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With momentum for Nintendo's Wii and DS platforms stronger than ever in Canada as we move into holidays, the company made a point recently to announce their early 2010 game and accessory line-up will continue this trend.

For those gamer lovebirds out there Nintendo will be warming up Valentines Day with a pair of Pink and Blue Wii Remotes bundled with a Wii MotionPlus accessory.  Given that they have already released White and Black versions of the controller, now every player in four-player match can each have their own colour.

Speaking to Nintendo's upcoming 2010 line-up, Rob Bertram, Nintendo of Canada's Vice-President and General Manager, says: "Nintendo DS and Wii will be providing millions of Canadians with endless entertainment this holiday season, and the fun will keep on growing with new games coming out in early 2010, from exploring the ocean depths to catching, training and battling Pokemon and even creating your own micro-games."

Here are some highlights from the list of early 2010 games:

- Nintendo has enhanced remakes of the Gameboy Color Pokémon Gold and Silver for the DS, a new role-playing game called Glory of Heracles for the DS, and a sequel to 2008's underwater adventure Endless Ocean for the Wii.  They're also releasing the first WarioWare D.I.Y. titles for WiiWare and DS which lets gamers design their very own microgames.

- Plenty of third-party JRPGs in the pipeline for early 2010 including localization of two Wii titles, Atlus' Shiren The Wanderer ("Shiren 3" in Japan) and Xseed's Fragile: Farewell Ruins of the Moon (known simply as "Fragile" in Japan), and six for the DS including, Atlus' Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey, Konami's Puzzle Chronicles, Majestco's Dawn of Heroes, Sega's Sands of Destruction and Infinite Space, and Xseed's Ragnarok.

- SouthPeak Games is delivering a sequel to their mature 2007 first-person shooter title Dementium: The Ward.  For those gamers looking for a little grit and gore in their portable experience look no further than Dementium II scheduled for release on February 2, 2010.  Considering you can pretty much count the number of good FPS games on the DS on one hand this is one to look out for.

- Capcom is showing strong support across Nintendo platforms with Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars on Wii, Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth on DS, and a pair of WiiWare titles with a port of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney and the sequel to Megaman 9.

- Ubisoft is also giving Nintendo platforms strong support with the next games in the Red Steel and No More Heroes franchies for the Wii.  Considering that hardcore games on the Wii are a little sparse these days these are two titles sure to please that crowd.

Here's the full line-up announced:

Wii

2K Sports
Major League Baseball 2K10 – March

Activision
How To Train Your Dragon – March 23

The American Game Factory, Inc.
Build-A-Bear Workshop – Friendship Valley – March 17

Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Shiren the Wanderer – February 9

Capcom
TATSUNOKO VS. CAPCOM: ULTIMATE ALL-STARS – January 26

City Interactive USA
Combat Wings: The Great Battles of WWII – February 16
Chicken Riot – February 9

Collision Studios
City Builder – February

D3Publisher
Family Party: 30 Great Games Winter Fun – February

Deep Silver, Inc.
Let’s Play Ballerina – March
Let’s Play Garden – March

Disney Interactive Studios
Alice in Wonderland – March

Hudson Entertainment
Rooms: The Main Building – Spring
Calling – Spring
Walk it Out – January 10

Konami
Yu Gi Oh! Duel Trancer – Q1
DanceDanceRevolution – Q1

Majesco Entertainment
Data East Arcade Classics – January
The Daring Game of Girls – February
Pizza Delivery Boy – March

Nintendo
Endless Ocean: Blue World – February 22

SEGA of America
Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll – February 9
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing – March

SouthPeak Games
Sled Shred featuring the Jamaican Bobsled Team – February 1

Storm City Entertainment
Fast Food Panic – January 5
Bermuda Triangle: Saving the Coral – February

UFO Interactive Games, Inc.
Arcade Shooter: Ilvelo – Q1
Rock Blast – Q1
Jaja’s Adventure – Q1

Ubisoft
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle – Late January
Sleepover Party – January 12
Racquet Sports – March
Red Steel 2 – Q1

