Nintendo's Games for the Spring

DS takes the spotlights this spring as Game Boy Advance and GameCube fade further and further away.

The less said about the usually barren winter months the better, but there is a glimmer of hope. Nintendo has revealed its line-up of games for Game Boy Advance, GameCube and DS during the months of spring.

The system of choice right now for Nintendo is undoubtedly the DS, and this spring you can look forward to the eventual European arrival of the stupendously popular (in Japan) Brain Training games. The concept started at a Japanese university before being captured in game form and tasks you with spending just 10 minutes a day to boost your brain.

But that's not all. This spring also sees big-hitters such as Super Princess Peach, Metroid Prime Hunters and New Super Mario Bros hit the DS.

The line-ups for the aging GameCube and Game Boy Advance aren't without their bright spots either, most notably in cutesy robot sim Chibi-Robo! for GameCube and the portable's Final Fantasy IV and Wario Ware Twisted!

Below is the full line-up of Nintendo's games for all three its systems this spring:

DS

• Prof. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? (spring)
• Game Fortune Bag (spring)
• Megaman Battle Network 5 Double Team DS (13 April)
• Electroplankton (21 April)
• Tetris DS (21 April)
• Pokémon Link! (28 April)
• Trauma Centre: Under The Knife (28 April)
• Harvest Moon DS (spring)
• Metroid Prime Hunters (5 May)
• Super Princess Peach (26 May)
• Metroid Prime Pinball (June)
• Puzzloop (June)
• New Super Mario Bros (spring)
• Big Brain Academy (spring)

GameCube

• Harvest Moon: Magical Melody (spring)
• Chibi-Robo! (26 May)

Game Boy Advance

• Polarium Advance (7 April)
• Drill Dozer (26 May)
• Final Fantasy IV (2 June)
• Wario Ware Twisted! (spring)

Alex Wollenschlaeger
Editor, Kikizo Games