Ones to Watch: Wii and DS releases for Q1 2010
Nintendo released a tentive list of major (and not-so-major) releases for 2010, covering all corners of the empire. Wii, WiiWare, DS and DSiWare. You can browse the full press release at your leisure after the jump, but here’s my top picks. It’s like three Ones to Watch columns in one!
Wii
Capcom, TATSUNOKO VS. CAPCOM™: ULTIMATE ALL-STARS – Jan. 26
Hudson Entertainment, Rooms: The Main Building – Spring
Nintendo, Endless Ocean: Blue World – Feb. 22
SEGA, Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing™ – March
Ubisoft, No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle – late January
Ubisoft, Red Steel 2 – Q1
WiiWare
Akaoni Studio S.L., Zombie Panic in Wonderland – Q1
Capcom, Phoenix Wright™:Ace Attorney™ – January
Capcom, Mega Man® 10 – March
Nintendo, WarioWare™ D.I.Y. Showcase – Q1
DS
Atlus U.S.A., Inc., Shin Megami Tensei®: Strange Journey™ – March 10
Capcom, Ace Attorney Investigations™: Miles Edgeworth – Feb. 16
Hudson Entertainment, Rooms: The Main Building – Spring
Nintendo, Glory of Heracles – Jan. 18
Nintendo, Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version – March 14
Nintendo, WarioWare: D.I.Y. – March 28
Nintendo, America’s Test Kitchen: Let’s Get Cooking – March 28
SEGA, Sands of Destruction™ – Jan. 12
SEGA, Infinite Space™ – March
SouthPeak Games, Dementium II™ – Feb. 2
TECMO, Monster Rancher® DS – March
DSiWare
WayForward, Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Q1
Please continue through for some key points of discussion:
The listing for Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver does not mention the Pokewalker pedometer accessory… although Joystiq already found an Amazon listing that includes it on the box art. Here’s hoping we don’t get screwed out of a pedometer on the US release.
WarioWare D.I.Y. will be an interesting beast. The DS game is the core component, allowing you to make your own WarioWare games and share them with others. The “Showcase” version listed under WiiWare will bring those custom minigames to the Wii audience.
On February 14, Nintendo will start selling blue and pink Wii Remotes, each packaged with a matching MotionPlus. And, one assumes, two matching Remote sleeves!
NINTENDO UNVEILS ITS VIDEO GAME LINEUP FOR EARLY 2010
Hand-Held Pokémon Adventures and New Wii Remote Colors are on the Way
REDMOND, Wash., Dec. 14, 2009 – Consumers nationwide continue to snap up Nintendo products for the holidays, and Nintendo is poised to carry that momentum into 2010. Dozens of games for the Wii™, Nintendo DS™ and Nintendo DSi™ systems are on the way in a wide range of categories from both Nintendo and its third-party partners.
To bring a little color to the winter months, Nintendo will release two new colors for its Wii Remote™ controller. Starting Feb. 14, the controller will come in Pink or Blue and will be bundled with a Wii MotionPlus™ accessory. Along with the current White and Black versions of the controller, now every player in four-player matches can have his or her own color.
“During the holidays, tens of millions of Americans are going to spend enjoyable hours with both Wii and Nintendo DS,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “And the enjoyment will only grow in the early weeks of 2010, whether your taste in gaming comes from exploring ocean depths, catching, training and battling Pokémon or even designing your own micro-games.”
On the Wii console, Endless Ocean™: Blue World arrives on Feb. 22 to provide players with an adventurous and educational experience, complete with underwater exploration, an adventurous storyline and Wii Speak™ compatibility. This January also sees the highly anticipated release of Tatsunoko VS. Capcom™: Ultimate All-Stars. Available exclusively on Wii, this new VS. series fighting game features global online game play for those who have access to a broadband Internet connection.
On the portable side, Nintendo’s hand-held systems will see the arrival of a number of diverse games, including the eagerly awaited Pokémon™ HeartGold Version and Pokémon™ SoulSilver Version on March 14. Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version allow fans to return to the scenic Johto region first introduced in the beloved Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver games. The games have been fully enhanced with rich graphics, updated sound, new touch-screen controls and much more.
On March 28, WarioWare D.I.Y.™ lets users design their own micro-games from scratch and share them with other WarioWare D.I.Y. owners via a broadband Internet connection and Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection. Every element, such as the characters, the environment, the actions and even the purpose of the micro-game itself, can be created entirely by the player. Also on March 28, hungry gamers can dig into America’s Test Kitchen: Let’s Get Cooking, which gives family members the chance to prepare 300 different dishes together. All of the recipes and the how-to videos in the game were created by the popular public television show America’s Test Kitchen.
On Jan. 18, Glory of Heracles™ introduces U.S. role-playing fans to the popular Japanese franchise. The game is inspired by Greek mythology and written by Kazushige Nojima of Final Fantasy fame. The traditional role-playing game features an engrossing story and a robust battle system.
Below is a partial list of upcoming packaged and downloadable games for the Wii, Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi systems. Note that game titles and launch dates are subject to change.
Wii
2K Sports
Major League Baseball 2K10 – MarchActivision
How To Train Your Dragon – March 23The American Game Factory, Inc.
Build-A-Bear Workshop – Friendship Valley – March 17Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Shiren the Wanderer™ – Feb. 9Capcom
TATSUNOKO VS. CAPCOM™: ULTIMATE ALL-STARS – Jan. 26City Interactive USA
Combat Wings: The Great Battles of WWII – Feb. 16
Chicken Riot – Feb. 9Collision Studios
City Builder – FebruaryD3Publisher
Family Party: 30 Great Games™ Winter Fun – FebruaryDeep Silver, Inc.
