Europe - Nintendo shows off Summer release list: Wario Land: The Shake Dimension for Sept, Manhunt 2 in August, Sonic Unleashed for DS?...and much more

With summer now in full swing, Nintendo is set to up the temperature and let loose a selection of scorching new titles on to the Nintendo DS and Wii. Summer sees the return of numerous favourites and the debut of new exciting titles ensuring this season’s release schedule has something for everyone.

Hold on to your sun hats as the Wii Summer line-up kicks off with the return of the brawl, in the latest super-charged generation of Super Smash Bros. Brawl! Unleashed on 27 June 2008, Mario, Bowser, Zelda and numerous other Nintendo and third party gaming heroes will be found in the ring fighting for the title of ultimate brawler. With the fight taken online for the very first time, Super Smash Bros. Brawl is set to bring the fast, furious and frenetic world of the brawl to the masses!

If that wasn’t enough Wario makes his debut with his first dedicated adventure on Wii with Wario Land: The Shake Dimension. Nintendo’s most famous anti-hero is shaken and tilted to the very limit using the Wii’s innovative control system, bringing the magic of 2D platform adventure gaming to new and existing gamers everywhere from 26 September 2008.

Hot on the heels of Wii, the Nintendo DS has numerous compelling titles guaranteed to entertain in the summer sun. For years you’ve captured, traded, and battled with them. Now it’s time to become one as Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness launch on the Nintendo DS! Unleash your inner Pokémon to save the world and take advantage of the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection in a series first to call on help from your friends!

Make 10: A journey of numbers also arrives on the Nintendo DS making the art of mathematics a truly magical experience. Set in the highly visual fantasy world of Make 10, younger players will be challenged to master mental arithmetic to overcome the inquisitive inhabitants and understand the true power of the number ten.

For the full updated 2008 line-up for both the Nintendo DS and Wii, please see the tables below:

Wii Software 2008 Release Date
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo) 27th June 2008
Bejing 2008 (SEGA) 27th June 2008
Big Beach Sports (THQ) 27th June 2008
Wacky Races – Crash and Dash (Eidos) 27th June 2008
Guitar Hero Aerosmith Bundle Pack on Wii (Activision) 27th June 2008
Kung Fu Panda (Activision) 27th June 2008
Radio Helicopter (505 Games) 27th June 2008
Okami (Capcom) June 2008
We Love Golf! (Capcom) June 2008
Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour (Disney Interactive Studios) June-Sep 2008
Pool Party (SouthPeak Games) 4th July 2008
Wall E. (THQ) 4th July 2008
Cocoto Kart Racer (Neko Entertainment) 11th July 2008
Baroque (Rising Star Games) 18th July 2008
Margot´s Word Brain (ZOO) 18th July 2008
Yamaha Supercross (ZOO) 18th July 2008
CID The Dummy (Oxygen Games) 25th July 2008
Super Swing Golf (Rising Star Games) 25th July 2008
Table Football (505 Games) 31st July 2008
Pimp My Ride (Activision) July 2008
The Incredible Hulk (SEGA) July 2008
Jeep Thrills (ZOO) 8th August 2008
Legend of Sayuki (505 Games) 8th August 2008
BROTHERS IN ARMS : EARN IN BLOOD (Ubisoft) 14th August 2008
BROTHERS IN ARMS: ROAD TO HILL 30 (Ubisoft) 14th August 2008
Calvin Tucker´s Redneck Jamboree (ZOO) 22nd August 2008
Clever Kids: Farmyard Fun (Ghostlight) 22nd August 2008
Clever Kids: Pirates (Ghostlight) 22nd August 2008
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 (EA) 26th August 2008
Runaway The Dream of the Turtle (Focus Home Interactive) 28th August 2008
Soul Calibur Legends (Namco Bandai/Ubisoft) 28th August 2008
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (Vivendi Games) 29th August 2008
Brave: A Warrior’s Tale (SouthPeak Games) August 2008
Carnival Games: Mini Golf (2K Play) August 2008
Manhunt 2 (Rockstar Games) August 2008
Space Chimps (Brash Entertainment) August-October 2008
Chess Crusade (ZOO) 5th September 2008
TNA impact (Midway Games) 5th September 2008
Pipe Manja (Empire Interactive/ Kochmedia) 14th September 2008
Bratz: Girls Really Rock ! (THQ) 19th September 2008
Order Up (ZOO) 19th September 2008
Sim City Creator (EA) 19th September 2008
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts/Activision) 19th September 2008
Counter Force (505 Games) 26th September 2008
De Blob (THQ) 26th September 2008
Wario Land: The Shake Dimension (Nintendo) 26th September 2008
Family Trainer (Namco Bandai) September 2008 (EU)
Sambe De Amigo (SEGA) September 2008
Wild Earth: African Safari (Majesco/Codemaster) September 2008
All Star Cheer (THQ) Q3 2008
Rockband (EA) Q3 2008
Jeep Let’s Off Road (ZOO) Q3 2008
World of Goo (RTL Playtainment) Q3 2008
WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 (THQ) Q3 2008
Skate It (EA) 2008
Top Spin Tennis (2K Sports) 2008
Sonic Unleashed (SEGA) Late 2008

