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New Zelda DS dated for Europe News

DS News by Robert Purchese

1 October, 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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Murbal
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Is it me or is the article missing?
Kazzahdrane
01/10/09 @ 10:41
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I think this means Europe is never getting the game. Or any other Nintendo title in 2009.
Octoroc
01/10/09 @ 10:41
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NOOOOOOOOOO!
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01/10/09 @ 10:42
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blank meh
jstar
01/10/09 @ 10:46
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it's written in invisible ink. You just have to squirt lemon juice at your screen.
cianchristopher
01/10/09 @ 10:46
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Nice going Nintendo, a blank 2009 is just what we expect of you these days ;)
Darren
01/10/09 @ 10:49
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I didn't think Nintendo would have many releases pre-Christmas and that article certainly confirms my suspicions!
Cadence
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LOL. I thought my eyes had gone funny there.
Murbal
01/10/09 @ 10:52
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@ jstar - how do I clean this stuff off? ;-)
jonthepymm
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I'm drawing a blank.
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NOOOOOOOOOO!
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01/10/09 @ 10:57
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@Murbal

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Octoroc
01/10/09 @ 10:59
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Phew!
Bertie [staff]
01/10/09 @ 10:59
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Whoops! It was all to build some anticipation. Cor look at those lists!
Bertie [staff]
01/10/09 @ 11:02
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Build A Bear: Welcome to Hugsville! Day one!1
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01/10/09 @ 11:03
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Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (Nintendo) - 9 October

really? Thought this was end of November.
smernicki
01/10/09 @ 11:04
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there's some amount of shite in there...
charliemouse
01/10/09 @ 11:07
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A HUGE amount of shovelly shite. Thank god for Super Mario Bros.
asphaltcowboy
01/10/09 @ 11:09
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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!
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01/10/09 @ 11:10
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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
01/10/09 @ 11:12
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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
01/10/09 @ 11:14
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It's going to be a Zeldarific Christmas.
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01/10/09 @ 11:25
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I see a lot of crap.

I don't see No More Heros 2.

Thanks Nintendo.

:(
kinky_mong
01/10/09 @ 11:29
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@PlugMonkey: You forgot Mario RPG on the DS which according to pretty much every review is an absolute diamond.
Chaote-Imagicka
01/10/09 @ 11:31
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Murumasa.

*drools*
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01/10/09 @ 11:36
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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.
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01/10/09 @ 11:40
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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
01/10/09 @ 11:41
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New Zelda = nice.

No Blood of Bahamut = bollocks.
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01/10/09 @ 11:46
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mmm Carcassonne!
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Are these really European release dates?
So NSMBWii is out pretty much around the same time as in the US?
F yeah!
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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.
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They said from the word go that NSMBWii would be available worldwide in Q4. It's their big Christmas release.
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I cant fucking wait for 'Build A Bear: Welcome to Hugsville ' ;) :)
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That is a huge list of quality titles, no doubt it!!! ;-)
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Ugh.

I think I preferred it earlier when the page was blank....
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01/10/09 @ 12:11
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huh, no Trackmania. :(
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01/10/09 @ 12:16
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I remember when people used to bemoan the lack of 3rd party games on Nintendo consoles.

I wish we could have those days back.
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01/10/09 @ 12:27
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i was going to buy a dsi this week, now i think i'll wait 'til spirit tracks comes out. perfect zelda christmas.
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No Cave Story :(
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Madagascar: Kartz (Activision) - 6 November

Wat?... WAAAAT?!?
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I'm so excited, I nearly blinked.
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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.
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Am I the only one looking forward to the Silent Hill remake?
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North American Hunting Extravaganza!!!!!!!

Who buys games like this in the UK? I can understand family games but this??????

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01/10/09 @ 16:07
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Better then last year's Q4 list.
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@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?!!
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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!!
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01/10/09 @ 18:36
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"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.
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"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 ...

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