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Nintendo Announces DS Line-Up For THE WORLD

Posted Fri, 30 Oct 2009 by Jonathan Wahlgren

Brace your wallet

Brace your wallet

Release dates and windows for Europe, North America and Japan announced

Since the Wii release list was such a hit, Nintendo has followed up with a sequel in the form of a DS release list for the near future.

There has been some fan backlash to this new list, with certain gamers upset that Nintendo has dared release a new list so shortly after the first one. An online petition to boycott this list is being organized but is expected to peter out once fans get ahold of these games. Nintendo commented that everyone on the list were "entitled whiners whose money we will gladly take."

Remember, this is subject to change.

North America
Style Savvy — Nov. 2, 2009
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks — Dec. 7, 2009
Pokémon HeartGold — Spring 2010
Pokémon SoulSilver — Spring 2010
Glory of Heracles — 2010
Golden Sun DS (Working title) — 2010
WarioWare D.I.Y. — TBA
Picross 3D — TBA

Europe
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky— Nov. 20, 2009
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks — Dec. 11, 2009
Pokémon HeartGold — Spring 2010
Pokémon SoulSilver — Spring 2010
WarioWare D.I.Y. — TBA

Japan
Mario & Sonic At the Olympic Winter Games — Nov. 19, 2009
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks — Dec. 23, 2009
Famicom Wars DS 2 (Working title) — 2009
Golden Sun DS (Working title) — TBA

Source: kotaku.com.

Tags: DS, Release dates.

User Comments

irken004

1. irken004 United States 30 Oct 2009, 21:31 GMT

Picross 3D will be MINE!!!

Odnetnin

2. Odnetnin United States 30 Oct 2009, 21:33 GMT

Oh goodie. Well, not really...
Pokemon, Golden Sun, and WarioWare mildly interest me, but that's it.

PhoenixSage

3. PhoenixSage United States 30 Oct 2009, 21:36 GMT

Didn't realize there were seperate lists for Wii and DS. Whoops... ^ _ ^;;;

Golden Sun DS (Working title) — 2010

This had better not get pushed back to 2011, or I will be PO'd. I've waited long enough. Now I'd just like some new info, please and thank you Camelot.

cheetahman91

4. cheetahman91 United States 30 Oct 2009, 21:36 GMT

Not interested in any of these.

Xkhaoz

5. Xkhaoz United States 30 Oct 2009, 21:40 GMT

Famicom Wars DS2?

RyuZebian

6. RyuZebian Sweden 30 Oct 2009, 21:43 GMT

Golden Sun DS better not suck. Not that that would stop me from buying it! xD I've been forced to play the games on an emulator, and I feel like giving something back... Money, for example. But considering the time it took for the game just to be announced, I have to say my expectations are QUITE high... - . -

pixelman

7. pixelman United States 30 Oct 2009, 21:50 GMT

Golden Sun DS, yay. Not interested in the others.

Ezekiel

8. Ezekiel United States 30 Oct 2009, 22:03 GMT

Yay for Pokemon!

colmtheperson

9. colmtheperson Ireland 30 Oct 2009, 22:07 GMT

Wow that's a long list... Nintendo were clearly up all night writing it

DaVeMaN99

10. DaVeMaN99 Canada 30 Oct 2009, 22:16 GMT

New advance wars? Shweett

Sneaker13

11. Sneaker13 Netherlands 30 Oct 2009, 22:18 GMT

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks and Pokémon HeartGold (or Soul Silver) for me.

Cipher

12. Cipher United Kingdom 30 Oct 2009, 22:20 GMT

"New advance wars? Shweett"

Old Advance Wars, actually. Japan haven't had Days of Ruin (or Dark Conflict) yet, and this is it.

wanderlustwarrior

13. wanderlustwarrior United States 30 Oct 2009, 22:31 GMT

usually I don't like Wahlgren's editorial "flair", but this one is actually funny. I'll allow it.

mjc0961

14. mjc0961 United States 30 Oct 2009, 22:36 GMT

"There has been some fan backlash to this new list, with certain gamers upset that Nintendo has dared release a new list so shortly after the first one."

lolwut? It's a list of games coming out, not a list of games you have to buy or else. Man people are stupid.

