Official Nintendo Press Release: Nintendo Reveals Strong Second-Quarter Lineup for Wii, Nintendo DSREDMOND, Wash., March 7, 2007 – Wii™ owners of all ages have discovered the fun of playing with a group of friends in the same room. Now for the first time players can compete with one another near and far with Pokémon® Battle Revolution, a game of remarkable firsts:
- the first Wii game to include Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection play
- the first Pokémon game for Wii
- the first game to link Wii and the hand-held Nintendo DSâ„¢
- and the first Wii game that can be controlled using Nintendo DS
When Wii and Nintendo DS are linked, players can use their Nintendo DS units as controllers or import characters from the upcoming Nintendo DS games Pokémon® Diamond Version or Pokémon® Pearl Version. Pokémon Battle Revolution launches on June 25 exclusively for Wii and brings a dramatic new chapter to the Pokémon franchise, which has sold more than 155 million units worldwide. Pokémon Battle Revolution also serves as one of the standouts in Nintendo’s second-quarter launch lineup, which the company revealed today in conjunction with the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.
Pokémon Battle Revolution will be joined by Super Paper Mario™, the first Mario™ game for Wii; Mario Party® 8, a multiplayer party game; and Big Brain Academy™, a brain-training game that builds on the phenomenal success of the Nintendo DS brain games. These will add to the ever-growing library of Wii games, which will total more than 50 by the end of June. Nintendo DS fans will see the arrival of Pokémon Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version, two surefire smash-hits.
“With strong third-party support, Wii and Nintendo DS have games on the way for both casual and veteran gamers,” says Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. “Our new ways to play have attracted millions of players around the world. This lineup demonstrates our commitment to leading the industry with the future of video gaming.”
Third-party publishers also have stepped up their support of both Wii and Nintendo DS, recognizing these systems as the hottest things going in the video game industry. The list of games for April, May and June includes the following:
| Wii |
| April 9 |
Super Paper Mario |
Nintendo |
| April |
Prince of Persia Rival Swords |
Ubisoft |
| April |
Bust-A-Move Bash |
Majesco |
| April |
Bioncle Heroes |
Eidos |
| May 15 |
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon |
Midway |
| May 29 |
Mario Party 8 |
Nintendo |
| May |
Tamagotchi Party On |
Namco Bandai |
| May |
Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean at World’s End |
Disney Interactive |
| May |
Escape from Bug Island |
Eidos |
| May |
Spider-Man The Movie 3 |
Activision |
| June 11 |
Big Brain Academy |
Nintendo |
| June 25 |
Pokémon Battle Revolution |
Nintendo |
| June |
Cosmic Family |
Ubisoft |
| Spring |
Heatseeker |
Codemasters |
| Q2 |
Legend of the Dragon American Game Factory |
| Summer |
Shrek the Third |
Activision |
| Summer |
Transformers the Game |
Activision |
Nintendo DS |
| April 22 |
Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl |
Nintendo |
| May |
Pirates of the Caribbean 3 |
Buena Vista |
| May |
Dragon Ball Z: Harukanaru Densetsu |
Atari |
| May |
Pony Friends |
Eidos |
| May |
Diner Dash |
Eidos |
| May |
Touch the Dead |
Eidos |
| June 4 |
Nintendo DS browser |
Nintendo |
| June 4 |
Planet Puzzle League |
Nintendo |
| June 11 |
Touchmaster DS |
Midway |
| June |
Zendoku |
Eidos |
| Spring |
Naruto Ninja Council 3 |
Tomy |
| Spring |
Time Ace |
Konami |
| Spring |
Death Jr. and the Science Fair of Doom |
Konami |
| Q2 |
Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon |
Natsume |
| Summer |
Shrek the Third |
Activision |
| Summer |
Transformers: Autobots |
Activision |
| Summer |
Transformers: Decepticons |
Activision |
Game Boy® Advance |
| Summer |
Shrek the Third |
Activision |
The worldwide innovator in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wiiâ„¢, Nintendo DSâ„¢, Game Boy® Advance and Nintendo GameCubeâ„¢ systems. Since 1983, Nintendo has sold nearly 2.2 billion video games and more than 387 million hardware units globally, and has created industry icons like Marioâ„¢, Donkey Kong®, Metroid®, Zeldaâ„¢ and Pokémon®. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the Western Hemisphere. For more information about Nintendo, visit the company’s Web site at www.nintendo.com.
Pokémon USA, Inc., a subsidiary of The Pokémon Company in Japan, manages the property outside of Asia which includes licensing, marketing, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, an animated TV series, home entertainment, the official Pokémon Web site and an online retail center www.pokemoncenter.com. Just coming off its 10th worldwide anniversary in 2006, Pokémon was launched in Japan in 1996 for play on Nintendo’s Game Boy® and has since evolved into a global cultural phenomenon. Pokémon was introduced in North America in September 1998 and today is one of the most popular toy and entertainment properties in the world. For more information, visit www.pokemon.com.
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