Below is a tentative list of games available this week of October 22-28. Please note that all releases are subject to change.
This week is just too ridiculously full of good games for anyone's good. With the third installment of Phoenix Wright launching alongside Square-Enix's remake of Front Mission for DS and the point-and-click awesome of Zack & Wiki as well as the mainstream appeal of Guitar Hero III hitting Wii, it's likely most of the rest are just going to get ignored at retail—perhaps a shame, as there's potential goodness coming from corners like Lifesigns: Surgical Unit.
Metroid Prime 3 launches officially in Europe this week (for those who haven't already imported an American copy out of protest of later release dates and exorbitant pricing), which is pretty much all people need to know. Konami's dropping Dewy's Adventure as well for those interested; though if it ends up launched like it did in the U.S., it might just be too hard to find...
(European Wii Virtual Console releases are revealed on Fridays.)
Japan gets Zack & Wiki as well this week, with a better title. DDR also hits as well, and Sega's Ghost Squad with a Wii Zapper, if that's your sort of thing.
North America
This week is just too ridiculously full of good games for anyone's good. With the third installment of Phoenix Wright launching alongside Square-Enix's remake of Front Mission for DS and the point-and-click awesome of Zack & Wiki as well as the mainstream appeal of Guitar Hero III hitting Wii, it's likely most of the rest are just going to get ignored at retail—perhaps a shame, as there's potential goodness coming from corners like Lifesigns: Surgical Unit.
Nintendo DS
Wii
Wii Virtual Console
- Backyard Football (Oct 23)
- Chessmaster: The Art of Learning (Oct 23)
- Disney Princess: Magical Jewels (Oct 23)
- EA Playground (Oct 23)
- Ed, Edd n Eddy: Scam of the Century (Oct 23)
- Front Mission (Oct 23)
- Hannah Montana: Music Jam (Oct 23)
- Imagine Animal Doctor (Oct 23)
- Imagine Babyz (Oct 23)
- Imagine Fashion Designer (Oct 23)
- Imagine Master Chef (Oct 23)
- Lifesigns: Surgical Unit (Oct 23)
- Mega Man ZX Advent (Oct 23)
- Napoleon Dynamite (Oct 23)
- Naruto: Path of Ninja (Oct 23)
- Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots (Oct 23)
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trials and Tribulations (Oct 23)
- Power Rangers: Super Legends 15th Anniversary (Oct 23)
- Rhythm 'n Notes: Improve Your Music Skills (Oct 23)
- The Sims 2: Castaway (Oct 23)
- Spanish for Everyone! (Oct 23)
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Atlantis Squarepantis (Oct 23)
- Super Collapse! 3 (Oct 23)
- Zoo Hospital (Oct 23)
- National Geographic: Arctic Tale (Oct 23)
- Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure (Oct 25)
Wii
- EA Playground (Oct 23)
- The Sims 2: Castaway (Oct 23)
- Backyard Football (Oct 23)
- Dancing with the Stars (Oct 23)
- Namco Museum Remix (Oct 23)
- Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution (Oct 23)
- Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots (Oct 23)
- Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure (Oct 23)
- Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Oct 28)
Wii Virtual Console
- Lunar Pool (Oct 22)
- Ninja Jajamaru-kun (Oct 22)
- Golden Axe III (Oct 22)
Europe
Metroid Prime 3 launches officially in Europe this week (for those who haven't already imported an American copy out of protest of later release dates and exorbitant pricing), which is pretty much all people need to know. Konami's dropping Dewy's Adventure as well for those interested; though if it ends up launched like it did in the U.S., it might just be too hard to find...
Nintendo DS
Wii
- Code Lyoko (Oct 26)
- Avatar: The Last Airbender — Burning Earth (Oct 26)
- Big Catch - Bass Fishing (Oct 26)
- Cars: Mater-National (Oct 26)
- Konami Arcade Classics (Oct 26)
- Paint by DS (Oct 26)
- The Sims 2: Castaway (Oct 26)
- Spectrobes Collectors Edition (Oct 26)
Wii
- Code Lyoko: Quest for Infinity (Oct 23)
- Big Catch - Bass Fishing (Oct 26)
- The Bigs (Oct 26)
- Cars: Mater-National (Oct 26)
- Dewy's Adventure (Oct 26)
- Escape from Bug Island (Oct 26)
- Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Oct 26)
- Monster Trux Arenas (Oct 26)
- NBA Live 08 (Oct 26)
- Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots (Oct 26)
- The Sims 2: Castaway (Oct 26)
(European Wii Virtual Console releases are revealed on Fridays.)
Japan
Japan gets Zack & Wiki as well this week, with a better title. DDR also hits as well, and Sega's Ghost Squad with a Wii Zapper, if that's your sort of thing.
Nintendo DS
Wii
Wii Virtual Console
- Apathy: Narugami Gakuen Toshi Densetsu Tantei Kyoku (Oct 25)
- Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch (Oct 25)
- Crossword DS + Sekai 1-Shuu Cross (Oct 25)
- DS Dengeki Bunko: Iria no Sora, UFO no Natsu II (Oct 25)
- Dungeon Maker: Mahō no Shovel to Chiisana Yūsha (Oct 25)
- Eigo o Taberu Fushigi na Ikimono Marsh (Oct 25)
- ESSE Shikkari Kakeibo DS (Oct 25)
- Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Fuuketsu no Grimoire (Oct 25)
- The Frogman Show: DS Datte, Shouganaijanai (Oct 25)
- Illust Logic DS + Colorful Logic (Oct 25)
- Mainichi Happy! Ayanokouji Kimimaro no Life Kit (Oct 25)
- Mensetsu no Tatsujin: Tenshoku-Hen (Oct 25)
- Sekai no Shougi (Oct 25)
- Simple DS Series Vol. 24: The Sensha (Oct 25)
- Simple DS Series Vol. 25: The Kōshōnin (Oct 25)
- Simple DS Series Vol. 26: The Quiz 30000-Mon (Oct 25)
- Sugar Bunnies DS: Yume no Sweets Koubou (Oct 25)
- Tantei Kibukawa Ryosuke Jiken Tan: Kamen Genei Satsujinjiken [Genki The Best] (Oct 25)
- Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann (Oct 25)
- World Soccer Winning Eleven DS: Goal x Goal! (Oct 25)
Wii
- Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party (Oct 25)
- Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party [controller bundle] (Oct 25)
- Ghost Squad (Oct 25)
- Ghost Squad [Wii Zapper] (Oct 25)
- Gintama: Banji Oku Chūbu (Oct 25)
- Simple Wii Series Vol. 1: The Minna de Kart Race (Oct 25)
- Simple Wii Series Vol. 2: The Minna de Bass Tsuri Taikai (Oct 25)
- Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure (Oct 25)
Wii Virtual Console
- Choaniki (Oct 23)
- Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari (Oct 23)
- Dyna Brothers 2 Special (Oct 23)
- Raguy (Oct 23)
- Super Donkey Kong 2: Dixie & Diddy (Oct 23)