Nintendo mass announces Wii, DS game launch dates

by Ben Gilbert on Jun 12th 2011 4:00PM

Clearly, Nintendo wants the back half of your year to have a strong financial plan. In two lengthy lists we spotted on the company's press site, everything from Kirby Wii to Pro Jumper! Chimaki's Hot Spring Tour Guilty Gear Tangent was given a more clear release date, with Kirby arriving some time in fall and the latter mystifying DSiWare shopgoers on June 23.

If one game starring a puffy pink monster just wasn't enough, how about one for your DS on September 19? 'Cause that's exactly when Kirby Mass Attack is launching. A whole mess of other release date/windows/seasons are categorized for your fiduciary planning needs, just beyond the break.

2K Play

Wii:
Nicktoons MLB -- August
Nickelodeon Dance -- November

DS:
Nicktoons MLB -- August
Dora and Kai-Lan's Pet Shelter -- November
Team Umizoomi -- November

Activision

Wii:
Transformers: Dark of the Moon -- June
Skylanders Spyro's Adventure -- Oct. 16
Generator Rex: Agent of Providence -- October
Spider-Man: Edge of Time -- Fall
X-Men: Destiny -- Fall

DS:
Transformers: Dark of the Moon -- June
Generator Rex: Agent of Providence -- October
Zoobles -- November
X-Men: Destiny -- Fall
Spider-Man: Edge of Time -- Fall
Wappy Dog -- Holiday

ATLUS

DS:
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 -- Q1 2012

D3Publisher

Wii:
Ben 10 Galactic Racing -- Fall

DS:
Ben 10 Triple Pack -- Summer
Ben 10 Galactic Racing -- Fall

Deep Silver

Wii:
Winter Stars -- Q4 2011

Disney Interactive

Wii:
Cars 2: The Video Game -- June 21
Phineas and Ferb: Across the Second Dimension -- Aug. 2
Disney Universe -- Fall

DS:
Cars 2: The Video Game -- June 21
Phineas & Ferb: Across the Second Dimension -- Aug. 2

Electronic Arts

Wii:

Madden NFL 12 -- Aug. 30

FAMILY GAME NIGHT 4: The Game Show -- October

FAMILY GAME NIGHT Fun Pack -- October

MONOPOLY Collection -- October

TRIVIAL PURSUIT Bet You Know It -- October

Need for Speed The Run -- Nov. 1

DS:
Madden NFL Football -- March

GameMill Entertainment

Wii:
Country Dance 2 -- Nov. 1

DS:
Moxie Girlz -- Nov. 1
Pillow Pets -- Nov. 1

Konami

Wii:
DanceDanceRevolution II -- Fall
Karaoke Revolution Glee: Volume 3 -- Fall

DS:
Beyblade Metal Masters -- Fall

Majesco Entertainment

Wii:
Zumba Fitness 2 -- Nov. 8

DS:
Camping Mama Outdoor Adventures -- Sept. 6

Mentor Interactive

Wii:
ThinkSMART Crazy Machines -- June 7

DS:
ThinkSMART Crazy Machines -- June 7
ThinkSMART Labyrinth -- June 7
ThinkSMART Scotland Yard -- June 7
ThinkSMART Chess for Kids -- September
ThinkSMART NARABA: The Labyrinth of Light -- October
ThinkSMART NARABA: The Mysterious Palace -- October

Namco Bandai

Wii:
Go Vacation -- Fall
Power Rangers Samurai -- Fall 2011

DS:

Power Rangers Samurai -- Fall 2011

Nintendo
Wii:
Wii Play: Motion -- June 13
Mystery Case Files: The Malgrave Incident -- June 27
Kirby Wii -- Fall
Fortune Street -- Holiday
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword -- Holiday
Mario Party 9 -- TBA
Rhythm Heaven -- TBA

DS:
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 -- Aug. 28
Kirby Mass Attack -- Sept. 19
Professor Layton and the Last Specter -- Fall
Super Fossil Fighters -- Holiday

Sega

Wii:
Captain America: Super Solider -- July 19
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games -- November

DS:
Captain America: Super Soldier -- July 19

Tecmo Koei

Wii:
Champion Jockey: G1 Jockey & Gallop Racer -- Q4 2011

Telegames

DS:
Ultimate Card Games -- Q4
Ultimate Brain Games -- Q1 2012

THQ

Wii:
UFC Personal Trainer -- June 28
WWE 12 -- Nov. 22

Ubisoft

Wii:
The Smurfs Dance Party -- July 19
Family Feud 2012 (working title) -- Sept. 27
The Price is Right Decades -- Sept. 27
Just Dance 3 -- Fall
The Adventures of Tintin (working title) Dec. 6

DS:
The Smurfs -- July 19

WB Interactive

Wii:
Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters -- June 7
Sesame Street: Ready, Set, Grover! -- Summer
Happy Feet Two – The Videogame -- Fall

DS:
Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters -- June 7
Sesame Street: Ready, Set, Grover! -- Summer
Happy Feet Two – The Videogame -- Fall
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 -- Holiday

WiiWare*

La-Mulana -- Summer
MotoHeroz -- Summer

DSiWare*

AfterZoom -- July 14
Pro Jumper! Chimaki's Hot Spring Tour Guilty Gear Tangent -- June 23
Moto eXtreme -- June 30
Zoonies -- Escape from Makatu -- Summer
House, M.D. -- Blue Meanie -- August
House, M.D. -- Skull & Bones -- November

*Not published by WB Interactive. For publishers, refer to source links below.

