Nintendo’s Holiday Lineup Has Something for Everyone
Find Great Gifts for Everyone on Your Shopping List
REDMOND, Wash. --(Business Wire)-- Sep 15, 2009 As summer draws to a close, the air begins to chill and people begin to turn their thoughts to holiday gift lists. Whether the people on your list have been playing since the 1980s or only since last week, Nintendo has you covered. The Wii™, Nintendo DS™ and Nintendo DSi™ systems have a huge selection of games for everyone on your list, including many that you won’t find anywhere else.
“This extensive lineup will keep players busy throughout the fall and into 2010,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Shoppers know that Nintendo offers fun for everyone in the household.”
Upcoming Nintendo-published games for the Wii console include Wii Fit™ Plus (Oct. 4) and New Super Mario Bros.™ Wii (holiday 2009). These games will join the current hot seller, Wii Sports Resort™, which comes with the new precision-control Wii MotionPlus™ accessory. Fans of portable games will enjoy Pokémon™ Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky (Oct. 12), Style Savvy™ (Nov. 2) and The Legend of Zelda™: Spirit Tracks (Dec. 7) in addition to the just-released Mario & Luigi™: Bowser’s Inside Story, all playable on both Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi systems.
The changing autumn leaves will be in good company with some new colors for the Nintendo DSi system and the Wii Remote™ and Nunchuk™ controllers. New White and Pink Nintendo DSi systems made their debut on Sept. 13, while a Black Wii Remote controller and Wii MotionPlus accessory package will be available this holiday season. A Black version of the Nunchuk controller will be sold separately as well.
Third-party publishers are supporting Nintendo platforms with impressive quality and wide-ranging titles. Wii exclusives like Dead Space™ Extraction from Electronic Arts and FINAL FANTASY® CRYSTAL CHRONICLES®: THE CRYSTAL BEARERS® from Square Enix will provide thrills that can’t be found elsewhere. At the same time, Nintendo DS owners are anxiously awaiting another powerhouse release: KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 DAYS from Square Enix. And Activision’s Band Hero™, available on both Wii and Nintendo DS, features compelling interactivity between the two hardware systems through wireless connectivity.
Below is a partial list of upcoming games for Wii, the WiiWare™ service, Nintendo DS and the Nintendo DSiWare™ service. Note that game titles and launch dates are subject to change.
Wii
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Publisher
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Game
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Release Date
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2K Sports
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NHL® 2K10
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September 15
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Baseball Blast!
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September 28
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NBA 2K10
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October 6
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2K Play
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Dora the Explorer™: Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom™
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Fall
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Ni Hao, Kai-Lan: Super Game Day
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Fall
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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey™ Circus
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Fall
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505 Games
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My Ballet Studio
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November
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Baby and Me
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November
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Activision Publishing, Inc.
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Animal Planet Vet Life
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September 15
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Marvel™: Ultimate Alliance 2™
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September 15
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Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2010
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September 22
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Rapala We Fish
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September 22
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Bakugan® Battle Brawlers ™
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October 20
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iCarly™
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October 20
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Madagascar Kartz
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October 20
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Mountain Sports
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October 20
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Hidden Mysteries Titanic
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October 27
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Barbie™ and the Three Musketeers
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October 27
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Jurassic Hunter
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October 27
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DJ Hero™
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October 27
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Chaotic™: Shadow Warriors
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November 10
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Hot Wheels™ Battle Force 5™
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November 10
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Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare®: Reflex
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November 10
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Tony Hawk®: RIDE™
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November 17
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Band Hero™
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November
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Guitar Hero® Van Halen®
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December 22
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Aspyr Media
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My Baby and Me
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November 17
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Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
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101-in-1 Party Megamix™
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October 27
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Trauma Team™
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Spring 2010
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Shiren the Wanderer™
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Spring 2010
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Capcom® Entertainment, Inc.
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Spyborgs™
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September 22
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Resident Evil®: The Darkside Chronicles
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November 17
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City Interactive USA, Inc.
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Chicken Riot
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November
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Combat Wings: The Great Battles of WWII
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January 2010
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Art of Murder
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March 2010
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D3Publisher
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Family Party: 30 Great Games™ Outdoor Fun
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September 22
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Astro Boy®: The Video Game
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October 20
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THE SECRET SATURDAYS™: BEASTS OF THE 5TH SUN
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October 20
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BEN 10 ALIEN FORCE™: Vilgax Attacks
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October 27
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Kamen Rider Dragon Knight
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Winter
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Destineer
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We Wish You A Merry Christmas
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October 13
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Buck Fever
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October 20
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Alien Monster Bowling League
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October 27
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Marines: Modern Urban Combat
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November 3
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Satisfashion
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November 17
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Rec Room
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November 17
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Disney Interactive Studios
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Disney Sing It: Pop Hits
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October
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Princess and the Frog
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November
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Electronic Arts
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MySims™ Agents
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September 22
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Dead Space™ Extraction
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September 29
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Spore™ Hero
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October 6
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CHARM GIRLS CLUB™ Pajama Party
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October 20
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SimAnimals™ Africa
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October 26
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LITTLEST PET SHOP™ FRIENDS
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October
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NERF 2: "N-Strike"™ Elite
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October
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HASBRO FAMILY GAME NIGHT 2
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October
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FIFA 10
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October
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Need for Speed™ Nitro
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November 17
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EA SPORTS Active™ More Workouts
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November
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Knowledge Adventure
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JumpStart® Escape from Adventure Island
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November 1
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Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
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Walk It Out!
