Ffor the first time players can compete with one another near and far with Pokemon Battle Revolution, a game of remarkable firsts:
- the first Wii game to include Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection play
- the first Pokemon game for Wii
- the first game to link Wii and the hand-held Nintendo DS
- and the first Wii game that can be controlled using Nintendo DS
When Wii and Nintendo DS are linked, players can use their Nintendo DS units as controllers or import characters from the upcoming Nintendo DS games Pokemon Diamond Version or Pokemon Pearl Version. Pokemon Battle Revolution launches on June 25 exclusively for Wii and brings a dramatic new chapter to the Pokemon franchise, which has sold more than 155 million units worldwide. Pokemon Battle Revolution also serves as one of the standouts in Nintendo's second-quarter launch lineup, which the company revealed today in conjunction with the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.
Wii
- April 9 Super Paper Mario Nintendo
- April Prince of Persia Rival Swords Ubisoft
- April Bust-A-Move Bash Majesco
- April Bioncle Heroes Eidos
- May 15 Mortal Kombat: Armageddon Midway
- May 29 Mario Party 8 Nintendo
- May Tamagotchi Party On Namco Bandai
- May Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean at World's End Disney Interactive
- May Escape from Bug Island Eidos
- May Spider-Man The Movie 3 Activision
- June 11 Big Brain Academy Nintendo
- June 25 Pokemon Battle Revolution Nintendo
- June Cosmic Family Ubisoft
- Spring Heatseeker Codemasters
- Q2 Legend of the Dragon American Game Factory
- Summer Shrek the Third Activision
- Summer Transformers the Game Activision
Pokemon Battle Revolution will be joined by Super Paper Mario, the first Mario game for Wii; Mario Party 8, a multiplayer party game; and Big Brain Academy, a brain-training game that builds on the phenomenal success of the Nintendo DS brain games. These will add to the ever-growing library of Wii games, which will total more than 50 by the end of June. Nintendo DS fans will see the arrival of Pokemon Diamond Version and Pokemon Pearl Version, two surefire smash-hits.
"With strong third-party support, Wii and Nintendo DS have games on the way for both casual and veteran gamers," says Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. "Our new ways to play have attracted millions of players around the world. This lineup demonstrates our commitment to leading the industry with the future of video gaming."
Nintendo DS
- April 22 Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl Nintendo
- May Pirates of the Caribbean 3 Buena Vista
- May Dragon Ball Z: Harukanaru Densetsu Atari
- May Pony Friends Eidos
- May Diner Dash Eidos
- May Touch the Dead Eidos
- June 4 Nintendo DS browser Nintendo
- June 4 Planet Puzzle League Nintendo
- June 11 Touchmaster DS Midway
- June Zendoku Eidos
- Spring Naruto Ninja Council 3 Tomy
- Spring Time Ace Konami
- Spring Death Jr. and the Science Fair of Doom Konami
- Q2 Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon Natsume
- Summer Shrek the Third Activision
- Summer Transformers: Autobots Activision
- Summer Transformers: Decepticons Activision
GBA
- Summer Shrek the Third Activision