'Punch-Out!' Wii Coming In May, Wii and DS Spring Line-Ups Revealed

Nintendo just dumped a huge amount of Wii and DS release info in an press release about the platforms' spring line-ups. Look below for news on dozens of titles, including dates for "Punch-Out" on Wii, a new Nintendo "Excitebike" spin-off called "ExciteBots," a "Starfy" game coming to DS and -- wait for it -- "Horoscope DS." What do you want to play?

Press release from Nintendo:

Nintendo’s Video Game Lineup Demonstrates Gaming Diversity

New Games Announced for Nintendo Systems

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- While everyone is still buzzing about the upcoming April 5 launch of the Nintendo DSi system, video game fans will have plenty of great games and experiences to keep them busy. Nintendo has an extensive, diverse library of about 120 games on the way for both the Wi and Nintendo DS systems. Upcoming Nintendo-published video games for Wii include:

Excitebots: Trick Racing has elements that make it one of the more unique racing games on the market. It launches April 20 and lets everyone in the family use the Wii Wheel™ accessory in unique and changing environments, play fun minigames and perform crazy tricks in a game that builds on the Excitebike and Excite Truck franchises.

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, originally made for the Nintendo GameCube system, launches May 4 with newly added motion controls. It’s the latest in Nintendo’s New Play Control! series of games.

Punch-Out!! launches May 18 and brings back all of the fun of the beloved, classic NES® game that thrilled players in the early 1990s. Boxers battle as iconic hero Little Mac as they fight their way through a cast of new and familiar boxing opponents on their quest to win the coveted WVBA (World Video Boxing Association) Championship Belt.

Nintendo’s downloadable WiiWare service continues to be a showcase for new games, new concepts and new ideas. A selection of upcoming titles includes:

* BIT.TRIP BEAT, developed by Gaijin Games and published by Aksys Games: BIT.TRIP BEAT is what you get when you mix classic video gaming with modern gaming sensibilities. What may seem like a simple “paddle” game turns into a psychedelic trip down memory lane which has you hitting “beats” in rhythm to Chiptune style music. While the game can be difficult, if you crank up the tunes and get in the zone, you’ll have a great time. Performing perfectly isn’t required to experience all the game’s content, but the extra challenge will keep score-hunters coming back in search of each level’s elusive “PERFECT” score.

* Eduardo the Samurai Toaster, developed and published by Semnat Studios LLC: Fight your way through 13 diverse locations on your own or with up to three friends in this frenetic and stylish side-scrolling action game. Play as Eduardo and his fellow toaster buddies as you fire an assortment of pastries at all kinds of dastardly food products. Hop onto laser-mounted scooters and fly across the screen in rocket packs, and learn to cooperate with your teammates or simply annoy each other in an awesomely fun way by throwing each other around the screen. The choice is up to you.

* Night Game, developed and published by Nicalis: Exclusively for WiiWare, Night Game (working title) is part action game and part puzzler. It invites players into a beautifully atmospheric world, where they must use real physics to maneuver a mysterious, glowing sphere through vastly different locales. Night Game pushes the boundaries of design with its unique art style, and professionally produced music score. This title is a 2009 Independent Games Festival Seumas McNally Award nominee and from the same developers responsible for Cave Story on Wii.

* Swords & Soldiers, developed and published by Ronimo Games: Swords & Soldiers is a side-scrolling real-time strategy game, in which three distinct factions battle for the powers of the gods. The goal is to destroy the enemies’ castle on the other end of the level, while protecting your own. This can be done by training powerful units or casting devastating spells. The game will feature a single-player campaign and a competitive split-screen multiplayer mode as well as several other game modes.

Great titles are also on the way for the portable Nintendo DS system. Some Nintendo-published video games for Nintendo DS include:

Rhythm Heaven is an infectious video game that has been a huge hit in Japan. Players tap and slide the stylus on the touch screen in time to the beat. This fun, stylized game launches April 5.

A new entry in the Personal Trainer series is Personal Trainer: Walking, which launches May 25. Personal Trainer: Walking tracks users’ progress and makes going for a walk a little more fun. It comes with two pedometers that users can wirelessly connect to their Nintendo DS system when they return home.

In The Legendary Starfy game, which launches June 8, players dive into a spectacular undersea adventure with Starfy, the legendary hero of Pufftop. Players swoop into enemies like a shooting star, glide over bottomless chasms and transform into powerful creatures to help a mysterious, bunny-eared visitor find his lost memory.

In recent weeks, multiple third-party publishers have announced plans to boost their support of Nintendo systems. Between now and June, Nintendo fans will enjoy games like: The Conduit, a first-person shooter from Sega that pits players against a terrifying group of alien invaders intent on taking over a futuristic Washington, D.C.; EA SPORTS Active, a Wii exclusive from Electronic Arts that offers players fun, easy-to-learn exercises and activities that users can do with family and friends; and Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10, the newest iteration of the popular golf game from Electronic Arts that lets players hit the links to prove their driving and putting prowess.

Below is a partial list of upcoming games for Wii and Nintendo DS. Note that game titles and launch dates are subject to change.

