Nintendo Announces 2010 Lineup: Colors, DIY Games and More!

Having sold nearly 3 million units last month alone, Nintendo seems to be enjoying its momentum: The company just announced its 2010 lineup, and while there’s nothing earth-shattering in store hardware-wise, the list of upcoming games offers dozens of new reasons for those Wiis and DSis to keep flying off shelves into 2011.

On the hardware front, it’s “his” and “hers” colors, with blue and pink Wii Remote controllers (pictured above with matching Wii MotionPlus accessories) hitting stores on Valentine’s Day. As for games, we’re especially looking forward to Endless Ocean: Blue World (above right), which arrives in stores Feb. 22. The family-friendly adventure lets you explore the deep sea in search of sunken treasure, ancient ruins and exotic creatures, and when you take it online for network play, you and your diving partners can use the Wii Speak accessory to communicate in real time.

Puzzles, animals and some old-favorite characters (two new Sonic the Hedgehog games in the spring) provide more family-friendly fun throughout the year, while March 14 sees the arrival of two highly anticipated new Pokémon handheld games: Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version.

Two weeks after that, WarioWare D.I.Y. (above) surfaces to let us play game designer online: Connect with other players via your Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and broadband connection, and you can design your own micro-games to share and compare.

Of course, that’s just the start of it: Put on your reading glasses and check out the whole lineup (with, presumably, even more to come outside of this list) below.