It's Q4 2009 already! We'll never quite now how it's gone this quickly. To celebrate, Nintendo's sent out the European Wii/DS release schedule.
In the run-up to Christmas, expect a handful of much-loved Nintendo faces, including the Hylian hero's second adventure for DS, The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, and frantic multiplayer classic Mario platforming in New! Super Mario Bros! Wii. We've also got Wii Fit Plus (with and without balance board) to help fix 2009 resolutions before it's too late!
On the Wii side of things, which does look stronger than the simulation-stained DS line-up, we've also got a trip back to Racoon City in Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles, more Tales of Symphonia love from Namco Bandai and Konami's eerie Silent Hill remake, Shattered Memories. DS highlights include Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, LuminousArc 2 and a new Pokémon Mystery dungeon to enjoy.
Both platforms will also receive the obligitory 2010 updates for various suports games, as well as Sega's follow-up to it's collaboration with Nintendo - Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games.
Which of these titles will you be buying? What do you think of the pre-Christmas DS and Wii line-up?
Q4 2009 - Europe Wii Releases
Wii Software 2009 | Release Date |
Family Party: Outdoor Fun (D3Publisher) | 2 October |
Crazy Mini Golf 2 (Data Design Interactive) | 2 October |
FIFA10 (EA SPORTS) | 2 October |
Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquillity (Nintendo) | 9 October |
StarWars 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) | 23October |
The Ultimate Red Ball Challenge (Mindscape) | 23October |
Super Hero Squad (THQ) | 23October |
WWESmackdown vs Raw 2010 (THQ) | 23October |
Arcade Zone (Activision) | 30 October |
SciencePapa (Activision) | 30 October |
Mountains Sports (Activision) | 30 October |
WiiFit Plus (Nintendo) | 30 October |
WiiFit Plus with Wii Balance Board (Nintendo) | 30 October |
DragonBall: 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'sScare School Spooky Sports Day (Blast Entertainment) | October |
THESECRET SATURDAYS: Beasts of the 5th Sun (D3Publisher) | October |
Ballerinapresented by Repetto (Deep Silver) | October |
ABoy And His Blob (Majesco) | October |
GoPlay Circus Star (Majesco) | October |
TEENAGEMUTANT NINJA TURTLES: SMASH-UP (UBISOFT) | October |
Squeeballs(Zen United) | October |
PlaymobilCircus (HMH Interactive) | 5 November |
AnimalPlanet: Vet Life (Activision) | 6 November |
Barbieand the Three Musketeers (Activision) | 6 November |
iCarly (Activision) | 6 November |
Madagascar:Kartz (Activision) | 6 November |
Rapala:We Fish (Activision) | 6 November |
MyBaby 2 (NOBILIS) | 6 November |
BeatThe 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) | 27November (UK, DE) |
Yoga (JoWooD) | November |
Karaoke Revolution (Konami) | November |
Let's Party (Konami) | November |
TornadoOutbreak (Konami) | November |
Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World (NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe, SAS) | November |
RTLWinter 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 |
Planet51 (SEGA) | Novemberonwards |
TonyHawk: RIDE (Activision) | 4December (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 |
SporeHero (EA) | Autumn |
Formula 1 (Codemasters) | Q4 |
PonyFriends (Eidos) | Q4 |
PES2010 (Konami) | Q4 |
Horrid Henry's Missions of Mischief (SouthPeak Games) | Q4 |
Miniclip Sushi Go Round (SouthPeak Games) | Q4 |
Builda Bear: Friendship Valley (The Game Factory) | Q4 |
AVATAR (UBISOFT) | Q4 |
MONSTER 4x4 STUNTRACE (UBISOFT) | Q4 |
RABBIDS GO HOME (UBISOFT) | Q4 |
SHAUN WHITE SNOW 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 |
Q4 2009 - Europe DS Releases
Nintendo DS Software 2009 | Release Date | |
FIFA10 (EA SPORTS) | 2 October | |
Famous (NOBILIS) | 2 October | |
