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Nintendo America spills 2008 DS release list

No danger of a DS games drought just yet

Nintendo America spills 2008 DS release list
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Nintendo of America has issued a press release stating its full line-up of games for the first half of 2008, both first and third party. Being from the US it's not quite as exciting as a full UK list would have been, but seeing as more often than not games come out here on either the same day or mere weeks afterwards, it gives us a pretty good idea of what we'll be getting on DS up until the summer.

Probably the biggest names on the list - and the ones that have piqued our interest - are Lost In Blue 3, which we weren't sure previously would released outside of Japan; Alone in the Dark, which is down for March; LEGO: Indiana Jones in spring and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness sometime during the second quarter of the year.

There are plenty more though - here's the full list:

January
21st: Advance Wars: Days of Ruin (Nintendo/Intelligent Systems)
21st: Mazes of Fate DS (Graffiti Entertainment, LLC)
22nd: Mega Brain Boost (Majesco Entertainment)
24th: Aquarium by DS (Bold Games)
24th: Fantasy Aquarium by DS (Bold Games)
29th: Pet Pals: Animal Doctor (Majesco Entertainment)
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N+ (Atari)
Barnyard Blast (DSI Games)
Command & Destroy (DSI Games)
Miami Nights: Singles in the City (Ubisoft)
Brain Challenge (Ubisoft)

February
4th: Paws & Claws: Pet Resort (THQ)
5th: Homie Rollerz (Destineer)
5th: Nanostray 2 (Majesco Entertainment)
10th: Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo/LEVEL-5)
12th: Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney (Capcom)
12th: New Zealand Story Revolution (Ignition Entertainment)
12th: Dream Pinball 3D (SouthPeak Games)
19th: Spitfire Heroes: Tales of the RAF (Destineer)
19th: Zoo Tycoon II (THQ)
25th: Bratz: Super Babyz (THQ)
26th: Bubble Bobble Double Shot (Ignition Entertainment)
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My Horse and Me (Atari)
M&M'S Kart Racing (DSI Games)
Garfield Gets Real (DSI Games)
Yamaha Supercross (DSI Games)
Insecticide (Gamecock Media Group)
Assassin's Creed Altair's Chronicles (Ubisoft)
Petz Wild Animals: Tigerz (Ubisoft)
Puppy Palace (Ubisoft)

March
1st: Project Exile (Graffiti Entertainment, LLC)
3rd: Let's Ride: Friends Forever (THQ)
4th: Diary Girl (Konami)
4th: Go Pets (Konami)
4th: Disney Friends (Disney Interactive Studios)
4th: Eco-Creatures: Save the Forest (Majesco Entertainment)
8th: Plushees (Destineer)
8th: River King: Mystic Valley (Natsume Inc.)
8th: Harvest Moon DS Cute (Natsume Inc.)
11th: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Rings of Fate (Square Enix)
11th: Lost in Blue 3 (Konami)
11th: Pro Evolution Soccer (Konami)
25th: Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword (Tecmo, Inc.)
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Alone in the Dark (Atari)
Drone Tactics (Atlus USA)
Double Sequence (DSI Games)
Ninja Reflex (Electronic Arts)
Naruto: Ninja Destiny (Tomy Corporation)
Petz Bunnyz (Ubisoft)
Imagine: Figure Skater (Ubisoft)
Commando (XS Games)

April
15th: Teenage Zombies: Invasion of the Alien Brain Thingys (Ignition Entertainment)
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Super Dodgeball Brawlers (Aksys Games)
Rondo of Swords (Atlus USA)
Quick Yoga Training (Ubisoft)

May
5th: Crosswords DS (Nintendo)
6th: Speed Racer (Warner Bros. Games)
8th: Organize It (Summitsoft Corporation)
13th: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Disney Interactive Studios)
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Winx Club: Mission Enchantix (Konami)
Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles (Aksys Games)
Garfield Fun Fest (DSI Games)
1 vs. 100 (DSI Games)

June
8th: Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness (Natsume Inc.)
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Shining Stars (DSI Games)
Catch of the Day (Electronic Arts)
PipeMania (Empire Interactive)
Wall-E (THQ)

Spring
Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution (2K Games)
Don King Presents: Prizefighter (2K Sports)
Top Spin 3 (2K Sports)
Kung Fu Panda (Activision)
LEGO: Indiana Jones (LucasArts)
The World Ends with You (Square Enix)

Summer
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts)
Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 3 (Namco Bandai Games America Inc.)

Q2
Bangai-O Spirits (D3 Publisher of America)
Prey the Stars (Koei)
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time (Nintendo)
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness (Nintendo)

Kath Brice
Kath Brice
Kath gave up a job working with animals five years ago to join the world of video game journalism, which now sees her running our DS section. With so many male work colleagues, many have asked if she notices any difference.