NOA Confirms Japanese DS Lineup

by Jonathan Metts - August 3, 2004, 3:21 pm EDT
Total comments: 11

Nintendo of America boasts Japanese developer support for the DS and clarifies some game titles.

As a follow-up to yesterday's Japanese DS blowout, Nintendo of America has provided the following translation of the game list. These sixty-four games make up just over half of the 120 DS titles Nintendo claims are in development worldwide. A list of games from Western companies is expected soon.

The following Japanese developers have announced games in development

for Nintendo DS. Note that many games have working titles, and that

the information is subject to change.

AKI Corporation

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MIKKE!

ARUZE CORP.

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Brain Twisting Game Vol. 1, COOL104JOKER & SETLINE (working title)

ATLUS CO., LTD.

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THE GAME OF LIFE DS

SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI DS

Snowboard Kids

Caduceus

CHORO-Q DS

BANDAI CO., LTD.

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MOBILE SUIT GUDAM SEED (working title)

ONE PIECE (working title)

METEOS (working title)

BANPRESTO CO., LTD.

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DRAGONBALL Z

CAPCOM CO., LTD.

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MEGAMAN BATTLE NETWORK series

Viewtiful Joe series

GYAKUTEN SAIBAN (OBJECTION COURT) series

CHUN SOFT Co., Ltd.

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FUSHIGI NO Dungeon

D3PUBLISHER INC.

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Action Game

EPOCH CO., LTD.

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Action Game

GAME ARTS CO., LTD.

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New RPG

GENKI CO., LTD.

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Detective Kibukawa (working title)

LIVING HIGH KILLING LOW (working title)

WINDING ROAD RACER (working title)

HUDSON SOFT CO., LTD.

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BOMBERMAN

Tengaimakyo series

IDEA FACTORY Co., Ltd.

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SPECTRAL FORCE (working title)

Jamsworks Co., Ltd.

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New board game

KOEI Co., Ltd.

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Dynasty Warriors (working title)

Historical Simulation Game (working title)

Mah-jong (working title)

Konami Computer Entertainment Japan, Inc.

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BOKTAI (working title)

Konami Computer Entertainment Studios, Inc.

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JIKKYO POWERFUL PROYAKYU series (working title)

Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, Inc.

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Castlevania (working title)

WORLD SOCCER Winning Eleven series (working title)

KONAMI CORPORATION

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Yu-Gi-OH! NIGHTMARE TROUBADOUR

GANBARE GOEMON (working title)

Survival Kids (working title)

Vandal Hearts (working title)

Marvelous Interactive Inc.

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URUSEIYATSURA

HARVEST MOON for DS

Legend of the RIVER KING series

Original RPG

MTO.CO., LTD.

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Minna no Mahjong (working title)

Race Game (working title)

NAMCO LIMITED

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New Mr. Driller

New RPG

Pac-Pix

Pac'n Roll

ROCKET CO., LTD

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Dobutsujima no Chobigurumi 3 (working title)

Sammy Corporation

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Jissen Pachislot Hisshoho! Hokuto No Ken (Pachislot Simulation Game)

SEGA CORPORATION

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Sonic DS (working title)

Project Rub (working title)

Spike CO., LTD.

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"Intern Tendo Dokuta"

SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.

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Egg Monster Heroes

FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL CHRONICLE(TM) series

DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS(TM) series

A New Story of SECRET OF MANA

A New Story of SLIME MORIMORI DRAGON QUEST

SUNRISE INTERACTIVE INC.

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Simulation Game

TAITO CORPORATION

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RAKUGAKI OHKOKU series

PUZZLE BOBBLE series

TECMO, LTD.

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Monster Rancher(R)

Working title developed by Team Ninja

TOMY CO., LTD.

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NARUTO (working title)

ZOIDS (working title)

YUKE'S Co., Ltd.

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Sports

PRESS RELEASE

Official North American DS List Revealed

NOA finally lets the cats out of their respective bags.

