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36 third-party DS games primed for summer fun

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36 third-party DS games primed for summer fun
By Jon Jordan
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Over the years, we've come to wonder how much Nintendo knows about the release plans of the various DS publishers.

Certainly, some of the dates on its latest list of 36 upcoming games are less specific than the information we've been given; notably in the case of ANNO 1701: Dawn of Discovery (August 28th, we're lead to believe), Transformers (July 20th), and The Settlers (July 27th).

It has also thrown up anomalies in terms of games such as Guilty Gear Dust Strikers, which we'd assumed was about to be released almost a year ago (September 2006) – and it wasn't much good then.

Still, if the likes of Heroes of Mana, Sonic Rush Adventure, Jam Sessions, Panzer Tactics and Operation Vietnam are out before the turning of September into October, we'll be more than happy.

The 'official' dates are as follows (with specific dates where available):

June
Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix (EA; June 29th)
Dino Master (Eidos; June 29th)
F24 Stealth Fighter (Eidos; June 29th)
MechAssault Phantom War (Eidos; June 29th)
Nacho Libre (Eidos; June 29th)
Super Black Bass Fishing (Eidos; June 29th)

July
Herbie: Fully Loaded (Disney; July 6th)
Brain Buster (505Games; July 13th)
ANNO 1701 (Disney; July 13th)
Transformers The Game: Autobot (Activision)
Transformers The Game: Decepticon (Activision)
Guilty Gear Dust Strikers (THQ)
The Settlers (Ubisoft)

August
Powershot Pinball Constructor (Oxygen Games)
Dragonball Z Goku Densetsu (Namco Bandai)
California Games (System 3)

September
8 Ball All Stars (Oxygen Games; September 7th)
Heroes of Mana (Square Enix; September 14th)
King of Clubs (Oxygen Games; September 21th)
Sonic Rush Adventure (Sega; September 28th)
Cookie & Cream (505Games)
Fishing DS (505Games)
Happy Cooking (Ubisoft)
Jam Sessions (Ubisoft)

Sometime before October
Panzer Tactics DS (10Tacle Studios)
Godzilla Unleashed (Atari)
Cake Mania (Eidos)
New York Times Crossword (Eidos)
Operation Vietnam (Eidos)
Toot & Puddle: An Arctic Adventure (Zoo)
Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights (THQ)
Ratatouille (THQ)
Toondoku (Eidos)
Bratz Ponyz (Game Factory/K.E. Media)
Worms: Open Warfare 2 (THQ)
Race Driver: Create & Race (Codemasters)
Marvel Trading Card Game (Konami)

Jon Jordan
Jon Jordan
A Pocket Gamer co-founder, Jon can turn his hand to anything except hand turning. He is editor-at-large at PG.biz which means he can arrive anywhere in the world, acting like a slightly confused uncle looking for the way out. He likes letters, cameras, imaginary numbers and legumes.