Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Nintendo Unveils Holiday 2009 Lineup

And it's a BIG lineup at that. Granted, this long as heck listing happens to includes both first and third-party Wii and DS releases, WiiWare and DSiWare exclusive titles as well as games that aren't coming out until early 2010 (which is part of the 2009 fiscal year, so they'll still count when profits are totaled). Release dates are yes, subject to change on some of these (as per usual with such a lengthy list of upcoming games).

“This extensive lineup will keep players busy throughout the fall and into 2010,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Shoppers know that Nintendo offers fun for everyone in the household.”

Yeah, but what Ms. Dunaway didn't mention is you're going to need a super cool magic train just like Link gets to use in the upcoming DS game The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks to cart all this stuff home if your wallet is that fat this holiday season. Nintendo will still love you forever and a day, hernia or not - so go break that piggy bank!

Wii Titles

2K Sports
NHL® 2K10 (Sept. 15)
Baseball Blast! (Sept. 28)
NBA 2K10 (Oct. 6)

2K Play
Dora the Explorer™: Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom™
(Fall)

Ni Hao, Kai-Lan: Super Game Day (Fall)
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey™ Circus
(Fall)


505 Games
My Ballet Studio
(November)
Baby and Me
(November)

Activision Publishing, Inc.
Animal Planet Vet Life (Sept. 15)
Marvel™: Ultimate Alliance 2™
(Sept. 15)
Cabela’s Big Game Hunter 2010 (Sept. 22)
Rapala We Fish (Sept. 22)
Bakugan® Battle Brawlers ™ (Oct. 20)
iCarly™ (Oct. 20)
Madagascar Kartz (Oct. 20)
Mountain Sports (Oct. 20)
Hidden Mysteries Titanic (Oct. 27)
Barbie™ and the Three Musketeers (Oct. 27)
Jurassic Hunter (Oct. 27)
DJ Hero™ Oct. 27 Chaotic™: Shadow Warriors (Nov. 10)
Hot Wheels™ Battle Force 5™ (Nov. 10)
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare®: Reflex (Nov. 10)
Tony Hawk®: RIDE™ (Nov. 17)
Band Hero™ (November)
Guitar Hero® Van Halen® (Dec. 22)

Aspyr Media
My Baby and Me (Nov. 17)

Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
101-in-1 Party Megamix™ (Oct. 27)
Trauma Team™ (Spring 2010)
Shiren the Wanderer™ (Spring 2010)

Capcom® Entertainment, Inc.
Spyborgs™ (Sept. 22)
Resident Evil®: The Darkside Chronicles (Nov. 17)

City Interactive USA, Inc.
Chicken Riot (November)
Combat Wings: The Great Battles of WWII (January)
Art of Murder (March)

D3Publisher
Family Party: 30 Great Games™ Outdoor Fun (Sept. 22)
Astro Boy®: The Video Game (Oct. 20)
THE SECRET SATURDAYS™: BEASTS OF THE 5TH SUN (Oct. 20)
BEN 10 ALIEN FORCE™: Vilgax Attacks (Oct. 27)
Kamen Rider Dragon Knight (Winter)

Destineer
We Wish You A Merry Christmas (Oct. 13)
Buck Fever (Oct. 20)
Alien Monster Bowling League (Oct. 27)
Marines: Modern Urban Combat (Nov. 3)
Satisfashion (Nov. 17)
Rec Room (Nov. 17)

Disney Interactive Studios
Disney Sing It: Pop Hits (October)
Princess and the Frog (November)

Electronic Arts
MySims™ Agents (Sept. 22)
Dead Space™ Extraction (Sept. 29)
Spore™ Hero (Oct. 6)
CHARM GIRLS CLUB™ Pajama Party (Oct. 20)
SimAnimals™ Africa (Oct. 26)
LITTLEST PET SHOP™ FRIENDS (October)
NERF 2: “N-Strike”™ Elite (October)
HASBRO FAMILY GAME NIGHT 2 (October)
FIFA 10 (October)
Need for Speed™ Nitro (Nov. 17)
EA SPORTS Active™ More Workouts (November)
Knowledge Adventure JumpStart® Escape from Adventure Island (Nov. 1)

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Walk It Out! (October)
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (November)
Storybook Workshop (November)
Karaoke Revolution (November)
Ultimate Party Challenge (November)
DanceDanceRevolution Hottest Party 3 (November)
pop’n music (November)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 (Q4)

LucasArts
Star Wars® The Clone Wars™: Republic Heroes™ (Oct. 6)
LEGO® Indiana Jones 2™: The Adventure Continues (Fall)