AN IMPRESSIVE LINEUP OF GAMES DEMONSTRATES APPEAL OF NINTENDO DS

Publishers Confirm More Than 60 New Games in Development for Western Hemisphere

REDMOND, Wash., Aug. 10, 2004 – Nintendo DS™ will rock the Western Hemisphere with an amazing lineup of games, as the video game industry's heavy hitters prepare to support Nintendo's revolutionary dual-screened hand-held innovation. Many of the industry's biggest software companies confirm that they will deliver names like Madden NFL, Viewtiful Joe, Rayman and SpongeBob SquarePants to the Nintendo DS, so players can enjoy their favorite franchises in ways never before possible.

"Publishers worldwide have taken the unique creative tools of our dual-screened Nintendo DS and used them to invent completely new ways to play," says Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of sales and marketing. "Just imagine the possibilities that a touch screen, voice recognition and wireless multiplayer action bring to video games."

Upcoming games from publishers like Electronic Arts, Square Enix, Capcom, Atari, Sega, Activision, Konami, Namco, Ubisoft, Vivendi Universal Games, THQ, Majesco and others demonstrate the broad range of support that Nintendo DS enjoys.

"EA's studio teams are working on a lot of great titles for the Nintendo DS," says Steve Chiang, General Manager of EA's Tiburon Studio, which makes Madden NFL.

"With the wireless feature, Madden players will be able to battle one another head-to-head like never before on a portable system."

"From the first time we saw the abilities of the Nintendo DS, we knew we had something extraordinary in our hands," says Will Kassoy, Activision's vice president of global brand management. "Our developers dove right in and made the most of the unique features of this revolutionary new system."

"THQ will be a big supporter of the hand-held Nintendo DS," says Brian Farrell, THQ's president and CEO. "The untapped capabilities demonstrate an exciting leap in hand-held video game technology."

Software companies around the globe have more than 120 Nintendo DS games in development. The following list includes a partial sampling of publishers and Nintendo DS games in development for the Western Hemisphere, with more to be announced in the future. Note that many are working titles, and that the information is subject to change.

Atari, Inc.

• Atari Classics

Atlus USA

• Caduceus

• Snowboard Kids DS

• Plus three additional titles in development

Bandai Entertainment Inc.

• Meteos

• Mobile Suit Gundam Seed

• Plus one additional title in development

Capcom Entertainment, Inc.

• Mega Man Battle Network

• Viewtiful Joe

• Plus one additional title in development

Electronic Arts

• GoldenEye

• Madden NFL

• Need For Speed Underground

• Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf

• The URBZ: Sims in the City

Hudson Soft Co., Ltd.

• Bomberman

Koei Co., Ltd.

• Dynasty Warriors (working title)

• Plus two additional titles in development

Konami Digital Entertainment

• Boktai (working title)

• Castlevania (working title)

• Dragon Booster (working title)

• Frogger 2005 (working title)

• Survival Kids (working title)

• World Soccer Winning Eleven series (working title)

• Vandal Hearts (working titles)

• WINX (working title)

• Yu-Gi-Oh! Nightmare Troubadour

Majesco

• Moonlight Fables

• Nanostray

• Plus at least three additional titles in development

Namco Hometek Inc.

• New Mr. Driller (working title)

• Pac 'n Roll (working title)

• Pac-Pix (working title)

Orbital Media

• Four titles in development, including the genres of action platformer, strategy role-playing, combat racing and family.

SEGA of America, Inc.

• Project Rub (working title)

• Sonic DS (working title)

Square Enix Co., Ltd.

• A new story of Secret of Mana

• A new story of Slime Morimori Dragon Quest

• Dragon Quest Monsters series

• Egg Monster Heroes

• Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles series

Summitsoft Corporation

• Air Assault 2

• Organizer Plus

Tecmo, Inc.

• Monster Rancher

• Plus one additional title in development

Telegames, Inc.

