Nintendo has released their early 2009 lineup and I must admit I’m impressed with the quantity of games we’re going to see released by Nintendo. Hopefully, the quality will also be very high – it would be sad not to, since the highly anticipated Pokemon Platinum will finally be released on March 22, together with new Mario, Pikmin, Sony and many, many more games – over 100 titles, to be more specific.

Without further ado, I present you the impressive games lineup Nintendo charges with in early 2009 as well as estimative release dates for the Nintendo Wii console:

Monsters vs. Aliens – March 24 (Activision)
Monster Pals – March (Crave Entertainment)
Solitaire & Mahjong – February (Crave Entertainment)
Puzzle Challenges and More! – February (Crave Entertainment)
Crayola Colorful World – March (Crave Entertainment)
Onechanbara Bikini Zombie Slayers – February (D3Publisher)
Coraline – January (D3Publisher)
WordJong Party – January (Destineer)
Battle Rage – February (Destineer)
Cradle of Rome – February (Destineer)
Cate West: The Vanishing Files – March (Destineer)
Burger Island – March (Destineer)
Disney Sing It: High School Musical 3: Senior Year – Winter (Disney Interactive Studios)
Play the World – March (DreamCatcher)
NASCAR Kart Racing – Feb. 10 (Electronic Arts)
SimAnimals – Jan. 27 (Electronic Arts)
TRIVIAL PURSUIT – Early spring (Electronic Arts)
FISHING MASTER WORLD TOUR – Jan. 6 (Hudson Entertainment)
Marble Saga Kororinpa – Spring (Hudson Entertainment)
DanceDanceRevolution Disney Grooves – March (Konami)
Escape the Museum – January (Majesco)
Major Minor’s Majestic March – March (Majesco)
Little King’s Story – Feb. 17 (Marvelous Entertainment USA)
Rune Factory: Frontier – March (Marvelous Entertainment USA)
Deer Drive – Jan. 20 (Mastiff)
We Ski and Snowboard – March (NAMCO BANDAI)
New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis – March (Nintendo)
New Play Control! Pikmin – March (Nintendo)
The House of The Dead: Overkill – February (Sega)
SONIC and the Black Knight – March (Sega)
MADWORLD – March (Sega)
Roogoo Twisted Towers – Feb. 17 (Southpeak Interactive)
Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball – March 17 (Southpeak Interactive)
Brave: A Warrior’s Tale – Feb. 17 (Southpeak Interactive)
Paws & Claws Pet Resort – Jan. 5 (THQ)
Neighborhood Games – Jan. 5 (THQ)
Tenchu: Shadow Assassins – February (Ubisoft)
Broken Sword: Shadows of the Templars (Director’s Cut) – March (Ubisoft)

Jump to the next page to see the full list of games to be released in early 2009 for the Nintendo DS handheld!