Nintendo's lineup for 2005 will include many 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 be re-introduced to some of the well-known Nintendo franchises. New tricks like using bongos to control characters in Donkey Kong Jungle Beat for GameCube and an internal gyro sensor in WarioWare: Twisted! for GBA 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