There's some good news as well as bad news that comes along with Nintendo of America's recent list of scheduled software releases. The first is that Metroid Prime Pinball for the Nintendo DS is arriving sooner than expected on October 24 (in addition, it has been confirmed that the game will include a rumble pak). On the other hand, Metroid Prime Hunters for the Nintendo DS has been delayed to the first quarter of 2006 (no reason for the delay was specified however many speculate Nintendo may allow the title to take advantage of the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service). The rest of the Nintendo DS software lineup is as follows:

Nintendo DS
August
22: Advance Wars: Dual Strike from Nintendo
22: Nintendogs from Nintendo
23: Pac n' Roll from Namco
TBA: Yu-Gi-Oh! Nightmare Troubadour from Konami

September
19: Tak: The Great Juju Challenge from THQ
26: Trace Memory from Nintendo
TBA: Lunar Dragon Song from Ubisoft
TBA: Ultimate Spider-Man from Activision

October
17: Scooby-Doo! Unmasked from THQ
24: Metroid Prime Pinball from Nintendo
24: Real Time Conflict: Shogun Empires from Namco
TBA: Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects from EA
TBA: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney from Capcom
TBA: Texas Hold 'Em from Majesco
TBA: Trauma Center: Under the Knife from Atlus

November
01: SeaWorld: Shamu's Big Adventure from Activision
01: The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer from THQ
07: SpongeBob SquarePants: The Yellow Avenger from THQ
09: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire from EA
14: Mario Kart DS from Nintendo
28: Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time from Nintendo
TBA: Disney's Kim Possible: Kimmunicator from Buena Vista
TBA: Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2 from Atari
TBA: King Kong from Ubisoft
TBA: Mega Man Battle Network 5: Double Team from Capcom
TBA: Need for Speed: Most Wanted from Electronic Arts
TBA: Pac-Man World 3 from Namco
TBA: SBK: Snowboard Kids DS from Atlus
TBA: Sonic Rush from Sega
TBA: The Chronicles of Narnia: from Buena Vista
TBA: Viewtiful Joe Double Trouble from Capcom

December
Dec. 5: Animal Crossing from Nintendo
TBA: Golden Nugget Casino from Majesco
TBA: Ultimate Card Games from Telegames

To Be Announced 2005
Fall: ATV: Quad Frenzy from Majesco
Fall: Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow from Konami
Fall: Dig Dug Digging Strike from Namco
Fall: Dragon Booster from Konami
Fall: Frogger: Helmet Chaos from Konami
Fall: Shrek SuperSlam from Activision
Fall: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Mutant Nightmare from Konami
Fall: The Sims 2 from Electronic Arts
Fall: Tony Hawk (working title) from Activision
Fall: Zoo Tycoon from THQ
Q4: Blades of Thunder 2 from Summitsoft
Q4: Mini RC Rally from Summitsoft
Q4: Texas Hold 'Em Poker Pack from Summitsoft

To be Announced 2006
January: Age of Empires: The Age of Kings from Majesco
January: Bust-A-Move from Majesco
January: Guilty Gear Dust Strikers from Majesco
Q1 2006: Dynasty Warriors (working title) from Koei
Q1 2006: Metroid Prime Hunters from Nintendo
Q1 2006: Ultimate Brain Games from Telegames
Early 2006: Nicktoons Unite! from THQ