Nintendo Wii/DS holiday & spring lineup: including DSiWare Shantae from WayForward!

Lunker

Nintendo's annual reveal of tons of shit for the holiday season and next spring is here! Start making shopping lists. From Nintendo's PR:

Upcoming Nintendo-published games for the Wii console include Wii Fit™ Plus (Oct. 4) and New Super Mario Bros.™ Wii (holiday 2009). These games will join the current hot seller, Wii Sports Resort™, which comes with the new precision-control Wii MotionPlus™ accessory. Fans of portable games will enjoy Pokémon™ Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky (Oct. 12), Style Savvy™ (Nov. 2) and The Legend of Zelda™: Spirit Tracks (Dec. 7) in addition to the just-released Mario & Luigi™: Bowser's Inside Story, all playable on both Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi systems.

The changing autumn leaves will be in good company with some new colors for the Nintendo DSi system and the Wii Remote™ and Nunchuk™ controllers. New White and Pink Nintendo DSi systems made their debut on Sept. 13, while a Black Wii Remote controller and Wii MotionPlus accessory package will be available this holiday season. A Black version of the Nunchuk controller will be sold separately as well.

Some of the bigger titles people might be interested in:

Wii

New SMB Wii: Undated, still "holiday"
Dead Space Extraction: Sept. 29
Wii Fit Plus: Oct. 4
JU-ON: The Grudge: Oct. 13
COD Modern Warfare Reflex: Nov. 10
RE Darkside Chronicles: Nov. 17
EA Sports Active More Workouts: November
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories: November
FF:CC The Crystal Bearers: Dec. 26
Trauma Team: Spring '10

DS
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days: Sept. 29
Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road: Sept. 29
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky: Oct. 12
Nostalgia: Oct. 20
Jam Sessions 2: Oct. 20
Space Invaders Extreme 2: Oct. 20
C.O.P. The Recruit: Nov. 3
Rabbids Go Home: Nov. 3
Phantasy Star Zero: Nov. 10
COD Modern Warfare Mobilized: Nov. 10
Zelda: Spirit Tracks: Dec. 7
Sands of Destruction: January '10
Infinite Space: Spring '10

Full (partial) lists below. Note that I've tried to excise obvious shovelware, though I'm just guessing based on titles. And again, holy balls, Shantae DSiWare from Wayforward!

Wii

2K Sports
NHL® 2K10 - Sept. 15
NBA 2K10 - Oct. 6

Activision Publishing, Inc.
Marvel™: Ultimate Alliance 2™ - Sept. 15
DJ Hero™ - Oct. 27
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare®: Reflex - Nov. 10
Tony Hawk®: RIDE™ - Nov. 17
Band Hero™ - November
Guitar Hero® Van Halen® - Dec. 22

Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Trauma Team™ - Spring
Shiren the Wanderer™ - Spring

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

Electronic Arts
MySims™ Agents - Sept. 22
Dead Space™ Extraction - Sept. 29
Spore™ Hero - Oct. 6
HASBRO FAMILY GAME NIGHT 2 - October
FIFA 10 - October
Need for Speed™ Nitro - Nov. 17
EA SPORTS Active™ More Workouts - November

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories - November
Karaoke Revolution - November
DanceDanceRevolution Hottest Party 3 - 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
A Boy and His Blob - Oct. 13

NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc
Dragon Ball®: Revenge of King Piccolo - October

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

SEGA®
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games™ - Oct. 13
Planet 51 - Nov. 17
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing™ - Feb. 10
Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll™ - Early 2010

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


THQ
Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter - Oct. 27

Ubisoft
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles™: Smash-up - Sept. 22
Rabbids Go Home™ - Nov. 3
Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage - Nov. 8

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
LEGO® Rock Band™ - Holiday
SCENE IT?® BRIGHT LIGHTS! BIG SCREEN!™ - Holiday

XSEED Games
JU-ON: The Grudge - Oct. 13
Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga - Fall

WiiWare

Aksys Games
BIT.TRIP VOID - Q3
BIT.TRIP series (3 additional titles) - Q4, Q1

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

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
La Mulana - Q1

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

505 Games
IL2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey - Sept. 15

Activision Publishing, Inc.
Marvel™: Ultimate Alliance 2™ - Sept. 15
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare®: Mobilized - Nov. 10
Band Hero™ - November

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

Electronic Arts
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
Cooking Mama 3: Shop and Chop - Oct. 27

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
Sands of Destruction™ - January
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing™ - February
Infinite Space™ - Spring

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

THQ
James Patterson Women's Murder Club: Games of Passion - Sept. 15
WWE® SmackDown® vs. Raw® 2010 - Oct. 20
Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter - Oct. 27

TOMY Corporation
NARUTO Shippuden: Ninja Destiny 2 - Sept. 15

Ubisoft
Jam Sessions 2 - Oct. 20
C.O.P. The Recruit™ - Nov. 3
Rabbids Go Home™ - Nov. 3

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Scribblenauts™ - Sept. 15
LEGO® Rock Band™ - Holiday

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

Nintendo DSiWare

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

SkyEye

More Art Style next year? Sign me up!

