Posted 19 May 2006 at 07:32 by Tom Phillips
Another year, another summer drought. Nintendo of Europe reveal their first-party titles for release over the next quarter.
Here's the list of titles, by platform - now updated to include third-party releases as well:
Nintendo DS:
Dragon Booster (Konami) Q2 2006Tao's Adventure: The Curse of the Demon Seal (Konami) Q2 2006Golden Nugget Casino (Majesco/THQ) May 2006Monster Trucks (Majesco/THQ) May 2006Texas Hold 'em Poker (Majesco/THQ) May 2006Pokémon Link! (Nintendo) 5 May 2006 Metroid Prime Hunters (Nintendo) 5 May 2006X-Men 3: The Official Game (Activision) 19 May 2006Tamagotchi (Bandai/ATARI) 19 May 2006Super Princess Peach (Nintendo) 26 May 2006 Miss Spider (Game Factory/K.E. Media) 26 May 2006Beetle King (D3DB) End of May 2006Brick'em all DS (D3DB) End of May 2006Cameltry (Digital Bros) May/June 2006Guru Guru Naget (working title) (Digital Bros) May/June 2006Over the Hedge (Activision) June 2006Beta-Bloc (D3P) June 2006Fossil League (Dinosaur Tournament Championship) (D3P) June 2006Warlords Champion (D3P) June 2006Ages of Empires II: Age Of Kings (Majesco/THQ) June 2006Rainbow Island Revolution (Marvelous/Rising Star Games/ATARI) June 2006Dr Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? (Nintendo) 9 June 2006 Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Man Chest (Disney/Buena Vista Games) 21 June 2006 (UK 23 June 2006)Disney/Pixar's Cars (THQ) 16 June (France & Benelux); 23 June (Spain); 14 July (UK); 1 Sept (Germany & Italy)New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) 30 June 2006Monster House (THQ) July 2006Superman Returns (EA) 5 July 2006Big Brain Academy (Nintendo) 7 July 2006Elecktroplankton (Nintendo) 7 July 2006 Alex Rider Stormbreaker (THQ) 7 July (UK); July (Netherlands); Sept. (Italy & Spain); Oct (Belgium & France); Germany � tbcGuilty Gear (Majesco/THQ) Aug 2006Strawberry Shortcake (Game Factory/K.E. Media) Aug 2006Harvest Moon DS (Rising Star Games) Sept 2006Tenchu Dark Secret (Nintendo) Sept 2006 Club House Games (temporary name) (Nintendo) Sept 2006 English Training (temporary name) (Nintendo) Sept 2006 Petit Virus (Digital Bros) Sept 2006Garfield 2 (The Movie) (Game Factory/K.E. Media) Sept 2006Disney's American Dragon: Jake Long (Disney/Buena Vista Games) Sept 2006LEGO Star Wars II (Eidos/TT Games/Activision) 12 Sept 2006Cooking Mama (Digital Bros) Sept/Oct 2006Steel Horizon (working title) (Konami) Autumn 2006Contact (Marvelous/Rising Star Games) Autumn 2006Catz (Ubisoft) Q3 2006Nintendo GameCube
X-Men 3: The Official Game (Activision) 19 May 2006Chibi-Robo! (Nintendo) 26 May 2006Franklin � A Birthday Surprise (Game Factory/K.E. Media) 26 May 2006Over the Hedge (Activision) June 2006Namco MuseumTM 50th Anniversary Arcade Collection (Namco/EA) 2 June 2006Super Monkey Ball Adventure (SEGA) 2 June 2006Disney/Pixar's Cars (THQ) 16 June (France & Benelux); 23 June (Spain); 14 July (UK); 1 Sept (Germany & Italy)Monster House (THQ) July 2006Harvest Moon: Magical Melody (Rising Star Games) Sept 2006Barnyard (THQ) Sept 2006Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent (Ubisoft) Sept 2006LEGO Star Wars II (Eidos/TT Games/Activision) 12 Sept 2006Game Boy Advance
Disney's The Wild (Disney/Buena Vista Games) April/June 2006Brick'em all (D3DB) May 2006Funny Cards (D3DB) May 2006Dr. Sudoku (Digital Bros) May 2006Cabbage Patch Kids: The Patch Puppy Rescue (D3P) May (No release in Germany)Scrabble Scramble (ZOO Digital) 12 May 2006Street Racing Syndicate (ZOO Digital) 12 May 2006X Men 3: The Official Game (Activision) 19 May 2006Babar (Game Factory/K.E. Media) 26 May 2006Over the Hedge (Activision) June 2006Postman Pat (Game Factory/KE Media) June 2006Final Fantasy IV Advance (Nintendo) 2 June 2006, 1 June 2006 (Italy)Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Man Chest (Disney/Buena Vista Games) 21 June 2006, 23 June 2006 (UK)Disney/Pixar's Cars (THQ) 16 June (France & Benelux); 23 June (Spain); 14 July (UK); 1 Sept (Germany & Italy)My Vet Practice (dtp) July 2006Monster House (THQ) July 2006Alex Rider Stormbreaker (THQ) 7 July (UK); July (Netherlands); Sept. (Italy & Spain); Oct. (Belgium & France); Germany tbcMatchbox Kids Compilation (ZOO Digital) 14 July 2006Hot Wheels (ZOO Digital) 28 July 2006Harlem Globetrotters (ZOO Digital) 11 Aug 2006Rockem Sockem (ZOO Digital) 25 Aug 2006Disney's American Dragon: Jake Long (Disney/Buena Vista Games) Sept 2006Barnyard (THQ) Sept 2006LEGO Star Wars II (Eldos/TT Games/Activision) 12 Sept 2006Bratz Diamondz (THQ) Oct 2006Alexandra Ledermann 7 (working title) � France onlyPipa Funnel � UK only (Ubisoft) Q3 2006Interestingly, no date was given for the newly revealed Super Paper Mario or DK Bongo Blast - two of the last titles Nintendo are developing for the Cube. We can only anticipate them getting an early Autumn release.
Cheers to R-E reader Elias Pergantis for the heads-up on the update!