Majesco Entertainment
Our House: Party! (Sept. 22)
A Boy and His Blob (Oct. 13)
Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2010 (Oct. 20)
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (Dec. 1)
The Daring Game for Girls (Holiday)

Mastiff
Shimano Xtreme Fishing (Sept. 29)
Remington Great American Bird Hunt (Oct. 27)

NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.
Dragon Ball®: Revenge of King Piccolo (October)
Food Network: Cook or Be Cooked (November)
We Cheer™ 2 (November)

Nintendo
Wii Fit Plus (Oct. 4)
New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Holiday)

Playlogic
Sudoku Ball Detective (Sept. 22)

SEGA®
Wacky World of Sports™ (Sept. 22)
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games™ (Oct. 13)
Planet 51 (Nov. 17)
Jambo! Safari:™ Animal Rescue (Q4)
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing™
(Feb. 10, 2010)
Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll™ (Early 2010)

SouthPeak Games
My Baby First Steps™ (Holiday)
Sushi Go Round™ (Holiday)

Square Enix
FINAL FANTASY® CRYSTAL CHRONICLES®: THE CRYSTAL BEARERS® (Dec. 26)

Storm City Games
The Island of Dr. Frankenstein (Oct. 6)
Vegas Party (Oct. 27)
Bermuda Triangle: Saving the Coral (Nov. 9)

Tecmo
Family Fun Football™ (Sept. 29)

THQ
The Biggest Loser (Oct. 6)
Cars Race O Rama (Oct. 13)
Marvel® Super Hero Squad™ (Oct. 20)
WWE® SmackDown® vs. Raw® 2010 (Oct. 20)
SpongeBob Truth or Square (Oct. 26)
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader: Game Time (Oct. 26)
World of Zoo™ (Oct. 26)
All Star Cheer Squad™ 2 (Oct. 27)
Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter (Oct. 27)
Daniel X (Jan. 12)
World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars (Feb. 2, 2010)

TOMY Corporation
NARUTO™ Shippuden: Clash of Ninja® Revolution 3 (Nov. 17)

Ubisoft
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs™ (Sept. 15)
Where’s Waldo®: The Fantastic Journey (Sept. 22)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles™: Smash-up (Sept. 22)
The Price is Right ® 2010 Edition (Sept. 22)
Family Feud® 2010 Edition (Sept. 29)
CSI™: Deadly Intent (Oct. 20)
Monster 4x4™ Stunt Racer (Oct. 27)
Rabbids Go Home™ (Nov. 3)
Academy of Champions™ (Nov. 3)
Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage (Nov. 8)
Just Dance™ (Nov. 17)
James Cameron’s Avatar™ The Game (Nov. 24)
Your Shape™ Featuring Jenny McCarthy (Nov. 24)

UFO Interactive Games, Inc.
Army Rescue™ (Sept. 29)
Rock Blast ™ (Oct. 20)
Arcade Shooter: Ilvelo (Oct. 27)
Geon Cube (Oct. 27)
Smart Series Presents: JaJa’s Adventure (Nov. 10)

Vir2L® Studios
Medieval Games™ (Oct. 20)

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Scooby-Doo™! First Frights (Sept. 22)
Where the Wild Things Are (Oct. 13)
Game Party® 3 (October)
LEGO® Rock Band™ (Holiday)
SCENE IT?® BRIGHT LIGHTS! BIG SCREEN!™ (Holiday)

XSEED Games
JU-ON: The Grudge (Oct. 13)
Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga (Sept.29)


WiiWare Titles

Aksys Games
BIT.TRIP VOID (Q3)
BIT.TRIP series (3 additional titles - Q4 2009, Q1 2010)
Broken Rules And Yet It Moves (Q4)
Frontier LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias ( Q4)

Gameloft
Ghost Mansion Party (Q3)
The Oregon Trail (Q4)

Ghostfire Games
Rage of the Gladiator (Q1 2010)

Incredible Technologies
Carnival King (Q3)

Konami
Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth (Q3)
Frogger Returns (Q4)

Nabi Studios
Toribash (Q4)

Natsume
Moki Moki (Q3)
Harvest Moon: My Little Shop (Q4)

Nicalis
Cave Story (Q3)
Night Game (Q1 2010)
La Mulana (Q1 2010)

NinjaBee
The Amazing Brain Train (Q4)

Nintendo
You, Me, and the Cubes™ (Q3)
Eco Shooter: Plant 530™ (Q4)
Nintendo/TPC Pokémon™ Rumble (Q4)

Press Play
Max & the Magic Marker (Q4)

React Games
Archon: Classic (Q1)

Taito
Arkanoid Plus! (Q3)

Team Meat
Super Meat Boy (Q1)

