New Zelda DS dated for Europe

By Robert Purchese Published 1 October, 2009

Nintendo lays out rest of 2009.

Nintendo has stamped an 11th December date on new Zelda DS game Spirit Tracks, which puts the European launch just days behind the US.

The date arrives as part of a massive Nintendo release schedule laying out the rest of the year. We've pasted the whole thing below and will pick out highlights as soon as we can.

Nintendo Wii Software 2009

  • Family Party: Outdoor Fun (D3Publisher) - 2 October
  • Crazy Mini Golf 2 (Data Design Interactive) - 2 October
  • FIFA 10 (EA SPORTS) - 2 October
  • Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquillity (Nintendo) - 9 October
  • Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes (LucasArts) - 9 October
  • Cate West: The Vanishing Files (Oxygen Interactive) - 9 October
  • All Star Cheerleader 2 (THQ) - 16 October
  • Drawn to Life The Next Chapter (THQ) - 16 October
  • Coutdown (Mindscape) - 16 October
  • Family Fortunes (Mindscape) - 16 October
  • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (SEGA) - 16 October
  • Bakugan: Battle Brawlers (Activision) - 23 October
  • The Ultimate Red Ball Challenge (Mindscape) - 23 October
  • Super Hero Squad (THQ) - 23 October
  • WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2010 (THQ) - 23 October
  • Arcade Zone (Activision) - 30 October
  • Science Papa (Activision) - 30 October
  • Mountains Sports (Activision) - 30 October
  • Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) - 30 October
  • Wii Fit Plus with Wii Balance Board (Nintendo) -30 October
  • Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo (NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe, SAS) - 30 October
  • My Personal Golf trainer with David Leadbetter (Data Design Interactive) - 30 October
  • Juon (Rising Star Games) - 30 October
  • Cars: Race O Rama (THQ) - October
  • Casper's Scare School Spooky Sports Day (Blast Entertainment) - October
  • The Secret Saturdays: Beasts of the 5th Sun (D3Publisher) - October
  • Ballerina presented by Repetto (Deep Silver) - October
  • A Boy And His Blob (Majesco) - October
  • Go Play Circus Star (Majesco) - October
  • Teenage Mutant Ninga Turtles: Smash-up (Ubisoft) - October
  • Squeeballs (Zen United) - October
  • Playmobil Circus (HMH Interactive) - 5 November
  • Animal Planet: Vet Life (Activision) - 6 November
  • Barbie and the Three Musketeers (Activision) - 6 November
  • i Carly (Activision) - 6 November
  • Madagascar: Kartz (Activision) - 6 November
  • Rapala: We Fish (Activision) - 6 November
  • My Baby 2 (Nobilis) - 6 November
  • Beat The Intro (Mindscape) - 6 November
  • U-SING (Mindscape) - 6 November
  • Muramasa (Rising Star Games) - 6 November
  • World of Zoo (THQ) - 6 November
  • SpongeBob Truth or Square (THQ) - 13 November
  • The Biggest Loser (THQ) - 13 November
  • Princess and the Frog (Disney Interactive Studios) - 19 November
  • New Super Mario Bros Wii (Nintendo) - 20 November
  • Where the Wild Things Are (WBIE) - 27 November (UK, DE)
  • Yoga (JoWooD) - November
  • Karaoke Revolution (Konami) - November
  • Let's Party (Konami) - November
  • Tornado Outbreak (Konami) - November
  • Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World (NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe, SAS) - November
  • RTL Winter Sports 2010 The Great Tournament (RTL Sports) - November
  • Jambo Safari (SEGA) - November
  • Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard (Ubisoft) - November
  • CSI: Deadly Intent (Ubisoft) - November
  • Family Gameshow (zushi games ltd) - November
  • North American Hunting Extravaganza (zushi games ltd) - November
  • Planet 51 (SEGA) - November onwards
  • Tony Hawk: RIDE (Activision) - 4 December (DE, UK)
  • Just Dance (Ubisoft) - December
  • Your Shape (Ubisoft) - December
  • It's My Circus (2K Play) - Autumn
  • NBA 2K10 (2K Sports) - Autumn
  • NHL 2K10 (2K Sports) - Autumn
  • Hasbro Family Game Night 2 (EA) - Autumn
  • Littlest Pet Shop Friends (EA) - Autumn
  • MySims Agents (EA) - Autumn
  • Need for Speed Nitro (EA) - Autumn
  • SimAnimals Africa (EA) - Autumn
  • Spore Hero (EA) - Autumn
  • Formula 1 (Codemasters) - Q4
  • Pony Friends (Eidos) - Q4
  • PES 2010 (Konami) - Q4
  • Horrid Henry's Missions of Mischief (SouthPeak Games) - Q4
  • Miniclip Sushi Go Round (SouthPeak Games) - Q4
  • Build a Bear: Friendship Valley (The Game Factory) - Q4
  • Avatar (Ubisoft) - Q4
  • Monster 4x4 Stuntrace (Ubisoft) - Q4
  • Rabbids Go Home (Ubisoft) - Q4
  • Shaun White Showboarding: World Stage (Ubisoft) - Q4
  • Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles (Capcom) - Winter
  • Silent Hill Shattered Memories (Konami) - Winter
  • LEGO Indiana Jones 2 The Adventure Continues (LucasArts) - Winter