Lunker wrote: »

And again, these lists aren't final, but holy balls, Shantae DSiWare from Wayforward!

Heard of but never played the GBC game. Do we know if this is a port or follow-up?

Lunker

SkyEye wrote: »

More Art Style next year? Sign me up!

Lunker wrote: »

And again, these lists aren't final, but holy balls, Shantae DSiWare from Wayforward!

Heard of but never played the GBC game. Do we know if this is a port or follow-up?

Lurking on GAF, apparently this is going to be announced in this month's Nintendo Power, with a teaser page here. Looks all-new to me. I personally haven't played the original either, but it gets a lot of love and a brand-new 2-D platformer from WayForward instantly gets me excited.

I'm also happy to see the Electroplankton DSiWare releases will be coming to the U.S., though I figured it was inevitable. They'll be chopping up the game into 10 pieces and selling them separately; they were 200 points each for the JP release, so I hope that sticks for here. I might sell off my import copy and rebuy a few of the plankton to have on DSi.

UnbreakableVow

What the hell is Modern Warfare "Reflex"?

Anyways, uh...SMB Wii looks decent! The Koopa Kids being back is pretty awesome.

Brainiac 8

My buy list, as long as I have the money for them all is like this for the year:

TMNT: Smash Up
A Boy and his Blob
New Super Mario Bros Wii
WiiFit Plus

Hopefuls:
Final Fantasy: Crystal Bearers
Rabbids Go Home

Very cool that Shantae is finally making a return.

RidleySaria

God dammit, Wayforward. I've been waiting for a new Shantae game and they just had to make it for fucking DSiWare. I'm still kicking it with a Lite and have no intention of buying a DSi for this one game. It makes sense for them to put it on DSiWare, given Shantae's history of being unable to find a publisher.... but I'm still annoyed as hell I won't get to play it.

Lunker

UnbreakableVow wrote: »

What the hell is Modern Warfare "Reflex"?

Anyways, uh...SMB Wii looks decent! The Koopa Kids being back is pretty awesome.

It's the peculiar name for the Modern Warfare port that's coming to Wii ... as in a port of the original Modern Warfare, not Modern Warfare 2, but it's dropping around the same time as MW2 on the other platforms and people will probably be duped into buying it accidentally. Activision, shrewd as always. :?

There actually isn't anything on the DS side that I'm interested in, though some of those DSiWare titles look nice. The only Wii titles I might spring on are Dead Space Extraction and Crystal Bearers; will likely get New SMB as a Christmas present.

SkyEye

Aww, original Bookworm? Come on Popcap, gimme a handheld Bookworm Adventures. I want a hammer that deals extra damage when I spell metal-related words too!

For example, metalloid, metallic, I assume "metal" will count too; gold, silver, auric which is of course derived from the Latin word for gold; conductive, malleable, conductivity, malleability, semiconductor, zinc, spelter, copper, cupric, bronze, tin, stannic, steel, iron, ferric, ferrous, forge, metallurgy, metallurgical, alloy, ingot, etc.

Also, companies need to stop wording their release dates in terms of quarters. Everyone uses a different system, and it's impossible to know when something is coming out.

Zerokku

I'm surprised Nintendo didn't include this in the DSiWare list -

http://nintendo.joystiq.com/2009/09/14/esrb-dragon-quest-wars-draws-near/

SkyEye

Dragon Quest Wars isn't even out in Japan yet; I'm sure Nintendo's just waiting on a localization. Because DSiWare here definitely couldn't use any help. (Though for the original DS, it took nearly a year to get high quality shit like Canvas Curse, Dual Strike, and Mario Kart DS.)

Still, DQ Wars made by Intelligent systems, who make the Advance Wars and Paper Mario series. I'm certain they can do no wrong.

