Pikmin will be released for Wii on 6 February with Mario Power Tennis following in March. That's the big news from Nintendo's latest release schedule covering the first three months of 2009.
Pikmin and Mario Power Tennis are the first two games to be released as part of Nintendo's 'New Play Control' range. New Play Control is the new name for the 'Play On Wii' series which sees clasic GameCube games being redesigned for Wii.
Originally released in 2002, Pikmin has you directing creatures called Pikmin as they help Captain Olimar on his galactic quest to rebuild his spaceship. The new version enables you to use the Wii Remote's pointer for quick strategic moves.
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As for Mario Power Tennis, you'll wave the Wii Remote to play forehand and backhand shots, direct the ball toward the left or right side of the court and use topspin, slices and special moves.
That's just the Nintendo highlights. House Of The Dead: Overkill will shoot onto Wii in February along with Deadly Creatures (13 Feb) and March is q massive month with Tenchu: Shadow Assassins (5 March), Sonic And The Black Knight and Madworld all being released. Other big games that are set to arrive in the first three months of the year include Castlevania Judgement and Pro Evolution Soccer 2009...
As for DS, Mystery Case Files is coming on 6 February and Nintendo is also publishing Walk With Me on 20 February and Naruto Ninja Destiny in March. Other highlights include a DS version of De Blob, Bomberman 2, Lux Pain (20 Feb) and Populous (13 March).
Here is the full release schedule...
Wii Software 2009 Chrysler Classic Racing (ZOO) 9 Jan 2009 Jeep Thrills (formerly Let's Off Road) (ZOO) 9 Jan 2009 Army Men: Soldiers of Misfortune (ZOO) 16 Jan 2009 Skate City Heroes (ZOO) 16 Jan 2009 Story Hour Adventures (ZOO) 16 Jan 2009 Story Hour Fairy Tales (ZOO) 16 Jan 2009 NeoPets Puzzle Adventure (Capcom) 23 Jan 2009 Twin Strike: Operation Thunder (ZOO) Jan 2009 Riding Stables (dtp young entertainment) Jan 2009 Music Party (dtp young entertainment) Jan 2009 Ultimate Band (Capcom) 5 Feb 2009 New Play Control! Pikmin (Nintendo) 6 Feb 2009 Hotel For Dogs (505 Games) 6 Feb 2009 NARUTO Clash of Ninja Revolution 2 European Version (TOMY / Nintendo) 13 Feb 2009 Deadly Creatures (THQ) 13 Feb 2009 CM 2 - World Kitchen (505 Games) 20 Feb 2009 The Destiny of Zorro (505 Games) 27 Feb 2009 House of the Dead: Overkill (SEGA) Feb 2009 Ben 10: Alien Force (D3Publisher) Feb 2009 Onechanbra-Bikini Zombi Slayers (D3Publisher) Feb 2009 Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars (SouthPeak Games) Feb 2009 Pirates versus Ninja (SouthPeak Games) Feb 2009 CID The Dummy (Oxygen Games) Feb 2009 Tenchu Shadow Assassins (Ubisoft) 5 Mar 2009 Yamaha Supercross (ZOO) 6 Mar 2009 Big Foot Collision Course (ZOO) 6 Mar 2009 Diva Girls: Princess on Ice (505 Games) 6 Mar 2009 Smiley World Island Challenge (ZOO) 13 Mar 2009 Jelly Belly Ballistic Beans (ZOO) 13 Mar 2009 Sim Animals (EA) 23 Mar 2009 Little Kings Story (Rising Star Games) 28 Mar 2009 New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis (Nintendo) Mar 2009 Sonic and the Black Knight (SEGA) Mar 2009 MadWorld (SEGA) Mar 2009 Diabolik: The Original Sin (Black Bean /Lago Srl) Mar 2009 Bob the Builder: Festival of Fun (Mastertronic) Mar 2009 AMF Bowling World Lanes (Bethsofteurope) Q1 2009 Runaway The Dream of the Turtle (Focus Home Interactive) Q1 2009 Job Island (Hudson Soft) Q1 2009 Kororinpa 2 (working title) (Hudson Soft) Q1 2009 King of Fighters Collection: The Orochi Saga. (Ignition) Q1 2009 Samurai Shodown Anthology (Ignition) Q1 2009 Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2009 (Koch Media / Deep Silver) Q1 2009 Castlevania Judgment (Konami) Q1 2009 PES 2009 (Konami) Q1 2009 Cake Mania - In the Mix ! (Majesco/Codemasters) Q1 2009 Escape The Museum (Majesco/Codemasters) Q1 2009 Rock Revolution (Konami) Q1 2009 Hysteria Hospital: Emergeny Ward (Oxygen Games) Q1 2009 Roogoo (SouthPeak Games) Q1 2009 Brave: A Warrior's Tale (SouthPeak Games) Q1 2009 Line Rider 2: Unbound (InXile) Q1 2009 PurrPals II (InXile) Q1 2009