Telltale Games
Tales of Monkey Island™: Lair of the Leviathan (Q3)
Tales of Monkey Island™: The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood (Q4)
Tales of Monkey Island™: Rise of the Pirate God (Q4)


Nintendo DS/Nintendo DSi Titles

2K Play
Dora the Explorer: Dora Puppy (Oct. 26)
Ni Hao, Kai-Lan: New Year’s Celebration (Oct. 26)
The Backyardigans (Oct. 26)
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (Fall)

505 Games
My Ballet Studio (November)
Discovery Kids SpiderQuest (November)
Dream Diary (November)
Picture Perfect Hair Salon (November)
IL2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey (Sept. 15)

Activision Publishing, Inc.
Marvel™: Ultimate Alliance 2™ (Sept. 15)
Animal Planet Vet Life (Sept. 15)
Bakugan ® Battle Brawlers ™ (Oct. 20)
iCarly™ (Oct. 20)
Madagascar Kartz (Oct. 20)
Barbie™ and the Three Musketeers (Oct. 27)
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare®: Mobilized (Nov. 10)
Chaotic™: Shadow Warriors (Nov. 10)
Hot Wheels™ Battle Force 5™ (Nov. 10)
Band Hero™ (November)

Aspyr Media
Fighting Fantasy™: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain (Oct. 26)

City Interactive USA, Inc.
Sushi Academy (Oct. 13)
Chronicles of Mystery: Curse of the Ancient Temple (Oct. 27)
Animal Country: Life on the Farm (November)
Party Designer (November)
Art of Murder (February 2010)
Jewels of Sahara (March 2010)

D3Publisher
Astro Boy®: The Video Game (Oct. 20)
THE SECRET SATURDAYS™: BEASTS OF THE 5TH SUN (Oct. 20)
BEN 10 ALIEN FORCE™: Vilgax Attacks (Oct. 27)
Kamen Rider Dragon Knight (Winter)

Destineer
Satisfashion (Nov. 17)

Disney Interactive Studios
Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (October)
Disney’s A Christmas Carol (November)
JONAS (November)
Princess and the Frog (November)

Electronic Arts
MySims™ Agents (Sept. 22)
Spore™ Hero Arena (Oct. 6)
CHARM GIRLS CLUB™ My Fashion Show (Oct. 20)
CHARM GIRLS CLUB™ My Fashion Mall (Oct. 20)
CHARM GIRLS CLUB™ My Perfect Prom (Oct. 20)
SimAnimals™ Africa (Oct. 26)
LITTLEST PET SHOP™ CITY FRIENDS (October)
LITTLEST PET SHOP™ COUNTRY FRIENDS (October)
LITTLEST PET SHOP™ BEACH FRIENDS (October)
HASBRO FAMILY GAME NIGHT 2 (October)
FIFA 10 (October)

Ignition Entertainment
Nostalgia (Oct. 20)

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
WireWay (November)

LucasArts
Star Wars® The Clone Wars™: Republic Heroes™ (Oct. 6)
Star Wars Battlefront™: Elite Squadron™ (Nov. 3)
LEGO® Indiana Jones 2™: The Adventure Continues (Fall)

Majesco Entertainment
Our House (Sept. 22)
Sideswiped (Sept. 29)
Cake Mania® 3 (Oct. 13)
Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2010 (Oct. 20)
Cooking Mama 3: Shop and Chop (Oct. 27)
My Hero: Astronaut (Nov. 3)
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (Dec. 1)
Dawn of Heroes (Dec. 1)
My Hero: Firefighter (December)
The Daring Game for Girls (Holiday)

NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.
Dragon Ball® Z: Attack of the Saiyans (November)

Nintendo
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky (Oct. 12)
Style Savvy (Nov. 2)
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Dec. 7)

NIS America
A Witch’s Tale (Oct. 6)
Atelier Annie: Alchemists of Sera Island (Oct. 27)

PopCap Games, Inc.
Bookworm™ (Dec. 1)

SEGA®
Bleach:™ The 3rd Phantom (Sept. 15)
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games™ (Oct. 13)
Phantasy Star™ Zero (Nov. 10)
Planet 51 (Nov. 17)
Jambo! Safari:™ Animal Rescue (Q4)
Sands of Destruction™ (January 2010)
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing™ (February 2010)
Infinite Space™ (Spring 2010)

SouthPeak Games
Montessori Music™ (Oct. 20)
My Baby First Steps™ (Holiday)
Sushi Go Round™ (Holiday)
Crime Scene™ (Holiday)

Square Enix
KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 DAYS (Sept. 29)
SPACE INVADERS EXTREME™ 2 (Oct. 20)