XSEED Games
The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces – January 5
FRAGILE DREAMS: FAREWELL RUINS OF THE MOON – March 16

WiiWare

Akaoni Studio S.L.
Zombie Panic in Wonderland – Q1

Broken Rules
And Yet It Moves – Q1

Capcom
Phoenix Wright:Ace Attorney – January
Mega Man 10 – March

Ghostfire Games
Rage of the Gladiator – Q1

Hudson Entertainment
Military Madness: Nectaris – Q1

Nabi Studios
Toribash – Q1

Nintendo
WarioWare D.I.Y. Showcase – Q1

Press Play ApS
Max & the Magic Marker – Q1

Team Meat
Super Meat Boy – Q1

Nintendo DS/Nintendo DSi

2K Sports
Major League Baseball 2K10 – March

Activision
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief – Feb. 2
How To Train Your Dragon – March 23

Aksys Games
World Cup of Pool – Feb. 9

The American Game Factory, Inc.
Build-A-Bear Workshop – Welcome to Hugsville – March 17

Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey – March 10

Capcom Entertainment, Inc.
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth – Feb. 16

City Interactive USA
Animal Country: Life on the Farm – Feb. 16
Art of Murder – March 16

Deep Silver, Inc.
Let’s Play Flight Attendant – March
Let’s Play Ballerina – March
Let’s Play Garden – March

Disney Interactive Studios
Sonny With a Chance – Spring
Alice in Wonderland – March

GameMill Publishing
Escape the Museum – Jan. 12
Hidden Mysteries: Buckingham Palace – Feb. 9

Hudson Entertainment
Rooms: The Main Building – Spring
DECA SPORTS – Spring

Konami
Scene It! Twilight – Q1
Puzzle Chronicles – Jan. 10

Majesco Entertainment
Super Speed Machines – February
The Daring Game for Girls – February
Dawn of Heroes – February
ATV Revolution – March

Nintendo
Glory of Heracles – Jan. 18
Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version – March 14
WarioWare: D.I.Y. – March 28
America’s Test Kitchen: Let’s Get Cooking – March 28

Natsume Inc.
Squishy Tank – February
Cheer We Go! – March

PopCap Games
Bejeweled Twist – Q1

SEGA of America
Sands of Destruction – Jan. 12
Infinite Space – March
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing – March
Sonic Classic Collection™ – Spring

SouthPeak Games
Crime Scene – Feb. 1
Dementium II – Feb. 2
Fast Food Panic – Jan. 5
Sushi Go Round – Feb. 1
Montessori Music – March 1

Storm City Entertainment
Bermuda Triangle: Saving the Coral – February
Myst – February
ATV Quad Kings – March
T.A.C Heroes: The Big Red One – March

TECMO
Monster Rancher DS – March
AGAIN – March

Telegames, Inc.
Puzzle Overload -Spring
Solitaire Overload Plus – Spring

THQ
Daniel X: The Ultimate Power – Jan. 12

Tomy Corporation
Lovely Lisa and Friends (enhanced Nintendo DSi content) – February

Ubisoft
Imagine Reporter – Jan. 20
Imagine Party Planner – Jan. 13
Imagine Sweet 16 – Feb. 10
Imagine Gymnast – March 10

XSEED Games
KORG DS-10 Plus – Jan. 19
Ragnarok DS – Feb. 16

Nintendo DSiWare

EA
Downtown Texas Hold’em Poker – Q1
Surviving High School – Q1

Gameloft
Legends of Exidia – Q1
Let’s Golf – Q1
Real Soccer 2010 – Q1
Gangstar 2: Kings of L.A. – Q1

Nintendo
Trajectile – Jan. 4
Number Battle – Jan. 25
Starship Defense – Jan. 18
Touch Solitaire – Jan. 11
X-Scape – February
Link ‘n’ Launch – February

Subatomic Studios
Fieldrunners – Q1

WayForward
Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Q1

Any games stand out that interest you?

Message Edited by PaulH on 12-20-2009 01:56 AM