Nintendo DS Software 2009 Chrysler Classic Racing (ZOO) 9 Jan 2009 My Chinese Coach (Ubisoft) 15 Jan 2009 Petz My Monkey Family (Ubisoft) 15 Jan 2009 Petz My Kitten Family (Ubisoft) 15 Jan 2009 Lord of the Rings: Conquest (EA) 16 Jan 2009 Army Men: Soldiers of Misfortune (ZOO) 16 Jan 2009 Tecktonic (Koch Media / Deep Silver) 16 Jan 2009 Sim Animals (EA) 23 Jan 2009 NeoPets Puzzle Adventure (Capcom) 23 Jan 2009 Word Master (ZOO) 30 Jan 2009 The Woodleys - Sports (dtp young entertainment) Jan 2009 Best Friend - My Horse (dtp young entertainment) Jan 2009 Ultimate Band (Disney Interactive Studios) 4 Feb 2009 Scrabble 2009 (Ubisoft) 5 Feb 2009 Imagine: Ballet Dancer (Ubisoft) 5 Feb 2009 Johnny Bravo (Mastertronic) 6 Feb 2009 Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir (Nintendo) 6 Feb 2009 Harvest Fishing (Rising Star) 6 Feb 2009 XG Blast ! (Rising Star) 6 Feb 2009 Hotel for Dogs (505 Games) 6 Feb 2009 Imagine: Movie Star (Ubisoft) 12 Feb 2009 My Pet Zoo Vet (505 Games) 13 Feb 2009 Buffy (505 Games) 13 Feb 2009 Rune Factory (Rising Star) 13 Feb 2009 Walk with me! Do you know your walking routine? bundled with two Activity Meters (Nintendo) 20 Feb 2009 Lux Pain (Rising Star) 20 Feb 2009 Pop Town (505 Games) 27 Feb 2009 Mahjong Quest (Astragon) 27 Feb 2009 The Chase: Felix meets Felicity (Atari) Feb 2009 Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell (Disney Interactive Studios) Feb 2009 Mushroom Men: Rise of The Fungi (SouthPeak Games) Feb 2009 Insecticide (SouthPeak Games) Feb 2009 Ben 10: Alien Force (D3Publisher) Feb 2009 Crazy Machines (dtp young entertainment) Feb 2009 My Pet Beauty Salon (dtp young entertainment) Feb 2009 The Chase: Felix meets Felicity (Atari) Feb 2009 Diva Girls: Diva Dancers (505 Games) 6 Mar 2009 Yamaha Supercross (ZOO) 6 Mar 2009 Big Foot Collision Course (ZOO) 6 Mar 2009 Club Penguin (Disney Interactive Studios) 13 Mar 2009 Populous (Rising Star) 13 Mar 2009 Smile World Island Challenge (ZOO) 13 Mar 2009 Jelly Belly Ballistic Beans (ZOO) 13 Mar 2009 Emergency Room (505 Games) 27 Mar 2009 My Beauty Salon (505 Games) 27 Mar 2009 NARUTO NINJA DESTINY 2 European Versión (TOMY / Nintendo) Mar 2009 Bleach: Dark Souls (SEGA) Mar 2009 History Great Empires: Rome (Black Bean / Lago Srl) Mar 2009 Diabolik: The Original Sin (Black Bean / Lago Srl) Mar 2009 Puzzle Quest Galactrix (D3Publisher) Mar 2009 Challenge Me: Brain Puzzles (Oxygen Games) Mar 2009 Challenge Me: Maths Workout (Oxygen Games) Mar 2009 Ducati Moto (Bethsofteurope) Q1 2009 AMF Bowling Pinbusters! (Bethsofteurope) Q1 2009 Dungeon Raiders (Focus Home Entertainment) Q1 2009 Sherlock Holmes "Le mystere de la momie" (Focus Home Entertainment) Q1 2009 Blood Bowl (Focus Home Entertainment) Q1 2009 Let`s Play: Fire Fighter (Gamelife) Q1 2009 Bomberman 2 (working title) (Hudson Soft) Q1 2009 Enchanted Folk and the School of Wizardry (Konami) Q1 2009 Rock Revolution (Konami) Q1 2009 Cake Mania 2 (Majesco/Codemasters) Q1 2009 Maths Blaster (Majesco) Q1 2009 Powerbike (Majesco) Q1 2009 Left Brain Right Brain 2 (Majesco) Q1 2009 Wonderworld Amusement Park (Majesco) Q1 2009 Babysitting Mania (Majesco/Codemasters) Q1 2009 Our House (Majesco) Q1 2009 Big Bang Mini (SouthPeak Games) Q1 2009 Brave: Shaman's Challenge (SouthPeak Games) Q1 Roogoo (SouthPeak Games) Q1 2009 De Blob (THQ) Q1 2009 Gauntlet (Eidos) Spring 2009 Winx Club Secret Diary 2009 (Konami) early 2009
Nintendo DS Accessory Activity Meter (x 1 ) (Nintendo) 20 Feb 2009