Nintendo DS Software 2009

  • FIFA 10 (EA Sports) - 2 October
  • Famous (Nobilis) - 2 October
  • Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (Nintendo) - 9 October
  • Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes (LucasArts) - 9 October
  • Cate West: The Vanishing Files (Oxygen Interactive) - 9 October
  • Angel Cat Sugar (Rising Star Games) - 9 October
  • Harvest Fishing (Rising Star Games) - 15 October
  • All Star Cheerleader 2 (THQ) - 16 October
  • Luminous Arc 2 (Rising Star Games) - 16 October
  • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (SEGA) - 16 October
  • Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter (THQ) - 16 October
  • Countdown (Mindscape) - 16 October
  • Family Fortunes (Mindscape) - 16 October
  • Blood Bowl (THQ) - 18 October
  • Bakugan: Battle Brawlers (Activision) - 23 October
  • Super Hero Squad (THQ) - 23 October
  • WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2010 (THQ) - 23 October
  • Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (Disney Interactive Studios) - 29 October
  • Nintendo Presents Style Boutique (Nintendo) - 23 October
  • Science Papa (Activision) - 30 October
  • Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans (NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe, SAS) - 30 October
  • Cars: Race O Rama (THQ) - October
  • Casper's Scare School Spooky Sports Day (Blast Entertainment) - October
  • Shaun the Sheep: Off His Head (D3Publisher) - October
  • Carcassonne (Deep Silver) - October
  • Crosswords Italy (Deep Silver) - October
  • Let's play Flight Attendant (Deep Silver) - October
  • Ant Nation (Konami) - October
  • Ballerina presented by Repetto (Deep Silver) - October
  • Let's play Journalists (Deep Silver) - October
  • Agatha Christie: ABC Murders (The Adventure Company) - October
  • Dolphin Island Underwater Adventures (Ubisoft) - October
  • Girls Life Makeover (Ubisoft) - October
  • Imagine Beauty Stylist (Ubisoft) - October
  • Imagine Journalist (Ubisoft) - October
  • Petz My Pony Club (Ubisoft) - October
  • Squeeballs (Zen United) - October
  • Animal Planet: Vet Life (Activision) - 6 November
  • Barbie and the Three Musketeers (Activision) - 6 November
  • i Carly (Activision) - 6 November
  • Madagascar: Kartz (Activision) - 6 November
  • Disney's A Christmas Carol (Disney Interactive Studios) - 6 November
  • My Baby 2 (Nobilis) - 6 November
  • Beat The Intro (Mindscape) - 6 November
  • Women's Murder Club Games of Passion (THQ) - 6 November
  • World of Zoo (THQ) - 6 November
  • SpongeBob Truth or Square (THQ) - 13 November
  • The Biggest Loser (THQ) - 13 November
  • Jewel Quest Solitaire (astragon Software GmbH) - 16 November
  • Quest Mysteries (astragon Software GmbH) - 16 November
  • Princess and the Frog (Disney Interactive Studios) - 19 November
  • Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Sky (Nintendo) - 20 November
  • Where the Wild Things Are (WBIE) - 27 November (UK, DE)
  • Buddy Maths/Scoyo Mathe (Deep Silver) - November
  • Buddy Vocabulary Trainer English (Deep Silver) - November
  • Buddy Vocabulary Trainer French (Deep Silver) - November
  • Scoyo Mathe lernen (Deep Silver) - November
  • Easy Learning: Discover Our Earth (JoWooD) - November
  • Wire Way (Konami) - November
  • Crash Time III (Playtainment) - November
  • Jambo Safari (SEGA) - November
  • Safecracker (The Adventure Company) - November
  • Arthur and the Revenge of Matlazard (Ubisoft) - November
  • CSI Deadly Intent: The Hidden Cases (Ubisoft) - November
  • Girls Life Fashion Addict (Ubisoft) - November
  • Girls Life Jewellery Design (Ubisoft) - November
  • Girls Life Sleepover Party (Ubisoft) - November
  • Petz Dogz Superstar (Ubisoft) - November
  • Petz Hamsterz Superstar (Ubisoft) - November
  • Petz Nursery (Ubisoft) - November
  • Princess Melody (Ubisoft) - November
  • JIGAPIX Range (zushi games ltd) - November
  • Planet 51 (SEGA) - November onwards
  • The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo) - 11 December
  • Nintendo Presents: Crossword Collection (Nintendo) - 18 December
  • Adventure Company) - December
  • Zenses: Zen Garden (The Game Factory) - Q3/Q4
  • Build A Bear: Welcome to Hugsville (The Game Factory) - Q4
  • Horrid Henry's Missions of Mischief (SouthPeak Games) - Q4
  • Miniclip Sushi Go Round (SouthPeak Games) - Q4
  • Cop: The Recruit (Ubisoft) - Q4
  • It's My Circus (2K Play) - Autumn
  • Littlest Pet Shop Friends (EA) - Autumn
  • MySims Agents (EA) - Autumn
  • Need for Speed Nitro (EA) - Autumn
  • SimAnimals Africa (EA) - Autumn
  • Spore Hero Arena (EA) - Autumn
  • Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron (LucasArts) - Autumn
  • Hasbro Family Game Night 2 (EA) - Autumn
  • LEGO Indiana Jones 2 The Adventure Continues (LucasArts) - Autumn
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Comments (55) Latest comment 2 years ago