Disappointing list, though. I was hoping for a more exact date on Golden Sun DS. I already knew it was 2010. :(

Steamboat Willie

15. Steamboat Willie United States 30 Oct 2009, 22:49 GMT

Meh, I'm only interested in the Zelda game.

lz2009

16. lz2009 United States 30 Oct 2009, 22:56 GMT

Picross 3D?! :O

Wait, hold on. They're boycotting the list? How are they gonna do that?!

Chibi Link

17. Chibi Link Australia 30 Oct 2009, 23:06 GMT

"There has been some fan backlash to this new list, with certain gamers upset that Nintendo has dared release a new list so shortly after the first one. An online petition to boycott this list is being organized but is expected to peter out once fans get ahold of these games."

That wouldn't happen to be a reference to the Left4Dead 2 boycott, would it? :P

lunchmeats101

18. lunchmeats101 Canada 30 Oct 2009, 23:15 GMT

WW DIY is still tba? eww.

kaya122

19. kaya122 United States 30 Oct 2009, 23:34 GMT

Japan gets spirit tracks after us? Sweet!

KnucklesSonic8

20. KnucklesSonic8 Canada 31 Oct 2009, 00:02 GMT

@lunchmeats101: Tell me about it. What's taking so long? :(

mattnd2007

21. mattnd2007 United States 31 Oct 2009, 01:00 GMT

golden sun ds is the main one for me. i don't even have a ds though, i'll have to play the game at my friend's house. zelda looks good too, but he probably won't be buying it.

Ike-Mike

22. Ike-Mike Germany 31 Oct 2009, 01:26 GMT

Sorry to break it for anyone who thinks that Famicom Wars DS2 is a new game, but it's just Days of Ruin.

Yeah, Japan still hasn't got it after all this time.

Versus22

23. Versus22 Canada 31 Oct 2009, 01:37 GMT

Glory of Heracles & Golden Sun DS are the best picks on the list, and both are great games/series! (I believe Glory of Heracles had a pretty good review score when the game was released in Japan quite awhile ago).

Twilight Crow

24. Twilight Crow Mexico 31 Oct 2009, 02:30 GMT

I think I'll skip DS games this christmas. Spirit Tracks ew I hate trains :P, well I'd buy it if I had the money, but I'm not ding for playing it.

Token Girl

25. Token Girl United States 31 Oct 2009, 02:54 GMT

Is there seriously boycotting of the list? Nintendo fans are such whiners sometimes!

Also, according to Playasia.com, Heart Gold and Soul Silver will be released in April. Not the most reliable source I think, but it's still something.

Yosher

26. Yosher Netherlands 31 Oct 2009, 03:08 GMT

Pokémon all the way! Might try Golden Sun at some point as well.

slapshot82

27. slapshot82 United States 31 Oct 2009, 03:19 GMT

New Golden Sun will be tons of fun. Shantae and new Rayman games aren't on the list but I think this is Retail DS only. I still got to pick up Mario and Luigi Bowsers Inside Story at some point as well.

Stuffgamer1

28. Stuffgamer1 United States 31 Oct 2009, 03:44 GMT

@mjc0961 and Token Girl: I'm quite certain that was a JOKE, not something to be taken seriously.

Oh, we ARE still supposed to be getting WarioWare and Picross 3D? Those had fallen so far off the news radar (and weren't on Nintendo.com) that I thought they might've been cancelled for western release! Glad to see they MAY still be coming, though the "TBA" date isn't terribly encouraging.

JustYourAverageBleh

29. JustYourAverageBleh Philippines 31 Oct 2009, 05:08 GMT

Yahoo!