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October
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Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
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November
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Storybook Workshop
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November
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Karaoke Revolution
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November
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Ultimate Party Challenge
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November
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DanceDanceRevolution Hottest Party 3
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November
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pop'n music
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November
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Pro Evolution Soccer 2010
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Q4
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LucasArts
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Star Wars® The Clone Wars™: Republic Heroes™
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October 6
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LEGO® Indiana Jones 2™: The Adventure Continues
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Fall
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Majesco Entertainment
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Our House Party!
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September 22
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A Boy and His Blob
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October 13
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Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2010
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October 20
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
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December 1
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The Daring Game for Girls
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Holiday
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Mastiff
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Shimano Xtreme Fishing
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September 29
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Remington Great American Bird Hunt
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October 27
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NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc
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Dragon Ball®: Revenge of King Piccolo
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October
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Food Network: Cook or Be Cooked
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November
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We Cheer™ 2
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November
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Nintendo
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Wii Fit Plus
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October 4
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New Super Mario Bros. Wii
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Holidays
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Playlogic
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Sudoku Ball Detective
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September 22
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SEGA®
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Wacky World of Sports™
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September 22
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Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games™
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October 13
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Planet 51
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November 17
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Jambo! Safari:™ Animal Rescue
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Q4
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Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing™
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February 10, 2010
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Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll™
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Early 2010
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SouthPeak Games
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My Baby First Steps™
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Holidays
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Sushi Go Round™
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Holidays
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Square Enix
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FINAL FANTASY® CRYSTAL CHRONICLES®: THE CRYSTAL BEARERS®
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December 26
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Storm City Games
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The Island of Dr. Frankenstein
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October 6
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Vegas Party
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October 27
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Bermuda Triangle: Saving the Coral
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November 9
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Tecmo
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Family Fun Football™
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September 29
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THQ
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The Biggest Loser
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October 6
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Cars Race O Rama
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October 13
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Marvel® Super Hero Squad™
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October 20
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WWE® SmackDown® vs. Raw® 2010
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October 20
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SpongeBob Truth or Square
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October 26
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Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader: Game Time
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October 26
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World of Zoo™
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October 26
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All Star Cheer Squad™ 2
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October 27
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Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter
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October 27
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Daniel X
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January 12, 2010
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World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars
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February 2, 2010
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TOMY Corporation
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NARUTO™ Shippuden: Clash of Ninja® Revolution 3
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November 17
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Ubisoft
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs™
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September 15
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Where's Waldo®: The Fantastic Journey
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September 22
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles™: Smash-up
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September 22
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The Price is Right ® 2010 Edition
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September 22
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Family Feud® 2010 Edition
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September 29
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CSI™: Deadly Intent
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October 20
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Monster 4x4™ Stunt Racer
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October 27
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Rabbids Go Home™
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November 3
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Academy of Champions™
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November 3
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Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage
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November 8
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Just Dance™
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November 17
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James Cameron's Avatar™ The Game
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November 24
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Your Shape™ Featuring Jenny McCarthy
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November 24
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UFO Interactive Games, Inc.
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Army Rescue™
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September 29
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Rock Blast™
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October 20
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Arcade Shooter: Ilvelo
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October 27
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Geon Cube
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October 27
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Smart Series Presents: JaJa' Adventure
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November 10
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Vir2L® Studios
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Medieval Games™
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October 20
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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
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Scooby-Doo™! First Frights
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September 22
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Where the Wild Things Are
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October 13
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Game Party® 3
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October
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LEGO® Rock Band™
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Holidays
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SCENE IT?® BRIGHT LIGHTS! BIG SCREEN!™
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Holidays
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XSEED Games
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JU-ON: The Grudge
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October 13
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Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga
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Fall
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More Holiday Line-up on: Wii | WiiWare | Nintendo DS/Nintendo DSi | Nintendo DSiWare
Remember that Wii and the Nintendo DS systems feature parental controls that let adults manage some of the content their children can access. For more information about these and other features, visit Wii.com, www.NintendoDS.com and www.NintendoDSi.com.
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About Nintendo:
The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii™, Nintendo DS™ and Nintendo DSi™ systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System™, Nintendo has sold more than 3.1 billion video games and more than 526 million hardware units globally, including the current-generation Wii, Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi, as well as the Game Boy™, Game Boy Advance, Super NES™, Nintendo 64™ and Nintendo GameCube™ systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names such as Mario™, Donkey Kong™, Metroid™, Zelda™ and Pokémon™. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo's operations in the Western Hemisphere. For more information about Nintendo, visit the company's Web site at www.Nintendo.com.
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