AbsoluteZero

What a weak ass lineup. Whats wrong with you Nintendo?

slash000

Spyborgs is going to get overlooked this season. Despite all the time and effort and work Capcom is putting into making another good Wii exclusive game.

Seems that nobody knows about it.

RainbowDespair

slash000 wrote: »

Spyborgs is going to get overlooked this season. Despite all the time and effort and work Capcom is putting into making another good Wii exclusive game.

Seems that nobody knows about it.

No kidding. I like Capcom and I had no idea of this game's existence until you mentioned it.

Peewi

I had completely forgotten that Space Invaders Extreme 2 existed. I don't really know a lot about it, but knowing that it exists is enough for me to want it.

Opium

slash000 wrote: »

Spyborgs is going to get overlooked this season. Despite all the time and effort and work Capcom is putting into making another good Wii exclusive game.

Seems that nobody knows about it.

Whatever, looks super crappy anyway. They should've kept the original design/style.

Xagarath

Infinite Space early next year? Not bad at all.

Brainiac 8

AbsoluteZero wrote: »

What a weak ass lineup. Whats wrong with you Nintendo?

I think it's an ok layout for the rest of the year. It's nice for a guy like me whom has not much money for new games....so I'm good. :P

Conan-san

Ok, what Nintendo need to do is not fuck up like they did with Lit and the European Shop Channel. If Shante isn't available for the Euro market then that's me not buying a DSi.

And whilst we're at it, where's "Wario Ware: DIY"?

SkutSkut

I wonder if the Shantae sequel will make the originals price shoot up any?

Conan-san

SkutSkut wrote: »

I wonder if the Shantae sequel will make the originals price shoot up any?

I dunno, it's a wayforward game that isn't a merch game. It's shooting up by existing.

SkutSkut

Conan-san wrote: »

SkutSkut wrote: »

I wonder if the Shantae sequel will make the originals price shoot up any?

I dunno, it's a wayforward game that isn't a merch game. It's shooting up by existing.

Well, it is the rarest GBA game. A sequel will just make it gain interest even more. Good game from what I've heard too.

Cameron_Talley

SkutSkut wrote: »

Conan-san wrote: »

SkutSkut wrote: »

I wonder if the Shantae sequel will make the originals price shoot up any?

I dunno, it's a wayforward game that isn't a merch game. It's shooting up by existing.

Well, it is the rarest GBA game. A sequel will just make it gain interest even more. Good game from what I've heard too.

Shantae was for Game Boy Color, not advance, and while it is rare (Cheapest Amazon price is $109) I doubt it is the absolute rarest game.

DietarySupplement

Oregon Trail? Alright, I'll finally buy a new Wii game...

edit: A shame it's a WiiWare title. Would be cool to waggle to repair axles or hunt.

SkutSkut

Cameron_Talley wrote: »

SkutSkut wrote: »

Conan-san wrote: »

SkutSkut wrote: »

I wonder if the Shantae sequel will make the originals price shoot up any?

I dunno, it's a wayforward game that isn't a merch game. It's shooting up by existing.

Well, it is the rarest GBA game. A sequel will just make it gain interest even more. Good game from what I've heard too.

Shantae was for Game Boy Color, not advance, and while it is rare (Cheapest Amazon price is $109) I doubt it is the absolute rarest game.

yeah, color, my bad. but enough with the thread derailment, this may cause me to pick up a DSI. Need a new DS anyway, mine got thrown out with Retro Game challenge in it by accident :?

Lunker

DietarySupplement wrote: »

Oregon Trail? Alright, I'll finally buy a new Wii game...

edit: A shame it's a WiiWare title. Would be cool to waggle to repair axles or hunt.

It's from GameLoft, so it's likely just a port of their $4.99 iPhone title. Nothing too crazy.

Brainiac 8

Nothing too crazy, but I'll be buying it right up.

I'll probably buy the DSi version, as it's a perfect on the go game.

Cameron_Talley

Why must they insist on making Oregon trail look like this when all I really want is a port/emulated version of the Apple ][ game?

mxmarks

ARCHON!?!

Holy shit I am excited. I rocked that game on the C64 CONSTANTLY, and currently play it on the iPhone.

DietarySupplement

Lunker wrote: »

DietarySupplement wrote: »

Oregon Trail? Alright, I'll finally buy a new Wii game...

edit: A shame it's a WiiWare title. Would be cool to waggle to repair axles or hunt.

It's from GameLoft, so it's likely just a port of their $4.99 iPhone title. Nothing too crazy.

