holiday season by | | | | - Legacy of Ys": Books I & II - Feb. 10 |
| offering new and experienced players an even | | | | - Trackmania" DS - March 17 |
| greater library of game titles in 2009". | | | | Crave Entertainment |
| Pokemon, one of the iconic game series which | | | | - Monster Pals " - March |
| started from a 2-D format has come a long way. | | | | D3Publisher of America |
| Pokemon lovers in particular have a lot to cheer | | | | - Puzzle Quest": Galactrix" - Q1 |
| about. As a follow up of the vastly popular | | | | - Coraline - January |
| Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl games, | | | | Destineer |
| Pokemon Platinum is the newest in the core | | | | - USA TODAY Puzzle Craze - January |
| series. This game features new adventurous | | | | - DinoPets - March |
| stories, never-before-seen manifestations of | | | | Disney Interactive Studios |
| powerful Pokemon including the legendary | | | | - Phineas and Ferb - Winter |
| Giratina's Origin Forme and the Distortion World, a | | | | DreamCatcher |
| mysterious new world that suddenly appears in | | | | - Inkheart - January |
| the Sinnoh region. The excitement doesn't stop at | | | | - Learn Math - January |
| this. Up to 20 players can interact with other | | | | - Drivers' Ed Portable - January |
| Pokemon fans from around the world using the | | | | - Monster Band - January |
| the new Wi-Fi Plaza, featuring mini-games and | | | | - Zoo Quest - February |
| activities. Players can also enjoy the new features | | | | - My Personal Diary - February |
| in the Global Terminal. For example, by posting | | | | - Music Star: Pop Star - February |
| battle videos using the new "Vs. Recorder." In | | | | - Paint by DS - March |
| addition, Pokemon Platinum features a new Battle | | | | - Matchstick - March |
| Frontier, where the gamers can test their skills in | | | | - Dreamer: Top Model - March |
| toughest possible ways. Pokemon Platinum has | | | | - Sarah - Keeper of the Unicorn - March |
| already broken previous Nintendo DS sales | | | | - Learn Chess - March |
| records in Japan, by selling more than 1 million | | | | - Dragon Master - April |
| copies in the first two days of release. | | | | Electronic Arts |
| For the portable Nintendo DS, Personal Trainer: | | | | - Zubo" - March |
| Math is a twist in the tale. It is special because it is | | | | - Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure" - Q1 |
| academically oriented, allowing the players to | | | | - SimAnimals" - Jan. 27 |
| sharpen their brain power. Thus enriching their | | | | Empire Interactive |
| lives and helping them learn new skills in fun and | | | | - Jagged Alliance - Feb. 17 |
| interesting ways. Personal Trainer: Math introduces | | | | Gameloft |
| 40 fast-paced exercises to give gamers the most | | | | - American Popstar - Road to Celebrity - March 9 |
| entertaining way to improve their arithmetic skills. | | | | Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. |
| Also for Nintendo DS, the Fire Emblem loyalists will | | | | - Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero" - Q1 |
| also enjoy the arrival of new Fire Emblem: | | | | - Suikoden Tierkreis - Q1 |
| Shadow Dragon, a re-designed version of the NES | | | | - Little Magician's Magic Adventure" - Q1 |
| classic, featuring touch-screen controls. Players | | | | Majesco Entertainment |
| with a broadband Internet connection can enjoy | | | | - WonderWorld Amusement Park" - January |
| worldwide battles over Nintendo's online gaming | | | | - Powerbike - January |
| service as well. | | | | - Our House" - Q1 |
| For the Wii console, Nintendo has two classic | | | | - Hot 'n' Cold - March |
| Nintendo GameCube games to offer, namely | | | | Marvelous Entertainment USA |
| Mario Power Tennis and New Play Control. The | | | | - Avalon Code - February |
| enhanced New Play Control- Pikmin game allows | | | | - Flower, Sun, and Rain - March |
| players to point the Wii Remote controller at the | | | | Mastiff |
| screen and use it as a cursor, thus making it easy | | | | - Moon" - Jan. 13 |
| to select either a single Pikmin or an entire fleet | | | | MumboJumbo |
| of army. If a player tosses Pikmin, they fly | | | | - Chicken Hunter Star Karts - March 10 |
| wherever the cursor is pointed at. New Play | | | | Nintendo |
| Control Mario Power Tennis has it's their favorite | | | | - Personal Trainer": Math - Jan. 12 |
| characters from the Mushroom Kingdom, | | | | - Fire Emblem": Shadow Dragon - Feb. 16 |
| complete with motion-controlled serves and | | | | - Pokemon" Platinum version - March 22 |
| swings. What is more exciting is that with Wii | | | | ROCKSTAR GAMES |
| controls, players can literally swing the Wii Remote | | | | - Grand Theft Auto": Chinatown Wars - Winter |
| controller to hit forehands and backhands and to | | | | Southpeak Interactive |
| apply spin as well. Experienced gamers can also | | | | - Big Bang Mini? - Jan. 6 |
| attach a Nunchuk controller to imitate real life | | | | - Roogoo Attack" - Feb. 17 |
| action. | | | | - Brave: Shaman's Challenge" - Feb. 17 |
| Third-party developers continue to bring diverse, | | | | Square Enix, Inc. |
| creative games like Final Fantasy Crystal | | | | - FINAL FANTASY? CRYSTAL CHRONICLES?: |
| Chronicles: Echoes of Time from Square-Enix for | | | | Echoes of Time" - Spring |
| Wii and Nintendo DS. These games offer unique | | | | THE GAME FACTORY |
| multiplayer features across all Nintendo platforms. | | | | - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES" - Jan. 19 |
| Madworld from Sega is a release meant | | | | THQ |
| exclusively for Wii, and the highly popular Grand | | | | - Paws & Claws Pampered Pets - Jan. 5 |
| Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars from Rockstar | | | | TOMY Corporation |
| Games is designed for Nintendo DS. | | | | - My DoItAll" - February |
| For all eager Nintendo fans, below is a partial list | | | | Ubisoft |
| of all promising games for Wii and Nintendo DS | | | | - Jake Power Fireman - January |
| titles for 2009. | | | | - Jake Power Policeman - January |
| New Nintendo Wii Games release dates | | | | - Imagine" Cheerleader - February |
| Activision | | | | - JoJo's Fashion Show - February |
| - Monsters vs. Aliens - March 24 | | | | - Petz? Horseshoe Ranch - February |
| Crave Entertainment | | | | - Imagine" Family Doctor - February |
| - Monster Pals" - March | | | | - Imagine" Ice Champions - March |
| - Solitaire & Mahjong - February | | | | - Jake Power Handyman - March |
| - Puzzle Challenges and More! - February | | | | - My Fashion Studio Paris Collection - Feb. 17 |
| - Crayola Colorful World - March | | | | - American Popstar - Road to Celebrity - March |
| Destineer | | | | 24 |
| - WordJong Party - January | | | | - Broken Sword": Shadows of the Templars |
| - Battle Rage - February | | | | (Director's Cut) - March |
| - Cradle of Rome - February | | | | XSEED Games |
| - Cate West: The Vanishing Files - March | | | | - Retro Game Challenge - Jan. |