GameCube remakes and highly anticipated third party titles headline comprehensive Wii and DS launch lists for the first quarter of next year. http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=17404 Nintendo of Europe has disclosed the early 2009 release schedules for Wii and Nintendo DS, including third party-published games in addition to Nintendo's own titles.
The comprehensive Wii software line-up reveals the launch dates for the first two in a range of GameCube games to be re-purposed for Wii: Pikmin will arrive on February 6, while Mario Power Tennis is on course for a March release. Both games bear the prefix "NEW PLAY CONTROL!" to emphasise the utilisation of the Wii Remote involved in these re-releases. Notable in its absence from the list of first party software is Fatal Frame 4, which has previously been reported to be due for a February release from Nintendo of Europe.
Several highly anticipated third party-published Wii games also appear on the list. THQ's Deadly Creatures is slated to release on February 13, Tenchu: Shadow Assassins will come courtesy of Ubisoft on March 5, while Little King's Story follows later in the month from Rising Star Games. Sega has a number of notable titles ready for release in the first quarter: House of the Dead: Overkill will arrive in February, with Sonic and the Black Knight and Platinum Games' Madworld both set for March releases.
On DS, the schedule includes a couple of Nintendo-published games in the form of Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir (February 6) and Walk with Me! (February 20). The latter title utilises an "Activity Meter" pedometer accessory to track stats on daily walking distances for up to four people on the same game card.
The full Q1 2009 release line-ups for Wii and DS can be seen below:
Wii Software 2009
Chrysler Classic Racing (ZOO) 9 Jan 2009
Jeep Thrills (formerly Let's Off Road) (ZOO) -9 Jan 2009
Army Men: Soldiers of Misfortune (ZOO) - 16 Jan 2009
Skate City Heroes (ZOO) - 16 Jan 2009
Story Hour Adventures (ZOO) - 16 Jan 2009
Story Hour Fairy Tales (ZOO) - 16 Jan 2009
NeoPets Puzzle Adventure (Capcom) - 23 Jan 2009
Twin Strike: Operation Thunder (ZOO) - Jan 2009
Riding Stables (dtp young entertainment) - Jan 2009
Music Party (dtp young entertainment) - Jan 2009
Ultimate Band (Capcom)- 5 Feb 2009
NEW PLAY CONTROL! Pikmin (Nintendo)- 6 Feb 2009
Hotel For Dogs (505 Games)- 6 Feb 2009
NARUTO Clash of Ninja Revolution 2 European Version (TOMY / Nintendo) - 13 Feb 2009
Deadly Creatures (THQ)- 13 Feb 2009 CM 2 - World Kitchen (505 Games)- 20 Feb 2009
The Destiny of Zorro (505 Games)- 27 Feb 2009
House of the Dead: Overkill (SEGA)- Feb 2009
Ben 10: Alien Force (D3Publisher)- Feb 2009
Onechanbra-Bikini Zombi Slayers (D3Publisher)- Feb 2009
Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars (SouthPeak Games)- Feb 2009
Pirates versus Ninja (SouthPeak Games)- Feb 2009
CID The Dummy (Oxygen Games)- Feb 2009
Tenchu Shadow Assassins (Ubisoft)- 5 Mar 2009
Yamaha Supercross (ZOO)- 6 Mar 2009
Big Foot Collision Course (ZOO)- 6 Mar 2009
Diva Girls: Princess on Ice (505 Games)- 6 Mar 2009
Smiley World Island Challenge (ZOO)- 13 Mar 2009
Jelly Belly Ballistic Beans (ZOO)- 13 Mar 2009
Sim Animals (EA) - 23 Mar 2009
Little Kings Story (Rising Star Games)- 28 Mar 2009
NEW PLAY CONTROL! Mario Power Tennis (Nintendo)- Mar 2009
Sonic and the Black Knight (SEGA)- Mar 2009
MADWORLD (SEGA)- Mar 2009
Diabolik: The Original Sin (Black Bean /Lago Srl)- Mar 2009
Bob the Builder: Festival of Fun (Mastertronic)- Mar 2009
AMF Bowling World Lanes (Bethsofteurope)- Q1 2009
Runaway The Dream of the Turtle (Focus Home Interactive)- Q1 2009
Job Island (Hudson Soft)- Q1 2009
Kororinpa 2 (working title) (Hudson Soft)- Q1 2009
King of Fighters Collection: The Orochi Saga. (Ignition)- Q1 2009
Samurai Shodown Anthology (Ignition)- Q1 2009
Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2009 (Koch Media / Deep Silver)- Q1 2009
Castlevania Judgment (Konami)- Q1 2009