Which fucking sucks, by the way. Even when they finally fixed it... but I digress, for more info see my rant(s) in the iPhone game thread.

UncleSporky

Cameron_Talley wrote: »

Why must they insist on making Oregon trail look like this when all I really want is a port/emulated version of the Apple ][ game?

I know, every version but the first has been kind of dumb. Well there was a networked wagon train one I played in middle school that was pretty fun...

My sister has a version that looks like this:

DietarySupplement

UncleSporky wrote: »

Cameron_Talley wrote: »

Why must they insist on making Oregon trail look like this when all I really want is a port/emulated version of the Apple ][ game?

I know, every version but the first has been kind of dumb. Well there was a networked wagon train one I played in middle school that was pretty fun...

My sister has a version that looks like this:

... more like Tijuana trail, 'mirite?

slash000

Fighting Fantasy™: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain - Oct. 26

This actually looks pretty promising

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Pr6ubIiFew

Xagarath

slash000 wrote: »

Fighting Fantasy™: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain - Oct. 26

This actually looks pretty promising

I may have to get it just for nostalgia's sake.

TelMarine

Opium wrote: »

slash000 wrote: »

Spyborgs is going to get overlooked this season. Despite all the time and effort and work Capcom is putting into making another good Wii exclusive game.

Seems that nobody knows about it.

Whatever, looks super crappy anyway. They should've kept the original design/style.

damn, totally disagree. I feel like I'm the only one welcoming this capcom arcade style beat 'em up game. From videos, the combat looks quite satisfying imo. I'm sure the game will be panned for not being long and being repetitive.

wirehead26

When I was at an anime convention in Atlanta recently I noticed that Funimation had a booth and were showcasing the DS Sands of Destruction game. It looked great and I didn't realize some of the Xeno staff were behind it. I'd already seen some gameplay shots in the Nintendo Channel. I'll probably pick it up in January and maybe even the anime of the game in April.

BTP

Seeing these kind of lists makes me wonder why Nintendo can't/won't also show a list of upcoming Virtual Console games. They're certainly trying to get us to buy more Nintendo Points with WiiWare and DSiWare, so why not also Virtual Console? They're doing it in Japan, somewhat in Europe, and nothing in NA. WTF?

Anyway, I'm wondering if anyone has heard about this?
http://ds.ign.com/objects/029/029469.html

I know an actual "Trackmania 2" has been announced, but also as being PC only. I figure if that IGN link is about a game that exists, it's probably meaning that another Trackmania game is coming to DS. So if it's for real, what has been heard/known about it?

Sterica

I don't think Oregon Trail is that bad, but Gameloft aimed it at kids. Since most kids don't have these expensive devices, that leaves adults who buy the game so they can relive their disease-ridden failures.

And it had a lot of Mormon facts during the frequent loading. Creepy.

Opium

BTP wrote: »

Seeing these kind of lists makes me wonder why Nintendo can't/won't also show a list of upcoming Virtual Console games. They're certainly trying to get us to buy more Nintendo Points with WiiWare and DSiWare, so why not also Virtual Console? They're doing it in Japan, somewhat in Europe, and nothing in NA. WTF?

Isn't SSB64 like the only big release left anyway?

BTP

Opium wrote: »

BTP wrote: »

Seeing these kind of lists makes me wonder why Nintendo can't/won't also show a list of upcoming Virtual Console games. They're certainly trying to get us to buy more Nintendo Points with WiiWare and DSiWare, so why not also Virtual Console? They're doing it in Japan, somewhat in Europe, and nothing in NA. WTF?

Isn't SSB64 like the only big release left anyway?

No. There's still the entire SNES library, and whatever they can get under Virtual Console Arcade.

At the very least, Super Mario Kart, Pilotwings, Pilotwings 64, Final Fantasy 1/2/3 (NA). They've all been known to be either announced or given a new rating in the other regions, if they haven't been released by now. And then there's WHATEVER is keeping Zombies Ate My Neighbours back. The VC save state ability would actually make ZAMN beatable in multiple sittings.

And I'd personally love to have Jumpman (C64) and some form of Q-bert.

Opium

BTP wrote: »

At the very least, Super Mario Kart, (...) Final Fantasy 1/2/3 (NA).

GBA, GBA/PSP/etc., GBA/PSP/etc., DS.

And none of those are really big releases apart from SMK. Pilotwings doesn't really hold up anyway.

It's SSB and perhaps the N64 Mario Parties (back when they were still good) and then... meh.

Glenn565

I guess you all forgot about Yoshi's Island.