Nintendo Anounces First-Quarter Lineup And Beyond

Nintendo’s lineup for 2005 comes loaded with innovative new games that take advantage of the touch-screen and wireless capabilities of the new Nintendo DS. Likewise, owners of Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance SP will find new ways to enjoy new and favorite franchises. New tricks like using bongos to control characters in Donkey Kong Jungle Beat for Nintendo GameCube and an internal gyro sensor in WarioWare: Twisted! for Game Boy Advance SP enhance the game experience as only Nintendo can.

Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll be playing on Nintendo systems in the first part of 2005, along with dozens of unannounced titles that are now in development.

Nintendo DS

• Feb. 14: WarioWare: Touched! from Nintendo
• March 14: Pokémon Dash from Nintendo
• March: Yoshi Touch & Go from Nintendo
• March: Retro Atari Classics from Atari
• Q1: Need for Speed Underground 2 from Electronic Arts
• May: Ultimate Card Games from Telegames
• June: Ultimate Brain Games from Telegames
• Q2: World Championship Poker from Crave Entertainment
• And new titles from Nintendo like Metroid Prime Hunters and Polarium, as well as Nintendo franchise titles for Mario Kart, Animal Crossing and Advance Wars.

Nintendo GameCube

• Jan. 11: Resident Evil 4 from Capcom
• Jan. 11: Virtua Quest from SEGA
• Feb. 8: NBA Street V3 from Electronic Arts
• Feb. 14: Star Fox: Assault from Nintendo
• February: Winnie the Pooh from Ubisoft
• March 14: Donkey Kong Jungle Beat from Nintendo
• March: Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Chaos Theory from Ubisoft
• March: Dragon Ball Z Sagas from Atari
• March: Mortal Kombat: Deception from Midway
• April: Donkey Konga 2 from Nintendo
• Q2: Geist from Nintendo
• Spring 2005: Killer 7 from Capcom
• And an all-new adventure of The Legend of Zelda from Nintendo is in development.

Game Boy Advance SP

• Jan. 10: The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap from Nintendo
• January: Banjo Pilot from THQ
• February: Shaman King: Legacy of the Spirits – Soaring Hawk from Konami
• February: Shaman King: Legacy of the Spirits – Sprinting Wolf from Konami
• February: Ace Combat Advance from Namco
• February: Klonoa 2 from Namco
• February: Winnie the Pooh from Ubisoft
• March 21: WarioWare: Twisted! from Nintendo
• March 28: Mario Party Advance from Nintendo
• March: Backyard Baseball from Atari
• April 25: Pokémon Emerald from Nintendo
• Q2: Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones from Nintendo
• Q2: Ultimate Pocket Games from Telegames