PES 2009 (Konami)- Q1 2009
Cake Mania - In the Mix ! (Majesco/Codemasters)- Q1 2009
Escape The Museum (Majesco/Codemasters)- Q1 2009
Rock Revolution (Konami)- Q1 2009
Hysteria Hospital: Emergeny Ward (Oxygen Games)- Q1 2009
Roogoo (SouthPeak Games)- Q1 2009
Brave: A Warrior's Tale (SouthPeak Games)- Q1 2009
Line Rider 2: Unbound (InXile)- Q1 2009
PurrPals II (InXile)- Q1 2009
Nintendo DS Software 2009
Chrysler Classic Racing (ZOO)- 9 Jan 2009
My Chinese Coach (Ubisoft)- 15 Jan 2009
Petz My Monkey Family (Ubisoft)- 15 Jan 2009
Petz My Kitten Family (Ubisoft)- 15 Jan 2009
Lord of the Rings:Conquest (EA)- 16 Jan 2009
Army Men: Soldiers of Misfortune (ZOO)- 16 Jan 2009
Tecktonic (Koch Media / Deep Silver)- 16 Jan 2009
Sim Animals (EA)- 23 Jan 2009
NeoPets Puzzle Adventure (Capcom)- 23 Jan 2009
Word Master (ZOO)- 30 Jan 2009
The Woodleys - Sports (dtp young entertainment) - Jan 2009
Best Friend -My Horse (dtp young entertainment) - Jan 2009
Ultimate Band (Disney Interactive Studios)- 4 Feb 2009
Scrabble 2009 (Ubisoft)- 5 Feb 2009
Imagine: Ballet Dancer (Ubisoft)- 5 Feb 2009
Johnny Bravo (Mastertronic)- 6 Feb 2009
Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir (Nintendo)- 6 Feb 2009
Harvest Fishing (Rising Star)- 6 Feb 2009
XG Blast ! (Rising Star)- 6 Feb 2009
Hotel for Dogs (505 Games)- 6 Feb 2009
Imagine: Movie Star (Ubisoft)- 12 Feb 2009
My Pet Zoo Vet (505 Games)- 13 Feb 2009
Buffy (505 Games)- 13 Feb 2009
Rune Factory (Rising Star)- 13 Feb 2009
Walk with me! Do you know your walking routine? bundled with two Activity Meters (Nintendo)- 20 Feb 2009
Lux Pain (Rising Star)- 20 Feb 2009
Pop Town (505 Games)- 27 Feb 2009
Mahjong Quest (Astragon)- 27 Feb 2009
The Chase: Felix meets Felicity (Atari)- Feb 2009
Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell (Disney Interactive Studios)- Feb 2009
Mushroom Men: Rise of The Fungi (SouthPeak Games)- Feb 2009
Insecticide (SouthPeak Games)- Feb 2009
Ben 10: Alien Force (D3Publisher)- Feb 2009
Crazy Machines (dtp young entertainment)- Feb 2009
My pet beauty salon (dtp young entertainment)- Feb 2009
The Chase: Felix meets Felicity (Atari)- Feb 2009
Diva Girls: Diva Dancers (505 Games)- 6 Mar 2009
Yamaha Supercross (ZOO)- 6 Mar 2009
Big Foot Collision Course (ZOO)- 6 Mar 2009
Club Penguin (Disney Interactive Studios)- 13 Mar 2009
Populous (Rising Star)- 13 Mar 2009
Smile World Island Challenge (ZOO)- 13 Mar 2009
Jelly Belly Ballistic Beans (ZOO)- 13 Mar 2009
Emergency Room (505 Games)- 27 Mar 2009
My Beauty Salon (505 Games)- 27 Mar 2009
NARUTO NINJA DESTINY 2 European Versión (TOMY / Nintendo)- Mar 2009
Bleach: Dark Souls (SEGA)- Mar 2009
History Great Empires: Rome (Black Bean / Lago Srl)- Mar 2009
Diabolik: The Original Sin (Black Bean / Lago Srl)- Mar 2009
Puzzle Quest Galactrix (D3Publisher)- Mar 2009
Challenge Me: Brain Puzzles (Oxygen Games)- Mar 2009
Challenge Me: Maths Workout (Oxygen Games)- Mar 2009
Ducati Moto (Bethsofteurope)- Q1 2009
AMF Bowling Pinbusters! (Bethsofteurope)- Q1 2009
Dungeon Raiders (Focus Home Entertainment)- Q1 2009
Sherlock Holmes "Le mystere de la momie" (Focus Home Entertainment)- Q1 2009
Blood Bowl (Focus Home Entertainment)- Q1 2009
Let`s Play: Fire Fighter (Gamelife)- Q1 2009
Bomberman 2 (working title) (Hudson Soft)- Q1 2009
Enchanted Folk and the School of Wizardry (Konami)- Q1 2009
Rock Revolution (Konami)- Q1 2009
Cake Mania 2 (Majesco/Codemasters)- Q1 2009
Maths Blaster (Majesco)- Q1 2009
Powerbike (Majesco)- Q1 2009
Left Brain Right Brain 2 (Majesco)- Q1 2009
Wonderworld Amusement Park (Majesco)- Q1 2009
Babysitting Mania (Majesco/Codemasters)- Q1 2009
Our House (Majesco)- Q1 2009
Big Bang Mini (SouthPeak Games)- Q1 2009
Brave: Shaman's Challenge (SouthPeak Games)- Q1 2009
Roogoo (SouthPeak Games)- Q1 2009
De Blob (THQ)- Q1 2009
Gauntlet (Eidos)- Spring 2009
Winx Club Secret Diary 2009 (Konami)- early 2009
Nintendo DS Accessory
Activity Meter (x 1 ) (Nintendo)- 20 Feb 2009
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