Let’s Play Ballerina – March
Let’s Play Garden – MarchDisney Interactive Studios
Alice in Wonderland – MarchHudson Entertainment
Rooms: The Main Building – Spring
Calling – SpringKonami
Walk it Out – Jan. 10
Yu Gi Oh! Duel Trancer – Q1
DanceDanceRevolution – Q1Majesco Entertainment
Data East Arcade Classics – January
The Daring Game of Girls – February
Pizza Delivery Boy – MarchNintendo
Endless Ocean: Blue World – Feb. 22SEGA of America
Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll™ – Feb. 9
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing™ – MarchSouthPeak Games
Sled Shred™ featuring the Jamaican Bobsled Team – Feb. 1
Fast Food Panic™ – Jan. 5Storm City Entertainment
Bermuda Triangle: Saving the Coral – FebruaryUFO Interactive Games, Inc.
Arcade Shooter: Ilvelo – Q1
Rock Blast – Q1
Jaja’s Adventure – Q1Ubisoft
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle – late January
Sleepover Party – Jan. 12
Racquet Sports – March
Red Steel 2 – Q1XSEED Games
The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces – Jan. 5
FRAGILE DREAMS: FAREWELL RUINS OF THE MOON – March 16WiiWare™
Akaoni Studio S.L.
Zombie Panic in Wonderland – Q1Broken Rules
And Yet It Moves – Q1Capcom
Phoenix Wright™:Ace Attorney™ – January
Mega Man® 10 – MarchGhostfire Games
Rage of the Gladiator – Q1Hudson Entertainment
Military Madness: Nectaris® – Q1Nabi Studios
Toribash – Q1Nintendo
WarioWare™ D.I.Y. Showcase – Q1Press Play ApS
Max & the Magic Marker – Q1Team Meat
Super Meat Boy – Q1Nintendo DS/Nintendo DSi
2K Sports
Major League Baseball 2K10 – MarchActivision
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief™ – Feb. 2
How To Train Your Dragon – March 23Aksys Games
World Cup of Pool – Feb. 9The American Game Factory, Inc.
Build-A-Bear Workshop – Welcome to Hugsville – March 17Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Shin Megami Tensei®: Strange Journey™ – March 10Capcom Entertainment, Inc.
Ace Attorney Investigations™: Miles Edgeworth – Feb. 16City Interactive USA
Animal Country: Life on the Farm – Feb. 16
Art of Murder – March 16Deep Silver, Inc.
Let’s Play Flight Attendant – March
Let’s Play Ballerina – March
Let’s Play Garden – MarchDisney Interactive Studios
Sonny With a Chance – Spring
Alice in Wonderland – MarchGameMill Publishing
Escape the Museum – Jan. 12
Hidden Mysteries: Buckingham Palace – Feb. 9Hudson Entertainment
Rooms: The Main Building – Spring
DECA SPORTS™ – SpringKonami
Scene It! Twilight – Q1
Puzzle Chronicles – Jan. 10Majesco Entertainment
Super Speed Machines – February
The Daring Game for Girls – February
Dawn of Heroes – February
ATV Revolution – MarchNintendo
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 28Natsume Inc.
Squishy Tank™ – February
Cheer We Go! ™ – MarchPopCap Games
Bejeweled Twist™ – Q1SEGA of America
Sands of Destruction™ – Jan. 12
Infinite Space™ – March
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing™ – March
Sonic Classic Collection™ – SpringSouthPeak Games
Crime Scene™ – Feb. 1
Dementium II™ – Feb. 2
Fast Food Panic™ – Jan. 5
Sushi Go Round™ – Feb. 1
Montessori Music™ – March 1Storm City Entertainment
Bermuda Triangle: Saving the Coral – February
Myst – February
ATV Quad Kings – March
T.A.C Heroes: The Big Red One – MarchTECMO
Monster Rancher® DS – March
AGAIN™ – MarchTelegames, Inc.
Puzzle Overload™ -Spring
Solitaire Overload Plus™ – SpringTHQ
Daniel X: The Ultimate Power – Jan. 12Tomy Corporation
Lovely Lisa™ and Friends (enhanced Nintendo DSi content) – FebruaryUbisoft
Imagine Reporter – Jan. 20
Imagine Party Planner – Jan. 13
Imagine Sweet 16 – Feb. 10
Imagine Gymnast – March 10XSEED Games
KORG DS-10 Plus – Jan. 19
Ragnarok™ DS – Feb. 16Nintendo DSiWare™
EA
Downtown Texas Hold’em Poker – Q1
Surviving High School™ – Q1Gameloft
Legends of Exidia – Q1
Let’s Golf – Q1
Real Soccer™ 2010 – Q1
Gangstar 2: Kings of L.A. – Q1Nintendo
Trajectile™ – Jan. 4
Number Battle™ – Jan. 25
Starship Defense™ – Jan. 18
Touch Solitaire – Jan. 11
X-Scape™ – February
Link ‘n’ Launch™ – FebruarySubatomic Studios
Fieldrunners – Q1WayForward
Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Q1Remember that Wii and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about Nintendo, visit www.nintendo.com.
About Nintendo: The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii™, Nintendo DS™ and Nintendo DSi™ systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System™, Nintendo has sold more than 3.2 billion video games and more than 535 million hardware units globally, including the current-generation Wii, Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi, as well as the Game Boy™, Game Boy Advance, Super NES™, Nintendo 64™ and Nintendo GameCube™ systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names such as Mario™, Donkey Kong™, Metroid™, Zelda™ and Pokémon™. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the Western Hemisphere. For more information about Nintendo, visit the company’s Web site at www.nintendo.com.







