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    DS Pokemon, Wii Pikmin, Among Nintendo's 100-Plus Early 09 Release List

    Perhaps rethinking their no new games for this holiday season policy, Nintendo just shot out a press release detailing all of the games hitting the Wii and DS early next year.

    Among the titles is Pokemon Platinum for the DS, set for a March 22 release in North America, New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis and New Play Control! Pikmin for Wii, and Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, Personal Trainer: Math and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for Nintendo DS.

    “Our fans expect a diverse selection of entertainment options, and we’re eager to deliver exactly that,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “We’re building on the momentum of a strong holiday season by offering new and experienced players an even greater library of game titles in 2009.”

    Yes, they included math in their list. But what about that Pokemon game?

    Pokémon Platinum features a new story full of adventure, never-before-seen forms of powerful Pokémon – including the legendary Giratina’s Origin Forme – and the Distortion World, a mysterious new world that suddenly appears in the Sinnoh region. In addition, with Pokémon Platinum up to 20 players can interact with other Pokémon fans from around the world in the new Wi-Fi Plaza, featuring mini-games and activities. Players can also enjoy the new features in the Global Terminal, such as posting battle videos using the new “Vs. Recorder.” In addition, Pokémon Platinum features a new Battle Frontier, where the toughest Trainers can test their skills in new ways. Pokémon Platinum already has broken previous Nintendo DS sales records in Japan, selling more than 1 million copies in its first two days of release.

    For the portable Nintendo DS, Personal Trainer: Math builds on the new Personal Trainer™ series, which launched with Personal Trainer™: Cooking, now extending its reach beyond the stomach to the brain. Personal Trainer: Math introduces 40 fast-paced exercises to give players a fun way to improve their arithmetic skills. The Personal Trainer series is designed to help users enrich their lives and learn new skills in fun and interesting ways. Also for Nintendo DS, fans of the Fire Emblem franchise will enjoy the arrival of Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, a revamped and re-imagined version of the NES™ classic, featuring touch-screen controls. Players with a broadband Internet connection can enjoy worldwide battles over Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection, Nintendo’s online gaming service.

    Meanwhile, for the Wii console, Nintendo is offering up two classic Nintendo GameCube™ games: New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis and New Play Control! Pikmin enhanced for play using the Wii Remote™ controller. The enhanced New Play Control! Pikmin game lets players point the Wii Remote controller at the screen and use it as a cursor, making it easy to select either a single Pikmin or an entire army. When a player tosses Pikmin, they fly wherever the cursor is pointing. New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis lets players enjoy an afternoon on the court as their favorite characters from the Mushroom Kingdom, complete with motion-controlled serves and swings. With Wii controls, players can swing the Wii Remote controller to hit forehands and backhands and to apply spin. Experienced gamers can also attach a Nunchuk™ controller for additional precision. Both games are scheduled to launch next March.

    Here's your full Nintendo shopping list:

    Wii
    Monsters vs. Aliens March 24
    Monster Pals™ March
    Solitaire & Mahjong February
    Puzzle Challenges and More! February
    Crayola Colorful World March
    Onechanbara™ Bikini Zombie Slayers™ February
    Coraline January
    WordJong Party January
    Battle Rage February
    Cradle of Rome February
    Cate West: The Vanishing Files March
    Burger Island March
    Disney Sing It: High School Musical 3: Senior Year Winter
    DreamCatcher Play the World March
    NASCAR® Kart Racing Feb. 10
    SimAnimals™ Jan. 27
    TRIVIAL PURSUIT Early spring
    FISHING MASTER WORLD TOUR Jan. 6
    Marble Saga Kororinpa™ Spring
    DanceDanceRevolution® Disney Grooves March
    Escape the Museum January
    Major Minor’s Majestic March March
    Little King’s Story Feb. 17
    Rune Factory: Frontier March
    Mastiff Deer Drive™ Jan. 20
    We Ski™ and Snowboard March
    Nintendo New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis™ March
    New Play Control! Pikmin™ March
    The House of The Dead: Overkill™ February
    SONIC™ and the Black Knight March
    MADWORLD™ March
    Roogoo Twisted Towers™ Feb. 17
    Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball™ March 17
    Brave: A Warrior’s Tale™ Feb. 17
    Paws & Claws Pet Resort Jan. 5
    Neighborhood Games Jan. 5
    Tenchu™: Shadow Assassins February
    Broken Sword™: Shadows of the Templars (Director’s Cut) March
    Super PickUps™ Q1

    Nintendo DS
    Monsters vs. Aliens March 24
    Pimp My Ride 2™ March 24
    Animal Planet™ March 10
    My World, My Way™ Feb. 3
    Legacy of Ys™: Books I & II Feb. 10
    Trackmania™ DS March 17
    Monster Pals ™ March
    Puzzle Quest™: Galactrix™ Q1
    Coraline January
    USA TODAY Puzzle Craze January
    DinoPets March
    Phineas and Ferb Winter
    Inkheart January
    Learn Math January
    Drivers’ Ed Portable January
    Monster Band January
    Zoo Quest February
    My Personal Diary February
    Music Star: Pop Star February
    Paint by DS March
    Matchstick March
    Dreamer: Top Model March
    Sarah - Keeper of the Unicorn March
    Learn Chess March
    Dragon Master April
    Zubo™ March
    Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure™ Q1
    SimAnimals™ Jan. 27
    Empire Interactive Jagged Alliance Feb. 17
    American Popstar - Road to Celebrity March 9
    Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero™ Q1
    Suikoden Tierkreis Q1
    Little Magician’s Magic Adventure™ Q1
    WonderWorld Amusement Park™ January
    Powerbike January
    Our House™ Q1
    Hot ’n’ Cold March
    Avalon Code February
    Flower, Sun, and Rain March
    Mastiff Moon™ Jan. 13
    MumboJumbo Chicken Hunter Star Karts March 10
    Nintendo Personal Trainer™: Math Jan. 12
    Fire Emblem™: Shadow Dragon Feb. 16
    Pokémon™ Platinum version March 22
    ROCKSTAR GAMES Grand Theft Auto™: Chinatown Wars Winter
    Big Bang Mini® Jan. 6
    Roogoo Attack™ Feb. 17
    Brave: Shaman’s Challenge™ Feb. 17
    FINAL FANTASY® CRYSTAL CHRONICLES®: Echoes of Time™ Spring
    THE GAME FACTORY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES™ Jan. 19
    THQ Paws & Claws Pampered Pets Jan. 5
    My DoItAll™ February
    Jake Power Fireman January
    Jake Power Policeman January
    Imagine™ Cheerleader February
    JoJo’s Fashion Show February
    Petz® Horseshoe Ranch February
    Imagine™ Family Doctor February
    Imagine™ Ice Champions March
    Jake Power Handyman March
    My Fashion Studio Paris Collection Feb. 17
    American Popstar - Road to Celebrity March 24
    Broken Sword™: Shadows of the Templars (Director’s Cut) March
    Games Retro Game Challenge Jan. 6


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