Nintendo has released information on their lineup for 2010 and also 11 games that are on the Virtual console as we speak. Take a look at the release dates for many of our favorite publishers and games. The good thing about this list is thatthe games are Nintendo DS, Wiiware, Wii and the Virtual Console.
11 New Virtual Console Games
Blaster Master
Original platform: NES
Publisher: Sunsoft
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Mild Fantasy Violence
Price: 500 Wii Points
Description: The New York sewers were never like this. You’ve fallen down a hidden manhole into a world of creatures so terrifying they’d scare the rats away. You can panic and perish, or blast your way through an endless maze of tunnels in search of secret passages to your escape. Masters of the Caverns lay waiting – prehistoric creatures so powerful and gigantic they literally fill your screen. Load your arsenal and get ready for Blaster Master.
Earthworm Jim 2
Original platform: SEGA Genesis
Publisher: Interplay
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Cartoon Violence
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description: Superhero annelid Jim and his new sidekick, Snott, are back for an off-the-wall sequel in Earthworm Jim 2. Containing more action than your standard platformer from the Genesis era, each stage has a different style and mission, drawing on game play from different genres, including mazes, trivia contests and arcade-style levels. The game also features music composed by Tommy Tallarico. Do you have what it takes to rescue the Princess?
Nintendo DSiWare
LITTLEST PET SHOP
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Experience your favorite LITTLEST PET SHOP pets in a whole new way on your Nintendo DSi system. Play catch with your pets and their favorite toys, dress them up in adorable new accessories and keep them happy by brushing and feeding them. You can even throw a little dance party for your pets and help them rock out to cool songs.
Miami Nights
Publisher: Gameloft
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) – Comic Mischief, Mild Suggestive Themes, Tobacco Reference, Use of Alcohol
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: You won’t find a more complete life simulation than Miami Nights: Life in the Spotlight. Begin by designing your avatar with an unbelievable level of customizable physical detail. But it’s not your physique that counts. Instead, your life choices and your everyday behavior will influence more than 40 attributes that will make you a unique, progressive individual. The city of Miami is presented to you with no fewer than 30 places to explore. Plus, you’ll be able to customize your entire home and interact with your environment in many ways. The most important part of the game play lies in how you interact with other characters. They will be the ones who’ll help you achieve your goals. You’ll be able to establish and break off different types of relationships with them. It’s up to you to act like a bad guy or sweet girl, make friends or enemies, and choose the best way – honest or otherwise – to make your dreams become a reality.
Bejeweled Twist
Publisher: PopCap Games
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Spin, match, explode – it’s a brilliant new way to play. Spin and match explosive gems for shockwaves of fun in this quick-play version of the award-winning PopCap game. Rotate jewels to set up electrifying combos, outwit obstacles like Locks and Bombs, and create high-voltage Flame and Lightning gems. Play the intensely fun Classic mode or take on a friend in the exclusive Nintendo DS Battle mode. No matter how you play, you’ll find endless ways to win.
Yummy Yummy Cooking Jam
Publisher: Virtual Toys
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Have you ever asked yourself what it would feel like to be among the stoves of the best restaurants in the world? Do you want to become the best chef there is, preparing scrumptious dishes? Jump right in and enter the world of Yummy Yummy and its mixture of flavors and aromas. In Yummy Yummy, you’ll have to satisfy the hunger of the most diverse, colorful set of diners: vampires, extraterrestrials, mafia thugs, Vikings and more. Prepare hot dogs, hamburgers, pizzas and Mexican burritos as quickly as you can before your customers get tired of waiting and decide to leave the restaurant without giving you a good tip. Roll up your sleeves, don your chef’s hat and have a great time.
Master of Illusion Express: Matchmaker
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Master of Illusion Express titles feature mind-boggling magic tricks that you can perform with your Nintendo DSi system. Learn the illusions, practice up and amaze your friends. Master of Illusion Express: Matchmaker includes two tricks that use your Nintendo DSi system to reveal information about others. Use the Photo Diagnosis trick and stun others by taking two simple photos to pinpoint their exact age. Or have the Matchmaker trick show that another person has favorite dates or favorite foods that are similar to yours. Who knows? You could even land a date or make a new friend.
