Nintendo Details Massive DS Lineup of Games

The handheld gaming market has been somewhat of a two-horse race in recent times, as the Nintedo DS and the PlayStation Portable have been fighting all across the world in terms of sales and popularity. But while the PSP does a fine job in Japan, despite the fact that the DSi is already launched there, in other territories, the winner is the dual-screen console.

Part of the DS' massive popularity is the big library of video games, which ranges from casual titles to even a few more mature-oriented, which all give some very interesting and unique experiences when combined with the features of the DS. Now, Nintendo has announced the lineup of video games that will be appearing onto its small portable console up until summer.

The lineup is very strong, and will certainly give the PSP, which has received announcements about LittleBigPlanet or MotorStorm coming to it, a run for its money. From the very hyped-up GTA: Chinatown Wars, to Guitar Hero: Modern Hits and Codemasters' evil Overlord: Minions, a lot of titles will give DS owners reasons to spend their money. Here's the complete list:

2K Sports
MLB 2K9 Fantasy All-Stars - March 3
Don King Boxing - March 31

Activision
X-Men Origins: Wolverine - May
Ice Age 3 - June 30
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - June

Activision/RedOctane
Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits - June

Aksys Games
Jake Hunter Detective Chronicles: Memories of the Past - May 26
Rockin' Pretty - June 23

Aspyr Media, Inc.
Treasure World - June

Atari
Backyard Baseball '10 - March 31
My Horse and Me Riding For Gold - March 31

Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
TrackMania DS - March 17
Tokyo Beat Down - March 31
The Dark Spire - April 14
Dokapon Journey - April 14
Steal Princess - April 21
101 in 1 Explosive Megamix - April 21
Super Robot Taisen OG Saga:Endless Frontier™ - April 28
Knights in the Nightmare™ - June 2
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor™ - June 23

Capcom
Mega Man Starforce 3 Black Ace - June
Mega Man Starforce 3 Red Joker - June

Codemasters Inc
Overlord Minions - Summer

Deep Silver, Inc.
Pet Vet: Down Under - March
Professor Heinz Wolff's Gravity - April
Elite Forces: Unit 77 - April
DJ Star - May
Fritz Chess - May
The Humans - May
Horoscope DS - May

Disney Interactive Studios
Hannah Montana The Movie - April

DreamCatcher
Dreamer: Shop Owner - April 21
Dreamer: Babysitter - April 21
Dreamer: Teacher - April 21
Prank'd - May 19

Electronic Arts
Zubo - March 10
Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure - March 17
MySims Party - March
SCRABBLE - March
LITTLEST PET SHOP Spring - March
MySims Racing - Summer
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Summer

Hudson Entertainment
Miami Law - Summer

KOEI
Monster Racers - June

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Magician's Quest: Mysterious Times - May 5
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Stardust Accelerators World Championship 2009 - May 19

LucasArts
Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings - Late Spring

Majesco Entertainment
Puffins: Island Adventure - April 14
Powerbike - April 28
Drama Queens - May
Marker Man Adventures - May
Hot 'n' Cold - May
Dawn of Heroes - June

MumboJumbo
Crazy Chicken Star Karts - March 31
Crazy Chicken Atlantis Quest - April 28
Crazy Chicken The Pharaoh's Treasure - June 2
7 Wonders II - June 30

Nintendo
Rhythm Heaven - April 5
Personal Trainer: Walking - May 25
The Legendary Starfy - June 8

PopCap Games, Inc.
Peggle Dual Shot - March 3

Rockstar Games
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars - March 17

Southpeak Interactive
Roogoo Attack - April 7

THQ
Desktop Tower Defense - April 29

Ubisoft
Imagine Makeup Artist - May 5
Imagine Music Fest - May 5
Imagine Boutique Owner - May 26
My Healthy Cooking Coach - June 2
Petz Fashion: Dogz and Catz - June 9
Jake Power Soccer Club - June 16

Valcon Games
History Channel: Great Empires: Rome - March 17

Zoo Games, Inc.
Yamaha Supercross - March 10
Hands On!: Tangrams - March 24
Puzzle Kingdoms - March 31
Garfield Gets Real - April 7
Jelly Belly Ballistic Beans - April 21
Smiley World Island Challenge - April 28
Garfield's Pet Force - June 9

In conclusion, the DS will receive a variety of titles from which almost any gamer will find something interesting to play. Let's hope that Nintendo will continue to invest in the small handheld and deliver great titles in the future, alongside its partners.