Nintendo Refreshes the Dog Days of Summer with Upcoming Cool GamesDates Announced for New Kirby, Donkey Kong and Pokémon Games
REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The summer is heating up, which means it’s a great time for Nintendo to announce some of the cool games it will have available in the coming months for its Wii™ home console and portable Nintendo DS™ family of systems.
“Everyone wants fun, engaging experiences, and they want great value,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Nintendo games give you both. And no matter what your taste, you’ll find exclusive experiences that just aren’t available anywhere else.”
Some upcoming Wii games include Metroid™: Other M on Aug. 31, Samurai Warriors™ 3 on Sept. 27, Wii Party™ on Oct. 3, Kirby’s Epic Yarn™ on Oct. 17, PokéPark™ Wii: Pikachu’s Adventure on Nov. 1, FlingSmash™ on Nov. 7 and Donkey Kong Country™ Returns on Nov. 21. Some marquee third-party games include New Carnival Games® from 2K Play on Sept. 21, NBA JAM from EA Sports™ on Oct. 5, Just Dance® 2 from Ubisoft® on Oct. 12, GoldenEye 007™ from Activision Publishing, Inc. in November, Sonic Colors™ from SEGA on Nov. 16 and Disney Epic Mickey from Disney Interactive Studios this holiday season.
- GoldenEye 007 (Wii) – Nov 2, 2010
- James Bond: Blood Stone (360, PS3, PC, DS) – Winter 2010
- Tony Hawk: Shred (360, PS3, Wii) – Autumn 2010. Available as a bundle or standalone title.
- DJ Hero 2 ((360, PS3, Wii) – October 19, 2010 for North America and Australia. October 22 for Europe. Available as a standalone title or two bundles with either a single or dual deck/microphone set.
- Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock (360, PS3, Wii, DS) – September 24, 2010 for Europe. September 28, 2010 for North America.
- Call of Duty: Black Ops (360, PS3, Wii, PC, DS) – November 9, 2010
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II (360, PS3, Wii, PC, DS, iOS) – October 26, 2010 for North America. October 29, 2010 for Europe.
METROID, STARRY SKIES, TETRIS, FACE EXERCISING AND MUCH MORE COMING UP SOON FOR Wii AND NINTENDO DS CONSOLES!
14TH July 2010: With summer in full swing, Nintendo looks ahead to a packed line-up of game launches for Wii and the family of Nintendo DS consoles over the next three months.
Fans of the classic Metroid franchise will be delighted as Metroid: Other M – words that many have been waiting to hear, arrives in Europe on 3rd September. Fans will see Samus Aran as never before as she returns in an unprecedented collaboration which blends the slick, action-packed production of the Team Ninja development team, with the game design talents of the creators of the original Metroid.
The handheld phenomenon that is DRAGON QUEST® IX: Sentinels of the Starry SkiesTM is also making its long awaited arrival to European shores, and you only have a matter of weeks to wait. One of the biggest games ever to hit the Nintendo DS family of consoles, it has all the elements of an instant classic: customisation options, a great story, and the ability to share a nearly limitless experience with friends. Developed by Square Enix Co., Ltd and launching imminently on 23rd July European fans will get to feel & experience the mechanics that has made this game such a true social phenomenon in Japan.
* New Carnival Games – September
* NBA Jam from Electronic Arts – October
* GoldenEye 007 – Fall
* Just Dance 2 – Fall
* Disney Epic Mickey – Holiday
* Donkey Kong Country Returns: – Holiday
* Sonic Colors – Holiday
* Kirby’s Epic Yarn – Q4
* Wii Party – Q4
* Mario Sports Mix – 2011
* The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword – 2011
Even though Monster Hunter Tri sold over a million, it couldn’t help Capcom’s profits fall by over 70%. Interestingly the developers have 16 games planned for DS and 6 for Wii. Good news.
- Monster Hunter Tri totaled 1.15 million in Japan
- Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles totaled 600,000
- “Consumer Online Games” business is estimated to pull in ¥71,500 million, and a jump in operating profits for this sector to ¥15,300 million
- 75 games due out this year
- 20 million pieces of software sold (estimate)
- Capcom sold 5.2 million pieces of software in Japan in 2010
- Capcom expects 7.5 million units of software sold in NA for 2011, 7 million in Japan, and 5 million in Europe
- Capcom has 16 titles planned for the DS, and are hoping to sell 1.7 million units of software
- Capcom has 6 titles for Wii planned, and are hoping to sell 1.6 million units of software
- Capcom aiming for a 65% overseas sales ratio
- “Unified Wii development”
- increase in digital software and downloads for retail games
Capcom have shown their cards for their 2010 releases across all consoles following their Captivate conference in Hawaaii.
SAN MATEO, CA — April 20, 2010 — Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced three blockbuster titles for 2011, including the long-awaitedMarvel® vs. Capcom® 3: Fate of Two Worlds, Okamiden™ and Bionic Commando® Rearmed 2. Media from around the world converged in Hawaii to attend Capcom’s yearly showcase, dubbed Captivate 2010, to get an early look at all the new titles and new content, including:
Nintendo of Europe have set release dates for the major titles shown from yesterdays North American media summit. These are below.
I think Nintendo realised that their first party software line-up over the last 18 months has been weak and comments echoing that were forthcoming from Satoru Iwata late last year. It looks like he and his company are working hard to rectify that this year.
Monster Hunter Tri – April 23
WarioWare: D.I.Y. (and Showcase) – April 30
Sin and Punishment: Successor of the Skies – May 7
Super Mario Galaxy 2 – June 11
Photo Dojo – Spring 2010
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Sky – Summer 2010
FlingSmash – Summer 2010
Metroid: Other M – Q3 2010
The accompanying press release for this news is after the break. Read more…
Today Nintendo are outlining their major releases across the world for the rest of this year and to go with these announcements comes one of the longest press releases of all time… ever!
Yesterday we posted an early list of games to be released in Quarter 1 this year, now Nintendo of Europe have sent the official list, with many games having specific dates and confirmation of the DSi XL for March 5th.
So then European friends – which of these are you planning on picking up? Red Steel 2? Tatsunoko? Sky Crawlers? Silent Hill? Or perhaps all of them! Let us know in the comments.
