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.
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2010 Wii Lineup: |
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| Publisher | Â | Game | Â | Available |
| 2K Sports | Â | Major League Baseball 2K10 | Â | March TBD |
| Activision | Â | How To Train Your Dragon | Â | 3/23 |
| Game Factory       |  | Build-A-Bear Workshop – Friendship Valley |  | 3/17 |
| Atlus | Â | Shiren the Wanderer | Â | 2/9 |
| Capcom | Â | Tatsunoko VS. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars | Â | 1/26 |
| City | Â | Combat Wings: The Great Battles of WWII | Â | 2/16 |
| Â | Chicken Riot | Â | 2/9 | |
| Collision | Â | City Builder | Â | Feb TBD |
| D3 | Â | Family Party: 30 Great Games Winter Fun | Â | Feb TBD |
| Deep Silver |  | Let’s Play Ballerina |  | March TBD |
|  | Let’s Play Garden |  | March TBD | |
| Disney | Â | Alice in Wonderland | Â | March TBD |
| Hudson | Â | Rooms: The Main Building | Â | Spring |
| Â | Calling | Â | Spring | |
| Konami | Â | Walk it Out | Â | 1/10 |
| Â | Yu Gi Oh! Duel Trancer | Â | Q1 | |
| Â | DanceDanceRevolution | Â | Q1 | |
| Majesco | Â | Data East Arcade Classics | Â | Jan TBD |
| Â | The Daring Game of Girls | Â | Feb TBD | |
| Â | Pizza Delivery Boy | Â | March TBD | |
| Nintendo | Â | Endless Ocean: Blue World | Â | 2/22 |
| SEGA | Â | Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll | Â | 2/9 |
| Â | Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing | Â | March TBD | |
| SouthPeak |  | Sled Shred featuring the Jamaican Bobsled Team     |  | 2/1 |
| Â | Fast Food Panic | Â | 1/5 | |
| Storm City | Â | Bermuda Triangle: Saving the Coral | Â | Feb TBD |
| UFO | Â | Arcade Shooter: Ilvelo | Â | Q1 |
| Â | Rock Blast | Â | Q1 | |
|  | Jaja’s Adventure |  | Q1 | |
| Ubisoft | Â | No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle | Â | Jan TBD |
| Â | Sleepover Party | Â | 1/12 | |
| Â | Racquet Sports | Â | March TBD | |
| Â | Red Steel 2 | Â | Q1 | |
| XSEED | Â | The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces | Â | 1/5 |
| Â | Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon | Â | 3/16 | |
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2010 WiiWare Lineup: |
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| Publisher | Â | Game | Â | Available |
| Akaoni |
 | Zombie Panic in Wonderland |  | Q1 |
| Broken Rules | Â | And Yet It Moves | Â | Q1 |
| Capcom | Â | Phoenix Wright:Ace Attorney | Â | Jan TBD |
| Â | Mega Man 10 | Â | March TBD | |
| Ghostfire | Â | Rage of the Gladiator | Â | Q1 |
| Hudson | Â | Military Madness: Nectaris | Â | Q1 |
| Nabi | Â | Toribash | Â | Q1 |
| Nintendo | Â | WarioWare D.I.Y. Showcase | Â | Q1 |
| Press Play ApS | Â | Max & the Magic Marker | Â | Q1 |
| Team Meat | Â | Super Meat Boy | Â | Q1 |
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2010 Nintendo DS/Nintendo DSi Lineup: |
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| Publisher | Â | Game | Â | Available |
| 2K Sports | Â | Major League Baseball 2K10 | Â | March TBD |
| Activision |  | Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief     |  | 2/2 |
| Â | How To Train Your Dragon | Â | 3/23 | |
| Aksys |
 | World Cup of Pool |  | 2/9 |
| Game Factory |  | Build-A-Bear Workshop – Welcome to Hugsville |  | 3/17 |