Source: Nintendo -- DS release dates (PDF), Nintendo -- Wii release dates (PDF)

Reader Comments (76)

Still no Official Release Date for Zelda. Just Holiday.... I can't even pre-order it yet because I want the Golden Wiimote since I don't have a motion plus controller and no one has that one available fore pre-order. Bah.

@crazedaku Yeah really hoping they add the golden wiimote stuff soon. I pre-ordered anyway though, pretty simple to cancel the previous pre-order once they get their act together.

@crazedaku

At least Skyward Sword has some sort of release window...

...I pine for Rhythm Heaven, yet Nintendo won't even tell me if it's coming out this year...

No Fire Emblem. :(

@EatSleepChuck

There wasn't been an Advance Wars game in a long time, either. I think Intelligent Systems has given up on those games.

@EatSleepChuck
Oh man I loved those games.

@Yuglyoshi

I hardly think they've given up on two very popular and long running franchises. Remember that Intelligent Systems also makes the official development kits for Nintendo hardware and the Paper Mario series, so they might be a bit preoccupied right now. ;)

@Yuglyoshi

Yeah, sucks that there hasn't been a new Advance Wars in awhile, but the latest Fire Emblem game (New Mystery of the Emblem) was released in Japan almost a year ago, and there's still no word about localizing it. Usually takes them about 6 months from Japan release to bring over to the States, and we're well beyond that point now. Makes me worry if it'll ever come. :(

@Yuglyoshi Hardly. Just because there hasn't been a game all that recently doesn't mean they've "given up". There have been 4 Advance Wars games now, including one as recent as 08.

@XRZ36 - We'll see Fire Emblem and Advance Wars games on the 3DS for sure (and hopefully on the Wii U). Though one has to wonder why it never became "DS Wars."

@EatSleepChuck I know, its been like a year since its launch in Japan (Fire Emblem) and it seems Nintendo has no interest at all in bringing the game here.
Advance Wars and Fire Emblem are the only games that would make me buy a 3DS, then of course I would consider other games, but those are the system sellers for me.

@CapiCoco

Nintendo gets bad about localizing games that come late in the life cycle of their systems.... They never released Mother 3 for the GBA outside of Japan... even though Earthbound was a cult classic to many on the SNES. Thankfully there was a fan translation of Mother 3, and it was a fantastic game... I'm sure Fire Emblem will get a fan translation... and it just means I still get to play the game, just on an emulator and Nintendo doesn't get my money for a product I would have gladly paid for.

Wow, some of those game titles...looks like a good time for another round of 'Spot the real Wii or DS game' !

A bunch of shovelware... several decent first party titles... and no Xenoblade or Last Story.... gee thanks Nintendo.

@Shiroi Kaze
They need to announce HD remake-localisations of Xenoblade, The Last Story and Pandora's Tower for the Wii U. That'll get the ball rolling without them needing to even put in much effort.

@Shiroi Kaze

One is almost forced to wonder if they are holding those back to release with the Wii U, and as such screw over everyone who bought a Wii.

@Shiroi Kaze

I have to agree. Looking over that list came up with alot of nothing. That list is seriously weak. Granted - this is from my perspective, but this is ridiculous.

Nintendo needs to break from the mold and start producing something that makes you want to own its system. A Zelda once per generation is not enough, nor is a bunch of multiplatform stuff.

@Scuffles

Wii U is backwards compatible right? really no need to makes ports... both games are already released in Japan anyway... it's just a matter of if they'll be localized. I know Xenoblade is getting a Euro release and The Last Story is rumored to have a Euro release... so I might just have to get to play them that way rather than a proper US release... I guess NOA feels there's no serious gamers left playing the Wii in the US.

@Scuffles
You mean like they did with Pikmin 3...?

Outside of Zelda and maybe Kirby...I have no interest in any of those games

Talk about shovelware...why are they still making power rangers games?.....that went off the air a decade ago

@Timjoy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Rangers_Samurai

Looks like it started airing February of this year. Yeah, they've definitely been off air for a decade.

@Timjoy It's more like no one's cared about it for a decade.

So.... avoid everything that isn't Nintendo, gotcha.

@BPMOmega XBL PSN Steam
Wait, one exception to that: There is Devil Summoner 2. So, avoid anything that isn't Nintendo or Atlus.

@BPMOmega XBL PSN Steam
What? How could you avoid "Pillow pets".

@BPMOmega XBL PSN Steam

If you don't get La-Mulana I will personally come to your house and make you a sandwich.

Related: what food allergies do you have?

@John Z
I was only speaking in regards to retail releases.

DS:
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 -- Q1 2011

uhhhhhhhh

@ORTHROK Thanks! Fixed!

