Gaming Consoles

Game giant Nintendo promises at least 65 new Wii games and 80 new DS games in the first half of the year. First-party highlights from the release list include Advance Wars: Days of Ruin and Crosswords for DS, with Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Mario Kart Wii, and Wii Fit headed to Nintendo's fifth-generation console.

Also included is a healthy dose of third-party games, something Nintendo platforms have historically struggled with, including Ninja Reflex from Electronic Arts, No More Heroes from Ubisoft, DeBlob from THQ, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed from LucasArts, and Okami from Capcom.

Notable DS games not made by Nintendo include Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Rings of Fate from Square Enix, Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword from Tecmo, and Quick Yoga Training from Ubisoft.

Nintendo also confirmed the release of WiiWare sometime within the first half of the year. If you will remember WiiWare is Nintendo's downloadable games for the Wii videogame console. These games will be built specifically for the Wii and sold via the Wii Shop Channel for Wii Points currency, much like the Xbox 360- and Playstation 3-specific games being sold on Xbox Live Arcade and Playstation Network.