| Atlus | Â | Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey | Â | 3/10 |
| Capcom | Â | Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth | Â | 2/16 |
| City Interactive        |  | Animal Country: Life on the Farm |  | 2/16 |
| Â | Art of Murder | Â | 3/16 | |
| Deep Silver |  | Let’s Play Flight Attendant |  | March TBD |
|  | Let’s Play Ballerina |  | March TBD | |
|  | Let’s Play Garden |  | March TBD | |
| Disney | Â | Sonny With a Chance | Â | Spring |
| Â | Alice in Wonderland | Â | March TBD | |
| GameMill |
 | Escape the Museum |  | 1/12 |
| Â | Hidden Mysteries: Buckingham Palace | Â | 2/9 | |
| Hudson | Â | Rooms: The Main Building | Â | Spring |
| Â | DECA SPORTS | Â | Spring | |
| Konami | Â | Scene It! Twilight | Â | Q1 |
| Â | Puzzle Chronicles | Â | 1/10 | |
| Majesco | Â | Super Speed Machines | Â | Feb TBD |
| Â | The Daring Game for Girls | Â | Feb TBD | |
| Â | Dawn of Heroes | Â | Feb TBD | |
| Â | ATV Revolution | Â | March TBD | |
| Nintendo | Â | Glory of Heracles | Â | 1/18 |
|  | Pokémon HeartGold, Pokémon SoulSilver |  | 3/14 | |
| Â | WarioWare: D.I.Y. | Â | 3/28 | |
|  | America’s Test Kitchen: Let’s Get Cooking |  | 3/28 | |
| Natsume | Â | Squishy Tank | Â | Feb TBD |
| Â | Cheer We Go! | Â | March TBD | |
| PopCap | Â | Bejeweled Twist | Â | Q1 |
| SEGA | Â | Sands of Destruction | Â | 1/12 |
| Â | Infinite Space | Â | March TBD | |
| Â | Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing | Â | March TBD | |
| Â | Sonic Classic Collection | Â | Spring | |
| SouthPeak | Â | Crime Scene | Â | 2/1 |
| Â | Dementium II | Â | 2/2 | |
| Â | Fast Food Panic | Â | 1/5 | |
| Â | Sushi Go Round | Â | 2/1 | |
| Â | Montessori Music | Â | 3/1 | |
| Storm City | Â | Bermuda Triangle: Saving the Coral | Â | Feb TBD |
| Â | Myst | Â | Feb TBD | |
| Â | ATV Quad Kings | Â | March TBD | |
| Â | T.A.C Heroes: The Big Red One | Â | March TBD | |
| TECMO |  | Monster Rancher® DS |  | March TBD |
| Â | AGAIN | Â | March TBD | |
| Telegames | Â | Puzzle Overload | Â | Spring |
| Â | Solitaire Overload Plus | Â | Spring | |
| THQ | Â | Daniel X: The Ultimate Power | Â | 1/12 |
| Tomy | Â | Lovely Lisa and Friends (enhanced DSi content) | Â | Feb TBD |
| Ubisoft | Â | Imagine Reporter | Â | 1/20 |
| Â | Imagine Party Planner | Â | 1/13 | |
| Â | Imagine Sweet 16 | Â | 2/10 | |
| Â | Imagine Gymnast | Â | 3/10 | |
| XSEED | Â | KORG DS-10 Plus | Â | 1/19 |
| Â | Ragnarok DS | Â | 2/16 | |
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2010 Nintendo DSiWare Lineup: |
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| Publisher | Â | Game | Â | Available |
| EA |  | Downtown Texas Hold’em Poker     |  | Q1 |
| Â | Surviving High School | Â | Q1 | |
| Gameloft | Â | Legends of Exidia | Â | Q1 |
|  | Let’s Golf |  | Q1 | |
| Â | Real Soccer 2010 | Â | Q1 | |
| Â | Gangstar 2: Kings of L.A. | Â | Q1 | |
| Nintendo | Â | Trajectile | Â | 1/4 |
| Â | Number Battle | Â | 1/25 | |
| Â | Starship Defense | Â | 1/18 | |
| Â | Touch Solitaire | Â | 1/11 | |
| Â | X-Scape | Â | Feb TBD | |
|  | Link ’n’ Launch |  | Feb TBD | |
| Subatomic |
 | Fieldrunners |  | Q1 |
| WayForward             |  | Shantae: Risky’s Revenge |  | Q1 |
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