Nintendo Unveils DSi First Party Games For 2009-2010

The strongest aspect of Nintendo as a gaming company is the depth of its library of original properties. From Mario and Luigi to Zelda and Link, from Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong to Samus and Mother Brain, from Yoshi and Kirby to all of the Pokemons in the world, few companies can boast of the same level of first party properties that Nintendo has developed and amassed throughout the years. So engrossing are its first party properties that many gamers buy Nintendo consoles – and the Nintendo DSi in particular – just to play the first party games that Nintendo will release.

And as Nintendo unveils DSi first party games for 2009 to 2010, the gaming world is once again stirred up to a state of frenzied anticipation. Nintendo unveils DSi this year, and soon afterwards, Nintendo unveils DSi first party games for the next two years – it’s a Nintendo fan’s dream come true!

As the report goes, Nintendo unveils DSi first party games based on the following release schedule:

1. Mario and Luigi RPG 3 (April 1, 2009). The third installment of the famed franchise that started with Square’s (now Square-Enix) RPG take in the brothers’ adventures in the mushroom kingdom way back in the SNES days is coming. This is actually the 2^nd installment on the DS. And now that Nintendo unveils DSi version of the game, April Fool’s Day for this year will actually be one that’ll be worth celebrating.

2. Pokemon Platinum (March 22,2009). As Nintendo unveils DSi version of Pokemon Platinum to the US, the game has sold 2.12 million copies already in Japan. This is testament to how strong the franchise still is to this very day. Gotta catch ‘em all, as the battle cry goes, and the US audience will have the chance to catch this game in 2009.

3. Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (2009/2010). Nintendo unveils DSi Zelda in the recent Game Developer’s Conference (GDC). The game is a direct sequel to the Phantom Hourglass, the last Zelda game for the DS. In the short trailer that was show, it seems like Link – the hero of the series – will be dealing with trains to accomplish certain objectives, much like how he dealt with ships in the previous game.

4. Rhythm Heaven (1^st half, 2009). This is a rhythm game that is similar to previous entries in the genre like the highly acclaimed Elite Beat Agents.

5. Rhythm Paradise (2^nd half, 2009). Nintendo seems to be very confident about its new property that an immediate sequel has already been planned towards the end of this year.

6. Trace Memory 2 (2009/2010). The sequel to the story-driven, mystery game that has developed a cult following in the US. Though Nintendo unveils DSi games of popular properties, Trace Memory 2 remains a mystery – no pun intended – as to whether or not it will receive an English version.