Full Japanese DS Line Up

Nintendo today announced that it will be releasing 12 titles for the DS handheld on its launch in Japan on December 2. Five of the titles will be Nintendo-developed, and seven titles will be from third parties. Two additional third party titles are also confirmed for release within the year. The standard price of DS games will be set at 4800 yen, although one game, Intuitive Stroke (One-Line Puzzle in the US), will be priced slightly less at 3800 yen. [br][br][br]According to Nintendo, there are currently 124 titles being developed for the DS by 46 publishers. The company updated its DS lineup today with 49 new additional titles, 11 of which are from Nintendo itself. [br][br]The biggest surprise in the new DS lineup was unveiled during the Tokyo press event today. During the show, it was announced that Final Fantasy III, which hasn't ever been ported to any console since its original release on the Famicom (the Japanese version of the NES), is making its way back to Nintendo hardware after nearly 15 years. No specific details were released on the game (such as its release date), although producer Akitoshi Kawazu hinted that the game is likely to take advantage of the DS' unique input options. [br][br]Before today, Nintendo had only announced eight titles for the DS, and with PictoChat disappearing from its roster since it's being embedded into the handheld as default software, the company's lineup was looking pretty slim. But that all changed when Nintendo announced an additional 10 titles for the platform. Three of the newly announced titles will be released concurrently with the handheld's launch: Big Concert! Band Brothers (Jam With The Band in the US), a music game that can be played with multiple players using different instruments; Intuitive Stroke (One-Line Puzzle), a puzzle game where you need to flip around black and while blocks with just one stroke of the pen; and Pokémon Dash, a racing game where you need to guide Pikachu around a huge map, touching checkpoints in various places by running around, riding on rafts, and floating on air balloons. [br][br]Other notable additions to the lineup include an action game from Sega based on an unannounced TV character. Though it's likely that the game might be based on an anime, another possibility is that the game may be based on a live-action hero, considering that the company has been investing in live-action shows called Gransazers and Justirisers. Konami is also making a sports action game for the DS handheld. [br][br]For Gundam fans, the fun on the double screen handheld is coming in the form of two games. Bandai is releasing an SD Gundam strategy game, and Banpresto is releasing an entry its Super Robot Wars series. [br][br]Arika, best known for its Tetris games and the Street Fighter EX series, is making an RPG for the DS. [br][br]Japanese Nintendo DS launch titles in Japan (December 2) are as follows. [br][br]Nintendo [br]Super Mario 64 DS (4,800 Yen) [br]WarioWare Inc. DS (4,800 Yen) [br]Big Concert! Band Brothers (4,800 Yen) [br]Intuitive Stroke (3,800 Yen) [br]Pokemon Dash (4,800 Yen) [br][br]Success [br]Zoo Keeper (price unannounced) [br][br]Sega Kimi no tame nara Shineru (4,800 Yen/tax excluded) [br][br]Electronic Arts [br]The Urbz: Sims in the City (4,800 Yen/tax excluded) [br][br]Namco [br]Mr.Driller DS (4,800 Yen/tax excluded) [br][br]Spike [br]Kenshuu-i Tendou Dokuta (4,800 Yen/tax excluded) [br][br]Koei [br]Mahjong Taikai (price unannounced) [br][br]Aruze[br]Zunou ni Ase Kaku ("Make Your Brain Sweat") Game Series Vol.1: Cool 104 Joker & Setline (price unannounced) [br][br]The additional two titles confirmed for release before the end of the year are: [br][br]Sega [br]Puyo Puyo Fever (12/24, 4,800 Yen) [br][br]Konami [br]Tennis no Ouji-sama 2005 Crystal Drive (December, 4,800 Yen) [br][br]New titles that were added to the DS lineup in Japan are below. GameSpot will have more information on many of these titles today and in the weeks to come. [br][br]Activision: [br]Spider-Man 2 [br][br]Atari Japan: [br]Atari Classics [br][br]Ertain: [br]Monster Summoner (tentative title) [br][br]Arika: [br]Animetic RPG [br][br]Aruze: [br]Zunou ni Ase Kaku game series Vol.2 (tentative title) [br]Unnamed Action RPG [br]Meikyuu ("Labyrinth" in English, tentative title) [br][br]Alpha Unit: [br]Unnamed Action Game [br][br]Interactive Brains: [br]Toy Heads World [br]Deep Labyrinth [br][br]MTO: [br]Kawaii Koinu ("Cute Puppy" in English) DS (tentative title) [br]Ochaken DS (tentative title) [br][br]Electronic Arts: [br]GoldenEye (tentative title) [br]Need for Speed Underground (tentative title) [br][br]Kids Station: [br]Sentou-in Yamada Hajime 2 (tentative title) [br]Unnamed Card Battle Game [br]Unnamed Detective Adventure Game [br][br]Konami: [br]Tennis no Ouji-sama 2005 Crystal Drive [br][br]Success: [br]Guruguru Nugget (tentative title) [br][br]Square Enix: [br]Final Fantasy III [br][br]Starfish: [br]Super Black Bass: Dynamic Shot [br][br]Spike: [br]Rally DS (tentative title) [br][br]Sega: [br]Unnamed TV character action Game [br]Unnamed multi-battle sports action Game [br][br]D3 Publisher: [br]Simple DS series [br][br]Tomy: [br]Unnamed New RPG [br][br]Now Production: [br]Unnamed Action Game [br][br]Hudson: [br]Momotetsu World (tentative title) [br]Action RPG [br][br]Nintendo: [br]Big Concert! Band Brothers (Jam With The Band in the US) [br]Intuitive Stroke (One-Line Puzzle in the US) [br]Pokémon Dash [br]Balloon Trip (tentative title, "Yoshi's Touch And Go" in the US) [br]Another (tentative title) [br]Yakuman (tentative title) [br]Advance Wars (tentative title) [br]Magical Vacation 2 (tentative title) [br]Project JSS (tentative title) [br]Pokémon Diamond [br]Pokémon Pearl [br][br]Bandai: [br]Guruguru Omiseya-san Gokko (tentative title) [br]Keroro Gunsou (tentative title) [br]KeroKero King (tentative title) [br]SD Gundam Simulation (tentative title) [br]Mahou Touch (tentative title) [br][br]Banpresto: [br]Super Robot Taisen (tentative title) [br][br]Marvelous Interactive: [br]Luna (tentative title) [br][br]Megacyber: [br]Londonian Gothics: Meikyuu no Lolita [br][br]Previously Announced titles: [br][br]Idea Factory: [br]Spectral Force (tentative title) [br][br]Aki: [br]Mikke! (I Spy, tentative title) [br][br][br]Atlus: [br]Jinsei Game DS (tentative title) [br]Shin Megami Tensei DS [br]Snowboards Kids DS (tentative title) [br]Caduceus (tentative title) [br]Choro-Q DS (tentative title) [br][br]Aruze: [br]Zunou ni Ase Kaku game series Vol.1: Cool 104 Joker & Setline (tentative title) [br][br]Epoch: [br]Unnamed Action Game [br][br]MTO: [br]GT-D: Racing (tentative title) [br]Minna no Mahjong: Kenkou Mahjong (tentative title) [br][br]Electronic Arts: [br]The Urbz: Sims in the City [br][br]Capcom: [br]Megaman Battle Network series [br]Viewtiful Joe series [br]Gyakuten Saiban series (aka Reversal of Judgment) [br][br]Game Arts: [br]Unnamed New RPG [br][br]Genki: [br]Kebukawa Tantei Jiken-bo (tentative title) [br]Living High Killing Low (tentative title) [br]Kaidou Racing Battle (tentative title) [br][br]Koei: [br]Dynasty Warriors (tentative title) [br]Unnamed Historical Simulation Game [br]Mahjong Taikai [br][br]Konami: [br]Yu-Gi-Oh! Nightmare Troubadour [br]Ganbare Goemon (tentative title) [br]Survival Kids (tentative title) [br]Vandal Hearts (tentative title) [br][br]Konami Computer Entertainment Japan: [br]Boktai (tentative title) [br][br]Konami Computer Entertainment Studio: [br]Powerful Pro-Baseball series (tentative title) [br][br]Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo: [br]Castlevania (tentative title) [br]Winning Eleven series (tentative title) [br][br]Success: [br]Zoo Keeper [br][br]Sammy: [br]Jissen Pachi-slot Hisshouhou! Hokuto No Ken (Fist of the North Star) [br][br]Sunrise Interactive: [br]Unnamed Simulation Game [br][br]Jamsworks: [br]Unnamed New Board Game [br][br]Square Enix: [br]Egg Monster Heroes [br]New Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles title [br]New Dragon Quest Monsters title [br]New Seiken Densetsu title [br]New Slime MoriMori Dragon Quest title [br][br]Spike: [br]Kenshuu-i Tendou Dokuta [br][br]Sega: [br]Sonic DS (tentative title) [br]Kimi no Tame nara Shineru [br]Puyo Puyo Fever [br][br]Taito: [br]Rakugaki Oukoku series [br]Bubble Bobble series [br][br]Chunsoft: [br]Fushigi no Dungeon (tentative title) [br][br]D3 Publisher: [br]Unnamed Action Game [br][br]Tecmo: [br]Monster Farm Jamboree [br]Unnamed Game by Team Ninja [br][br]Tomy: [br]Naruto (tentative title) [br]Zoids (tentative title) [br][br]Namco: [br]Mr. Driller DS (tentative title) [br]New Unnamed RPG [br]Pac-Pix (tentative title) [br]Pac 'n Roll (tentative title) [br][br]Hudson: [br]Bomberman [br]Far East of Eden series [br][br]Nintendo: [br]Super Mario 64 DS [br]Metroid Prime: Hunters [br]WarioWare Inc. DS [br]Mario Kart DS (tentative title) [br]Animal Crossing DS (tentative title) [br]Super Mario Brothers DS (tentative title) [br]Nintendogs (tentative title) [br][br]Bandai: [br]Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (tentative title) [br]One Piece (tentative title) [br]Meteors [br][br]Banpresto: [br]Dragonball Z [br][br]VU Games: [br]Robots (tentative title) [br][br]Marvelous Interactive: [br]Urusei Yatsura [br]Harvest Moon for DS (tentative title) [br]Legend of the River King series [br]Unnamed Original RPG [br][br]Yuke's: [br]Unnamed Sports Game [br][br]Rocket Company: [br]Doubutsu-jima no Chobi Gurumi 3 (tentative title)