Rhythm Heaven, the quirky rhythm based DS game is slated for the 1st half of 2009 in American soil.

Not exactly unexpected and a more precise date would be good, but nonetheless, Nintendo just announced that Rhythm Heaven, the western version of Rhythm Tengoku Gold will hit USA on the 1st half of 2009.

Rhythm Heaven is a game that relies on the players' sense of rhythm to complete the odd and hilarious mini games, not entirely unlike Wario Ware. Stay alert for more on this game