USA Today reports that Nintendo expects to have eight to 10 games ready, including such familiar names as Mario 64 DS, The URBZ: Sims in the City, Madden NFL and Spider-Man 2, as well as new titles such as Asphalt GT � when it launches Nov. 21. The DS will cost $149.99, and games $29.99, which is dirt cheap (approx. 20 Euros or 15 pounds).

"We're feeling quite good about the number of titles and, in particular, what the key titles are and what they represent," says Reginald Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America executive vice president of sales and marketing. He expects 20 to 25 titles to be available early next year.

The GBA SP and DS, he says, are aimed at different markets: Advance is designed to appeal to early teens; DS is expected to draw 18 to 20 year-olds.

"I expect to sell every single DS that I can get on my hands," Fils-Aime says. "Our company has publicly stated that by the end of March we expect to sell 4 million units. We're talking big numbers."

The early games include:

Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt: This playable demo, which will come packed with DS hardware, taps into DS' touch-sensitive screen and networking. First Hunt, a first-person action game in which players control a space bounty hunter, features both single-player levels and arenas in which as many as four players can stalk each other.

Mario 64 DS: The best of the games that Nintendo demonstrated is an impressively updated version of the N64 best seller. Nintendo designers did not simply port this quintessential Mario adventure to DS; they also added familiar characters Wario, Luigi and Yoshi the dinosaur with unique abilities that bring new aspects to the game. Nintendo also has added a selection of impressive 'mini-games'.

Spider-Man 2: Graphically remarkable though not nearly as innovative, Activision's new title uses the touch-sensitive screen to let players scroll through Spider-Man's abilities. Spider-Man 2's gameplay is a return to the two-dimensional style of the original Game Boy rather than the 3-D movement of the latest Spidey titles, but the speed and style are good, and the action is excellent.

Cube-Europe will bring you the full launch list when it is released later this week!

Update: Here we have the official announced DS titles, for the Japanese launch plus some more future titles.

More news comes from the Nintendo Tokyo Conference. There will be 12 launch titles in the Japanese launch on December 2. These are:

• Super Mario 64 DS (Nintendo)
• Pokémon Dash (Nintendo)
• Big Concert! Band Brothers (Nintendo)
• Touch! Made in Wario (Nintendo)
• Intuitive Stroke (Nintendo)
• Zoo Keeper (Success)
• Mahjongg Tournament (Koei)
• Feel the Magic (Sega)
• Tendo Dokuta (Spike)
• Urbz: Sims in the City (EA)
• Plus 2 unconfirmed titles

As you see there is a new Pokemon game too. Moreover there are tons of games coming from many developers and here we have some of the titles that will hit the market soon or later after the DS US release date:

• Final Fantasy III (Square-Enix)
• Advance Wars DS (Nintendo)
• Yoshi's Touch & Go (Nintendo)
• Pokémon Dash (Nintendo)
• GoldenEye: Rogue Agent (EA)
• Need for Speed Underground (EA)
• Madden NFL 2005 (EA)
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf (EA)
• Ping Pals (THQ)
• Spiderman 2  (Activision)
• Animal Crossing DS (Nintendo)
• New Super Mario Bros game (Nintendo)
• Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
• Asphalt Urban GT (Ubisoft)
• Rayman (Ubisoft)
• Crush (Ubisoft)
• Ridge Racer (Namco)
• Mr. Driller: Drill Spirits (Namco)
• Viewtiful Joe (Capcom)
• Bomberman (Hudson Soft)
• Frogger (Konami Studios)
• Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles (Square-Enix)

Reggie Fils-Aime, the executive vice president of sales and marketing of Nintendo of America stated: "DS provides a roadmap to the future of videogames. The overwhelming support of strong third party titles, combined with Nintendo's flagship franchise, makes this the strongest software support for any Nintendo system in more than a decade."

More news in the next hours. Stay tuned.