In a press release today, Nintendo has announced release dates for a number of games headed for the Wii and DS in the first quarter of 2009 in North America. Some of the more notable games are as follows:

Wii

D3Publisher
Onechanbara™ Bikini Zombie Slayers™ - February

Hudson Entertainment
FISHING MASTER WORLD TOUR - Jan. 6
Marble Saga Kororinpa™ - Spring

Majesco Entertainment
Major Minor's Majestic March - March

Marvelous Entertainment USA
Little King's Story - Feb. 17
Ru...

There are new screenshots for From Software's upcoming Acquire-developed Tenchu 4 for the Nintendo Wii, showing off some of the game's side missions that are available. There are three different types shown, a "handling skill" mission, missions that mirror story mode missions but with different enemy placement, and some collection missions.

Tenchu 4 is set to release in Japan on October 23rd, and in North America in 2009. You can check out the official site here. The game will be at thi...

Straight from the Nintendo Fall Press Conference is the montage reel that was played that showcased the various upcoming Wii games. This is the same reel that announced these games.

• Wii Music / Nintendo / Oct. 16, 2008
• Animal Crossing: City Folk / Nintendo / Nov. 20, 2008
• The Melancholy of Haruhi / Kadokawa Shoten / Nov. 27, 2008
• Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes / Capcom / Dec. 11, 2008
• 428 ~The World Doesn't Change Even So~ / Sega / Dec. 4, 2008
• Samba de Amigo / Sega...

There are some new screenshots for Acquire's upcoming stealth ninja game Tenchu 4, which is set to hit the Nintendo Wii on October 23rd in Japan. These screens depict the game's first stage, and the various actions you will do in that mission. You will knock down guards and sneak around to keep your cover as you move towards your target for the mission. Once dispatching that target, you're treated to a mission ranking based on various statistics that are tallied during the mission.

Tenc...

"Hardcore players rejoice. Third-party publisher Ubisoft revealed to IGN on Monday that it has teamed with developer Acquire to release the upcoming action-stealth title, Tenchu 4, for Wii in America and Europe. The game, which is being created by the same developer that incepted the series , will launch in both regions early next year, according to the studio.

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Dengeki Online has a writeup that makes clear of some of the gameplay of the upcoming Wii action game, Tenchu 4, which is set to hit Japanese stores on October 23rd.

There will be an observation mode where enemies will turn red so you will be able to see and pinpoint their location, while also paying attention to sounds coming from both the TV and the Wii Remote speaker to keep your cover. Female lead Ayame is able to seduce targets and lead them to places where she can finish them off or...

"Arc System Works
- Lair Land Story (PSP)
- Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus (PSP)
- Guilty Gear 2 Overture (Xbox360)

Acquire
- New title
- Ken to Mahou to Gakuen Mono (PSP)
- Tenchu 4 (Wii)
- Samurai 3 (PS3)

Interchannel
- 2 new titles

SNK Playmore
- KoF 2002 Unlimited Match (PS2)
- KoF '98 Ultimate Match (Xbox360)
- ADK Spirits (PS2)
- Samurai Spirits Rokuban (PSP)
- Kimi no Yuusha (DS)

EA
- Boku to Sim no Machi Kingdom (Wii/DS)
- Fifa 09 World Class Soccer (PS3/PSP..."