I misread some of it initially, thinking it said "fail" behind some of the games, making me think "wait a second, some of those games aren't going to be that bad at all".

Was hoping for Xenoblade Chronicles :(

Wow, now that was a load of crapware. The only things in that list that piqued my interest was DQM: Joker 2 and Kirby Mass Attack seems awesome. (Not interested in the new Devil Survivor; couldn't get into the first one on DS although I loved Strange Journey.) While it's still a loooong way off, I really really hope Nintendo creates a healthy ecosystem for third parties and actually polices bull@%$! software on the Wii U b/c that list above is just AWFUL. Not fanboying against Nintendo b/c I still love 'em (particularly their handhelds) but my goodness, Nintendo: what's happened to you?

@C1ph3rDivyne
First Nintendo was too strict with third-parties, now they're too lax... they just can't win, huh?

@C1ph3rDivyne
No company polices 'bullshit' software. If your game is broken and doesn't pass QA they won't let you release it, or if it contains porn or something, but other than that? If a legitimate publisher wants to publish a game, and it's a finished game that works, then Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo aren't going to play critic.

And nor should they - the fact that 90% of this list is utter shite doesn't matter one bit. I'm not going to buy those games, you're not going to buy them, it's not a problem. The problem is not that there are too many crap titles, that's fine.

The problem is that there are too few good ones.

I think it's safe to just omit releases that aren't from Nintendo.

I feel better with 2 or 3 ok games coming up than a shovelware avalanche.

@KazamaSogetsu

It is rough, but check my list -- there's some decent 3rd party games... and quite a few more imports from third parties.

Devil Survivor 2 comes out Q1 2011?! I need to go back in time!

Loved Devil Survivor. Will Yoohoo feature? Can only hope so. Can only think of two or three or four other RPGs that has given me such enjoyment.

Seems strange, though, that this will probably be the only game I'll buy this year - 18 months, even, if we go back to S&P Wii.

Should have more clearly: Devil Survivor comes out in 2011.

When is the Zelda 25 year collection coming out thoughs will be my first zelda game?

New harvest moon? Please?

I don't think anyone can doubt my Nintendo love but, damn. It's times like these that I'm glad I own a 360 as well.

@A Sandwich I've been thinking that for two years. I love the Wii and Nintendo, but the lack of games was a bit annoying.

I would have liked a 3DS list or maybe a more narrowed time frame for the games I'm actually looking forward to (besides Fall, Holiday, or TBA) but it's nice to see a list that further confirms these games are coming.

Strangely, I find the first party 3DS line-up more appealing than anything for DS or Wii at the moment...

Luckily I have fairly diverse tastes. There's exactly a dozen Wii games I'm likely to get and half a dozen for DS... And, that doesn't even include imports I'm going to pick up (Earth Seeker, Xenoblade, Pandora's Tower, Milestone Shmup Collection Vol. 2, Night of the Sacrifice, Rodea the Sky Soldier, etc.) and US games that are confirmed but not on this list for whatever reason (Trackmania, Burgertime, Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny).

I don't think that's so bad for a twilight year, and I'll be picking up another 2 dozen games on 3DS in this time-frame(!) and a few more games on 360 and PSP.

* = will most likely add to the collection at some point.
* * = will definitely buy upon release

Wii:
**Wii Play: Motion -- June 13
*UFC Personal Trainer -- June 28
**La-Mulana -- Summer
*DanceDanceRevolution II -- Fall
*Spider-Man: Edge of Time -- Fall
**Kirby Wii -- Fall
*Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games -- November
*WWE 12 -- Nov. 22
**Fortune Street -- Holiday
**The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword -- Holiday
*Mario Party 9 -- TBA
**Rhythm Heaven -- TBA

DS:
*Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 -- Aug. 28
*Camping Mama Outdoor Adventures -- Sept. 6
**Kirby Mass Attack -- Sept. 19
*Professor Layton and the Last Specter -- Fall
*Super Fossil Fighters -- Holiday
**Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 -- Q1 2011

Now a few questions come to mind:

-Is Hudson developing Mario Party 9, or the ex-Hudson developers that are now at Nintendo (responsible for Wii Party)?

-Was the first fossil fighters any good?

-Will Atlus end up releasing a 3DS version of Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2?

-Are the mystery case files games any good?

-Will Dragon Quest X jump ship to Wii U? (The latest article on Siliconera about it comes from the composer, who says it's being targeted for a 2012 Wii release in Japan)...

@(Unverified) The first Fossil Fighters was pretty good. Simple, but very fun. Kinda like Pokemon.

WTF where is The Last Story and Xenoblade?!?!?!?!

its offical nintendo does not give a f*** about the wii

At first, I read the title thinking this holiday will be the time I finally wipe the dust off my Wii and start having fun with it again. Then I read the list...

Ah well, GameCube replays and Netflix for me then, I guess (man, now that I think of it, GameCube+Internet+Netflix=instantaneous awesome).

"ThinkSMART Labyrinth. Now with 100% more David Bowie crotch/touch screen interaction"

Wii Play Motion comes out tomorrow? Wow, that was quick. Wonder if it's any good.

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Nintendo mass announces Wii, DS game launch dates

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