Mario Kart Wii will be released in Q2 2008, Nintendo said today, along with its steering wheel attachment.

You see, having trussed up its Christmas tree with Super Mario Galaxy, the Wii Zapper and Metroid Prime 3 in recent weeks, Nintendo has set its sights on the inevitable 2008 hangover and announced some release dates to soothe it.

January should be a fun month for Nintendo fans, immediately, with Wii Chess and Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure thinking and yarring their way to retail on the 18th, to be joined a week later by Donkey Kong Jet Race.

Perhaps of greater interest though is the presence of DS title Advance Wars: Dark Conflict that self same 25th January. "Players will have to plan the perfect attack with their armed forces as they complete single player missions or challenge the world through Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection," says Nintendo.

February is fun too, with Battalion Wars 2 (15th) and No More Heroes (29th), while the DS embraces the tentatively titled Professor Kageyama's Maths Training on the 8th, and then in March we'd promised Ace Attorney: Apollo Justice - the latest instalment in the series that now seems to be done with Phoenix Wright.