Punch-Out, Mario and Luigi RPG 3 and more

Feb 2, 2009 18:11 GMT  ·  By

Nintendo is a company that has been experiencing a very high trend in terms of both popularity and sales, as its two major products, the Wii and the DS, are shattering records left and right, still being subject to heavy demand even after quite some time since their launch.

This popularity is largely due to the fact that, while other products focus on hardcore gamers, the DS and Wii appeal to a much more mainstream audience, which is interested in family-friendly games, which they can play with their loved ones. The Japanese company also backed up the two consoles with first- and second-party titles that gained a lot of fans, like Mario Kart or Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Now, it seems that Nintendo wants to maintain those big sales this year and has announced the lineup of games and hardware that will be released. While other companies are starting to be more careful with the amount of titles they are offering, it seems that Nintendo isn't worried and has prepared a very big lineup, including Mario and Luigi RPG 3 for the DS, Punch-Out and Sin & Punishment 2 for the Wii. Here's the full list, as found on Kotaku:

Japan

• Nintendo DS DS Uranai Seikatsu 2009/1/15 Mario and Luigi RPG 3 2009/2/11 Rittai Picross 2009/3/12 Tomodachi Collection(Temp.) 2009 Famicom Wars DS2(Temp.) 2009 Made in Ore 2009

• Nintendo Wii NEW PLAY CONTROL! MARIO POWER TENNIS 2009/1/15 Another Code R: Kioku no Tobira 2009/2/5 NEW PLAY CONTROL! METROID PRIME 2009/2/19 NEW PLAY CONTROL! PIKMIN 2 2009/3 Wii Sports Resort 2009 Spring Cosmic Walker(Temp.) 2009 Kensakusu(Temp.) 2009 Spurn Smasher(Temp.) 2009 Dynamic Zan(Temp.) 2009 Takt of Magic(Temp.) 2009 Sin and Punishment 2(Temp.) 2009 Punch-Out!! 2009 100 Go de Start! Eikaiwa(Temp.) 2009 Endless Ocean 2(Temp.) 2009 Hoshi no Kirby(Temp.) 2009 Minna ga Shuyaku no NHK Kohaku Quiz Gassen(Temp.) 2009 Line Attack Heroes(Temp.) 2009 NEW PLAY CONTROL! CHIBI-ROBO 2009 NEW PLAY CONTROL! METROID PRIME 2 ECHOES 2009

The United States • Nintendo DS Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon 2009/2/16 Pokemon Platinum version 2009/3/22 Personal Trainer: Walking CY2009 Rhythm Heaven CY2009 Mario and Luigi RPG 3(Temp.) 2009 Nintendo DSi (hardware) Spring-Summer 2009

• Nintendo Wii NEW PLAY CONTROL! MARIO POWER TENNIS 2009/3 NEW PLAY CONTROL! PIKMIN 2009/3 Wii Sports Resort CY2009 First half Punch-Out!!(Temp.) CY2009 First half Sin and Punishment 2(Temp.) 2009

Europe • Nintendo DS Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir 2009/2/6 Walk with me! Do you know your walking routine? bundled with two Activity Meters 2009/2/20 Rhythm Paradise CY2009 Pokemon Platinum version CY2009 Mario and Luigi RPG 3(Temp.) 2009 Kirby Super Star Ultra(Temp.) 2009 Nintendo DSi (hardware) Spring-Summer 2009

• Nintendo Wii NEW PLAY CONTROL! PIKMIN 2009/2/6 NEW PLAY CONTROL! MARIO POWER TENNIS 2009/3/6 Punch-Out!!(Temp.) CY2009 First half NEW PLAY CONTROL! PIKMIN 2 CY2009 First half Wii Sports Resort 2009 Sin & Punishment 2(Temp.) 2009 Another Code R(Temp.) 2009 Endless Ocean 2(Temp.) 2009

All in all, it seems that Nintendo console owners are in for some very interesting titles this year. Whether you have a DS or a Wii, or even both, you'll surely find at least one title that will spark your interest, so you'd better start saving up.