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  • Murbal #1 2 years ago

    Is it me or is the article missing?

  • Kazzahdrane #2 2 years ago

    I think this means Europe is never getting the game. Or any other Nintendo title in 2009.

  • Octoroc #3 2 years ago

    NOOOOOOOOOO!

  • ChaK #4 2 years ago

    blank meh

  • cianchristopher #5 2 years ago

    Nice going Nintendo, a blank 2009 is just what we expect of you these days ;)

  • Darren #6 2 years ago

    I didn't think Nintendo would have many releases pre-Christmas and that article certainly confirms my suspicions!

  • Cadence #7 2 years ago

    LOL. I thought my eyes had gone funny there.

  • Murbal #8 2 years ago

    @ jstar - how do I clean this stuff off? ;-)

  • jonthepymm #9 2 years ago

    I'm drawing a blank.

  • Octoroc #10 2 years ago

    NOOOOOOOOOO!

  • Octoroc #11 2 years ago

    Phew!

  • Bertie Verified Senior Staff Writer, Eurogamer.net #12 2 years ago

    Whoops! It was all to build some anticipation. Cor look at those lists!

  • Bertie Verified Senior Staff Writer, Eurogamer.net #13 2 years ago

    Build A Bear: Welcome to Hugsville! Day one!1

  • IMadeThis #14 2 years ago

    Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (Nintendo) - 9 October

    really? Thought this was end of November.

  • smernicki #15 2 years ago

    there's some amount of shite in there...

  • charliemouse #16 2 years ago

    A HUGE amount of shovelly shite. Thank god for Super Mario Bros.

  • asphaltcowboy #17 2 years ago

    Well I guess I can continue to ignore my Wii for the rest of the year. And my DS as well (bar Zelda). How very depressing Nintendo!

  • PlugMonkey #18 2 years ago

    Wii list: Crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, Mario, crap, crap, crap, crap.

    DS list: Crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, Zelda, crap, crap.

    Business as usual from Nintendo then. Can't wait for a new DS Zelda, mind. :)

  • trip919 #19 2 years ago

    I love you Nintendo but….That’s truly (with the odd exception) a pathetic roster of shit. The Snes had an endless array of shining jewels. Will we ever see those days again?

  • Cid #20 2 years ago

    It's going to be a Zeldarific Christmas.

  • speedjack #21 2 years ago

    I see a lot of crap.

    I don't see No More Heros 2.

    Thanks Nintendo.

    :(

  • kinky_mong #22 2 years ago

    @PlugMonkey: You forgot Mario RPG on the DS which according to pretty much every review is an absolute diamond.

  • Chaote-Imagicka #23 2 years ago

    Murumasa.