Wii
Publisher		Game		Available
2K Sports		Major League Baseball® 2K9		March 3
		Don King Boxing		March 31
Activision		X-Men Origins: Wolverine		May
		Ice Age 3		June 30
		Transformers™: Revenge of the Fallen		June
Aksys Games		Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus		May 12
Atari		Ready 2 Rumble Revolution		March 17
		Backyard Baseball 10		March 31
Capcom Entertainment Inc.		MotoGP™		Spring
Codemasters Inc		Overlord Dark Legend		Summer
Conspiracy Games		Real Heroes: Firefighter		April
Deep Silver, Inc.		Professor Heinz Wolff’s Gravity		April
		Fritz Chess		May
Disney Interactive Studios		Hannah Montana The Movie		April
Electronic Arts		TRIVIAL PURSUIT™		March
		MySims™ Party		March
		EA SPORTS Active™		May 19
		Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 10		June
		BOOM BLOX™ Bash Party		Spring
		MySims™ Racing		Summer
		Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince™		Summer
		G.I. JOE™ The Rise of Cobra		Summer
		EA SPORTS Tennis (working title)		Summer
Hudson Entertainment		Help Wanted		Summer
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.		DanceDanceRevolution® Disney Grooves		April 2
		Yu-Gi-Oh! ™ 5D’s Wheelie Breakers		May 19
LucasArts		Indiana Jones® and the Staff of Kings™		Late Spring
NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc		Klonoa®		Q2
Nintendo		New Play Control! Pikmin™		March 9
		New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis™		March 9
		Excitebots: Trick Racing		April 20
		New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat		May 4
		Punch-Out!!		May 18
SEGA of America		Virtua Tennis™ 2009		May
		The Conduit™		June
		Let’s Tap™		June
Southpeak Interactive		Roogoo Twisted Towers™		April 7
		Pirates vs Ninjas Dodgeball™		April 21
Zoo Games, Inc.		M&M’s Beach Party		March 10
		Puzzle Kingdoms		March 31
		Garfield Gets Real		April 7
		Pennzoil’s Build-N-Race: “Speed Demons”		April 14
		Jelly Belly Ballistic Beans		April 21
		Smiley World Island Challenge		April 28
		Garfield’s Pet Force		June 9

Nintendo DS
Publisher		Game		Available
2K Sports		MLB® 2K9 Fantasy All-Stars		March 3
		Don King Boxing		March 31
Activision		X-Men Origins: Wolverine		May
		Ice Age 3		June 30
		Transformers™: Revenge of the Fallen		June
Activision/RedOctane		Guitar Hero® On Tour: Modern Hits		June
Aksys Games		Jake Hunter Detective Chronicles: Memories of the Past		May 26
		Rockin’ Pretty		June 23
Aspyr Media, Inc.		Treasure World™		June
Atari		Backyard Baseball ’10		March 31
		My Horse and Me Riding For Gold		March 31
Atlus U.S.A., Inc.		TrackMania® DS		March 17
		Tokyo Beat Down™		March 31
		The Dark Spire™		April 14
		Dokapon Journey™		April 14
		Steal Princess™		April 21
		101 in 1 Explosive Megamix		April 21
		Super Robot Taisen® OG Saga: Endless Frontier™		April 28
		Knights in the Nightmare™		June 2
		Shin Megami Tensei®: Devil Survivor™		June 23
Capcom		Mega Man Starforce 3 Black Ace		June
		Mega Man Starforce 3 Red Joker		June
Codemasters Inc		Overlord Minions		Summer
Deep Silver, Inc.		Pet Vet: Down Under		March
		Professor Heinz Wolff’s Gravity		April
		Elite Forces: Unit 77		April
		DJ Star		May
		Fritz Chess		May
		The Humans		May
		Horoscope DS		May
Disney Interactive Studios		Hannah Montana The Movie		April
DreamCatcher		Dreamer: Shop Owner		April 21
		Dreamer: Babysitter		April 21
		Dreamer: Teacher		April 21
		Prank’d		May 19
Electronic Arts		Zubo™		March 10
		Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure™		March 17
		MySims™ Party		March
		SCRABBLE™		March
		LITTLEST PET SHOP Spring™		March
		MySims™ Racing		Summer
		Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince™		Summer
Hudson Entertainment		Miami Law		Summer
KOEI		Monster Racers™		June
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.		Magician’s Quest: Mysterious Times™		May 5
		Yu-Gi-Oh!™ 5D’s Stardust Accelerators World Championship 2009		May 19
LucasArts		Indiana Jones® and the Staff of Kings™		Late Spring
Majesco Entertainment		Puffins: Island Adventure		April 14
		Powerbike		April 28
		Drama Queens		May
		Marker Man Adventures		May
		Hot ’n’ Cold		May
		Dawn of Heroes		June
MumboJumbo		Crazy Chicken Star Karts		March 31
		Crazy Chicken Atlantis Quest		April 28
		Crazy Chicken The Pharaoh’s Treasure		June 2
		7 Wonders II		June 30
Nintendo		Rhythm Heaven		April 5
		Personal Trainer: Walking		May 25
		The Legendary Starfy		June 8
PopCap Games, Inc.		Peggle™ Dual Shot		March 3
Rockstar Games		Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars		March 17
Southpeak Interactive		Roogoo Attack™		April 7
THQ		Desktop Tower Defense		April 29
Ubisoft		Imagine® Makeup Artist		May 5
		Imagine® Music Fest		May 5
		Imagine® Boutique Owner		May 26
		My Healthy Cooking Coach		June 2
		Petz® Fashion: Dogz and Catz		June 9
		Jake Power Soccer Club		June 16
Valcon Games		History Channel: Great Empires: Rome		March 17
Zoo Games, Inc.		Yamaha Supercross		March 10
		Hands On!: Tangrams		March 24
		Puzzle Kingdoms		March 31
		Garfield Gets Real		April 7
		Jelly Belly Ballistic Beans		April 21
		Smiley World Island Challenge		April 28

Readers, note the absence of "Wii Sports Resort," the former Spring 2009 title now listed for "2009" on Nintendo's press site. That game is supposed to be the title that comes with the Wii MotionPlus add-on, which is supported by some games in the above list. I'm checking with Nintendo to find out what's going on with that game and peripheral.