• Ultimate Brain Games

• Ultimate Card Games

• Ultimate Pocket Games

THQ

• SpongeBob SquarePants

• Plus five additional titles in development

Ubisoft Entertainment

• Asphalt GT

• Rayman

• Plus additional titles in development, including a major movie license for early 2005

Vivendi Universal Games

• Robots

Talkback

nickmitchAugust 03, 2004

More great news.
MegaMan Battle Network, Viewtiful Joe, Boktai, etc.
Titles seem to be flowing out like Niagara falls recently. . .

ruby_onixAugust 03, 2004

Interesting to note that an Urusei Yasura (aka: Lum, a classic comedy anime/manga from the makers of Ranma 1/2) game is now mentioned as coming out from Marvelous Interactive.

Also, Chunsoft's "Fushigi no Dungeon" (literally translated "Dungeon of Mystery" or "Mysterious Dungeon") is a series that appeared mostly on the GameBoy and SNES. When Enix let Chunsoft take over a Dragon Quest 4 character, "Fushigi no Dungeon" became the subtitle for the "Torneko's Adventure" DQ-spinoff series.

RadiostormAugust 03, 2004

Man. Why does Nintendo have to keep concocting ways of stealing my money? They know I can't resist a handheld Viewtiful Joe game.

Better start saving up. :/

bananaboyAugust 03, 2004

Just so you all know, The Game Of Life will be (to my knowledge) a port or new version of the Super NES Game of Life game, which was in fact a crazy version of the board game. (sadly it never hit North American shores, but fun game nonetheless)

BloodworthDaniel Bloodworth, Staff AlumnusAugust 03, 2004

You know, I'm pretty interested in what Kojima might come up with Boktai now with voice recognition and touch screen.

Also, it might be interesting if Boktai has some crazy online mode that has you working with people in other time zones to bounce sunlight off giant mirrors or something wacky like that.

DeguelloJeff Shirley, Staff AlumnusAugust 04, 2004

" GYAKUTEN SAIBAN (OBJECTION COURT) series"

Oh cool is this that Court Simulator? That would be totally neat to actually yell out OBJECTION! SIDEBAR YOU HONOR! into the DS as men in white suit come to take you away,

jj984jjAugust 04, 2004

I wonder when S-E will get the results of their poll so they announce even more titles for the DS. ^_^

g4everAugust 04, 2004

RPGs vandal hearts, FFCC, Secret of mana, and some no names!!!!!! FUN FUN FUN!!!!!!!!!!!! oooooh harvest moon, viewtiful joe, castlevania . Hmmm, were missing something... ok nintendo's games arn't on the list so add 20, making the list at 87/120. Leaving room for 33 more games not from japan or not anounced. This alone gives me hope and makes me happy, mainly because there is so much Square-Enix, and Konami love. Looks good to me guys, and nintendo as always is earning my yearly investments (me spending a couple thousand on games). Though it makes me sad not to see a mario RPG, or Final Fantasy Tactics, or Earthbound however now I'm just being greedy.

CHENAugust 05, 2004

Where are you, Treasure, king of shmups?

RABicleAugust 05, 2004

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Originally posted by: PGC NewsBotKonami Computer Entertainment Japan, Inc.
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BOKTAI (working title)ft>

Konami Computer Entertainment Studios, Inc.
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JIKKYO POWERFUL PROYAKYU series (working title)ft>

Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, Inc.
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Castlevania (working title)ft>
the bad konami soccer franchise

KONAMI CORPORATION
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some yugioh rubbish
desperate attemt to inginite interest in goemon
Survival Kids (working title)ft>
boring game about vandalising hearts

Marvelous Interactive Inc.
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what?
HARVEST MOON for DSft>
boring fishing game
Original RPGft>

Woo!

Bill AurionAugust 05, 2004

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Originally posted by: CHEN
Where are you, Treasure, king of shmups?

They will obviously work on DS games...The fact that they aren't on the list must mean that their project is a secret...or that I'm paranoid...

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