Nintendo today updated their Japanese release plans for the year. Most notable is the announcement of a sequel to import favorite Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan, which had a spiritual sequel in last year's magnificent Elite Beat Agents. Not much is known about that title yet other than that it will be released sometime in 2007.
Also of note is that neither of heavy hitters The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass and Animal Crossing Wii have been given a 2007 release date, perhaps indicating both titles are still being worked on substantially and should not be expected to be released this year. (Good news for adherents to the oft-quoted "A delayed game is eventually good, a bad game is bad forever" mantra.)
Without further ado, Nintendo's release plans for Japan are as follows:
Update: Because some items on this list threw me a little bit for a loop, I did actually get a few game titles slightly wrong in the original version of this story. Thanks to N-Forums' Samer for helping with those corrections.
Also of note is that neither of heavy hitters The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass and Animal Crossing Wii have been given a 2007 release date, perhaps indicating both titles are still being worked on substantially and should not be expected to be released this year. (Good news for adherents to the oft-quoted "A delayed game is eventually good, a bad game is bad forever" mantra.)
Without further ado, Nintendo's release plans for Japan are as follows:
Nintendo DS
- Yoshi's Island DS (March 8)
- More English Training (March 29)
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (April 12)
- Club House Games (April 19)
- Panel de Pon DS (April 26)
- Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2 (TBA 2007)
- Archaic Sealed Heat (TBA 2007)
- DS Handwriting Training (tentative name; TBA)
- The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (TBA)
- Chibi Robo: Park Patrol (TBA)
- DK King of Swing DS (tentative name; TBA)
Wii
- Fire Emblem: Goddess of Dawn (February 22)
- Eyeshield 21 (March 8)
- Super Paper Mario (April 19)
- Big Brain Academy Wii (April 26)
- Wii Health Pack (tentative name; TBA 2007)
- Disaster: Day of Crisis (TBA 2007)
- Mario Party 8 (TBA 2007)
- Project H.A.M.M.E.R. (TBA 2007)
- Wii Music (tentative name; TBA 2007)
- Super Mario Galaxy (TBA 2007)
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (TBA 2007)
- Battallion Wars 2 (TBA 2007)
- DK Bongo Blast (TBA 2007)
- Forever Blue (TBA 2007)
- Mario Strikers Charged (TBA 2007)
- Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (TBA 2007)
- Animal Crossing Wii (tentative name; TBA)
- Kirby (tentative name; TBA)
Update: Because some items on this list threw me a little bit for a loop, I did actually get a few game titles slightly wrong in the original version of this story. Thanks to N-Forums' Samer for helping with those corrections.