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As Nintendo unveil their DSi- the next stage in hand held gaming which builds upon and augments all the features found in the previous DS, they are looking to draw in new players to the medium whilst also offering current fans and users a range of games that are bankable hits. With this in mind, Nintendo are calling upon their most famous games and characters to help boost the initial release of the DSi.

Nintendo as a developer has always found its greatest strength, and highest consumer popularity, through its wealth of in-house and first party developed games. Of all games and console developers, Nintendo have always ruled the roost when it comes to holding a host of culturally recognisable and crowd pleasing games and characters, ranging from the Mario Brothers, Zelda and Link, Donkey Kong and Pokemon. All these names are well known and loved not just in the gaming industry, but as a part of popular culture itself.
Nintendo are due to release the following games in the wake of the DSi launch;

- Mario and Luigi RPG 3 - The third installment in the much loved franchise that began way back on the SNES. Intitally developed by Square, as the name suggests this is an RPG which takes the famous duo on adventures throughout the Mushroom Kingdom. The second in the series was released on the Nintendo DS, and this third installment hopes to emulate the success of the earlier game.

- Pokemon Platinum - The Pokemon franchse continues to dominate the world, having stretched far beyond the computer game medium and maintaining a high popularity over the years. Pokemon Platinum was released to a staggering launch profit in Japan, with over 2 million copies sold by the end of 2008, a testament to just how popular this franchise is. Pokemon Platinum looks set to bring Nintendo DSi into the forefront of handheld gaming almost single handedly.

-Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks- Following on from previous DS game The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, Spirit Tracks is due to see the return of Link around the end of 2009/early 2010. Phantom Hourglass implemented an extensive use of Ships in order to navigate, and as the name suggests Spirit Tracks is due to feature extensive useage of trains throughout the quest.

-Trace Memory 2 - Trace Memory was a mystery game which developed quite a cult following on its release, and since then the upcoming DSi sequal has been garnering no small amount of interest. Not yet confirmed for a western release, fans across the world are holding out hope for a general distribution.

As you can see, Nintendo are really bringing out the big guns in a bid to launch the DSi to massive critical acclaim, and with the help of these hgihly popular titles, is looks to be a very promising start.