WiiWare
Stunt Cars
Publisher: Icon Games Entertainment
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description: Stunt Cars takes place on elevated racetracks with very little to stop players from accidentally driving off the side. Turbo can be used to make a car go faster, but it can only be used for a limited amount of time in each race. As you progress through the game’s four championship cups, you’ll unlock special features such as driver achievement awards.
Diatomic
Publisher: Grendel Games
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Mild Fantasy Violence
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description: Diatomic is a fast retro-arcade action game that takes place inside a set of petri dishes. The safe confines of your petri dish are about to be invaded by nine different diatomic creatures that seek to destroy you. Armed with your shield, tail, strategic intelligence and good reflexes, you stand a good chance of defeating the overwhelming odds. You must stay alive during 65 hectic stages spread over five chapters. The high score list shows what kind of player you are. Playing defensively and gaining an all-out defensive high score is harder to pull off than gaining an all-out offensive high score.
Moki Moki
Publisher: Natsume Inc.
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description: It’s a mind-bending, gravity-defying puzzler. The Moki are being devoured by the voracious Gromblins, and it’s up to you to guide the hapless little guys to safety. Bend, twist and rotate the environment to herd the Moki through a series of brain-teasing puzzles. Along the way, you’ll have to contend with deadly pitfalls, spinning blades and shifting gravity. Roll Moki down ramps, grab them with hooks and blast them with jets to guide them safely to the portals. Challenge your skills in 100 unique levels.
Rubik’s Puzzle Galaxy: RUSH
Publisher: Two Tribes
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 600 Wii Points
Description: Rubik’s Puzzle Galaxy: RUSH is a 3-D puzzle game with more than 70 challenging levels. Players need to guide Cubes to color-coded exit points. Using the Wii Remote controller’s intuitive controls, players herd the colored cubes along by using Conveyer Belts, Warps, Stop Signs, Directional Signs and Splits. RUSH also includes the original Rubik’s Cube as a bonus. Players can attempt to solve one of the four different-sized Cubes alone, compete against a second player or learn how to solve the classic Rubik’s Cube.
Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo DSi Shop and the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Mondays. Users with broadband Internet access can redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Nintendo Points Card can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one Nintendo Points Card must be redeemed in either the Nintendo DSi Shop or the Wii Shop Channel. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.
Wii
2K Sports
Major League Baseball 2K10 – March
Activision
How To Train Your Dragon – March 23
The American Game Factory, Inc.
Build-A-Bear Workshop – Friendship Valley – March 17
Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Shiren the Wanderer – Feb. 9
Capcom
TATSUNOKO VS. CAPCOM: ULTIMATE ALL-STARS – Jan. 26
City Interactive USA
Combat Wings: The Great Battles of WWII – Feb. 16
Chicken Riot – Feb. 9
Collision Studios
City Builder – February
D3Publisher
Family Party: 30 Great Games Winter Fun – February
Deep Silver, Inc.
Let’s Play Ballerina – March
Let’s Play Garden – March
Disney Interactive Studios
Alice in Wonderland – March
Hudson Entertainment
Rooms: The Main Building – Spring
Calling – Spring
Konami
Walk it Out – Jan. 10
Yu Gi Oh! Duel Trancer – Q1
DanceDanceRevolution – Q1
Majesco Entertainment
Data East Arcade Classics – January
The Daring Game of Girls – February
Pizza Delivery Boy – March
Nintendo
Endless Ocean: Blue World – Feb. 22
SEGA of America
Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll – Feb. 9
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing – March
SouthPeak Games
Sled Shred featuring the Jamaican Bobsled Team – Feb. 1
Fast Food Panic – Jan. 5
Storm City Entertainment
Bermuda Triangle: Saving the Coral – February
UFO Interactive Games, Inc.
