European DS release schedule is rammed up to Christmas

We love writing stories about upcoming DS games. Partly it's because there are always loads of new games, which should mean lots of great new games for us all to play.

Equally, loads of games also means loads of terrible games which we get to bitch about. Then there are the thirdparty games that Nintendo slips onto its press release but clearly has no idea when they are going to be released. And when we know something more than the might N about those games, it makes us feel superior (but more of that later).

Looking at the release schedule for DS up to Christmas, there are plenty of DS games we can't wait to play. Disney's Anno 1701: Dawn of Discovery, Ubisoft's The Settlers, Square Enix's Heroes of Mana, Sega's Sonic Rush Adventure, THQ's Worms: Open Warfare 2, and 10tacle's Panzer Tactics should make us feel warm inside before the winter is upon us.

Then, later in the year, we can look forward to THQ's film tie-in Ratatouille, and Codemasters' Race Driver: Create & Race, as well as Sega's Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (a game Sega reckons will be released on November 30th but Nintendo has down for October). We're also keen to try out System 3's Ferrari Challenge, THQ's Drawn To Life, and EA's MySims.

Enough of our drooling, let's get onto Nintendo's complete third-party European DS release schedule, including our corrections where appropriate:

July
Brain Buster, 505 Games, July 13th
ANNO 1701, Disney, July 13th (we exp landfall on August 24th)
Transformers The Game, Activision, July 20th
Guilty Gear Dust Strikers, THQ, July (or beaten down on August 3rd)
The Settlers, Ubisoft, July 2007 (we reckon September 28th)

August
Powershot Pinball Constructor, Oxygen, August 10th (or September 14th)
Dragonball Z Goku Densetsu, Atari, August (we think August 31st)
California Games, System 3, August (October we reckon)
8Ball AllStars, Oxygen, August (potted on September 7th?)

September
Heroes of Mana, Square Enix, September 14th
King of Clubs, Oxygen, September 21st
Sonic Rush Adventure, Sega, September 28th
Cookie & Cream, 505 Games, September
Fishing DS, 505 Games, September
Happy Cooking, Ubisoft, September (we're stirring for August 31st)
Jam Sessions, Ubisoft, September (September 28th says our manager)

'Autumn'
Surf's Up, Ubisoft, Summer/Autumn (August 3rd we've been told)
Konami Arcade Classics, Konami, Autumn
Animalz Marine Zoo, Ubisoft, Autumn
Fashion Designer, Ubisoft, Autumn (or size zero by October 26th)
Horsez 2, Ubisoft, Autumn
My Word Coach, Ubisoft, Autumn (November, we elegantly argue)
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2, Ubisoft, Autumn (or November 16th)
Totally Spies 3, Ubisoft, Autumn (November 26th says our insider)

'Third quarter'
Panzer Tactics DS, 10Tacle, Q3
Godzilla Unleashed, Atari, Q3 (November reckons our big monster)
Cake Mania, Eidos, Q3
New York Times Crossword, Eidos, Q3
Operation Vietnam, Eidos, Q3
Toot & Puddle – An Artic Adventure, Zoo, Q3
Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights, THQ, Q3
ToonDuko, Eidos, Q3
Bratz Ponyz, Game Factory, Q3
Ratatouille, THQ, Q3 (September 28th a little mouse tells us)
Worms: Open Warfare 2, THQ, Summer, (August 31st... bang!)
Race Driver: Create & Race, Codemasters, Summer (or September 7th)
Marvel Trading Card Game, Konami, Summer (lay it down for July 27th)

October
Crash Of The Titans, Sierra, October 12th
C.I.D 925: An Ordinary Life, Oxygen, October 19th
Ed, Edd n Eddy, D3Publisher, October 19th
Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games, Sega, October (November 30th?)
Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja, 505 Games, October
High School Musical, Disney, October
Balls Of Fury, Zoo, October

November
Ben 10, D3Publisher, November 30th
Ambidexterity, 505 Games, November
Fashion Designer, 505 Games, November
I Did It Mum!, 505 Games, November
Happy Hippos Auf Weltreise, 10 Tackle, November
Ferrari Challenge, System 3, November
Sea Monster, Zoo, November

'Fourth Quarter'
Build A Bear Workshop, Game Factory, Q4
DI-GATA, Game Factory, Q4
Sabrina Magicats, Game Factory, Q4
Brain Buddy, Koch Media, Q4
Meine Tierlinik In Augstralien, Koch Media, Q4
Deviens Miss France, Micro Apps, Q4
Drawn To Life, THQ, Q4

'TBC/Christmas'
The Golden Compass, Sega, Christmas, (November 30th we think)
Boogie, EA, TBC
MySims, EA, TBC
Code De La Route, Micro Apps, TBC