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (Nintendo) | 9 October | |
StarWars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes (LucasArts) | 9 October | |
CateWest: The Vanishing Files (Oxygen Interactive) | 9 October | |
AngelCat Sugar (Rising Star Games) | 9 October | |
Harvest Fishing (Rising Star Games) | 15October | |
AllStar Cheerleader 2 (THQ) | 16 October | |
LuminousArc 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) | 18October | |
Bakugan:Battle Brawlers (Activision) | 23October | |
SuperHero Squad (THQ) | 23October | |
WWESmackdown vs Raw 2010 (THQ) | 23October | |
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (Disney Interactive Studios) | 29 October | |
Nintendo Presents Style Boutique (Nintendo) | 23October | |
SciencePapa (Activision) | 30 October | |
DragonBall Z: Attack of the Saiyans (NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe, SAS) | 30 October | |
Cars: Race O Rama (THQ) | October | |
Casper'sScare School Spooky Sports Day (Blast Entertainment) | October | |
Shaun the Sheep: Off His Head (D3Publisher) | October | |
Carcassonne(Deep Silver) | October | |
CrosswordsItaly (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 | |
DOLPHINISLAND UNDERWATER ADVENTURES (UBISOFT) | October | |
GIRLSLIFE MAKEOVER (UBISOFT) | October | |
IMAGINEBEAUTY STYLIST (UBISOFT) | October | |
IMAGINEJOURNALIST (UBISOFT) | October | |
PETZMY PONY CLUB (UBISOFT) | October | |
Squeeballs(Zen United) | October | |
Animal Planet: Vet Life (Activision) | 6 November | |
Barbieand the Three Musketeers (Activision) | 6 November | |
iCarly (Activision) | 6 November | |
Madagascar: Kartz (Activision) | 6 November | |
Disney's A Christmas Carol (Disney Interactive Studios) | 6 November | |
MyBaby 2 (NOBILIS) | 6 November | |
Bea tThe Intro (Mindscape) | 6 November | |
Women'sMurder Club Games of Passion (THQ) | 6 November | |
Worldof Zoo (THQ) | 6 November | |
SpongeBobTruth or Square (THQ) | 13 November | |
TheBiggest Loser (THQ) | 13 November | |
JewelQuest Solitaire (astragon Software GmbH) | 16 November | |
QuestMysteries (astragon Software GmbH) | 16 November | |
Princessand the Frog (Disney Interactive Studios) | 19 November | |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Sky (Nintendo) | 20 November | |
Wherethe Wild Things Are (WBIE) | 27 November (UK, DE) | |
BuddyMaths/Scoyo Mathe (Deep Silver) | November | |
BuddyVocabulary Trainer English (Deep Silver) | November | |
BuddyVocabulary Trainer French (Deep Silver) | November | |
ScoyoMathe lernen (Deep Silver) | November | |
EasyLearning: Discover Our Earth (JoWooD) | November | |
WireWay (Konami) | November | |
CrashTime III (Playtainment) | November | |
JamboSafari (SEGA) | November | |
Safecracker(The Adventure Company) | November | |
ARTHURAND THE REVENGE OF MALTAZARD (UBISOFT) | November | |
CSIDEADLY INTENT: THE HIDDEN CASES (UBISOFT) | November | |
GIRLSLIFE FASHION ADDICT (UBISOFT) | November | |
GIRLSLIFE JEWELLERY DESIGN (UBISOFT) | November | |
GIRLSLIFE SLEEPOVER PARTY (UBISOFT) | November | |
PETZDOGZ SUPERSTAR (UBISOFT) | November | |
PETZHAMSTERZ SUPERSTAR (UBISOFT) | November | |
PETZNURSERY (UBISOFT) | November | |
PRINCESSMELODY (UBISOFT) | November | |
JIGAPIXRange (zushi games ltd) | November | |
Planet 51 (SEGA) | Novemberonwards | |
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo) | 11 December | |
NintendoPresents: Crossword Collection (Nintendo) | 18 December (UKOnly) | |
LegendOf Kay (The 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'sMy Circus (2K Play) | Autumn | |
LITTLEST PET SHOP FRIENDS (EA) | Autumn | |
MySimsAgents (EA) | Autumn | |
Need for Speed Nitro (EA) | Autumn | |
SimAnimalsAfrica (EA) | Autumn | |
SporeHero Arena (EA) | Autumn | |
StarWars Battlefront: Elite Squadron (LucasArts) | Autumn | |
HASBRO FAMILY GAME NIGHT 2 (EA) | Autumn | |
LEGO Indiana Jones 2 The Adventure Continues (LucasArts) | Winter |