Nintendo Europe confirms Q1 releases

Always a good yardstick for what us Aussies are getting, here is Nintendo Europes Q1 list

Nintendo Australia’s record for release date announcements is pretty terrible, so terrible that we look toward our friends (cough) at Nintendo Europe for guidance during these troubling, empty release list times. We already knew the DSi XL would be out this quarter (March 5th for the UK), but what else on the list is looking good?

There’s a Pink DSi and Style Boutique bundle that’s out next month. Nintendo Australia usually go it alone when picking colours, so we’re not convinced we’ll get this one. But we should be getting Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep, Picross 3D and the two big ones, Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver + PokéWalker accessory, around the same time as the UK. We’ve heard rumblings about the Pokémon remakes’ dates here in Australia but haven’t been able to confirm anything as of yet.

Here’s the list, which also contains some strong third-party offerings.

Wii
Resident Evil Zero (Capcom): 22 January
Tatsunoko vs Capcom (Capcom): 29 January
U-SING : 2 Microphone Edition (Mindscape): January
Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep (Nintendo): 5 February
Karaoke Revolution (Konami): 11 February
Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll (SEGA): 12 February
Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing (SEGA): 26 February
The Sky Crawlers (NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe SAS): 26 February
Alice in Wonderland (Disney Interactive Studios): 5 March
Silent Hill Shattered Memories (KONAMI): 5 March
Calling (Hudson Soft Co.,LTD.): 18 March
Rune Factory Frontier (Rising Star Games): TBC March
Red Steel 2 (Ubisoft): TBC March
Fragile Dreams (Rising Star Games): TBC March

DS
Heroes Of Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes (Ubisoft): 11 February
Jonas Brothers (Disney Interactive Studios): 5 February
Bleach: The 3rd Phantom (SEGA): 12 February
Phantasy Star Ø (SEGA): 12 February
Puzzle Chronicles (Konami): 18 February
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (Capcom): 19 February
Alice in Wonderland (Disney Interactive Studios): 4 March
Picross 3D (Nintendo): 5 March
Pokémon HeartGold + Poké Walker accessory(Nintendo): 26 March
Pokémon SoulSilver + Poké Walker accessory (Nintendo): 26 March
Avalon Code (Rising Star Games): March
Sonic Classic Collection (SEGA): TBC March

WiiWare
Max & The Magic Marker (Press Play): 22 January
530 Ecoshooter (Nintendo): 29 January
Brain Cadet (Rising Star Games): 29 January
Excitebike: World Challenge (Nintendo): 5 February
Military Madness: Nectaris (Hudson Soft): TBC February
Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Justice for All (Capcom): TBC Q1
Muscle March (Namco Bandai): TBC Q1
Frogger Returns (Konami): TBC Q1
Tales of Monkey Island: Rise of the Pirate God (Teltale Games): TBC Q1
Worms: Battle Islands (Team 17): TBC Q1
Toribash (Nabi Studios): TBC Q1
Zombie: Panic in Wonderland (Akaoni Studios): TBC Q1
Super Meat Boy (Team Meat): TBC Q1
Rage of the Gladiator (GhostFire Games): TBC Q1

DSiWare
A Legend of Hexidia (Gameloft): TBC January
2010 Real Football (Gameloft): TBC February
Let’s Golf! (Gameloft): TBC February
High Stakes Texas Hold’em (Hudson Soft): TBC Q1
Reflection (Konami): TBC Q1
Flight Control (Firemint): TBC Q1
Fieldrunners (Subatomic Studios): TBC Q1
Car Jack Streets (Tag Games): TBC Q1

Source: ONM