Nes_Boy64

30. Nes_Boy64 United Kingdom 31 Oct 2009, 09:59 GMT

Subject to change quite a bit I'd said, Golden Sun DS - Europe 2010!? But as long as it's not a DSi regioned locked game...

Zammy

31. Zammy United Kingdom 31 Oct 2009, 10:16 GMT

Late to the game
Agreed, Phoenix. I can't wait another bloody year and a bit just for Golden Sun DS... I love Golden Sun.
Other than that, I'm severely uninterested. =P

shinkukage09

32. shinkukage09 United States 31 Oct 2009, 11:09 GMT

What's funny about the "Entitled whiners" whining about the list, is that Gamestop has an EVEN BIGGER LIST, with all this info already on it. These lists are nothing new, Nintyfresh is just releasing them to the general public now.

ryanknight717

33. ryanknight717 United States 31 Oct 2009, 14:02 GMT

ZELDA!!!!!

Qwikman

34. Qwikman United States 31 Oct 2009, 15:43 GMT

I find it wierd that Japan gets Spirit Tracks after us...
Anyway, will only buy Golden Sun DS (Still need to find the sequel at a GameStop) and maybe Spirit Tracks. I won't be buying PHG/SS cuz my friend is willing to sell the original GBC versions for $20 each.

Starwolf_UK

35. Starwolf_UK United Kingdom 31 Oct 2009, 17:44 GMT

@Nes_Boy64. This list comes from a page of the quarterly shareholders report. Since it is only a single page they cannot fit absolutely everything. Also NOE seems to keeps their cards held closest to their heart as of recent with regards to are they releasing games (kind of daft as all the happens is people import games rather than take any chance with NOE).

SmaMan

36. SmaMan United States 31 Oct 2009, 20:08 GMT

WarioWare D.I.Y. is still TBA... I hope this doesn't mean they're going through great lengths to restrict its freedom to be "child-friendly." If that's the case, I'll import!

rayvin400

37. rayvin400 United States 31 Oct 2009, 23:13 GMT

Come on. Picross 3D has been 'TBA" for years now. Let's pick a date, please.

SanderEvers

38. SanderEvers Netherlands 01 Nov 2009, 11:19 GMT

Pokémon, Zelda and Golden Sun DS for me please :)

Dicesukeinuzuka

39. Dicesukeinuzuka United States 01 Nov 2009, 17:56 GMT

Pokemon, Zelda, Golden Sun, WarioWare. :D

RadioShadow

40. RadioShadow United Kingdom 01 Nov 2009, 19:05 GMT

"Famicom Wars DS 2 (Working title) — 2009"

Most likely this is Advance Wars: Days of Ruin / Dark Conflict. The US/EU release actually has the Japanese text stored in the game (viewed using action replay codes) and the Japanese graphic title is in there as well (can't remember the title but it wasn't Famicom Wars II) .

Unless they are planning on making a sequel to Advance Wars: Dual Stike [Famicom Wars: DS in Japan]. I doubt it.

StarDust

41. StarDust United States 02 Nov 2009, 08:49 GMT

I have had picross 3d (japanese version) for some time now.

LEGEND MARIOID

42. LEGEND MARIOID United Kingdom 02 Nov 2009, 14:33 GMT

I need: Picross 3D, Warioware DIY, Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks and possibly Sonic and Sega All Star Racing DS...soon please!

Okamiden is some time next year and I'll wait to see what the reviews for Star Ward Vattle Front are like.

Our list looks decidely thin. But that's not surprising is it.

Hipeoplessssss

43. Hipeoplessssss United States 02 Nov 2009, 15:39 GMT

Japan didn't get Mario and Sonic at the Winter games yet??? But usually they get stuff before USA.

Lanmanna

44. Lanmanna United States 03 Nov 2009, 01:23 GMT

I want Zelda, Pokemon, WarioWare, and Golden Sun. I can't believe some of you are complaining about the list. They will be announced at E3, plus there are over 40 great DS games already out.

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