Nintendo DS Software 2008 Release Date
Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword (Ubisoft) 26th June 2008
FINAL FANTASY TACTICS® ADVANCE 2: Grimoire of the Rift (SquareEnix) 27th June 2008
Kung Fu Panda (Activision) 27th June 2008
Journey to the Centre of the Earth (THQ) 27th June 2008
Shining Star Super Starcade (ZOO) 27th June 2008
Evolution GT (Lago Srl) June 2008
Sid Meier´s Civilization Revolution (2K Games) June 2008
The Incredible Hulk (SEGA) June 2008
Top Spin 3 (2K Sports) June 2008
Asterix Brain Trainer (ATARI) June-October 2008
Animal Genius (Ubisoft) 3rd July 2008
Farm Life (Ubisoft) 3rd July 2008
Puzzler (Ubisoft) 3rd July 2008
Bakushow(Rising Star Games) 4th July 2008
Cory in the House (Disney Interactive Studios) 4th July 2008
Mahjong-Eine Reise um die Welt (dtp young entertainment) 4th July 2008
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time / Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness (Nintendo) 4th July 2008
Road to Vegas (Ghostlight) 4th July 2008
Super Speed Machines (Ghostlight) 4th July 2008
Wall E. (THQ) 4th July 2008
Guitar Hero: On Tour (Limited Edition Buindle) (Activision) 18th July 2008
Rythmn & Notes (505 Games) 18th July 2008
Brico Utile (Neko Entertainment) 18th July 2008
Déco Tendances(Neko Entertainment) 18th July 2008
International Athletics (Ghostlight) 18th July 2008
Margots Word Brain (ZOO) 18th July 2008
Yamaha Supercross (ZOO) 18th July 2008
Crazy Labyrinth (DTP/Eidos) 25th July 2008
Mazes of Fate DS (Neko Entertainment) 25th July 2008
Tennis Elbow (Neko Entertainment) 25th July 2008
The Mummy Tomb of the Emperor (Vivendi Games ) 25th July 2008
The Woodleys - Summer Sports (dtp young entertainment) 25th July 2008
City Life (Monte Cristo Multimedia) July 2008
Dream Pinball 3D (SouthPeak Games) July 2008
Jewel Quest (Astragon) July 2008
My Make-Up (Oxygen Games) July 2008
Pirates: Duels on the High Seas (Oxygen Games) July 2008
Zoo Hospital (Eidos/Majesco) July 2008
Die Reitakademie (dtp young entertainment) 1st August 2008
Jeep Thrills (ZOO) 8th August 2008
Lissy Horse Life mit Carry Case (Deep Silver/Kochmedia) 9th August 2008
BangaiO Spirits (D3Publisher of Europe) 22nd August 2008
Clever Kids: Pirates (Midas) 22nd August 2008
Clever Kids: Farmyard Fun (Midas) 22nd August 2008
IMAGINE FIGURE SKATER (Ubisoft) 28th August 2008
Brave: Shaman’s Challenge (SouthPeak Games) August 2008
Gauntlet (Eidos) August 2008 (tbc)
Space Chimps (Brash Entertainment) August-October 2008
Chess Crusade (ZOO) 5th September 2008
Spellbound (505 Games) 5th September 2008
Spore Creatures (EA) 5th September 2008
Mein Beautyhotel für Tiere (dtp young entertainment) 12th September 2008
Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon (Rising Star Games) 12th September 2008
Shin chan e i colori magici (505 Games) 12th September 2008
Subbuteo (505 Games) 12th September 2008
Blended (505 Games) 19th September 2008
Bratz: girls Really Rock ! (THQ) 19th September 2008
Dungeon Explorer (Rising Star Games) 19th September 2008
Ontamarama: Music Maniacs (505 Games) 19th September 2008
SimCity Creator (EA) 19th September 2008
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts/Activision) 19th September 2008
De Blob (THQ) 26th September 2008
Drawn to Life: Spongebob Squarepants Edition (THQ) 26th September 2008
Make 10: A journey of numbers (Nintendo) 26th September 2008
Shaun the Sheep (D3Publisher of Europe) 26th September 2008
8Ball Allstars (Oxygen Games) September 2008
Bratz Ponyz 2 (Game Factory) September 2008
Code Lyoko 2 (Game Factory) September 2008
Cosmetic Paradise (505 Games) September 2008
Element Girls (a.k.a Magic Diary) (DTP) September 2008
History™ Great Empires: Rome (Lago Srl) September 2008
Lock´s Quest: Construction Combat (THQ) September 2008
My Dress-Up (Oxygen Games) September 2008
Nanostray 2 (Majesco/Codemaster) September 2008
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood (SEGA) September 2008
Super-Bikes Riding Challenge (Lago Srl) September 2008
Toy Shop Tycoon (Majesco/Codemaster) September 2008
Zenses Ocean (Game Factory) September 2008
Zenses Rainforest (Game Factory) September 2008
Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations (Nintendo / Capcom) 3rd October 2008
Naruto Ninja Council 2 (Nintendo / TAKRA TOMY) October 2008
Arcanoid (Ubisoft) Summer 2008
Space Invaders ExtremeTM (SquareEnix/Ubisoft) Summer 2008
Crossword Challenge (The Games Company) Summer 2008
AMF Bowling Pinbusters! (ZeniMax Europe Ltd.) Summer 2008
Ducati Moto (ZeniMax Europe Ltd.) Summer 2008
Skate It (EA) 2008
Sonic Unleashed (SEGA) Late 2008
I Love Beauty and Sushi Academy (City Interactive S.A.) Q3 2008
RUBIKS Classic (working title) (Game Factory) Q3 2008
All Star Cheer (THQ) Q3 2008
Sokoban DS (RTL Playtainment) Q3 2008
Time Hollow (working title) (Konami) Q3/4 2008

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