Nintendo Release List: Q1 2010

Nintendo has released their official list of upcoming games for the first quarter of 2010. The full list is presented below, sorted by system, then by date, with publisher’s names in parentheses.

Notable Wii releases include Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars, No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle, Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll, Calling and Shiren the Wanderer, with Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Mega Man 10 and WarioWare D.I.Y. Showcase hitting WiiWare.

The DS and DSi have a number of big names on the way, with major releases Pokémon HeartGold and Pokémon SoulSilver from Nintendo, as well as WarioWare D.I.Y. Other noteworthy titles include Sands of Destruction, KORG DS-10 Plus, Dementium II, Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth, Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey, Monster Rancher DS and Sonic Classic Collection. Coming to DSiWare is Shantae: Risky’s Revenge, the sequel to the critically-acclaimed Game Boy Color title.

Wii

Fast Food Panic (SouthPeak) – Jan. 5
The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces (XSEED) – Jan. 5
Walk it Out (Konami) – Jan. 10
Sleepover Party (Ubisoft) – Jan. 12
Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars (Capcom) – Jan. 26
Data East Arcade Classics (Majesco) – January
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle (Ubisoft) – late January

Sled Shred featuring the Jamaican Bobsled Team (SouthPeak) – Feb. 1
Chicken Riot (City Interactive) – Feb. 9
Shiren the Wanderer (Atlus) – Feb. 9
Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll (Sega) – Feb. 9
Combat Wings: The Great Battles of WWII (City Interactive) – Feb. 16
Endless Ocean: Blue World (Nintendo) – Feb. 22
Bermuda Triangle: Saving the Coral (Storm City) – February
City Builder (Collision) – February
The Daring Game of Girls (Majesco) – February
Family Party: 30 Great Games Winter Fun (D3Publisher) – February

Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins Of The Moon (XSEED) – March 16
Build-A-Bear Workshop – Friendship Valley (American Game Factory) – March 17
How To Train Your Dragon (Activision) – March 23
Alice in Wonderland (Disney Interactive) – March
Let’s Play Ballerina (Deep Silver) – March
Let’s Play Garden (Deep Silver) – March
Major League Baseball 2K10 (2K Sports) – March
Pizza Delivery Boy (Majesco) – March
Racquet Sports (Ubisoft) – March
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Sega) – March

Arcade Shooter: Ilvelo (UFO Interactive) – Q1
DanceDanceRevolution (Konami) – Q1
Jaja’s Adventure (UFO Interactive) – Q1
Red Steel 2 (Ubisoft) – Q1
Rock Blast (UFO Interactive) – Q1
Yu Gi Oh! Duel Trancer (Konami) – Q1

Calling (Hudson) – Spring
Rooms: The Main Building (Hudson) – Spring

WiiWare

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (Capcom) – January

Mega Man 10 (Capcom) – March

And Yet It Moves (Broken Rules) – Q1
Max & the Magic Marker (Press Play) – Q1
Military Madness: Nectaris® (Hudson) – Q1
Rage of the Gladiator (Ghostfire) – Q1
Super Meat Boy (Team Meat) – Q1
Toribash (Nabi) – Q1
WarioWare D.I.Y. Showcase (Nintendo) – Q1
Zombie Panic in Wonderland (Akaoni) – Q1

Nintendo DS/Nintendo DSi

Fast Food Panic (SouthPeak) – Jan. 5
Puzzle Chronicles (Konami) – Jan. 10
Daniel X: The Ultimate Power (THQ) – Jan. 12
Escape the Museum (GameMill) – Jan. 12
Sands of Destruction (Sega) – Jan. 12
Imagine Party Planner (Ubisoft) – Jan. 13
Glory of Heracles (Nintendo) – Jan. 18
KORG DS-10 Plus (XSEED) – Jan. 19
Imagine Reporter (Ubisoft) – Jan. 20

Crime Scene (SouthPeak) – Feb. 1
Sushi Go Round (SouthPeak) – Feb. 1
Dementium II (SouthPeak) – Feb. 2
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (Activision) – Feb. 2
Hidden Mysteries: Buckingham Palace (GameMill) – Feb. 9
World Cup of Pool (Aksys) – Feb. 9
Imagine Sweet 16 (Ubisoft) – Feb. 10
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (Capcom) – Feb. 16
Animal Country: Life on the Farm (City Interactive) – Feb. 16
Ragnarok DS (XSEED) – Feb. 16
Bermuda Triangle: Saving the Coral (Storm City) – February
The Daring Game for Girls (Majesco) – February
Dawn of Heroes (Majesco) – February
Lovely Lisa and Friends (enhanced Nintendo DSi content) (Tomy) – February
Myst (Storm City) – February
Squishy Tank (Natsume) – February
Super Speed Machines (Majesco) – February

Montessori Music (SouthPeak) – March 1
Imagine Gymnast (Ubisoft) – March 10
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey (Atlus) – March 10
Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version (Nintendo) – March 14
Art of Murder (City Interactive) – March 16
Build-A-Bear Workshop – Welcome to Hugsville (American Game Factory) – March 17
How To Train Your Dragon (Activision) – March 23
America’s Test Kitchen: Let’s Get Cooking (Nintendo) – March 28
WarioWare: D.I.Y. (Nintendo) – March 28
Again (Tecmo) – March
Alice in Wonderland (Disney Interactive) – March
ATV Quad Kings (Storm City) – March
ATV Revolution (Majesco) – March
Cheer We Go! (Natsume) – March
Infinite Space (Sega) – March
Let’s Play Ballerina (Deep Silver) – March
Let’s Play Flight Attendant (Deep Silver) – March
Let’s Play Garden (Deep Silver) – March
Major League Baseball 2K10 (2K Sports) – March
Monster Rancher DS (Tecmo) – March
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Sega) – March
T.A.C Heroes: The Big Red One (Storm City) – March

Bejeweled Twist (PopCap) – Q1
Scene It! Twilight (Konami) – Q1

Deca Sports (Hudson) – Spring
Puzzle Overload (Telegames) – Spring
Rooms: The Main Building (Hudson) – Spring
Solitaire Overload Plus (Telegames) – Spring
Sonic Classic Collection (Sega) – Spring
Sonny With a Chance (Disney Interactive) – Spring

Nintendo DSiWare

Trajectile (Nintendo) – Jan. 4
Touch Solitaire (Nintendo) – Jan. 11
Starship Defense (Nintendo) – Jan. 18
Number Battle (Nintendo) – Jan. 25

Link ‘n’ Launch (Nintendo) – February
X-Scape (Nintendo) – February

Downtown Texas Hold’em Poker (EA) – Q1
Fieldrunners (Subatomic) – Q1
Gangstar 2: Kings of L.A. (Gameloft) – Q1
Legends of Exidia (Gameloft) – Q1
Let’s Golf (Gameloft) – Q1
Real Soccer 2010 (Gameloft) – Q1
Shantae: Risky’s Revenge (WayForward) – Q1
Surviving High School (EA) – Q1

Looks like plenty of great stuff is coming out on DS next quarter; Wii seems a little bit lacking in comparison. Then again, the DS has always had a very powerful library. My most awaited game, of all of these, is probably Ace Attorney Investigations.