    *drools*

  • Pac #24 2 years ago

    I am all for "Family" titles. In fact I have a young daughter myself who might play some of this crap in a few years. But seriously this list is shit.

    I think Nintendo should have put some kind of warning on the Wii console box stating that it was a childs toy rather than a home entertainment device.

    Where is my No More Heroes 2 you basts.

  • knocker #25 2 years ago

    Wow Plugmonkey I thought you were being cynical until I looked at the list.

    The only saving grace is that those titles would stand out even in good company. Here it just proves how utterly abysmal the rest are ...

    Btw - several of these game, like "Girls Life Sleepover Party" will immediately get you put on a "register".

  • FladgeMangle #26 2 years ago

    New Zelda = nice.

    No Blood of Bahamut = bollocks.

  • Loser #27 2 years ago

    mmm Carcassonne!

  • el_vicio #28 2 years ago

    Are these really European release dates?
    So NSMBWii is out pretty much around the same time as in the US?
    F yeah!

  • f00b_inc #29 2 years ago

    I think NSMB Wii will be awesome, but if that's it I can't buy a Wii with the prospect of less than a handful of decent games on the way (not at the current price..)

    And I'm sure Zelda will be great but overall this is pretty depressing - Terrible list.

  • Cid #30 2 years ago

    They said from the word go that NSMBWii would be available worldwide in Q4. It's their big Christmas release.

  • Fab4 #31 2 years ago

    I cant fucking wait for 'Build A Bear: Welcome to Hugsville ' ;) :)

  • AliRay #32 2 years ago

    Ugh.

    I think I preferred it earlier when the page was blank....

  • erp #33 2 years ago

    I remember when people used to bemoan the lack of 3rd party games on Nintendo consoles.

    I wish we could have those days back.

  • owl #34 2 years ago

    i was going to buy a dsi this week, now i think i'll wait 'til spirit tracks comes out. perfect zelda christmas.

  • JetSetWilly #35 2 years ago

    No Cave Story :(

  • KingOfIceland #36 2 years ago

    Madagascar: Kartz (Activision) - 6 November

    Wat?... WAAAAT?!?
    Edited by 1 at 01/10/09 @ 13:46

  • schnide #37 2 years ago

    I'm so excited, I nearly blinked.

  • PlugMonkey #38 2 years ago

    kinky_mong & knocker:

    I'm not sure there also being a good Mario game on the DS really invalidates the main thrust of my original post. ;)

    It really is a pretty depressing list. I'll keep half an eye on the Resident Evil and Silent Hill Wii games, and I'll be interested to know if Blood Bowl DS is any good. Other than that, I imagine we're going to be seeing a lot of TV commercials for Wii Sports and Brain Training this xmas. Again.

  • Paulie_P #39 2 years ago

    Am I the only one looking forward to the Silent Hill remake?

  • Adam128 #40 2 years ago

    There hasn’t been a good Zelda since Link’s Awakening. FACT.

  • Incarta #41 2 years ago

    Better then last year's Q4 list.

  • mega7ech #42 2 years ago

    @PlugMonkey
    "Wii list: Crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, Mario, crap, crap, crap, crap.

    DS list: Crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, Zelda, crap, crap."

    Lol! Tis funny cuz tis true!

    Seriously though, oh dear Nintendo, I know making money is nice, but please show us a bit of the old Ninty magic once in a while. I mean......its been aaaages! Surely your have enough rupees in your tunic pockets by now to show us "core" gamers just the teenyist bit of love?!!

  • MORZTAN #43 2 years ago

    Awesome. Just starten completing Phantom Hourglasses again yesterday. MAN that game is ace!!! Apart from the Ocean King temple it is almost perfect!!

    Can't wait for Spirit Tracks!!

  • smelly #44 2 years ago

    "Business as usual from Nintendo then"


    I hate to break it to you, but that lists consisted predominantly of 3rd party titles - of which nintendo have no control over.

    And just because you've not heard of a game or just because a game isnt over hyped game, doesnt mean it's bad.

  • smelly #45 2 years ago

    "its been aaaages! Surely your have enough rupees in your tunic pockets by now to show us "core" gamers just the teenyist bit of love?!!"

    There are 8 nintendo published titles on that list.. How many games are microsot/sony publishing in the same period? Out of those 8 there are 5 which i consider to be for the "core gamer"

    Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquillity (Nintendo) - 9 October
    New Super Mario Bros Wii (Nintendo) - 20 November
    Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (Nintendo) - 9 October
    Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Sky (Nintendo) - 20 November
    The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo) - 11 December


    All of those will probably be highly reviewed games (with the possible exception of harvest moon, but i love the series).. So why the bitching?