Storm City Games
Hands On! Tangrams (Oct. 13)
Jewel Master Egypt (Oct. 20)
Flaw (Oct. 27)
Foto Frenzy (Nov. 2)
Bermuda Triangle: Saving the Coral (Nov. 9)

THQ
James Patterson Women’s Murder Club: Games of Passion (Sept. 15)
Fabulous Finds (Sept. 21)
Just in Time Translations (Sept. 21)
The Biggest Loser (Oct. 6)
Cars Race O Rama (Oct. 13)
Marvel® Super Hero Squad™ (Oct. 20)
WWE® SmackDown® vs. Raw® 2010 (Oct. 20)
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader: Game Time (Oct. 26)
World of Zoo™ (Oct. 26)
SpongeBob Truth or Square (Oct. 26)
Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter (Oct. 27)
MX vs. ATV™ Reflex™ (Holiday)

TOMY Corporation
NARUTO Shippuden: Ninja Destiny 2 (Sept. 15)

Ubisoft
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs™ (Sept. 15)
Where’s Waldo®: The Fantastic Journey (Sept. 22)
The Price is Right® 2010 Edition (Sept. 22)
Family Feud® 2010 Edition (Sept. 29)
Battle of Giants™: Dragons (Sept. 29)
Imagine® Salon Stylist (Sept. 29)
Imagine® Sweet 16 (Oct. 4)
Imagine® Zookeeper (Oct. 6)
PETZ® PONY BEAUTY PAGEANT™ (Oct. 13)
Imagine® Fashion Designer World Tour (Oct. 20)
CSI™: Deadly Intent - The Hidden Cases (Oct. 20)
Jam Sessions 2 (Oct. 20)
PETZ® DOLPHINZ ENCOUNTER (Oct. 27)
Might and Magic® Clash of Heroes® (Oct. 27)
Imagine® Artist (Oct. 27)
C.O.P. The Recruit™ (Nov. 3)
Rabbids Go Home™ (Nov. 3)
Imagine® Babyz Fashion (Nov. 3)
Fairyland Melody Magic™ (Nov. 8)
Style Lab™ Jewelry Design (Nov. 10)
Style Lab™ Makeover (Nov. 10)
PETZ® NURSERY (Nov. 10)
PETZ® DOGZ® TALENT SHOW (Nov. 17)
PETZ® HAMSTERZ® SUPERSTARZ (Nov. 24)
James Cameron’s Avatar™ The Game (Nov. 24)
Virtual Play Games Junior Brain Trainer (Nov. 10)
Junior Classic Games (Nov. 10)

UFO Interactive Games, Inc.
Smart Boy’s Gameroom 2® (Sept. 29)
Smart Girl’s Playhouse 2® (Sept. 29)
Smart Kid’s Mega Game Mix™ (Sept. 29)
Reversal Challenge (Oct. 13)
Balloon Pop (Nov. 12)

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Scribblenauts™ (Sept. 15)
Scooby-Doo™! First Frights (Sept. 22)
LEGO® Rock Band™ (Holiday)
Where the Wild Things Are (Oct. 13)
TouchMaster® 3 (Oct. 27)

XSEED Games
THE WIZARD OF OZ™: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road (Sept. 29)

Nintendo DSiWare Titles

Gameloft
Uno (Q4)

Hudson Entertainment
Bomberman Blitz (Q4)

Nintendo
Art Academy™: Second Semester (Sept. 28)
Art Style™: DIGIDRIVE™ (Q4)
Electroplankton™ (10 titles total - Q4)
Picturebook Games™: The Royal Bluff (Q4)
Pinball Pulse: The Ancients Beckon™ (Q4)
Sparkle Snapshots™ (Q4)

Subatomic Studios
Fieldrunners
(Q4)

WayForward Technologies
Shantae: Risky’s Revenge (Q4)

Wait... a *NEW* Shantae game after all this time? Excellent! Hey WayForward! What about a Shantae remake for the regular DS Lite? SERIOUSLY! Hell, I don't own a DSi and definitely don't want to pay up to $100 for the original game on eBay, grrrrr...

Anyway, wow... what a list, huh? And no, I wasn't kidding about Shantae - that was a really fun platformer!

2 comments:

  1. So they chose quantity over quality?! There's not many games there that I want.

    The Wii console is also going to be $50.00 cheaper this season too.

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  2. Yeah, Nintendo still wants to keep ALL of the folks who bought a Wii, thus the really eclectic lineup. Still, games like Cave Story (which is pretty awesome, but a free PC download if you can track it down online), Dead Space Extraction, the Monkey Island games, some of the DS and WII titles have my interest piqued.

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