Mai Valentine
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October 07, 2004 - Nintendo has announced that it will release 10 to 12 games for its Nintendo DS dual-screen portable gaming system within the first 30 days of the system's launch. By the end of the first quarter, the system will have more than 20 to 25 games from first and third party companies combined.
Titles available in the launch window include Super Mario 64 DS from Nintendo, Madden NFL 2005, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR Golf and The Urbz: Sims in the City from EA, and a major title from Activision expected to be Spider-Man 2. Other third-party titles available during the launch period include Ping Pals from THQ, Feel the Magic: XY/XX from SEGA, Rayman DS and Asphalt Urban GT from Ubisoft, and Ridge Racer DS and Mr. DRILLER: Drill Spirits from Namco.
Nintendo's list of DS-specific first-party franchises due for release next year includes a multiplayer Mario Kart, as well as Metroid Prime Hunters, WarioWare, Inc. DS, Animal Crossing, Yoshi's Touch & Go, Advance Wars DS and a new Super Mario Bros. title. Third-party publishers will feature GoldenEye: Rogue Agent and Need for Speed Underground from EA, Viewtiful Joe from Capcom, Bomberman from Hudson Soft, Frogger from Konami, a Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles title from Square Enix, and many more.
Though pricing strategies have not been released for the Nintendo DS system, expect Nintendo-published games to retail for as low as $29.99. Third-party game prices have not been revealed.
"DS provides the road map to the future of video games," says Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of sales & marketing. "The overwhelming support of strong third-party titles, combined with Nintendo's flagship franchise, makes this the strongest software support for any Nintendo system in more than a decade."
We'll have more on the Nintendo DS launch library later today at Nintendo's Gamers Summit in Seattle.
Source: IGN DS (http://ds.ign.com/articles/554/554867p1.html)
So on launch, here are the games I am personally looking forward to:
Super Mario 64 DS
Feel the Magic: XY/XX
Mr. Driller: Drill Spirits
Not a huge selection if you're not a fan of EA games.
But I think those will tide me over until Animal Crossing DS.
$29.99 for Nintendo's DS games is pretty good. That's actually lower than many of Nintendo's games for the GBA (like Mario Pinball, which is $34.99).
Titles available in the launch window include Super Mario 64 DS from Nintendo, Madden NFL 2005, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR Golf and The Urbz: Sims in the City from EA, and a major title from Activision expected to be Spider-Man 2. Other third-party titles available during the launch period include Ping Pals from THQ, Feel the Magic: XY/XX from SEGA, Rayman DS and Asphalt Urban GT from Ubisoft, and Ridge Racer DS and Mr. DRILLER: Drill Spirits from Namco.
Nintendo's list of DS-specific first-party franchises due for release next year includes a multiplayer Mario Kart, as well as Metroid Prime Hunters, WarioWare, Inc. DS, Animal Crossing, Yoshi's Touch & Go, Advance Wars DS and a new Super Mario Bros. title. Third-party publishers will feature GoldenEye: Rogue Agent and Need for Speed Underground from EA, Viewtiful Joe from Capcom, Bomberman from Hudson Soft, Frogger from Konami, a Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles title from Square Enix, and many more.
Though pricing strategies have not been released for the Nintendo DS system, expect Nintendo-published games to retail for as low as $29.99. Third-party game prices have not been revealed.
"DS provides the road map to the future of video games," says Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of sales & marketing. "The overwhelming support of strong third-party titles, combined with Nintendo's flagship franchise, makes this the strongest software support for any Nintendo system in more than a decade."
We'll have more on the Nintendo DS launch library later today at Nintendo's Gamers Summit in Seattle.
Source: IGN DS (http://ds.ign.com/articles/554/554867p1.html)
So on launch, here are the games I am personally looking forward to:
Super Mario 64 DS
Feel the Magic: XY/XX
Mr. Driller: Drill Spirits
Not a huge selection if you're not a fan of EA games.
But I think those will tide me over until Animal Crossing DS.
$29.99 for Nintendo's DS games is pretty good. That's actually lower than many of Nintendo's games for the GBA (like Mario Pinball, which is $34.99).
