Getting more into us, Nintendo have just announced a list of games for the Wii and DS that are scheduled to be released in the first Quarter of 2009. Taking up the sales spot, it looks like that Nintendo also wanted a spotlight on its game releases.
Nintendo highlights POKÉMON PLATINUM as the highlight of the game line-up slated for a March 22nd launch across North America.
See more Nintendo Game releases for Q1 2009 below. This is still a partial list of the upcoming games for Wii and Nintendo DS. Note that game titles and launch dates are subject to change.
Here are the line-up for Wii:
Wii
Activision
Monsters vs. Aliens - March 24
Crave Entertainment
Monster Pals™ - March Solitaire & Mahjong - February Puzzle Challenges and More! - February Crayola Colorful World - March
D3Publisher
Onechanbara™ Bikini Zombie Slayers™ - February Coraline - January
Destineer
WordJong Party - January Battle Rage - February Cradle of Rome - February Cate West: The Vanishing Files - March Burger Island - March
Disney Interactive Studios
Disney Sing It: High School Musical 3: Senior Year - Winter DreamCatcher Play the World - March
Electronic Arts
NASCAR® Kart Racing - Feb. 10 SimAnimals™ - Jan. 27 TRIVIAL PURSUIT - Early spring
Hudson Entertainment
FISHING MASTER WORLD TOUR - Jan. 6 Marble Saga Kororinpa™ - Spring
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
DanceDanceRevolution® Disney Grooves - March
Majesco Entertainment
Escape the Museum - January Major Minor's Majestic March - March
Marvelous Entertainment USA
Little King's Story - Feb. 17 Rune Factory: Frontier - March
Mastiff
Deer Drive™ - Jan. 20
NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.
We Ski™ and Snowboard - March
Nintendo
New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis™ - March New Play Control! Pikmin™ - March
Sega
The House of The Dead: Overkill™ - February SONIC™ and the Black Knight - March MADWORLD™ - March
Southpeak Interactive
Roogoo Twisted Towers™ - Feb. 17 Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball™ - March 17 Brave: A Warrior's Tale™ - Feb. 17
THQ
Paws & Claws Pet Resort - Jan. 5 Neighborhood Games - Jan. 5
Ubisoft
Tenchu™: Shadow Assassins - February Broken Sword™: Shadows of the Templars (Director's Cut) - March
XS Games
Super PickUps™ - Q1
Here are the line-up for DS:
Nintendo DS
Activision
Monsters vs. Aliens - March 24 Pimp My Ride 2™ - March 24 Animal Planet™ - March 10
Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
My World, My Way™ - Feb. 3 Legacy of Ys™: Books I & II - Feb. 10 Trackmania™ DS - March 17
Crave Entertainment
Monster Pals ™ - March D3Publisher of America Puzzle Quest™: Galactrix™ - Q1 Coraline - January
Destineer
USA TODAY Puzzle Craze - January DinoPets - March
Disney Interactive Studios
Phineas and Ferb - Winter
DreamCatcher Inkheart - January Learn Math - January Drivers' Ed Portable - January Monster Band - January Zoo Quest - February My Personal Diary - February Music Star: Pop Star - February Paint by DS - March Matchstick - March Dreamer: Top Model - March Sarah - Keeper of the Unicorn - March Learn Chess - March Dragon Master - April
Electronic Arts
Zubo™ - March
Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure™ - Q1 SimAnimals™ - Jan. 27
Empire Interactive
Jagged Alliance - Feb. 17
Gameloft
American Popstar - Road to Celebrity - March 9
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero™ - Q1 Suikoden Tierkreis - Q1 Little Magician's Magic Adventure™ - Q1
Majesco Entertainment
WonderWorld Amusement Park™ - January Powerbike - January Our House™ - Q1 Hot 'n' Cold - March
Marvelous Entertainment USA
Avalon Code - February Flower, Sun, and Rain - March
Mastiff
Moon™ - Jan. 13
MumboJumbo
Chicken Hunter Star Karts - March 10
Nintendo
Personal Trainer™: Math - Jan. 12 Fire Emblem™: Shadow Dragon - Feb. 16 Pokémon™ Platinum version - March 22
ROCKSTAR GAMES
Grand Theft Auto™: Chinatown Wars - Winter
Southpeak Interactive
Big Bang Mini® - Jan. 6 Roogoo Attack™ - Feb. 17 Brave: Shaman's Challenge™ - Feb. 17
Square Enix, Inc.
FINAL FANTASY® CRYSTAL CHRONICLES®: Echoes of Time™ - Spring
THE GAME FACTORY
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES™ - Jan. 19
THQ
Paws & Claws Pampered Pets - Jan. 5
TOMY Corporation
My DoItAll™ - February
Ubisoft
Jake Power Fireman - January Jake Power Policeman - January Imagine™ Cheerleader - February JoJo's Fashion Show - February Petz® Horseshoe Ranch - February Imagine™ Family Doctor - February Imagine™ Ice Champions - March Jake Power Handyman - March My Fashion Studio Paris Collection - Feb. 17 American Popstar - Road to Celebrity - March 24 Broken Sword™: Shadows of the Templars (Director's Cut) - March
XSEED Games
Retro Game Challenge - Jan. 6
Notable titles include the enhanced New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis and New Play Control! Pikmin for Wii, and Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, Personal Trainer: Math and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for Nintendo DS. Be more excited, they are few more months away to play!