    If 4 (not counting harvest moon) of those get high reviews.. how many highly reviewed games are microsoft/sony publishing this quarter? See?


    Actually I dont know why im wasting my typing here ...

  • secombe #46 2 years ago

    Somewhat bizarrely, considering I barely manage to get through one game per month, the Wii list looks quite promising for me:

    A Boy And His Blob (Majesco) - October
    New Super Mario Bros Wii (Nintendo) - 20 November
    PES 2010 (Konami) - Q4

  • smelly #47 2 years ago

    Im still not sold on SMB2 after playing it at pax...

    Better have a damned good single player mode.

    - but to say that there's NOTHING in there for "core" gamers, or that "nintendo isnt trying" is just fanboy nonsense (especially when compared to wht the other 2 are(nt) pumping out.

    (arf - i said "pumping)

  • Caimbeul #48 2 years ago

    Far to many games if you think about it and how many in that list were potentially good games? That to me is just saturating the market with unnecessary software.

  • secombe #49 2 years ago

    unnecessary software

    The list is many things, but I don't think you will find much in the way of 'unnecessary' on there, I would hazard a guess that nearly all of them will make money.

  • FenderMaster #50 2 years ago

    "its been aaaages! Surely your have enough rupees in your tunic pockets by now to show us "core" gamers just the teenyist bit of love?!!"

    There are 8 nintendo published titles on that list.. How many games are microsot/sony publishing in the same period? Out of those 8 there are 5 which i consider to be for the "core gamer"

    Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquillity (Nintendo) - 9 October
    New Super Mario Bros Wii (Nintendo) - 20 November
    Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (Nintendo) - 9 October
    Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Sky (Nintendo) - 20 November
    The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo) - 11 December


    All of those will probably be highly reviewed games (with the possible exception of harvest moon, but i love the series).. So why the bitching?

    If 4 (not counting harvest moon) of those get high reviews.. how many highly reviewed games are microsoft/sony publishing this quarter? See?


    Actually I dont know why im wasting my typing here ...

    thats only two Wii titles... a Wii sequel to a DS game and a niche farming RPG... yeah Smelly, what a bumper Christmas for the Wii...

  • smelly #51 2 years ago

    @FenderMaster : The assertion was that nintendo themselves weren't making enough games - and i just showed otherwise.

    You're right.. only 4 nintendo published wii games.. How many 1st party microsoft xbox games are there this christmas?

    And thats before we get to the 3rd party games.. one boy and his blob looks great alone!

  • Nikanoru #52 2 years ago

    Hmm, let's see what looks interesting to me.

    Wii:
    Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquillity
    Drawn to Life The Next Chapter
    Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo
    Juon
    A Boy And His Blob
    Muramasa
    New Super Mario Bros Wii
    Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World
    Need for Speed Nitro
    Rabbids Go Home
    Shaun White Showboarding: World Stage
    Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles
    Silent Hill Shattered Memories
    DS:
    Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
    Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter
    Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans
    The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
    Cop: The Recruit
    Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron

    I don't know about any of you teenage basement nerds oops I mean "hardcore gamers", but there's no way -I- am going to be able to play all those in what remains of this year.

  • mega7ech #53 2 years ago

    Well, after everyones comments and in wrapping up this topic, I think we can all safely agree on the fair conclusion that the Wii = Shit.

  • swissorc #54 2 years ago

    I don't know how quickly people get through games but I manage on a good night about 2 hoursa night during the week and about 5 at the weekends (sport and hangover deppending). I'm not sure we need that many games launching every damn week plus wii has a great back catalogue now. Remember Zak and Wiki any one go back and buy it now for 15 quid on play.com no more hero's is cheap now so is little kings story etc. Then you have things such a prime triology, dead space (which I am really liking), Silent Hill (Which, if you are a true nintendo boy is the first incarnation on a nintendo platform) then wii sports resort for playing with mates before going out. I mean I could go on and on and on... But I wont I should do some work or atleast pretend to :-)

  • mostly_harmless #55 2 years ago

    My Amazon pre-order list has...

    October: Scribblenauts
    November: NSMB Wii
    December: Zelda Spirit Tracks

    ...and between a full time job and a part-time course that's more than enough for me. People's lives are all different of course, but I wouldn't be able to keep up if there were many more games I wanted.

    Just my thoughts.