Arcade Shooter: Ilvelo – Q1
Rock Blast – Q1
Jaja’s Adventure – Q1
Ubisoft
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle – late January
Sleepover Party – Jan. 12
Racquet Sports – March
Red Steel 2 – Q1
XSEED Games
The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces – Jan. 5
FRAGILE DREAMS: FAREWELL RUINS OF THE MOON – March 16
WiiWare
Akaoni Studio S.L.
Zombie Panic in Wonderland – Q1
Broken Rules
And Yet It Moves – Q1
Capcom
Phoenix Wright:Ace Attorney – January
Mega Man 10 – March
Ghostfire Games
Rage of the Gladiator – Q1
Hudson Entertainment
Military Madness: Nectaris – Q1
Nabi Studios
Toribash – Q1
Nintendo
WarioWare D.I.Y. Showcase – Q1
Press Play ApS
Max & the Magic Marker – Q1
Team Meat
Super Meat Boy – Q1
Nintendo DS/Nintendo DSi
2K Sports
Major League Baseball 2K10 – March
Activision
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief – Feb. 2
How To Train Your Dragon – March 23
Aksys Games
World Cup of Pool – Feb. 9
The American Game Factory, Inc.
Build-A-Bear Workshop – Welcome to Hugsville – March 17
Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey – March 10
Capcom Entertainment, Inc.
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth – Feb. 16
City Interactive USA
Animal Country: Life on the Farm – Feb. 16
Art of Murder – March 16
Deep Silver, Inc.
Let’s Play Flight Attendant – March
Let’s Play Ballerina – March
Let’s Play Garden – March
Disney Interactive Studios
Sonny With a Chance – Spring
Alice in Wonderland – March
GameMill Publishing
Escape the Museum – Jan. 12
Hidden Mysteries: Buckingham Palace – Feb. 9
Hudson Entertainment
Rooms: The Main Building – Spring
DECA SPORTS – Spring
Konami
Scene It! Twilight – Q1
Puzzle Chronicles – Jan. 10
Majesco Entertainment
Super Speed Machines – February
The Daring Game for Girls – February
Dawn of Heroes – February
ATV Revolution – March
Nintendo
Glory of Heracles – Jan. 18
Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version – March 14
WarioWare: D.I.Y. – March 28
America’s Test Kitchen: Let’s Get Cooking – March 28
Natsume Inc.
Squishy Tank – February
Cheer We Go! – March
PopCap Games
Bejeweled Twist – Q1
SEGA of America
Sands of Destruction – Jan. 12
Infinite Space – March
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing – March
Sonic Classic Collection – Spring
SouthPeak Games
Crime Scene – Feb. 1
Dementium II – Feb. 2
Fast Food Panic – Jan. 5
Sushi Go Round – Feb. 1
Montessori Music – March 1
Storm City Entertainment
Bermuda Triangle: Saving the Coral – February
Myst – February
ATV Quad Kings – March
T.A.C Heroes: The Big Red One – March
TECMO
Monster Rancher DS – March
AGAIN – March
Telegames, Inc.
Puzzle Overload -Spring
Solitaire Overload Plus – Spring
THQ
Daniel X: The Ultimate Power – Jan. 12
Tomy Corporation
Lovely Lisa and Friends (enhanced Nintendo DSi content) – February
Ubisoft
Imagine Reporter – Jan. 20
Imagine Party Planner – Jan. 13
Imagine Sweet 16 – Feb. 10
Imagine Gymnast – March 10
XSEED Games
KORG DS-10 Plus – Jan. 19
Ragnarok DS – Feb. 16
Nintendo DSiWare
EA
Downtown Texas Hold’em Poker – Q1
Surviving High School – Q1
Gameloft
Legends of Exidia – Q1
Let’s Golf – Q1
Real Soccer 2010 – Q1
Gangstar 2: Kings of L.A. – Q1
Nintendo
Trajectile – Jan. 4
Number Battle – Jan. 25
Starship Defense – Jan. 18
Touch Solitaire – Jan. 11
X-Scape – February
Link ‘n’ Launch – February
Subatomic Studios
Fieldrunners – Q1
WayForward
Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Q1
